Tradeskill Skill ups and DEX
 

Hi all,

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post tradeskill questions, but I didn't see somewhere else that fit better.

Anyway, I'm trying to get through the 160-230 tailoring gap, and since it's so expensive I want to make sure I'm maxing out my chances at skill ups. Basically, I'm wondering if DEX has been confirmed to have any impact, or if it's just WIS or INT.

As a druid, should I be getting a DEX buff before crafting? If I have over 200 WIS, is it worth swapping out some for DEX gear?

Thanks!

Tradeskills use the higher of either INT or WIS for skillup checks

for some reason I remember smithing using STR but I can't find any info to back it up

Smithing is STR.

Fletching is DEX.

Everything else is INT or WIS whichever is higher.

Smithing is the greatest of WIS/INT/STR

Fletching and Poisonmaking are WIS/INT/DEX

Everything else is WIS/INT

* These define chance of skill-up upon success (or rarely fail), not chance of success (which is defined by trivial checked against your skill level).

As a druid, at least get your WIS over 200 for best results.

So a druid with minimum STR but 200 WIS will have equal Smithing gains to 200 STR?

Yes.

Alternately, if you're a melee class wanting to do smithing, you don't have to buy a set of gear to make yourself smart/wise if you've got a bunch of +STR gear.

That's an awkward way to think of it. Better to say they'd have a controlling attribute equal to 200.
For smithing, STR is INT is WIS. Only the highest counts.

Good to know--thanks for the replies, all!

If an item is, say, trivial 168. Does it matter if your skill is 168 vs. 200 for success rate? Or is just getting to trivial enough to max your chances?

you have the same success rate at 168 as you do at 200 if something is trivial at 168