iTCG Crafting & Badge Exchange Guide

Introduction

Once upon a time, Nexon teamed up with Wizards of the Coast to publish a MapleStory collectible trading card game. Packs of the Maplestory iTCG had special codes (on at least one card) that could be redeemed in-game for various items. These in-game items were used for crafting special equipment, many of which have now outlived their BiS status and are now used for cosmetic "anvil" purposes. This guide will cover the current way of obtaining equipment introduced with the iTCG system as well as the relevant badge exchange quest.

Important Information: As of v.210, iTCG crafting has been removed from the game. All Badge Redemption and Exchange Quests have been removed.
This guide is now only relevant between v.171 and v.209.

Prequests

Like most of the deeper content in the game, there are prequests required. You will only need to complete three quests minimally. Click here if you need video help navigating the forest.

Lv. 90 - Welcome To New Leaf City!
Speak to Icebyrd Slimm and complete his quiz, this unlocks the rest of the quests in town and the Phantom Forest, which you can all mostly ignore.

Lv. 112 - The Fallen Woods
Speak to Taggrin at Dead Man's Gorge and accept his quest to collect 25 Phantom Seeds. Defeat 25 of both Eastern & Western Phantom Trees. I recommend the Haunted Hill & Crossroads maps which are both immediately accessible from Bent Tree.

After completing The Fallen Woods, there won't be an active quest from Taggrin until you have the Map of Phantom Forest. However, you can retrieve the map early by travelling to Jack Barricade without doing any other quests.

Lv. 112 - The Right Path
After receiving the Map of Phantom Forest from Jack Barricade, return to Taggrin and speak with him.

After completing The Right Path, you do not have to do any additional quests. Joko's badge redemption exchange and Fiona's item crafting are available after completing it.

However, if you wish to retrieve the Marker of Heroism to skip past the Valley of Heroes jump quest, you need to finish additional quests. This is only useful if you plan on extensively farming for badges. You do not need this item for anything related to the exchange quest, it's purely for convenience. You can either farm badges in the Phantom Forest maps, or you can simply do the Valley of Heroes jump quest to travel to the Crimsonwood Mountain maps.

Please attempt to follow this in order and heed my recommendations in order to avoid a headache. This questline is very annoying due to the map layouts, low spawn rates, and just simply walking. Teleporting between maps is generally restricted within the Phantom Forest & Crimsonwood Mountain aside from the use of Town Return Scrolls. You may teleport freely within New Leaf City, Bigger Ben, and the Krakian Jungle maps however. To begin, you still need to have completed Welcome To New Leaf City to unlock all the other quests in the area.

Lv. 98 - Subani's Legacy - Discovery
Speak to John Barricade in Bigger Ben's Lobby and accept his quest to defeat 100 Killa Bees.

Lv. 100 - Lost!
Speak to Elpam Gorlab in New Leaf City and accept his quest to retrieve 30 Elpam Magnets while defeating 60 Fire Tusks.

Lv. 102 - ReVersal
Speak to Elpam Gorlab in New Leaf City and accept his quest to retrieve 60 Temporal Fragments while defeating 120 Electrophants. I recommend doing this quest at the same time as Subani's Legacy - Transgression.

Lv. 102 - Subani's Legacy - Transgression
Speak to John Barricade in Bigger Ben's Lobby and accept his quest to retrieve 50 Hyper Glyphs while defeating 100 Electrophants. I recommend doing this quest at the same time as ReVersal.

Lv. 106 - Subani's Legacy - Deliverance
Speak to John Barricade in Bigger Ben's Lobby and accept his quest to retrieve 25 Map Pieces while defeating 50 I.AM.ROBOT's.

Lv. 112 - The Brewing Storm
Speak to the Nameless Warrior in Phantom Road and accept his quest to retrieve 15 Stormbreaker Badges while defeating 100 Stormbreakers. You can either do this quest while in the Phantom Forest, or you can wait until you're in Crimsonwood Mountain doing the next quest.

Lv. 112 - Finding Jack
Speak to John Barricade in Bigger Ben's Lobby and accept his quest to deliver a letter to Jack Barricade. Navigate through the forest until you reach Lower Ascent. Jack is located in the Cavern of Pain visible on the left side of the Lower Ascent. I recommend doing The Brewing Storm while you are here in the Crimsonwood Mountain maps.

Lv. 112 - Lost In Translation 1
Speak to Jack Barricade in the Cavern of Pain and accept his quest to deliver the Coded Communique to John Barricade in Bigger Ben's Lobby.

Lv. 112 - Storming The Castle
Speak to the Nameless Warrior in Phantom Road and accept his quest to defeat 75 Windraiders, Nightshadows, and Firebrands. I recommend staying in Phantom Road to complete the Windraiders and however many Nightshadows you kill during that time. I would then suggest the Crossroads map immediate from Bent Tree for the remaining Nightshadows and Firebrands. You will receive the Crimsonwood Keystone upon completion needed for Stemming The Tide.

Lv. 112 - Lost In Translation 2
Speak to John Barricade in Bigger Ben's Lobby and accept his quest to deliver the Coded Communique to Elpam Gorlab.

Lv. 112 - Lost In Translation 3
Speak to John Barricade in Bigger Ben's Lobby and accept his quest to return back to Jack Barricade in the Cavern of Pain. I recommend finishing Storming The Castle before returning to Jack Barricade.

Lv. 112 - Stemming The Tide
Speak to Jack Barricade in the Cavern of Pain and accept his quest to retrieve the Crimsonwood Keystone. You should have received the Crimsonwood Keystone as a reward from Storming The Castle earlier, meaning you can complete this instantly.

Lv. 120 - The Marker Of Heroism
Speak to John Barricade in Bigger Ben's Lobby and accept his quest to retrieve 1 Typhon Feather while defeating 100 Typhons. Additionally, you will need 10 Gold Ore and 1 Power Crystal Ore in order to complete the quest and craft the Marker Of Heroism.

Once you've obtained the Marker of Heroism, you're able to skip the Valley of Heroes jump quest by pressing up on the statues. There is no portal indicator, just press up on them.

Joko's Badge Redemption

Joko's Badge Redemption, also known as the Exchange Quest, trades your various badges for a variety of items. Like most aspects of the game, you are essentially testing your luck against a lottery. You could potentially trade in 1000 badges and not get the crafting materials that you need for whatever it is you want. On average, I've been able to get at least 1 of every crafting item within 20 badge exchanges. I would recommend grabbing about 30 badges (for solo rolls) just so you don't have to re-farm anything.

It shouldn't be difficult to figure out, but the badges drop from the corresponding monster.

Crimson Guardian - Crimson Heart

Firebrand - Firebrand Badge

Nightshadow - Nightshadow Badge

Stormbreaker - Stormbreaker Badge

Windraider - Windraider Badge

Nexon says that Taos are dropped by the following monsters, but I don't believe Leprechauns or Baby Typhons actually drop Taos. They have a much lower drop rate but it's potentially faster than doing the exchange quest for them. I'll list what I've personally confirmed.

Bigfoot - Tao of Harmony/Sight/Shadow

Headless Horseman - ?

Crimson Guardian - Tao of Harmony

Typhon - Tao of Sight

Baby Typhon - ?

Firebrand - Tao of Shadow

Windraider - Tao of Harmony

Nightshadow - Tao of Shadow

Stormbreaker - Tao of Harmony

Elderwraith - Tao of Shadow

Leprechaun - ?

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As said earlier, You can either farm badges in the Phantom Forest maps, or you can travel to the Crimsonwood Mountain maps. The former refers to the Forgotten Path, Phantom Road, and both Crossroads. The latter includes just about everywhere in the area sans Typhons & JQ maps. However, Crimson Guardians are only found at Upper Ascent.

This is literally just copy/pasted from the Return To Masteria patch notes, but I can confirm myself everything on here is correct.

(10) Each - Windraider Badge, Stormbreaker Badge, Nightshadow Badge, Firebrand Badge
(25) - Crimson Heart

Crimson Arcanon

Crimson Arcglaive

Crimson Arclancer

Stormshear

Maple Earrings Lv. 70

(20) Each - Windraider Badge, Stormbreaker Badge, Nightshadow Badge, Firebrand Badge, Crimson Heart

Tablet for One-Handed Weapon for ATT

Tablet for One-Handed Weapon for Magic Attack

Tablet for Two-Handed Weapon for ATT

Tablet for Two-Handed Weapon for Magic Attack

Tablet for Armor for STR

Tablet for Armor for INT

Tablet for Armor for DEX

Tablet for Armor for LUK

Tablet for Armor for HP

Gallant Scroll for One-Handed Weapon ATT 65%

Gallant Scroll for One-Handed Weapon Magic ATT 65%

Gallant Scroll for Two-Handed Weapon ATT 65%

Gallant Scroll for Two-Handed Weapon Magic ATT 65%

Potential Scroll

Bonus Potential Scroll 70%

(5) Each - Windraider Badge, Stormbreaker Badge, Nightshadow Badge, Firebrand Badge

Night Raven’s Beak

Dawn Raven’s Beak

Night Raven’s Wing

Dawn Raven’s Wing

Night Raven’s Eye

Dawn Raven’s Eye

Night Raven’s Claw

Dawn Raven’s Claw

(3) Each - Windraider Badge, Stormbreaker Badge, Nightshadow Badge, Firebrand Badge

Raven’s Beak

Dusk Raven’s Beak

Raven’s Wing

Dusk Raven’s Wing

Raven’s Eye

Dusk Raven’s Eye

Raven’s Claw

Dusk Raven’s Claw

(2) Each - Windraider Badge, Stormbreaker Badge, Nightshadow Badge, Firebrand Badge

Tao of Shadows

Tao of Sight

Tao of Harmony

(2) - Crimson Heart

Raven Ninja Bandana

Nocturnal Staff

White Identity

Onyx Blade

Lita’s Ocean Gloves

Lita’s Hero Gloves

Taru Spirit Cape

Cloak of Corruption

Crystal Blade

El Nathian Cape

Miner’s Hat

(1) Each - Stormbreaker Badge, Firebrand Badge

Akha

Kuma

Maku(LUK)

Maku(STR)

Xaru

Umaru

(1) Each - Nightshadow Badge, Windraider Badge

Stirgeman Cape

Stirgeman’s Utility Pants

Stirgeman’s Utility Skirt

Stirge-on-a-String

(1) - Nightshadow Badge

Dark Matter

Vorticular Gyro

Blinking Dingbat

Zeta Residue

Black Versal Materia

Taru Totem

Mystic Astrolabe

Antellion Relic

(1) - Fireband Badge

Naricain Jewel

Subani Ankh

White Versal Materia

Materia Orb

Stone Tiger Head

Typhon Crest

LeFay Jewel

Pharoah’s Wrappings

Stone Denari

(1) - Stormbreaker Badge

Crystal Shard

Ancient Faceguard

Ancient Gi

Ancient Boots

Ancient Helm

Ancient Armor

Ancient Greaves

Ridley’s Book of Rituals

Ridley’s Stone

(1) - Windraider Badge

Bow Production Manual

Balrog Claw

Papulatus Curl

Tengu Nose

Ergoth’s Jawbone

Pianus Scale

Triferium Fuel Cell

Diferium Fuel Cell

Zakum Diamond

Availability

While much of Masteria has fallen wayside or otherwise been killed off, our iTCG crafting somehow found a way to survive. Unfortunately, not every item or system has made it out alive. That isn't to say these equips are completely unobtainable somewhere in-game, they just aren't available through this system anymore.

With the removal of Crimsonwood Keep, our dear friend Ridley was removed as well. Ridley had an exchange quest of his own that involved trading Boss Parts for a variety of interesting equipment that is no longer available.

With the removal of the Haunted Mansion, crafting materials needed to upgrade Stirgeman related equips are completely unavailable.

Additionally, Taru related items are unable to be upgraded as well as the Taru Spirit Feather item wasn't added to any exchange quest, however the basic versions are still obtainable through Joko's badge redemption.

Ridley Statue Removed

Black Emerald Earrings

Black Umbrella

Blue Marine

Blue Varuna (M)

Bow-tie (Blue)

Bow-tie (Pink)

Dimon Wand

Doomsday Staff

Dragon Staff

Dragon Wand

Emerald Earrings

Green Paint Brush

Green Umbrella

Green Varr Hat

Kage

Light Purple Umbrella

Purple Adventurer Cape

Purple Bandana

Pyogo Mushroom

Red Emerald Earrings

Spider Venom Earrings

Stirgeman Upgrade Materials Unobtainable

Stirgeman Raggedy Cape

Stirgeman Cape Mk II

Stirgeman Cape Mk III

Stirgeman Cape Mk IV

Stirgeman's Cloak of Wiliness

Stirgeman's Cloak of Darkness

Stirgeman's Cloak of Justice

Stirgeman Utility Pants Mk II (M)

Stirgeman Utility Pants Mk III (M)

Stirgeman Utility Pants Mk IV (M)

Stirgeman Utility Pants Mk V (M)

Stirgeman Utility Skirt Mk II (F)

Stirgeman Utility Skirt Mk III (F)

Stirgeman Utility Skirt Mk IV (F)

Taru Spirit Feather Unobtainable

Akhasuma

Akhamagna

Kumasuma

Kumamagna

Makusuma (Luk)

Makumagna (Luk)

Makusuma (Str)

Makumagna (Str)

Xarusuma

Xarumagna

Umarusuma

Umarumagna

Crafting Through John Barricade

Fairly straight forward, obtain crafting materials from badge redemption, take them to John Barricade. He'll give you a Forging Manual in exchange for the crafting materials. Once you have the Forging Manual, take it to Spindle in New Leaf City. Spindle will tell you the actual crafting materials needed, at which point you can bring to him and actually make your item. The only exceptions are Bosshunter Items that John will restore himself. Simple enough right?

John's Equipment

Antellion Miter
Antellion Relic, Mystic Astrolabe
Antellion Miter Forging Manual, 5 Gold Plate, 5 Steel Plate, 20 Screw

Bosshunter Armor (Warrior/Bowman)
Ridley's Book of Rituals, Ancient Armor, Papulatus Curl, Pianus Scale

Bosshunter Boots (Magician/Thief)
Ridley's Book of Rituals, Ancient Boots, Ergoth's Jawbone, Pianus Scale

Bosshunter Faceguard (Magician/Thief)
Ridley's Book of Rituals, Ancient Faceguard, Tengu Nose, Jack O'Lantern

Bosshunter Gi (Magician/Thief)
Ridley's Book of Rituals, Ancient Gi, Papulatus Curl, Balrog Claw

Bosshunter Greaves (Warrior/Bowman)
Ridley's Book of Rituals, Ancient Greaves, Balrog Claw, Jack O'Lantern

Bosshunter Helm (Warrior/Bowman)
Ridley's Book of Rituals, Ancient Helm, Ergoth's Jawbone, Tengu Nose

Crystal Ilbi Throwing-Stars
Crystal Shard, Naricain Jewel
Crystal Ilbi Forging Manual, 1 Ilbi Throwing-Star, 7 LUK Crystal, 1 Dark Crystal

Crystal Leaf Earrings
Taru Totem, Naricain Jewel, Mystic Astrolabe
Crystal Leaf Earrings Forging Manual, 2 Diamond

Facestompers
Taru Totem, Stone Tiger Head
Facestompers Forging Manual, 50 Steel Plate, 25 Leather, 50 Dragon Skin, 25 Screw

Glitter Gloves
LeFay Jewel, Pharoah's Wrappings
Glitter Gloves Forging Manual, Work Gloves, 6 Diamond, 6 Wisdom Crystal

Infinity Circlet
Naricain Jewel, Subani Ankh
Infinity Circlet Forging Manual, 5 Silver Plate, 1 Power Crystal, 1 Wisdom Crystal

Neva
Pharoah's Wrappings, Typhon Crest
Neva Forging Manual, Meba, 6 Black Crystal, 6 LUK Crystal

Stormcaster Gloves
Antellion Relic, Subani Ankh, Taru Totem
Stormcaster Gloves Forging Manual, 15 Leather, 2 Power Crystal

Tiger's Fang
Stone Tiger Head, Crystal Shard
Tiger's Fang Forging Manual, 6 Power Crystal, 6 Black Crystal

Winkel
LeFay Jewel, Typhon Crest
Winkel Forging Manual, Bow Production Manual, 50 Screw, 6 DEX Crystal, 6 Black Crystal

Crafting Materials

For John's equipment, you'll need multiple items from Joko's Badge Redemption. Here are the relevant items that you'll be looking for. Jack O'Lanterns needed for Bosshunter equips are dropped by the Headless Horseman.

(1) - Nightshadow Badge

Taru Totem

Mystic Astrolabe

Antellion Relic

(1) - Fireband Badge

Naricain Jewel

Subani Ankh

Stone Tiger Head

Typhon Crest

LeFay Jewel

Pharoah’s Wrappings

(1) - Stormbreaker Badge

Crystal Shard

Ancient Faceguard

Ancient Gi

Ancient Boots

Ancient Helm

Ancient Armor

Ancient Greaves

Ridley’s Book of Rituals

(1) - Windraider Badge

Bow Production Manual

Balrog Claw

Papulatus Curl

Tengu Nose

Ergoth’s Jawbone

Pianus Scale

Crafting Through Professor Foxwit

Fairly straight forward, obtain crafting materials from badge redemption, take them to Professor Foxwit. He'll give you a Forging Manual in exchange for the crafting materials. Once you have the Forging Manual, take it to Spindle in New Leaf City. Spindle will tell you the actual crafting materials needed, at which point you can bring to him and actually make your item. Simple enough right?

Foxwit's Equipment

Black Phoenix Shield
Vorticular Gyro, Zeta Residue, Black Versal Materia
To forge: Black Phoenix Shield Forging Manual, 10 Mithril Plate, 2 Sapphire, 1 Dark Crystal Ore

Dark Shards
Zeta Residue, Blinking Dingbat
Dark Shard Earrings Forging Manual, 10 Black Crystal Ore, 10 Power Crystal Ore

Sirius Cloak
Blinking Dingbat, Dark Matter, Black Versal Materia
Sirius Cloak Forging Manual, 5 Gold Plate, 5 Sapphire, 2 Diamond

Zeta Cape
Dark Matter, Vorticular Gyro
Zeta Cape Forging Manual, 5 Power Crystal Ore, 5 Gold Ore, 5 Opal

Crafting Materials

For Foxwits equipment, you'll need multiple items from Joko's Badge Redemption. Here are the relevant items that you'll be looking for. Thankfully you only need Nightshadow badges for these.

(1) - Nightshadow Badge

Dark Matter

Vorticular Gyro

Blinking Dingbat

Zeta Residue

Black Versal Materia

Crafting Through The Glimmer Man

Previously, you would need to craft a specific item with the Glimmer Man, but due to the inclusion of the Materia Orb in Joko's badge redemption, you can completely skip him and go straight to Spindle to redeem your choice of equipment. However, the option to craft the Materia Orb through the Glimmer Man is still present and the single material needed from the exchange quest is still available, so if you feel so inclined to waste your time, you may do so.

Glimmer Man's Materia Orb

Materia Orb
White Versal Material, 7 Black Crystals

Glimmer Man's Equipment

Andromeda Bow
Materia Orb

Astral Blade
Materia Orb

Black Hole
Materia Orb

Celestial Staff
Materia Orb

Cosmic Scepter
Materia Orb

Crescent Moon
Materia Orb

Heavenly Messenger
Materia Orb

Nebula Dagger 1 (LUK)
Materia Orb

Nebula Dagger 2 (STR)
Materia Orb

Sunspear
Materia Orb

Void Hunter
Materia Orb

Crafting Materials

Again, you may completely forgo crafting the Materia Orb and simply obtain it straight away.

(1) - Fireband Badge

White Versal Materia

Materia Orb

Crafting Through Adonis

So this one's a bit different. A few of the items available through Adonis are item upgrades that still go through the crafting process, think of the initial equips as just crafting materials. Additionally, Adonis has his own exchange quest, similar to how the Ridley Statue would have worked had Nexon remembered to keep it around. You obtain Stone Denari through Joko's badge redemption and pay Adonis with it to spin the RNG wheel for a random reward.

Adonis' Upgraded Equipment

Black Crystal Blade
Crystal Blade, One-Handed Sword Forging Manual, One-Handed Sword Forging Stimulator, 50 Black Crystal, Zakum Diamond

Hard Hat
Miner's Hat, 10 Boomer Core, 5 Batteries, 1 Power Crystal, 10 Silver Plate, Zakum Diamond

Shroud of Zakum
Cloak of Corruption, Ridley's Book of Rituals, 50 Dark Crystal, Naricain Jewel, LeFay Jewel, Zakum Diamond

Wrath of El Nath
El Nathian Cape, 50 Firebomb Flame, 10 Bain's Spiky Collar, 10 Dark Pepe Beak, 10 Dark Yeti's Horn, Pharoah's Wrappings, Zakum Diamond

Adonis' Stone Denari Exchange Equipment

(1) - Stone Denari

Dragon Toenail

Moon Star Chair (Not equipment but still noteworthy)

Pumpkin Spear

(1) - Stone Denari

Dragon Toenail

Maple Syrup

Moon Star Chair

One-Handed Axe Forging Manual

One-Handed Blunt Weapon Forging Stimulator

Pole Arm Forging Manual

Power Elixir

Pumpkin Spear

Crafting Materials

No idea where you get the One-Handed Sword Forging Manual/Stimulator for the Black Crystal Blade, sorry.

(2) - Crimson Heart

Cloak of Corruption

Crystal Blade

El Nathian Cape

Miner’s Hat

(1) - Fireband Badge

Naricain Jewel

Subani Ankh

LeFay Jewel

Pharoah’s Wrappings

Stone Denari

(1) - Stormbreaker Badge

Ridley’s Book of Rituals

(1) - Windraider Badge

Zakum Diamond

Crafting Through Fiona

Speak with Fiona in Dead Man's Gorge, she will offer to upgrade or craft a variety of weapons for you. However, these item's have an absolutely ridiculous crafting cost. A few of these items are available through Joko's badge redemption without having to go through Fiona's crafting or upgrading process.

Fiona's Equipment

Ange de la Mort
1 Tao of Sight, Jack O'Lantern, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimsonwood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Sapphire, 5 Opal, 5 Emerald, 1 Million Meso

Askaron
1 Tao of Harmony, Jack O'Lantern, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimsonwood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Silver, 5 Adamantium Plate, 5 Mithril Plate, 1 Million Meso

Balanced Fury
1 Tao of Shadows, 1 Tao of Sight, 1 Tao of Harmony,
100 Black Crystals, 30 Typhon Feathers, 1 Million Meso

Barisetter
1 Tao of Harmony, Bigfoot's Toe, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimsonwood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Topaz, 5 Sapphire, 5 Opal, 1 Million Meso

Bellum Spear
1 Tao of Sight, Bigfoot's Toe, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Amethyst, 5 Garnet, 5 Gold, 1 Million Meso

Celestials
1 Tao of Shadows, Jack O'Lantern, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Aquamarine, 5 Orihalcon Plate, 5 Adamantium Plate, 1 Million Meso

Crescent Shining Rod
1 Tao of Harmony, Jack O'Lantern, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Mithril Plate, 5 Steel Plate, 5 Bronze Plate, 1 Million Meso

Crimson Arcanon
1 Tao of Harmony, 5 Crimson Heart, 5 Crimson Wood,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Diamond, 5 Garnet, 1 Million Meso

Crimson Arcglaive
Bugged/Recipe unlisted*
Recipe has been discovered by /u/PM_ME_MAPLE_INFO on Reddit.
1 Tao of Shadows, 5 Crimson Heart
1 Black Crystal, 5 Garnet, 5 Orihalcon Plate, 1 Million Meso

Crimson Arclancer
1 Tao of Sight, 5 Crimson Heart, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Bronze Plate, 5 Garnet, 1 Million Meso

Crushed Skull
3 Tao of Shadows, 3 Tao of Sight, 3 Tao of Harmony, Jack O'Lantern, Bigfoot's Toe,
8 Typhon Feather, 8 Crimson Wood, 20 Soiled Rags,
2 Black Crystal, 8 Diamond, 8 Aquamarine, 8 Silver, 1 Million Meso

Crusio
1 Tao of Harmony, Jack O'Lantern, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Opal, 5 Emerald, 5 Aquamarine, 1 Million Meso

Crypto
1 Tao of Shadows, Bigfoot's Toe, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Garnet, 5 Gold, 5 Orihalcon Plate, 1 Million Meso

Dragon Katara
1 Tao of Harmony, Bigfoot's Toe, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Opal, 5 Gold, 5 Steel Plate, 1 Million Meso

Fish Fin
1 Tao of Harmony, Bigfoot's Toe, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Steel Plate, 5 Bronze Plate, 5 Diamond, 1 Million Meso

Gilded Titan
1 Tao of Harmony, Bigfoot's Toe, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Topaz, 5 Amethyst, 5 Adamantium Plate, 1 Million Meso

Inferna
1 Tao of Sight, Jack O'Lantern, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Mithril Plate, 5 Amethyst, 5 Diamond, 1 Million Meso

Jade Worm
1 Tao of Sight, Bigfoot's Toe, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Emerald, 5 Orihalcon Plate, 5 Bronze Plate, 1 Million Meso

Laevateinn
1 Tao of Shadows, Bigfoot's Toe, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Topaz, 5 Emerald, 5 Steel Plate, 1 Million Meso

Lapis Axe
1 Tao of Harmony, Jack O'Lantern, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Gold, 5 Orihalcon Plate, 5 Silver, 1 Million Meso

Lapis Hammer
1 Tao of Sight, Bigfoot's Toe, 1 Typhon Feather, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Aquamarine, 5 Amethyst, 5 Garnet, 1 Million Meso

Lapis Renewal
1 Tao of Sight, Jack O'Lantern, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Diamond, 5 Topaz, 5 Sapphire, 1 Million Meso

Lapis Sword
1 Tao of Shadows, Bigfoot's Toe, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Adamantium Plate, 5 Mithril Plate, 5 Steel Plate, 1 Million Meso

Lion Glass Scepter
1 Tao of Sight, Jack O'Lantern, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Bronze Plate, 5 Diamond, 5 Topaz, 1 Million Meso

Machlear
1 Tao of Shadows, Jack O'Lantern, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Sapphire, 5 Garnet, 5 Mithril Plate, 1 Million Meso

Nageling
1 Tao of Shadows, Jack O'Lantern, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Orihalcon Plate, 5 Silver, 5 Adamantium Plate, 1 Million Meso

Newborn Dragon God
1 Tao of Harmony, Bigfoot's Toe, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Garnet, 5 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Million Meso

Primm Vagabond
1 Tao of Shadows, Jack O'Lantern, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Sapphire, 5 Opal, 5 Bronze Plate, 1 Million Meso

Tempest
1 Tao of Sight, Bigfoot's Toe, 5 Typhon Feathers, 5 Crimson Wood, 10 Soiled Rags,
1 Black Crystal, 5 Emerald, 5 Aquamarine, 5 Amethyst, 1 Million Meso

Fiona's Upgraded Equipment

Dawn Raven's Wing
1 Raven's Wing, 1 Tao of Sight, 10 Power Crystals, 10 Black Crystals

Dusk Raven's Wing
1 Raven's Wing, 1 Tao of Harmony, 10 Wisdom Crystals, 20 Black Crystals

Night Raven's Wing
1 Raven's Wing, 1 Tao of Shadows, 5 DEX Crystals, 30 Black Crystals

Dawn Raven's Claw
1 Raven's Claw, 1 Tao of Sight, 5 Power Crystals, 20 Black Crystals

Dusk Raven's Claw
1 Raven's Claw, 1 Tao of Harmony, 10 Wisdom Crystals, 20 Black Crystals

Night Raven's Claw
1 Raven's Claw, 1 Tao of Shadows, 5 DEX Crystals, 30 Black Crystals

Dawn Raven's Beak
1 Raven's Beak, 1 Tao of Sight, 5 Power Crystals, 20 Black Crystals

Dusk Raven's Beak
1 Raven's Beak, 1 Tao of Harmony, 5 Power Crystals, 20 Black Crystals

Night Raven's Beak
1 Raven's Beak, 1 Tao of Shadows, 5 LUK Crystals, 20 Black Crystals

Dawn Raven's Eye
1 Raven's Eye, 1 Tao of Sight, 5 DEX Crystals, 30 Black Crystals

Dusk Raven's Eye
1 Raven's Eye, 1 Tao of Harmony, 10 Wisdom Crystals, 20 Black Crystals

Night Raven's Eye
1 Raven's Eye, 1 Tao of Shadows, 1 Dark Crystal, 20 Black Crystals

Crafting Materials

Bigfoot's Toe & Jack O'Lantern are dropped upon defeating Bigfoot and the Headless Horseman respectively. Tao's are also dropped by mobs occasionally.

(5) Each - Windraider Badge, Stormbreaker Badge, Nightshadow Badge, Firebrand Badge

Night Raven’s Beak

Dawn Raven’s Beak

Night Raven’s Wing

Dawn Raven’s Wing

Night Raven’s Eye

Dawn Raven’s Eye

Night Raven’s Claw

Dawn Raven’s Claw

(3) Each - Windraider Badge, Stormbreaker Badge, Nightshadow Badge, Firebrand Badge

Raven’s Beak

Dusk Raven’s Beak

Raven’s Wing

Dusk Raven’s Wing

Raven’s Eye

Dusk Raven’s Eye

Raven’s Claw

Dusk Raven’s Claw

(2) Each - Windraider Badge, Stormbreaker Badge, Nightshadow Badge, Firebrand Badge

Tao of Shadows

Tao of Sight

Tao of Harmony

Crafting Through Joko

Not really crafting, but I wanted to keep the theme of titles. If for some reason you haven't look through the full badge redemption list, I'll list the available equipment here.

(10) Each - Windraider Badge, Stormbreaker Badge, Nightshadow Badge, Firebrand Badge
(25) - Crimson Heart

Crimson Arcanon

Crimson Arcglaive

Crimson Arclancer

Stormshear

Maple Earrings Lv. 70

(5) Each - Windraider Badge, Stormbreaker Badge, Nightshadow Badge, Firebrand Badge

Night Raven’s Beak

Dawn Raven’s Beak

Night Raven’s Wing

Dawn Raven’s Wing

Night Raven’s Eye

Dawn Raven’s Eye

Night Raven’s Claw

Dawn Raven’s Claw

(3) Each - Windraider Badge, Stormbreaker Badge, Nightshadow Badge, Firebrand Badge

Raven’s Beak

Dusk Raven’s Beak

Raven’s Wing

Dusk Raven’s Wing

Raven’s Eye

Dusk Raven’s Eye

Raven’s Claw

Dusk Raven’s Claw

(2) - Crimson Heart

Raven Ninja Bandana

Nocturnal Staff

White Identity

Onyx Blade

Lita’s Ocean Gloves

Lita’s Hero Gloves

Taru Spirit Cape

Cloak of Corruption

Crystal Blade

El Nathian Cape

Miner’s Hat

(1) Each - Stormbreaker Badge, Firebrand Badge

Akha

Kuma

Maku(LUK)

Maku(STR)

Xaru

Umaru

(1) Each - Nightshadow Badge, Windraider Badge

Stirgeman Cape

Stirgeman’s Utility Pants

Stirgeman’s Utility Skirt

Stirge-on-a-String

Crafting Balanced Furies

If for some reason you ctrl+f'd this whole thing just looking for Balanced Furies and cbf to read Fiona's section, this is dedicated solely to crafting Balanced Furies.

Q: What materials will I need?

You will need:

1 Tao of Shadows

1 Tao of Sight

1 Tao of Harmony

100 Black Crystals

30 Typhon Feathers

1 Million Mesos

Yes. That is correct. 100 black crystals for 1 Balanced Fury set. Speak to Fiona in Dead Man's Gorge to craft them after completing the relevant prequests.

Q: How do I get the taos?

Speak to Joko after completing the relevant prequests and redeem badges until you get what you want. Tao's are also dropped by mobs occasionally.

(2) Each - Windraider Badge, Stormbreaker Badge, Nightshadow Badge, Firebrand Badge

Tao of Shadows

Tao of Sight

Tao of Harmony

Q: Is it even worth it?

No. Use Crystal Ilbis instead, they are a single attack lower than Balanced Furies and take much less effort to make.

Crafting Crystal Ilbis

Take my advice and just craft Crystal Ilbis instead, it's much simpler.

Q: What materials will I need?

You will need:

1 Crystal Shard

1 Naricain Jewel

1 Crystal Ilbi Forging Manual

800 Ilbi Throwing-Star (1 set basically)

7 LUK Crystal

1 Dark Crystal

Speak with Spindle in New Leaf City (NLC Town Center) to craft the item once you have all the materials.

Q: How do I get these materials?

Speak to Joko after completing the relevant prequests and redeem badges until you get what you want. Farm enough Stormbreaker & Firebrand Badges until you're comfortable, about 20 should be fine.

(1) - Firebrand Badge

Naricain Jewel

(1) - Stormbreaker Badge

Crystal Shard

Once you have these two items, take them to John Barricade within Bigger Ben and speak to him to obtain the Crystal Ilbi Forging Manual.

Final Thoughts

Crafting is a very tedious process, and like most things in this game, it is locked behind a few prequests in an area many people may have completely forgotten about or simply don't even visit. However, most of these equips look pretty badass so they make for neat anvils.

Is beauty worth it? Always.

Many guides for iTCG crafting have fallen aside elsewhere on the internet, something I found very frustrating while I was trying to craft things myself. Hopefully this stays relevant because while I'll attempt to maintain upkeep, I really don't want to rewrite the entire thing if crafting gets reworked again.

Also bring back muthafuckin' Ridley. I need my lore.

Big thanks to Spadow for extracting all the item previews, it was a huge list and he replied with "bring it on" without questioning anything first. He was curious afterwards though, hah.
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