Gambling for Rare Crafted Items - Diablo 2
Crafted items in Diablo 2 always have 3 - 4 fixed properties and can roll up to an additional 4 properties if the conditions are met. There are four different categories of properties which are made for different builds and classes, recipes for all of them can be found below. It's up to you to pick which fixed properties are more important to you then you can gamble for the other properties that you want.
Depending on the ilvl of the item created it will get a certain amount of random affixes on it. Below is a list from Arreat Summit (and every other Diablo 2 website) on what ilvl the item has to be in order to roll the amount of affixes that you want. The ilvl of the item is determined the same way that a Rare item's ilvl is.
At ilvls 1-30, there's a 40% chance of 1 affix and a 20% chance each of 2, 3 or 4 affixes.
At ilvls 31-50, there's a 60% chance of 2 affixes and a 20% chance each of 3 or 4 affixes.
At ilvls 51-70, there's an 80% chance of 3 affixes and a 20% chance of 4 affixes.
At ilvls 71+, there's a 100% chance of 4 affixes.
To determine a Crafted Item's ilvl you'll need to know the ilvl of the item you're using to craft as well as do some math with your character level. It's a complicated math problem that you can find more information about on Arreat Summit and Diablo 2 wikia. What I can do for you is summarize what you need to know.
1. Your character level matters. The higher your level the better but being at least level 93 will allow you to craft everything.
2. The item's ilvl matters. There is a reason that so many people farm areas with Area Level 85 (Ancient Tunnels, Chaos Sanctuary, Baal Runs). These zones drop the highest ilvl items.
You will get a 100% chance of all 4 affixes when you craft an item from a level 85 zone with a character that's at least 80+. However, you won't be able to get the very best affixes in the game (on some items) unless you have a character level of 93 and are using an item from an area with an area level of 85. You can check what all of the affix levels are on this page.
For the most part Rings, Helms and Amulets are the 3 items that you'll definitely want to use a level 93 character when you craft them. For the rest of the pieces you can craft like Weapons, Shields, Boots, Body Armor, Gloves and Belts the best affixes that can roll on these items are 10 ilvls below the best affixes that can roll on Rings, Helms and Amulets. What this means is you can use either a lower level character or a lower ilvl item and still get the best rolls possible.
Horadric Cube High Rune Recipes
- List of Armor Rune Words
- List of Helm Rune Words
- List of Shield Rune Words
- List of Weapon Rune Words
Horadric Cube Weapons and Armor Recipes
- Horadric Cube Gambling for Socket Recipes
- Horadric Cube How to Ebug Armor
- Horadric Cube Upgrading Weapons & Armor
Horadric Cube Rare Crafted Gear Recipes
- Blood Item Recipes
- Caster Item Recipes
- Hitpower Item Recipes
- Safety Recipes
- Best Recipes to Gamble for Rare Items
Horadric Cube Charm and Amulet Gambling
Below you will find a list of the best items you can make with Gambling and what recipes you'll want to use to make them. I've broken the stats on the items into required (Req) and recommended (Rec) stats. For example the first item on the list is Good Bowzon Hitpower Gloves.
On these gloves you'll want +2 Bow and Crossbow Skills or +2 Passive & Magic Skills as well as +20 Improved Attack Speed otherwise the item is trash. If you get both of these rolls on your item then you want to to check the other stats against my recommended list. If you get at least two that match then you've got a decent item.
Key:
Req: Required Affix #1. The Item is not useful without this
Req: Required Affix #2. The Item is not useful without this
Rec: Recommended Affix's. Get at least two of these on your item and you've got a good item; the better the rolls you get the better the item.
Good Bowzon Hitpower Gloves:
Heavy Bracers, Vambraces + 
Jewel + 
Ort Rune + 
Perfect Sapphire
Req: +2 Passive & Magic Skills or +2 Bow and Crossbow
Req: +20 Improved Attack Speed
Rec: Dexterity, Strength, (Lightning Resistance + Any Other Resist), Life Leech, Replenish Mana
Good Javazon Blood Gloves:
Sharkskin Gloves or Vampirebone Gloves + 
Jewel + 
Nef Rune + 
Perfect Ruby
Req: +2 Javelin and Spear Skills or +2 Passive & Magic Skills
Req: +20 Improved Attack Speed
Req: 10 Crushing Blow
Rec: Dexterity, Strength, (Lightning Resistance + Any Other Resist)
Good Smiter Blood Gloves:
Sharkskin Gloves or Vampirebone Gloves + Jewel + Nef Rune + Perfect Ruby
Req: 20 Improved Attack Speed
Req: 10 Crushing Blow
Rec: Strength, Dexterity, Vitality, (Lightning Resistance + Any Other Resist), Attack Rating
Good Martial Assassin Blood Gloves:
Sharkskin Gloves or Vampirebone Gloves + Jewel + Nef Rune + Perfect Ruby
Req: +2 Martial Skills
Req: 20 Improved Attack Speed
Req: 10 Crushing Blow
Rec: Strength, Dexterity, Vitality, (Lightning Resistance + Any Other Resist), Attack Rating
Good Blood Boots For Every Melee Class:
Battle Boots or Mirrored Boots + Jewel + 
Eth Rune + Perfect Ruby
Req: 30% Faster Run/Walk
Req: 10% Faster Hit Recovery
Rec: +25 to at least two Resistances, Dexterity, Strength, Max Mana
Good Caster Boots For Every Caster Class:
Demonhide Boots or Wyrmhide Boots + Jewel + 
Thul Rune + 
Perfect Amethyst
Req: 30% Faster Run/Walk
Req: 10% Faster Hit Recovery
Rec: +25 to at least two Resistances, Dexterity, Strength, Max Mana
Good Caster Belt For Every Class:
Sharkskin Belt or Vampirefang Belt + 
Jewel + 
Ith Rune + Perfect Amethyst
Req: 10% Faster Cast Rate
Req: 24% Faster Hit Recovery
Rec: +30 to at least two Resistances, Strength, Max HP
Good Blood Belt For Melee Classes:
Mesh Belt or Mithril Coil + Jewel + 
Tal Rune + Perfect Ruby
Req: 24% Faster Hit Recovery
Req: 3% Life Leech
Req: 15+ Strength
Rec: Chance to Open Wounds, Resistances
Good Caster Amulet:
Magic Amulet + Jewel + 
Ral Rune + Perfect Amethyst = Caster Amulet
Req: +2 to Skills for a Casting Class
Req: 20% Faster Cast Rate (You can get an FCR affix roll that combines with the default one in the Caster Recipe)
Rec: 80+ Mana, 40+ Life, 30+ to a Resist, +15 Strength, +15 Dexterity
Good Blood Melee Amulet:
Magic Amulet + 
Jewel + 
Amn Rune + Perfect Ruby = Blood Amulet
Req: +2 Skills for a Melee Class
Req: 10% Faster Cast Rate
Rec: +15 Strength, +15 Dexterity, 30+ to a Resist, 80+ Mana, Mana Leech
Good Melee Blood Ring:
Magic Ring + Jewel + 
Sol Rune + Perfect Ruby = Blood Jewelry
Req: 10% Faster Cast Rate
Req: 20+ Strength
Rec: Attack Rating, Dexterity, Max HP, +20 of Two Resistances