Crafting and Automods

[adeyke]

I'm considering crafting a Safety Amazon Spear
I have a decent understanding of how the extra affixes are chosen, but I am curious about how the +1-3 Javelin & Spear Skills automod is handled.

If I understand correctly, the automod will be re-rolled when the crafting is done.

1) am I guarenteed at least a +1 or is it possible that the automod disappears entirely?

All non-magic/magic/rare/crafted amazon spears have automods.

2) If the automod remains, but is re-rolled, does it use the same ALvls as the Harpoonists, Spearmaidens, and Lancers affixes? (i.e. will ILvl  detirmine whether it's eligible for +3) or does it just pick randomly (33% chance of each) regardless of ILvl?

There are three amazon spear automods:
+1 javelin/spear skills, requires alvl 1, frequency 3, can spawn on non-magic/magic/rare/crafted
+2 javelin/spear skills, requires alvl 40, frequency 2, can spawn on non-magic/magic/rare/crafted
+3 javelin/spear skills, requires alvl 60, frequency 1, can spawn on non-magic/magic, but not rare/crafted

So on a crafted amazon spear, there are basically two cases to consider. If it's alvl 1-39, it gets +1. If it's alvl 40+, it has a 3/5 = 60% chance of +1 and a 2/5 = 40% chance of +2.

(Amazon javelins are a subset of amazon spears).

3) Am I correct in thinking that the automod does not prevent the selection of +1-2 Amazon Skills or +1-2 Javelin & Spear Skills from group 125 of the affixes?

Thanks
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Correct. The automods all have their own affix groups, starting with 300. The amazon spear automods, for example, are affix group 302.