They are excellent once maxed, no doubt, but you'll find gear that's plenty good enough during the level up process. Unless you're also going for jack of all trades, I would not prioritize blacksmithing nor sagecrafting. Originally posted by WZ:I do like to boost blacksmithing early a little bit, so I can dismantle green & blue gear, but that's because I go for the jack of all trades destinies, for the +all skills bonus, so I've got more skill points to spare than people playing a proper focused build.