The craftsman class is a melee damage dealer. Just as mages use staves, craftsmen use hammers as their weapon of choice. The important thing to notice about craftsman equipment is that in the early levels, your equipment actually subtracts from important stats, such as attack speed and accuracy. In the higher levels, these negative stats go away. Craftsmen are good for making money, but only when they are successful in their crafts and refines. Otherwise, they will waste time and money. In combat, they have low accuracy but remedy this by using skills with accuracy boosts. Keep in mind that for basic refining using crystals and gems and appraising, you do not need to be a craftsman. However, you need to be a craftsman for refining G/DG/XG and for making some other important things. This