Overview

Becoming a Huntsman is more expensive than the guides I’ve produced previously but it is notably quicker because of it. It’s also possible to recoup some of the initial outlay of money from the weapons you craft, to then sell back to the vendor or to list/salvage on the Trading Post.

Unlike becoming a Chef or Artificer, leveling this and the remaining crafting professions can still take some time (about an hour if you have all the ingredients). This method however is quicker than Jewel crafting. Similarly to Jewel crafting, there are a large amount of ingredients involved so it’s always worth paying careful attention to what you have and haven’t bought. It’s also recommend you check your crafting bank in the event you already own some materials.

Huntsman are capable of crafting bows (both long and short) torches, pistols, rifles, warhorns and harpoon guns. They can also make consumable maintenance oils that provide buffs similar to cooking or artificing.

Please note: It is always recommend that you place Buy Orders for crafting ingredients or components. This will take a period of time to gather them all, but will save you money.

Ingredients to Purchase

Huntsman Vendor

  • 219 Jugs of Water (batches of 10)
  • 99 Lump of Coal
  • 99 Lump of Primordium
  • Valkyrie Mithril Imbued Inscription (672 Karma)
  • Carrion Mithril Imbued Inscription (672 Karma)

From Trading Post

  • 591 Elder Wood Log
  • 240 Green Wood Log
  • 351 Hard Wood Log
  • 270 Seasoned Wood Log
  • 360 Soft Wood Log
  • 590 Iron Ore
  • 65 Mithril Ore
  • 198 Platinum Ore
  • 258 Thick Leather Section
  • 72 Claw
  • 72 Full Venom Sac
  • 72 Small Claw
  • 45 Large Bone
  • 30 Large Fang
  • 20 Pile of Glittering Dust
  • 4 Pile of Shimmering Dust
  • 27 Berserker’s Hard Inscription
  • 40 Bronze Torch Head
  • 12 Carrion Mithril Plated Inscription
  • 27 Honed Soft Inscription
  • 27 Hearty Seasoned Inscription
  • 27 Iron Warhorn Mouthpiece
  • 13 Malign Bronze Plated Inscription
  • 27 Rampager’s Elder Inscription
  • 27 Resilient Green Inscription

Crafting

0-75

  • Make 80 Green Wood Plank
  • Make 40 Green Torch Handle
  • Discover Apprentice Maintenance Oil with Jug of Water and Pile of Glittering Dust
  • Make 4 Apprentice Maintenance Oil
  • Discover Resilient Crude Torch with Green Torch Handle, Bronze Torch head, Resilient Green Inscription
  • Make 26 Resilient Crude Torch
  • Discover Malign Crude Torch with Green Torch handle, Bronze Torch head, Malign Bronze Plated Inscription
  • Make 12 Malign Crude Torch

75-150

  • Make 72 Iron Ingot
  • Make 90 Soft Wood Plank
  • Make 36 Iron Horn
  • Make 9 Iron Warhorn Mouthpiece
  • Discover Journeyman Maintenance Oil with Jug of Water and Pile of Shimmering Dust
  • Discover Honed Simple Warhorn with Iron Horn, Iron Warhorn Mouthpiece, Honed Soft Inscription
  • Make 26 Honed Simple Warhorn
  • Make 9 Iron Plated Dowel
  • Make 9 Pillaging Iron Plated Inscription
  • Discover Pillaging Simple Warhorn with Iron Horn, Iron Warhorn Mouthpiece, Pillaging Iron Plated Inscription
  • Make 8 Pillaging Simple Warhorn

150-225

  • Make 90 Seasoned Wood Plank
  • Make 99 Steel Ingot
  • Make 9 Seasoned Torch Handle
  • Make 27 Steel Horn
  • Make 9 Steel Torch Head
  • Make 27 Steel Warhorn Mouthpiece
  • Discover Hearty Warhorn with Steel Horn, Steel Warhorn Mouthpiece, Hearty Seasoned Inscription
  • Make 26 Hearty Warhorn
  • Make 9 Steel Plated Dowel
  • Make 9 Hunter's Steel Plated Inscription
  • Discover Hunter's Torch with Steel Torch Head, Seasoned Torch Handle, Hunter's Steel Plated Inscription
  • Make 8 Hunter's Torch

225-300

  • Make 99 Darksteel Ingot
  • Make 117 Hard Wood Plank
  • Make 27 Darksteel Horn
  • Make 27 Darksteel Warhorn Mouthpiece
  • Make 9 Hard Harpoon
  • Make 9 Hard Rifle Stock
  • Discover Berserker’s Hard Warhorn with Darksteel Horn, Darksteel Warhorn Mouthpiece, Berserker’s Hard Inscription
  • Make 26 Berserker’s Hard Warhorn
  • Make 9 Darksteel Plated Dowel
  • Make 9 Rampager’s Darksteel Plated Inscription
  • Discover Rampager’s Hard Harpoon Gun with Hard Harpoon, Hard Rifle Stock, Rampager’s Darksteel Plated Inscription
  • Make 8 Rampager’s Hard Harpoon Gun

300-350

  • Make 120 Cured Thick Leather Square
  • Make 197 Elder Wood Plank
  • Make 32 Mithril Ingot
  • Make 1 Elder Harpoon
  • Make 1 Elder Rifle Stock
  • Make 14 Elder Longbow Stave
  • Make 29 Elder Shortbow Stave
  • Make 43 Thick String
  • Discover Carrion's Elder Shortbow with Elder Shortbow Stave, Thick String, Carrion’s Elder Inscription
  • Make 26 Carrion’s Elder Shortbow

350-400

  • Make 10 Mithril Plated Dowel
  • Discover Carrion Elder Longbow with Elder Longbow Stave, Thick String, Carrion Mithril Plated Inscription
  • Make 11 Carrion Elder Longbow
  • Make 3 Carrion Mithril Imbued Inscription (use the Karma recipie)
  • Make 2 Valkyrie Mithril Imbued Inscription  (use the Karma recipie)
  • Discover Carrion Krait Harpoon Gun with Elder Harpoon, Elder Rifle Stock, Carrion Mithril Imbued Inscription
  • Discover Carrion Krait Recurve Bow with Elder Longbow Stave, Thick String, Carrion Mithril Imbued Inscription
  • Discover Carrion Krait Shortbow with Elder Shortbow Stave, Thick String, Carrion Mithril Imbued Inscription
  • Discover Valkyrie Krait Recurve Bow with Elder Longbow Stave, Thick String, Carrion Mithril Imbued Inscription
  • Discover Valkyrie Krait Shortbow with Elder Shortbow Stave, Thick String, Carrion Mithril Imbued Inscription

I would like to thank Aeroda and Mystic Llama for providing the basis of the above guide.


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Last Updated: Mar 15, 2016

About The Author

Lewis is a long standing journalist, who freelances to a variety of outlets.

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