Magical Craftmanship vs. Craftmanship

[Suneater]

I believe it's based on the items stats; mage equip & meds requiring magic craftsmanship, weapons and armor requiring craftsmanship, etc. At this point the best way to go is probably to put the best stats you can into each equip location and hope for the best.

[Ava]

I believe it's based on the items stats; mage equip & meds requiring magic craftsmanship, weapons and armor requiring craftsmanship, etc. At this point the best way to go is probably to put the best stats you can into each equip location and hope for the best.

This doesn't work because then what do materials use?

A theory we thought might work was Craftsmanship is used for materials and Magic Craftsmanship is used for finished items (stats = magic, no stats = physical). But I really wish SE could let us know what exactly they do. I'm trying to figure out if I should sell my Vintage Robe +1 or keep it.