Skill Up Stats to 250 with Shadowscream

[Brewall]

For those contemplating climbing to 250 in smithing, I thought I would share my stats from 188 onward.


Skill:Attempts Item
188: 2 Fine Plate BP
189: 18 Shadowscream Bracers
190: 14 "
191: 9 "
192: 8 "
193: 2 Enchanted Velium Bits
194: 32 "
195: 37 "
196: 1 "
197: 20 "
198: 15 "
199: 23 "
200: 5 "
201: 1 "
202: 16 "
203: 45 "
204: 19 "
205: 15 "
206: 32 "
207: 25 "
208: 21 "
209: 1 "
210: 19 "
211: 4 Ethereal Metal Rings
212: 4 "
213: 41 Enchanted Velium Bits
214: 26 "
215: 4 "
216: 5 "
217: 7 "
218: 20 "
219: 11 "
220: 27 "
221: 20 "
222: 16 "
223: 19 Shadowscream Bracers
224: 21 "
225: 1 "
226: 16 "
227: 20 "
228: 2 "
229: 19 Shadowscream Boots
230: 116 "
231: 13 "
232: 4 "
233: 14 "
234: 11 "
235: 2 "
236: 16 "
237: 5 "
238: 4 "
239: 31 "
240: 34 "
241: 23 "
242: 25 "
243: 60 "
244: 7 "
245: 33 "
246: 30 "
247: 38 "
248: 39 "
249: 30 Shadowscream Gauntlets
250: 43 "

Notes:
*Int was 305 for 188-232.
*Int was 330 for 233-250.
*Half-elves have no cultural, not even an option that was looked at.
*31 attempts (without success made at 220 on Clean BP Quest), as non-gating class, this was given up for other routes.

Some Stats:
*For the 193-222 climb in Enchanted Velium Bits, there were 506 total attempts (requiring 1012 pieces of velium).
*There were 725 Shadowscream attempts between 189-250 (1425 swirling shadows).
*The sheer number of dead sonic wolves, owlbears, and shadows was staggering to obtain the necessary items (5 to 1 ratio?).
*9- The number of times I had controlled the Hollowshade war to the desired victor only to have someone come in and kill the boss and reset the war. Having a standard shout/ooc to not touch mob didn't seem to help.

Good luck to those setting out to become an expert smith.

Brewall Rainsinger
70 Bard - Cazic Thule
Baker(250), Blacksmith(250), Brewer(250), Fishing(200), Fletcher(250), Jeweler(250), Potter(250), Tailor(223)

[Pinepath]

skilling and SM

For those contemplating climbing to 250 in smithing, I thought I would share my stats from 188 onward.

Ouch, lot of combines. I expect there is a little bad luck involved in your run, and maybe a little good luck in mine, but I think even allowing for that, it shows the value of getting the Mastery AAs before skilling.

At 385 wisdom and with smithing mastery 3, it took me only 264 combines of shadowscream to go from 222 to 250. Less than half of your 676 total.

[draglin]

From what I have heard I'm hopeing that DoN has some items to fill in the blanks from 200 to 250 that a person can acutlaly make something back on instead of just spending and not being able to sell the items back.

[GaedarofVazaelle]

Been there, done that. http://mboards.eqtraders.com/eq/showthread.php?t=4186

[gathrintain]

Do the AA mastery's help with skill ups or just success rate?

[Berrew]

Do the AA mastery's help with skill ups or just success rate?

If you look at the skillup formula, you have a better chance of gaining an increase if you successfully combine. So indirectly yes, the Smithing AAs assist you.