Ok, let's say that my current starting pattern is the following:

- Inner quite
- Great Strides (twice the quality)
- Steady Hand
- Standard Touch

A Good Standard touch raises the HQ considerably, also for the next steps. Also I may do something else waiting for good or excellent. It does wonders with many items at 40 dura.

I wonder how I can fit those two in the middle. But I guess the best thing is to try myself. I just hope it doesn't get over complicated. Still the worst thing doing all classes is that my inventory is packed already just raising Alchemist to lvl 10. But yes, I can resell/discard the useless junk.