Leveling a crafting spec without going broke

Leveling a crafting specialization costs resources. The idea is to pick the items that give the most specialization fame per silver spent, and to sell back as many of them as you can.

Where the fame comes from

A craft's fame depends on the resources it consumes: each resource counts for its fame value, refined resources included. A higher-tier item therefore gives much more fame than a low-tier one, but it also costs much more to make.

Each tier unlocks at a set mastery level: tier 3 from the first level, then the next tiers as you level up. At the start you do not choose the item, only the model.

Study or sell

At the workbench you can study the item instead of selling it: it then gives about three times the fame of the craft alone, according to measurements made in game. Premium multiplies specialization fame by 1.5. Studying means giving up the sale, so it is worth it when the item sells poorly.

What changes the cost

• The resource return rate of the city you craft in.
• The daily bonus, a production bonus on some item categories (+10% or +20% depending on the day), renewed every game day.
• Focus, if you have some to spend.

The Albion Overlay plan

The Spec leveling tab in Albion Overlay tells you, for a specialization and a starting level, how many crafts of which item to make, the list of ingredients to buy and whether to sell or study. Items that sell best come first. The daily bonus is read from the game when you log in: start Albion Overlay before you log in to your character.

The figures come from measurements made in game in November 2026. Exact values depend on the patch.