More/better crafting for Rare items

So I've been thinking and maybe this is what is wanted but it just feels odd that dropped rares are less desirable due to so little crafting working on it that is worthwhile.
But as is right now, while I like the crafting changes, it really feels like you want magic items more than rares so that you can use essences and abyss to nail down what kind of item you want to create the rare...

I duno maybe make essences work on rares but you can use an essence on an item only once, like abyss works right now. This way if you find a decent rare you can make it even better, and not have full RNG on it.