I generally assume that once degrades and failures are taken into account, the actual number of mats is roughly 10% higher, give or take depending on RNG's mood. I also assume one boost every 22-25 crafts despite 5%*20 equalling 100% since the actual equation is (1-(0.95^C)) where C = Number of crafts.
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