MasterCrafting

v1.0.3·Updated 2026-06-16

A Valheim mod that adds an 'Artisanship' skill that grants stat bonuses and status effects to items crafted or upgraded by the player.

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MasterCrafting

A Valheim mod that adds an "Artisanship" skill that grants stat bonuses and status effects to items crafted or upgraded by the player.

Features

  • Artisanship Skill: A new craftable skill that levels up as you craft and upgrade items.
  • Stat Bonuses: Items crafted by players with higher Artisanship skill receive permanent bonuses
  • Hard cap: All bonuses are capped at 100% (double stats) to prevent game-breaking values
  • Masterwork Proc: Chance to automatically increase item quality by +1 when crafting/upgrading

Bonus Effects: Chance to apply random permanent status effects to crafted weapons, shields, and armor

XP System: Earn XP based on the crafting station used:

  • Workbench: 22 XP
  • Forge: 45 XP
  • Artisan Table: 55 XP
  • Black Forge: 65 XP
  • Galdr Table: 65 XP
  • Power Preservation: Items retain their original power from when they were first crafted. Upgrading only increases power if your skill level is higher than when you first crafted the item.

Configuration

Delete old config files first!

The mod creates a configuration file at BepInEx/config/com.ruijven.mastercrafting.cfg with the following options:

Stat Bonuses

  • DamageBonusPerLevel: Total damage bonus at level 100 (default: 0.2 = 20% increase, max 1.0 = 100% increase)
  • ArmorBonusPerLevel: Total armor bonus at level 100 (default: 0.15 = 15% increase, max 1.0 = 100% increase)
  • DurabilityBonusPerLevel: Total durability bonus at level 100 (default: 0.3 = 30% increase, max 1.0 = 100% increase)
  • EfficiencyBonusPerLevel: Total stamina/eitr reduction at level 100 (default: 0.2 = 20% reduction, max 1.0 = 100% reduction)

Masterwork Proc

  • MasterworkBaseChance: Base chance for masterwork proc (default: 0.02 = 2%)
  • MasterworkChancePerLevel: Additional masterwork chance per Artisanship level (default: 0.001 = 0.1%)
  • XP System: Earn XP based on the crafting station used:
  • Workbench: 22 XP
  • Forge: 45 XP
  • Artisan Table: 55 XP
  • Black Forge: 65 XP
  • Galdr Table: 65 XP

Bonus Effects

  • EnableBonusEffects: Enable or disable the random bonus effect system (default: true)
  • EffectProcChanceTier50: Proc chance at skill level 50-59 (default: 0.02 = 2%)
  • EffectProcChanceTier60: Proc chance at skill level 60-69 (default: 0.04 = 4%)
  • EffectProcChanceTier70: Proc chance at skill level 70-79 (default: 0.06 = 6%)
  • EffectProcChanceTier80: Proc chance at skill level 80-89 (default: 0.08 = 8%)
  • EffectProcChanceTier90: Proc chance at skill level 90+ (default: 0.09 = 9%)
  • MinimumSkillLevelForEffects: Minimum skill level required for effects to proc (default: 50)

Compatibility

  • Requires BepInEx
  • Requires Jotunn
  • Compatible with Ashlands (handles eitr)
  • Network compatibility: EveryoneMustHaveMod
  • Compatible with mod weapons and armor

Discord

  • Join my Discord at: '
  • Report any bugs or issues in the 'MasterCrafting' channel or 'General'.
  • Please let me know if the XP gains are too little, too much, or just right!

Notes

  • The Artisanship skill has no icon (code-only limitation)
  • Existing users should delete BepInEx/config/com.ruijven.mastercrafting.cfg to receive updated default config values
  • The vanilla rested bonus automatically applies to Artisanship XP gains

Credits

  • Author: ruijven
  • Version: 1.0.2

Changelog

1.0.3

  • Fix - If an item already has a status effect, it does not change during upgrades.

1.0.2

  • Multiplayer Fix
  • Bonus Effects System
  • Set effects

1.0.1

  • Config Format Change: Config values now represent total bonus at level 100 (e.g., 0.2 = 20% total, not 0.2% per level)
  • Added Hard Caps: All stat bonuses are now capped at 100% (double stats) to prevent game-breaking values from manual config editing
  • Updated Config Descriptions: Made config values more intuitive and easier to understand
  • Bug Fix: Fixed issue where manual config editing could create extreme stat multipliers

Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin

  1. The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
  2. Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
  3. Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
  4. Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.

Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file. In multiplayer, the host and every client need the same mods installed.

Dependencies

Install these first, or the mod will not work:

denikson-BepInExPack_ValheimValheimModding-Jotunn

File & checksum

Filename
MasterCrafting-1.0.3.zip
File size
80.6 KiB