diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/AbstractShapelessPredicatedRecipe.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/AbstractShapelessPredicatedRecipe.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b8610d9..00000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/AbstractShapelessPredicatedRecipe.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe;
-
-import java.util.List;
-import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
-import net.minecraft.inventory.Inventory;
-import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
-import net.minecraft.recipe.Recipe;
-import net.minecraft.util.DefaultedList;
-import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
-import net.minecraft.world.World;
-
-/**
- * Basic crafting recipe that uses our custom ingredients.
- */
-public abstract class AbstractShapelessPredicatedRecipe<C extends Inventory> implements Recipe<C> {
-
-    protected final Ingredient output;
-
-    protected final DefaultedList<Ingredient> ingredients;
-
-    private final Identifier id;
-
-    public AbstractShapelessPredicatedRecipe(Identifier id, Ingredient output, DefaultedList<Ingredient> ingredients) {
-        this.id = id;
-        this.output = output;
-        this.ingredients = ingredients;
-    }
-
-    protected abstract int getInputMultiplier(C inv, World worldIn);
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean matches(C inv, World worldIn) {
-        int materialMult = getInputMultiplier(inv, worldIn);
-
-        if (materialMult == 0) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        List<Ingredient> toMatch = Lists.newArrayList(ingredients);
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < inv.getInvSize(); i++) {
-            ItemStack stack = inv.getInvStack(i);
-
-            if (!stack.isEmpty()) {
-                if (toMatch.isEmpty() || !removeMatch(toMatch, stack, materialMult)) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        return toMatch.isEmpty();
-    }
-
-    private boolean removeMatch(List<Ingredient> toMatch, ItemStack stack, int materialMult) {
-        return toMatch.stream()
-                .filter(s -> s.matches(stack, materialMult))
-                .findFirst()
-                .filter(toMatch::remove)
-                .isPresent();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Identifier getId() {
-        return id;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public ItemStack craft(C inv) {
-        return getOutput();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean fits(int width, int height) {
-        return width * height < ingredients.size();
-    }
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/Pattern.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/Pattern.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b119e22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/Pattern.java
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException;
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe.ingredient.Ingredient;
+
+import net.minecraft.inventory.CraftingInventory;
+import net.minecraft.util.DefaultedList;
+import net.minecraft.util.JsonHelper;
+import net.minecraft.util.PacketByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.util.Util;
+
+public class Pattern {
+
+    public static Pattern read(PacketByteBuf buf) {
+        return new Pattern(
+                Utils.read(buf, Ingredient.EMPTY, Ingredient::read),
+                buf.readVarInt(),
+                buf.readVarInt()
+        );
+    }
+
+    public static Pattern read(JsonObject json) {
+        String[] patterns = combinePatternMatrix(getPattern(JsonHelper.getArray(json, "pattern")));
+        Map<String, Ingredient> ingredients = readIngredients(JsonHelper.getObject(json, "key"));
+
+        return new Pattern(patterns, ingredients);
+    }
+
+    public final DefaultedList<Ingredient> matrix;
+
+    public final int width;
+    public final int height;
+
+    public Pattern(DefaultedList<Ingredient> matrix, int width, int height) {
+        this.matrix = matrix;
+        this.width = width;
+        this.height = height;
+    }
+
+    public Pattern(String[] pattern, Map<String, Ingredient> ingredients) {
+        this(pattern, ingredients, pattern[0].length(), pattern.length);
+    }
+
+    private Pattern(String[] pattern, Map<String, Ingredient> ingredients, int width, int height) {
+        this(buildIngredientMatrix(pattern, ingredients, width, height), width, height);
+    }
+
+    public boolean matches(CraftingInventory inv) {
+        for(int x = 0; x <= inv.getWidth() - width; x++) {
+            for(int y = 0; y <= inv.getHeight() - height; y++) {
+                if (matchesSmall(inv, x, y, true) || matchesSmall(inv, x, y, false)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public void write(PacketByteBuf buf) {
+        Utils.write(buf, matrix, Ingredient::write);
+        buf.writeVarInt(width);
+        buf.writeVarInt(height);
+    }
+
+    public int size() {
+        return matrix.size();
+    }
+
+    private boolean matchesSmall(CraftingInventory inv, int offsetX, int offsetY, boolean reflected) {
+        for(int x = 0; x < inv.getWidth(); ++x) {
+            for(int y = 0; y < inv.getHeight(); ++y) {
+                int k = x - offsetX;
+                int l = y - offsetY;
+                Ingredient ingredient = Ingredient.EMPTY;
+                if (k >= 0 && l >= 0 && k < width && l < this.height) {
+                    if (reflected) {
+                        ingredient = matrix.get(width - k - 1 + l * this.width);
+                    } else {
+                        ingredient = matrix.get(k + l * this.width);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!ingredient.matches(inv.getInvStack(x + y * inv.getWidth()), 1)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    static DefaultedList<Ingredient> buildIngredientMatrix(String[] pattern, Map<String, Ingredient> ingredients, int width, int height) {
+        DefaultedList<Ingredient> result = DefaultedList.ofSize(width * height, Ingredient.EMPTY);
+
+        Set<String> unsolved = Sets.newHashSet(ingredients.keySet());
+        unsolved.remove(" ");
+
+        for(int i = 0; i < pattern.length; ++i) {
+            for(int j = 0; j < pattern[i].length(); ++j) {
+                String key = pattern[i].substring(j, j + 1);
+
+                Ingredient ingredient = ingredients.get(key);
+
+                if (ingredient == null) {
+                    throw new JsonSyntaxException("Pattern references symbol '" + key + "' but it's not defined in the key");
+                }
+
+                unsolved.remove(key);
+                result.set(j + width * i, ingredient);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!unsolved.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new JsonSyntaxException("Key defines symbols that aren't used in pattern: " + unsolved);
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    static String[] combinePatternMatrix(String... lines) {
+        int i = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        int j = 0;
+        int k = 0;
+        int l = 0;
+
+        for(int row = 0; row < lines.length; ++row) {
+            String line = lines[row];
+
+            i = Math.min(i, lookAhead(line));
+
+            int n = lookBack(line);
+
+            j = Math.max(j, n);
+            if (n < 0) {
+                if (k == row) {
+                    ++k;
+                }
+
+                ++l;
+            } else {
+                l = 0;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (lines.length == l) {
+            return new String[0];
+        }
+
+        String[] strings = new String[lines.length - l - k];
+
+        for(int o = 0; o < strings.length; ++o) {
+            strings[o] = lines[o + k].substring(i, j + 1);
+        }
+
+        return strings;
+    }
+
+    private static int lookAhead(String pattern) {
+       int i;
+       for(i = 0; i < pattern.length() && pattern.charAt(i) == ' '; ++i) {}
+
+       return i;
+    }
+
+    private static int lookBack(String pattern) {
+       int i;
+       for(i = pattern.length() - 1; i >= 0 && pattern.charAt(i) == ' '; --i) {}
+
+       return i;
+    }
+
+    static String[] getPattern(JsonArray json) {
+       String[] strings = new String[json.size()];
+       if (strings.length > 3) {
+          throw new JsonSyntaxException("Invalid pattern: too many rows, 3 is maximum");
+       } else if (strings.length == 0) {
+          throw new JsonSyntaxException("Invalid pattern: empty pattern not allowed");
+       } else {
+          for(int i = 0; i < strings.length; ++i) {
+             String string = JsonHelper.asString(json.get(i), "pattern[" + i + "]");
+             if (string.length() > 3) {
+                throw new JsonSyntaxException("Invalid pattern: too many columns, 3 is maximum");
+             }
+
+             if (i > 0 && strings[0].length() != string.length()) {
+                throw new JsonSyntaxException("Invalid pattern: each row must be the same width");
+             }
+
+             strings[i] = string;
+          }
+
+          return strings;
+       }
+    }
+
+    static Map<String, Ingredient> readIngredients(JsonObject json) {
+        return Util.make(json.entrySet().stream().collect(Collectors.toMap(e -> {
+               if (e.getKey().length() != 1) {
+                   throw new JsonSyntaxException("Invalid key entry: '" + e.getKey() + "' is an invalid symbol (must be 1 character only).");
+               }
+
+               if (" ".equals(e.getKey())) {
+                   throw new JsonSyntaxException("Invalid key entry: ' ' is a reserved symbol.");
+               }
+
+               return e.getKey();
+           },
+           e -> Ingredient.one(e.getValue())
+       )), m -> m.put(" ", Ingredient.EMPTY));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ShapedSpecialRecipe.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ShapedSpecialRecipe.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78b310f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ShapedSpecialRecipe.java
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe;
+
+import java.util.Random;
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe.ingredient.Ingredient;
+
+import net.minecraft.inventory.CraftingInventory;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.recipe.RecipeSerializer;
+import net.minecraft.recipe.SpecialCraftingRecipe;
+import net.minecraft.util.DefaultedList;
+import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.util.JsonHelper;
+import net.minecraft.util.PacketByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+
+public class ShapedSpecialRecipe extends SpecialCraftingRecipe {
+
+    private static final Random RANDOM = new Random();
+
+    private final Pattern pattern;
+    private final Ingredient output;
+    private final String group;
+
+    public ShapedSpecialRecipe(Identifier id, String group, Pattern pattern, Ingredient output) {
+        super(id);
+        this.group = group;
+        this.pattern = pattern;
+        this.output = output;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean matches(CraftingInventory inv, World world) {
+        return pattern.matches(inv);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack craft(CraftingInventory inv) {
+        return getOutput().copy();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean fits(int width, int height) {
+        return width * height >= pattern.size();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack getOutput() {
+        return output.getStack(RANDOM);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getGroup() {
+        return this.group;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public RecipeSerializer<?> getSerializer() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isIgnoredInRecipeBook() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DefaultedList<net.minecraft.recipe.Ingredient> getPreviewInputs() {
+        return Ingredient.preview(pattern.matrix);
+    }
+
+    public static class Serializer implements RecipeSerializer<ShapedSpecialRecipe> {
+        @Override
+        public ShapedSpecialRecipe read(Identifier id, JsonObject json) {
+            return new ShapedSpecialRecipe(id,
+                    JsonHelper.getString(json, "group", ""),
+                    Pattern.read(json),
+                    Ingredient.one(json.get("result"))
+            );
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ShapedSpecialRecipe read(Identifier id, PacketByteBuf buf) {
+            return new ShapedSpecialRecipe(id,
+                    buf.readString(32767),
+                    Pattern.read(buf),
+                    Ingredient.read(buf)
+            );
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void write(PacketByteBuf buf, ShapedSpecialRecipe recipe) {
+            buf.writeString(recipe.group);
+            recipe.pattern.write(buf);
+            recipe.output.write(buf);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ShapelessSpecialRecipe.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ShapelessSpecialRecipe.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49b1d86d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ShapelessSpecialRecipe.java
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe;
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.google.gson.JsonParseException;
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe.ingredient.Ingredient;
+
+import net.minecraft.inventory.CraftingInventory;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.recipe.RecipeSerializer;
+import net.minecraft.recipe.SpecialCraftingRecipe;
+import net.minecraft.util.DefaultedList;
+import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.util.JsonHelper;
+import net.minecraft.util.PacketByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.world.World;
+
+public class ShapelessSpecialRecipe extends SpecialCraftingRecipe {
+
+    private final String group;
+    private final Ingredient output;
+
+    private final DefaultedList<Ingredient> input;
+
+    public ShapelessSpecialRecipe(Identifier id, String group, Ingredient output, DefaultedList<Ingredient> input) {
+        super(id);
+        this.group = group;
+        this.output = output;
+        this.input = input;
+
+        if (input.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new JsonParseException("No ingredients for shapeless recipe");
+        }
+        if (input.size() > 9) {
+            throw new JsonParseException("Too many ingredients for shapeless recipe");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean matches(CraftingInventory inv, World world) {
+        return Utils.matchShapeless(input, inv, 1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack craft(CraftingInventory inv) {
+        return getOutput().copy();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean fits(int width, int height) {
+        return width * height >= input.size();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack getOutput() {
+        return output.getStack(Utils.RANDOM);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getGroup() {
+        return group;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public RecipeSerializer<?> getSerializer() {
+        return URecipes.CRAFTING_SHAPELESS;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DefaultedList<net.minecraft.recipe.Ingredient> getPreviewInputs() {
+        return Ingredient.preview(input);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isIgnoredInRecipeBook() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public static class Serializer implements RecipeSerializer<ShapelessSpecialRecipe> {
+        @Override
+        public ShapelessSpecialRecipe read(Identifier identifier, JsonObject jsonObject) {
+            return new ShapelessSpecialRecipe(identifier,
+                    JsonHelper.getString(jsonObject, "group", ""),
+                    Ingredient.one(jsonObject.get("output")),
+                    Ingredient.many(JsonHelper.getArray(jsonObject, "ingredients"))
+            );
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ShapelessSpecialRecipe read(Identifier identifier, PacketByteBuf buf) {
+            return new ShapelessSpecialRecipe(identifier,
+                    buf.readString(32767),
+                    Ingredient.read(buf),
+                    Utils.read(buf, Ingredient.EMPTY, Ingredient::read));
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void write(PacketByteBuf buf, ShapelessSpecialRecipe recipe) {
+            buf.writeString(recipe.group);
+            recipe.output.write(buf);
+            buf.writeVarInt(recipe.input.size());
+            Utils.write(buf, recipe.input, Ingredient::write);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/SpellBookRecipe.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/SpellBookRecipe.java
index 08f16333..0df25635 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/SpellBookRecipe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/SpellBookRecipe.java
@@ -1,52 +1,80 @@
 package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe;
 
-import java.util.Random;
-
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.container.SpellBookInventory;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.item.UItems;
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe.ingredient.Ingredient;
 
 import net.minecraft.inventory.CraftingInventory;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.recipe.Recipe;
 import net.minecraft.recipe.RecipeSerializer;
 import net.minecraft.recipe.RecipeType;
 import net.minecraft.util.DefaultedList;
 import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
+import net.minecraft.util.JsonHelper;
 import net.minecraft.util.PacketByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
 /**
  * Spellbook recipe accepting an item to enchant, a number of ingredients to use, an ingredient to compose the output.
  */
-public class SpellBookRecipe extends AbstractShapelessPredicatedRecipe<CraftingInventory> {
+public class SpellBookRecipe implements Recipe<CraftingInventory> {
 
-    private static final Random RANDOM = new Random();
+    private final Ingredient input;
 
-    protected final Ingredient input;
+    private final Ingredient output;
+
+    private final DefaultedList<Ingredient> ingredients;
+
+    private final Identifier id;
 
     public SpellBookRecipe(Identifier id, Ingredient input, Ingredient output, DefaultedList<Ingredient> ingredients) {
-        super(id, output, ingredients);
+        this.id = id;
+        this.output = output;
+        this.ingredients = ingredients;
         this.input = input;
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected int getInputMultiplier(CraftingInventory inv, World worldIn) {
+    public boolean matches(CraftingInventory inv, World world) {
+
         ItemStack enchantedStack = ((SpellBookInventory)inv).getCraftResultMatrix().getInvStack(0);
 
         if (enchantedStack.isEmpty() || enchantedStack.getItem() == null) {
-            return 0;
+            return false;
         }
 
         if (!input.matches(enchantedStack, enchantedStack.getCount())) {
-            return 0;
+            return false;
         }
 
-        return enchantedStack.getCount();
+        return Utils.matchShapeless(ingredients, inv, enchantedStack.getCount());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Identifier getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack craft(CraftingInventory inv) {
+        return getOutput();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean fits(int width, int height) {
+        return width * height < ingredients.size();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public DefaultedList<net.minecraft.recipe.Ingredient> getPreviewInputs() {
+        return Ingredient.preview(ingredients, DefaultedList.copyOf(null, input.getPreview()));
     }
 
     @Override
     public ItemStack getOutput() {
-        return output.getStack(RANDOM);
+        return output.getStack(Utils.RANDOM);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -70,30 +98,24 @@ public class SpellBookRecipe extends AbstractShapelessPredicatedRecipe<CraftingI
             return new SpellBookRecipe(id,
                     Ingredient.one(json.get("input")),
                     Ingredient.one(json.get("result")),
-                    Ingredient.many(json.get("ingredients").getAsJsonArray())
+                    Ingredient.many(JsonHelper.getArray(json, "ingredients"))
             );
         }
 
         @Override
         public SpellBookRecipe read(Identifier id, PacketByteBuf buf) {
-            Ingredient input = Ingredient.read(buf);
-            Ingredient output = Ingredient.read(buf);
-            int length = buf.readInt();
-            DefaultedList<Ingredient> ingredients = DefaultedList.copyOf(Ingredient.EMPTY);
-            while (ingredients.size() < length) {
-                ingredients.add(Ingredient.read(buf));
-            }
-
-            return new SpellBookRecipe(id, input, output, ingredients);
+            return new SpellBookRecipe(id,
+                    Ingredient.read(buf),
+                    Ingredient.read(buf),
+                    Utils.read(buf, Ingredient.EMPTY, Ingredient::read)
+            );
         }
 
         @Override
         public void write(PacketByteBuf buf, SpellBookRecipe recipe) {
             recipe.input.write(buf);
             recipe.output.write(buf);
-            DefaultedList<Ingredient> ingredients = recipe.ingredients;
-            buf.writeInt(ingredients.size());
-            ingredients.forEach(i -> i.write(buf));
+            Utils.write(buf, recipe.ingredients, Ingredient::write);
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/URecipes.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/URecipes.java
index 635f7928..c1c1ef01 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/URecipes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/URecipes.java
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ public interface URecipes {
     RecipeType<SpellBookRecipe> SPELL_BOOK = register("spell_book");
 
     RecipeSerializer<SpellBookRecipe> ENCHANTING_SPELL_SERIALIZER = register("enchanting_spell", new SpellBookRecipe.Serializer());
-    RecipeSerializer<SpellBookRecipe> CRAFTING_SPELL_SERIALIZER = register("crafting_spell", new SpellBookRecipe.Serializer());
+    RecipeSerializer<ShapelessSpecialRecipe> CRAFTING_SHAPELESS = register("crafting_shapeless", new ShapelessSpecialRecipe.Serializer());
+    RecipeSerializer<ShapedSpecialRecipe> CRAFTING_SHAPED = register("crafting_shaped", new ShapedSpecialRecipe.Serializer());
 
     static <T extends Recipe<?>> RecipeType<T> register(final String id) {
         return Registry.register(Registry.RECIPE_TYPE, new Identifier("unicopia", id), new RecipeType<T>() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/Utils.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/Utils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e2a0922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/Utils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe.ingredient.Ingredient;
+
+import net.minecraft.inventory.Inventory;
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.util.DefaultedList;
+import net.minecraft.util.PacketByteBuf;
+
+public class Utils {
+
+    static final Random RANDOM = new Random();
+
+    static <T> DefaultedList<T> read(PacketByteBuf buf, T def, Function<PacketByteBuf, T> reader) {
+        DefaultedList<T> list = DefaultedList.ofSize(buf.readInt(), def);
+        for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
+            list.set(i, reader.apply(buf));
+        }
+        return list;
+    }
+
+    static <T> void write(PacketByteBuf buf, DefaultedList<T> list, BiConsumer<T, PacketByteBuf> writer) {
+        buf.writeInt(list.size());
+        list.forEach(i -> writer.accept(i, buf));
+    }
+
+
+    public static <C extends Inventory> boolean matchShapeless(DefaultedList<Ingredient> ingredients, C inv, int mult) {
+        if (mult == 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        List<Ingredient> toMatch = Lists.newArrayList(ingredients);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < inv.getInvSize(); i++) {
+            ItemStack stack = inv.getInvStack(i);
+
+            if (!stack.isEmpty()) {
+                if (toMatch.isEmpty() || !removeMatch(toMatch, stack, mult)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return toMatch.isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    private static boolean removeMatch(List<Ingredient> toMatch, ItemStack stack, int materialMult) {
+        return toMatch.stream()
+                .filter(s -> s.matches(stack, materialMult))
+                .findFirst()
+                .filter(toMatch::remove)
+                .isPresent();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ChoicePredicate.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/ChoicePredicate.java
similarity index 85%
rename from src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ChoicePredicate.java
rename to src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/ChoicePredicate.java
index 26b91647..ecbe95d4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ChoicePredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/ChoicePredicate.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe;
+package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe.ingredient;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Random;
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.PacketByteBuf;
 
+/**
+ * Requires only one of the sub-ingredients to match when matching.
+ * Makes a random choice from a pool of alternatives when crafting.
+ */
 class ChoicePredicate implements Ingredient.Predicate {
-
     static Ingredient.Predicate read(JsonArray arr) {
         return new ChoicePredicate(Ingredient.many(arr));
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/DamagePredicate.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/DamagePredicate.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d10bbd35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/DamagePredicate.java
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe.ingredient;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Random;
+import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.util.JsonHelper;
+import net.minecraft.util.Lazy;
+import net.minecraft.util.PacketByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.util.Util;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for whether a tag contains the input when matching.
+ * Supplies a random item from the tag as the output when crafting.
+ */
+class DamagePredicate implements Ingredient.Predicate {
+    private static final Map<String, BiPredicate<Integer, Integer>> OPERATIONS = Util.make(new HashMap<>(), map -> {
+        map.put("==", (a, b) -> a == b);
+        map.put("!=", (a, b) -> a != b);
+        map.put("<", (a, b) -> a < b);
+        map.put("<=", (a, b) -> a <= b);
+        map.put(">", (a, b) -> a > b);
+        map.put("<=", (a, b) -> a <= b);
+    });
+
+    static Ingredient.Predicate read(PacketByteBuf buf) {
+        int count = buf.readInt();
+        if (count == 0) {
+            return EMPTY;
+        }
+        return new DamagePredicate(buf.readInt(), buf.readString(32767));
+    }
+
+    static Ingredient.Predicate read(JsonObject json) {
+        if (!json.has("damage")) {
+            return EMPTY;
+        }
+
+        JsonObject o = JsonHelper.getObject(json, "damage");
+        return new DamagePredicate(
+                JsonHelper.getInt(o, "damage"),
+                JsonHelper.getString(o, "op")
+        );
+    }
+
+    private final String op;
+    private final int damage;
+
+    private final Lazy<BiPredicate<Integer, Integer>> operation;
+
+    DamagePredicate(int damage, String op) {
+        this.op = op.trim();
+        this.damage = damage;
+        this.operation = new Lazy<>(() -> OPERATIONS.get(op));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ItemStack applyModifiers(ItemStack output, Random random) {
+        output.setDamage(damage);
+        return output;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Stream<ItemStack> getMatchingStacks() {
+        return Stream.empty();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean matches(ItemStack other, int materialMult) {
+        return !other.isEmpty() && operation.get().test(other.getDamage(), damage);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void write(PacketByteBuf buf) {
+        buf.writeInt(1);
+        buf.writeInt(damage);
+        buf.writeString(op);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/EnchantmentPredicate.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/EnchantmentPredicate.java
similarity index 94%
rename from src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/EnchantmentPredicate.java
rename to src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/EnchantmentPredicate.java
index 7cc65184..f2c4aa48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/EnchantmentPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/EnchantmentPredicate.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe;
+package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe.ingredient;
 
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import net.minecraft.util.PacketByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.util.registry.Registry;
 
 /**
- * A predicate that tests for a specific enchantment on an input item.
+ * A predicate that tests for a specific enchantment on an input when matching.
+ * Appends that enchantment to the output when crafting.
  */
 class EnchantmentPredicate implements Ingredient.Predicate {
-
     public static Ingredient.Predicate read(PacketByteBuf buf) {
         int level = buf.readInt();
         if (level == 0) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/Ingredient.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/Ingredient.java
similarity index 83%
rename from src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/Ingredient.java
rename to src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/Ingredient.java
index b6a85576..ffed6241 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/Ingredient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/Ingredient.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe;
+package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe.ingredient;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Random;
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import net.minecraft.util.Lazy;
 import net.minecraft.util.PacketByteBuf;
 
 @Immutable
-class Ingredient {
+public class Ingredient {
     public static final Ingredient EMPTY = new Ingredient(Predicate.EMPTY, Predicate.EMPTY, Predicate.EMPTY, Predicate.EMPTY);
 
     private final Predicate stack;
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Ingredient {
     private final Predicate enchantment;
 
     private final Lazy<List<ItemStack>> matchingStacks;
+    private final Lazy<net.minecraft.recipe.Ingredient> preview;
 
     Ingredient(Predicate stack, Predicate tag, Predicate spell, Predicate enchantment) {
         this.stack = stack;
@@ -42,12 +43,19 @@ class Ingredient {
                 ).filter(s -> matches(s, 1))
             .collect(Collectors.toList());
         });
+        this.preview = new Lazy<>(() -> {
+            return net.minecraft.recipe.Ingredient.ofStacks(getMatchingStacks().toArray(ItemStack[]::new));
+        });
     }
 
     public Stream<ItemStack> getMatchingStacks() {
         return matchingStacks.get().stream();
     }
 
+    public net.minecraft.recipe.Ingredient getPreview() {
+        return preview.get();
+    }
+
     public ItemStack getStack(Random random) {
         ItemStack output = ItemStack.EMPTY.copy();
         stack.applyModifiers(output, random);
@@ -64,7 +72,6 @@ class Ingredient {
             && enchantment.matches(other, materialMult);
     }
 
-
     public void write(PacketByteBuf buf) {
         stack.write(buf);
         tag.write(buf);
@@ -110,6 +117,15 @@ class Ingredient {
         return ingredients;
     }
 
+    public static DefaultedList<net.minecraft.recipe.Ingredient> preview(DefaultedList<Ingredient> input) {
+        return preview(input, DefaultedList.of());
+    }
+
+    public static DefaultedList<net.minecraft.recipe.Ingredient> preview(DefaultedList<Ingredient> input, DefaultedList<net.minecraft.recipe.Ingredient> output) {
+        input.stream().map(Ingredient::getPreview).forEach(output::add);
+        return output;
+    }
+
     public interface Predicate {
         Predicate EMPTY = new Predicate() {
             @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/SpellPredicate.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/SpellPredicate.java
similarity index 87%
rename from src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/SpellPredicate.java
rename to src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/SpellPredicate.java
index cab4038b..a378c501 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/SpellPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/SpellPredicate.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe;
+package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe.ingredient;
 
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.magic.spell.SpellRegistry;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.util.PacketByteBuf;
 
+/**
+ * A predicate that tests for a specific spell on an input when matching.
+ * Appends that spell to the output when crafting.
+ */
 class SpellPredicate implements Ingredient.Predicate {
     static Ingredient.Predicate read(PacketByteBuf buf) {
         int level = buf.readInt();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/StackPredicate.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/StackPredicate.java
similarity index 92%
rename from src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/StackPredicate.java
rename to src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/StackPredicate.java
index 693185a1..ba84086c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/StackPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/StackPredicate.java
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe;
+package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe.ingredient;
 
-import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
-import com.google.common.collect.Streams;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException;
@@ -17,6 +15,10 @@ import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
 import net.minecraft.util.PacketByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.util.registry.Registry;
 
+/**
+ * Tests for a specific item, stack size, and damage value when matching.
+ * Presents that item as the output when crafting.
+ */
 class StackPredicate implements Ingredient.Predicate {
     static Ingredient.Predicate read(PacketByteBuf buf) {
         int count = buf.readInt();
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ class StackPredicate implements Ingredient.Predicate {
             return subItems.stream();
         }
 
-        return Streams.stream(Optional.ofNullable(stack));
+        return Stream.of(stack);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/TagPredicate.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/TagPredicate.java
similarity index 92%
rename from src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/TagPredicate.java
rename to src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/TagPredicate.java
index ac7552e1..318245c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/TagPredicate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/recipe/ingredient/TagPredicate.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe;
+package com.minelittlepony.unicopia.recipe.ingredient;
 
 import java.util.Random;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ import net.minecraft.tag.Tag;
 import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
 import net.minecraft.util.PacketByteBuf;
 
+/**
+ * Tests for whether a tag contains the input when matching.
+ * Supplies a random item from the tag as the output when crafting.
+ */
 class TagPredicate implements Ingredient.Predicate {
     static Ingredient.Predicate read(PacketByteBuf buf) {
         int count = buf.readInt();