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Boots · 30% move speed first, then Essence of Horror

Boots: 30% MS, then Horror (only if MS hit)

What to do on this page

  1. Set the league so the green links open the right Trade2 search.
  2. Read the question under Walk the tree. Click a green link, look at the cheapest listing, then answer yes or no.
  3. Type the three prices above before you spend anything. Continue only when the sale is higher than the cost.
  4. Yes means do the next step. No means stop.

A finished Horror boot can list in Divines, but the 18 Sep cluster was p25 1 Divine / median 2 Divine. Against a 1.34 Divine slam, p25 loses. It is not the thing to craft. Sell Absent, Refined Breach, and +minion belts first.

Hard stop: If MS missed, never Horror. Essence of Haste does not give boot move speed. 22 Sep slam is 1.34 Divine against an 18 Sep cluster of p25 1 Divine / median 2 Divine. No Farrul until that pair already pays.

Forbidden Rites sample · 2026-09-18 · 1 Divine = 452.9 exalt = 8.47 chaos

Thin — p25 loses, median barely wins

The only path with a Divine-priced sell cluster. Horror + Dextral Crystallisation is 1.57 Divine; 30% MS + augment-effect p25 is 1 Divine / median 2 Divine (n=10 of 49). p25 loses, median barely wins — and only if the 30% MS pair was free.

Cost to follow the tree
1.57 DivineEssence of Horror 1.10d + Omen of Dextral Crystallisation 0.47d. Optional 2× Farrul’s Chase +0.16d. Do not buy white 2-socket boots hoping to hit MS first — plain 30% MS is a 1-exalt dump, so the tree says skip Horror.
Dragonscale 2-socket (any non-unique)
p25 6.3 exalt · median 15.0 exalt · n=10 of 8735–20 exalt, then 1 chaos
Dragonscale 30%+ MS + socketed augment effect
p25 1.00 Divine · median 2.00 Divine · n=10 of 49200 exalt, then 1–4 Divine

Currency Exchange: Essence of Horror 1.10 Divine · Omen of Dextral Crystallisation 0.47 Divine (~215 exalt) · Farrul's Rune of the Chase 0.08 Divine (~36 exalt). Trade2 Instant Buyout for these orbs was empty — item-trade asks are not a fillable mat price.

Does this still make money today?

Use the same currency in every box, usually Divine orbs. Example: the finished item sells for 5, the base costs 1, and the currency you will spend is 1. You are 3 ahead, so continue.

Fill in all three prices.

Buy
Do not buy 2-socket whites to hunt MS. 2-socket Dragonscale starts ~5–20 exalt. Start from a dropped 30% MS pair you are willing to brick.
Sell this
30%+ MS + socketed augment effect. Sample p25 1 Divine, median 2 Divine, min 200 exalt (n=10 of 49).
Session cost
Worked example, not a standing craft. On 22 Sep 2026: Essence of Horror 0.89 Divine + Dextral Crystallisation 0.45 Divine = 1.34 Divine. Re-price both before you copy it.
Batch
You will skip most pairs at the “would I list as plain 30% MS?” gate — that sale is 1 exalt.

Walk the tree

Answer one question at a time. You can step back.

Full tree

Every gate on one page

Screenshot this if you want it next to Trade2. Green is a keep/list. Gold is sell-the-mid. Red is vendor or stop.

  1. DecideDid you search Trade2 for 30% MS Dragonscale (or your 2-socket base) with socketed augment effect sold this week?
  2. DecideAre there several similar recent listings (a cluster, not one outlier)?
  3. DecideWould a conservative sale beat the cost of a small batch?
  4. Do thisBuy 2-socket Exceptional boots of one base
  5. Do thisHit 30% move speed first (Greater Transmute)
  6. DecideDo you have ~30% movement speed?
  7. DecideWould you be happy listing these as plain 30% MS boots?
  8. DecideIs Essence of Horror + Dextral Crystallisation cheaper than the extra sale vs plain MS?
  9. Do thisOmen of Dextral Crystallisation + Essence of Horror
  10. DecideDid Horror land the augment-effect suffix?
  11. DecideDo finished Horror + 2× Farrul listings still pay for the runes?
  12. Do thisSocket 2× Farrul Chase, then list
  13. List itList the 50% effective MS boots
  14. Sell the midList Horror MS without runes
  15. Sell the midList as 30% MS boots
  16. Sell the midList the 30% MS boots
  17. VendorVendor or list cheap — do not Horror
  18. VendorVendor — no Horror
  19. StopNot profitable today
  20. StopMarket is too thin
  21. StopDon't craft from memory

Method notes: Lolcohol / Mobalytics 50% MS boot craft.