Professions

	Mod Version: 1.8.0
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Professions are an insanely important part of player progression. Leveling them not only allows you to craft useful items, they also provide passive stat benefits and increased combat experience gain.

They are separated into Gathering and Crafting types:

Gathering Professions

Icon	Profession	Leveling	Rewards
	Salvaging	Salvaging gear in the salvage station	Purified Essence, it is the material that most other professions and recipes use.
	Mining	Mining vanilla ores or smelting them.	Mystical stones that can be used for Blacksmithing and Inscribing
	Farming	Farming Age of Exile plants	Produce that is used in: Alchemy, Cooking
	Fishing	Vanilla fishing	Raw fish can be cooked via Cooking skill, sometimes Ink drops (not vanilla kind), that is used in Inscribing mostly.
	Exploration	Opening new chests that are generated in the world, or doing advancements	Extra loot in chests

Crafting Professions

Icon	Profession	Leveling	Rewards
	Alchemy	Crafting potions in Alchemy station	Potions, can be used to replenish health and mana instantly
	Cooking	Crafting foods in the Cooking station	Foods, which give long lasting buffs and even give useful vanilla effects, like night vision for example.
	Inscribing	Crafting scrolls in Scribe station and tablets in the Tablet station	Buff scrolls are short but powerful buffs meant to be used in dificult situations, like when you're surrounded by mobs or about to fight a boss. Protection tablets are automatic lifesavers or convenience.
	Blacksmithing	Crafting things in the Smithing Station	Stones can be crafted into Keys, which open locked chests found in the world. You can also craft Backpack upgrades.