Tex's Guide to Chaos Crafting

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Introduction

The idea behind chaos crafting is to introduce as much RNG as possible into the algorithms that determine whether or not you get a rune with your titan gear. It has no impact on the quality of the gear you receive, this method is purely in search of runes during Titan Blessing because they are among the most powerful things in the game right now.

What You'll Need

Here’s a ballpark of what you should have to get the most out of this method:

20 to 25 Gold Catalysts
25 to 40 Purple Catalysts
50 to 80 Blue Catalysts
Plenty of Titan Gear materials

These counts give enough flexibility to fully execute a great round of chaos crafting, although people have done it successfully with smaller quantities.

Why This Works (Probably)

After lots of trial and error, I’m convinced a few things are going on behind the scenes when it comes to crafting for runes:

Catch-up mechanics for less frequent crafters
Gear-specific tracking
Account-level tracking
Possibly timing-based mechanics (pure speculation)

The Process

Disclaimer: This is what works for me and others I've worked with, but RNG is still RNG. Your mileage may vary.

Building Catalysts - During Titan Blessing, aim to craft 5 gold gear using only blue and purple catalysts. This typically nets 1-3 gold catalysts. Weekly Pass and Custom Rewards help refill supplies. Hold off on Supreme Pass until you’re reaching level 5 Weekly Pass.

Getting Gold Gear Drops - If blues aren’t hitting after 5-10 crafts, switch to purple for 5-10 crafts until you land gold. Then rotate back to blues.

Targeting Rune Drops - Track your gear. If something hasn’t dropped a rune lately, consider it "primed." After 3-4 gold drops on a piece, try 10x blue or purple. If no rune after 6-7 crafts, go 5x gold. When you land a rune, rotate that gear out until two others have produced runes.

Timing (Optional, but Superstitious) - Anecdotally, off-peak hours seem better. I avoid resets. Craft consistently rather than sporadically.

"In the Pocket" (Hot Streaks) - When things are going well (golds, runes, whatever) keep going. Ride the wave. Overthinking kills momentum; superstition or not, it works for me.

Crafting Rotation

Blue Catalysts

Craft in batches of 5 or 10
Switch gear every 5-15 crafts
Target weak spots on your main march
Stick to 10x if you have the supply, until you hit gold

Purple Catalysts

Craft in 1s or 5s
Use 5x batches similar to blue
Use 1x batches more like gold

Gold Catalysts

Craft 2-4 times on the same gear, then switch
Rotate gear types between short batches
Start with staples: gloves, headphones, boots, triangle
Stick to these four if resources are tight

Post-Crafting Cleanup

Recycle gear lacking Damage Increase, Decrease, or Defense
Keep solid single-stat gear for your main unit type
Recycle irrelevant blue-stat gear
Repeat up to 50 crafts, then check rewards

Wrapping Up

Chaos Crafting isn’t about guarantees. It’s about giving yourself more chances to succeed through preparation, consistency, and a little superstition. Good luck!

Sample Crafting References

Here are some example images showing how crafting rounds can be varied and rotated between gear types.