Quote Originally Posted by Xenor View Post
Oh you will never make a +3 crab bow from all NQ mats. +2 if you're lucky... My +3s have come from these:

Red coral +3
Crab shell +3
Oak bow +1
Iron spikes +1

Red coral +3
Crab shell +3
Oak bow NQ
Iron spikes +3

Higher quality mats always help since the higher the quality the higher the chance for a higher HQ. For the smallest chance of a +3 you only need about 170 or so quality however. Get that over 270 or so and your chances will increase again. Who knows how the formula works but it's clear higher quality = higher chance. It should never be as simple as instant +3 with +3 mats or you flood the market.

When I make oak bows I always sell the +2 and +3s, just not worth synthing them for what could be a worthless NQ or +1 crab bow.
maybe it's just bows then, I've made +3 jewelry out of all NQ materials, and I have received a +1 from as little as 40 quality. Would be interesting to know just what the tiers and percentages really are.