Supra was hell because we were trying to HQ the item for the 4 star books at the same time so it became a Reclaim game.
Lucis is way, way better. I've got about a 90% success rate on the Lucis tool items using:
Opener
-Comfort Zone
-Inner Quiet
-Ingenuity 2
-Careful Synthesis 2
-Careful Synthesis 2
-Hasty Touch
The Meat
-Tricks of the Trade at every opportunity
-Manipulation at 10 durability
-Steady Hands 2 (always, always, always use it or Tricks of the Trade after Manipulation or else you'll break your craft)
-Hasty Touch x3
-Refresh Comfort Zone when it drops. You'll refresh at least once, but can often refresh another time if you get lucky with Tricks procs.
-Repeat Manipulation/Steady Hands 2 at 10 Durability until you have between 74-186 CP (Check math as I mentioned below)
The Finisher
When you'll finish with 20 Durability and 74-186 CP (My math may be off since I'm not in game to look, but what you want to look for is enough CP for Great Strides, Innovation, Byregot's Blessing but not enough for another Manipulation+Steady Hands 2 to go with them.
-Great Strides
-If Good/Excellent=Byregot's Blessing; If not, Innovation
-If Innovation last turn, Byregot's Blessing
-Careful Synthesis 2
Lucis is way, way better. I've got about a 90% success rate on the Lucis tool items using:
Opener
-Comfort Zone
-Inner Quiet
-Ingenuity 2
-Careful Synthesis 2
-Careful Synthesis 2
-Hasty Touch
The Meat
-Tricks of the Trade at every opportunity
-Manipulation at 10 durability
-Steady Hands 2 (always, always, always use it or Tricks of the Trade after Manipulation or else you'll break your craft)
-Hasty Touch x3
-Refresh Comfort Zone when it drops. You'll refresh at least once, but can often refresh another time if you get lucky with Tricks procs.
-Repeat Manipulation/Steady Hands 2 at 10 Durability until you have between 74-186 CP (Check math as I mentioned below)
The Finisher
When you'll finish with 20 Durability and 74-186 CP (My math may be off since I'm not in game to look, but what you want to look for is enough CP for Great Strides, Innovation, Byregot's Blessing but not enough for another Manipulation+Steady Hands 2 to go with them.
-Great Strides
-If Good/Excellent=Byregot's Blessing; If not, Innovation
-If Innovation last turn, Byregot's Blessing
-Careful Synthesis 2
Kate Lander