Proper way to create an item ?

Please, help me understand the proper way to create an item from scratch, from an white item up to a yellow one, and upgrading after the yellow item with better/more stats.

Find a white item with the socket #/colors/links you want. Fix any socket issues on it (ie, chromatic it until it has the colors you want, fuse it until it has the links you want). Upgrade it to 20% quality (only takes 4 quality items). Then:

Expensive Way:
Alteration/Augmentation it until it has exactly the prefix and suffix that you want. Regal it into a rare item. Exalted it up to 6 mods with your fingers crossed.

Cheaper way:
Alchemy it. If it doesn't have the mods you want Chaos it until it does.

You can really do it in any order you want based on if you want an upgrade immediately or if you want to try and make a "perfect" item.

If you haven't seen it yet; here's a link to the crafting material: http://www.pathofexile.com/item-data/currency

Wow u can really do this?

tnx alot for your answers guys.

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DaleWinters wrote:

Wow u can really do this?

Yup! Some'a your best treasure is good, white (non-magic) gear that you can improve upon with crafting orbs. I always give all my drops a look at, to be sure I'm not missing something I could improve for my main or an alt. =^[.]^=

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ongZ wrote:

If you haven't seen it yet; here's a link to the crafting material: http://www.pathofexile.com/item-data/currency

Thanks for the link.

but do that in lategame, dont waste alchemy or chaos orbs or similar rare orb in early game ( lvl 10-50)

When you say upgrading to 20% quality only takes 4 items, what does this mean? Whenever i try to upgrade quality with an orb it only increases 1% per application.

It has a greater effect when used on lesser quality items, so I assume that when it's used on a white item it gives 5% per charge/use.