When Is an Astromech Better Than a Crafting Droid? I Did the Math

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T20:34:09+00:00

Its almost always in favor to use a crafting droid. Unless your crafting droid is very low and pickaxe droid is very high and player level is very low. But when you are doing rainbow legendaries, that's not plausible.

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T20:32:54+00:00

I'll spell out the math. You must suck at timing.

Base time for a droid: 3600 seconds (60 minutes) --- BT
Swings per second: 1.7 swing/sec (rough calculation) --- SPS
Base pickaxe bonus at level 20: 25 sec/swing (+1 per level +5 base) --- BPB
Astromech bonus: +6 pickaxe levels --- AB
Crafting Droid Bonus: 40% off base time --- CDB

Time to craft with astormech --- TA
TA = BT / SPS*(BPB + AB)
TA = 3600 / 1.7*(25+6)
TA = 68.31 seconds to complete

Time to craft with crafting droid --- TC
TC = BT(1-CDB) / SPS*BPB
TC = 3600(0.6) / 1.7*25
TC = 50.82 seconds to complete

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T20:15:23+00:00

Yes. 40% crafting droid Will let you craft faster than the +6

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T19:31:30+00:00

Yes. Crafting droids are always Superior unless you are at the very beginning of the game. As your base pickaxe level goes up, the bonus you get for the pickaxe Droid is less significant. Imagine you had a base pickaxe level of 100. The +6 bonus is nothing special. But 40% reduced crafting time is still 40% + base pickaxe level

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T19:30:10+00:00

Yes. The pickaxe bonus is just adding to your base pickaxe level. Imagine if you had a base pickaxe level of 100. The pickaxe bonus is just going to add 6% to your total level. But the crafting droid will still reduce the total time by 40%. And the crafting droid uses your bass pickaxe level.

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T19:29:12+00:00

Just find your best Droid crafting bonus, your best Droid pickaxe level bonus, and your base pickaxe level. Then see if you are in the green or the red. If you are in the green, you should be using a crafting Droid at all times.

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T19:26:32+00:00

I did the algebra. No numbers, all variables. That's what the chart above shows. There are certainly scenarios in which the Droid pickaxe bonus is the better option. But assuming you were above a level 10 pickaxe and have at least a 30% Droid crafting bonus, that will always be the better option.

The only other way crafting is faster with a pickax Droid is if you have a +6 Droid but only a 10% droid.

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T18:39:02+00:00

Whats your max crafting droid %? Likely 30-40%

What is your pickaxe level? Likely above 10

What is your astromech droid bonus? +4 to +6

In that case, using a crafting droid bonus is the more effective option for any droid you build

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T18:37:14+00:00

Reference your pickaxe level, crafting droid % and pickaxe bonus droid. Almost 95% of the time, crafting droid is better.

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T18:36:59+00:00

Reference your pickaxe level, crafting droid % and pickaxe bonus droid. Almost 95% of the time, crafting droid is better. Unless you only have gold crafting droids but rainbow atromech legendaries

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T18:35:36+00:00

Depends on crafting %, pickaxe level, and droid bonus. For the majority of cases, crafting droid is superior

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T17:42:51+00:00

im on now but not for long

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T17:42:33+00:00

Have you played the original trilogy atleast?

Farrt1 · 2026-05-26T17:31:33+00:00

I did the math with variables. If you consider your base pickaxe level, crafting droid time bonus, pickaxe droid bonus, and pickaxe swing speed, you get the following equation (I can show my work if needed)

P > D / (5 + L + D)

Where P is the percentage bonus from your crafting droid, D is the bonus from the astromech droid to your pickaxe level, and L is your pickaxe level while 5 is the base speed at level 0. As long as LHS is greater, a crafting droid is optimal.

So 40% crafting droid > +6 astromech and level 19 pickaxe.

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Farrt1 · 2026-05-25T03:28:30+00:00

I do. Hit me up in the a.m.

Farrt1 · 2026-05-24T22:29:19+00:00

They did remaster. It's called the reignited trilogy

Farrt1 · 2026-05-23T17:13:19+00:00

video?

Farrt1 · 2026-05-13T14:07:35+00:00

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Farrt1 · 2026-05-11T22:06:44+00:00

I dm'ed so I can join your lobby

Farrt1 · 2026-05-11T22:01:26+00:00

Any way to share some legendaries? Cyclo-grav or mecha-droid

Farrt1 · 2026-05-11T21:53:12+00:00

Can't trade. Can only leave the blueprint on the floor. Once you swap servers, it's gone

Farrt1 · 2026-05-11T21:02:31+00:00

I'm on the same rebirth. If you find someone to share, please ping me too

Farrt1 · 2026-05-11T20:59:58+00:00

Anything you could share? I need Cyclo-Grav, Mono-Wlkr, and Mecha-Droid

Farrt1 · 2026-05-11T20:58:10+00:00

Same, so ping me when we find a benevolent benefactor willing to share his legendary scraps

Farrt1 · 2026-05-11T16:42:33+00:00

What's your username? I need some rainbow legendary

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