I’m sure others noticed the same when checking the wiki page: There appears to be very few amount of “unique” skins available from random recipes in the mystic forge.
Axes: 5
Daggers: 3
Focus: 15
Greatsword: 4
Hammer: 2
Longbow: 2
Pistols: 2
Scepter: 4
Shield: 4
Shortbow: 3 (1 haloween)
Spear: 2
Staff: 2 (incl 1 from haloween)
Sword: 7
Torch: 1
So I was wondering if the amount of skins are even (as in: if there are 4 greatsword recipes there are also 4 staff recipes, so same amount for duo handed/as well as same amount for single handed) or are there indeed more skins for particular weapons?
Knowledge about this should give a clue if further exploring the forge is even worth it.