Enchant (925)/Enchant Item (925) (old version)

Enchant (925)/Enchant Item (925) (old version) Mnemonic [ENCHANT] Duration Permanent Utility Magic   Subtype {{{subtype}}}  Skill Enhancement {{{skill}}}  Components {{{components}}}  Availability {{{availability}}}

Enchanting allows the wizard to give an armor, weapon, shield, or the extremely rare DB (defensive bonus) items a permanent +5 bonus with each successful enchantment. The enchanting process can be very lengthy for the higher enchants.

Each enchantment requires tempering the item with a tempering potion and then a cast. But the number of temper/cast cycles varies based on the enchantment. For example, to enchant a 0x to 1x item requires 1 temper and 1 cast; 1x to 2x requires 2 tempers and two casts; 2x to 3x is 3 tempers and 3 casts, etc.

Currently there is a "soft cap" on enchanting that allows items only to be enchanted up to +35 (7x) without a special tempering potion. This means that any item above +30 (6x) will not take a temper from a mirtokh potion.

Historically wizards have pumped up their wizard base spells by over-training in the spell circle (past being 1x for their current level), but now with diminishing returns for over-training it is not too clear about if it would be more advantageous to put those extra spell ranks in the minor or major circles instead.

Note: There is a base 3% failure rate on the final cast of an enchant. It cannot be trained off.

Tempering Potions

Potion Name	Purpose	Base Cost
Rohnuru	temper anything < +6	3500
Duqnuru	temper anything < +16	5500
Dirtokh	temper anything < +26	10000
Mirtokh	temper anything < +31	35000
Sisfu	any project up to +25	17500
Sarmoc	un-temper a project	5000

Note: Prices based on Wizard Guild near Wehnimer's Landing

Tempering Ranges

Bonus Range	Enchant Level	Tempered As	Potion Needed
+1 to +5	1x	2x	Rohnuru
+6 to +10	2x	3x	Duqnuru
+11 to +15	3x	4x	Duqnuru
+16 to +20	4x	5x	Dirtokh
+21 to +25	5x	6x	Dirtokh
+26 to +30	6x	7x	Mirtokh
+31 to +35	7x	N/A	Mirtokh
+36 to +40	8x	N/A	N/A
+41 to +45	9x	N/A	N/A
+46 to +50	10x	N/A	N/A

For example, An imflass weapon that is +17 under the old system would have been tempered as a 3x project, but will now properly temper as a 4x project. Any enchanting project whose resulting bonus is greater than +20 will now be properly considered a major enchanting project, where the previous threshold for major projects was +22.

Success Factors

The following factors help with enchanting; listed in no particular order of importance.

• Wizard Base spells known (Diminishing returns for over-training)
• Major Elemental spells known
• Minor Elemental spells known
• Level
• Using the appropriate potion for the project (though using a 'better' potion is no hinderance)
• Magic Item Use skill
• Arcane Symbols skill
• Logic, Intuition, and Aura bonuses
• Being at a workshop or node
• Having your familiar present
• Elemental Mana Control skill

Failure Factors

The following factors hinder enchanting; listed in no particular order of importance.

• Encumberance
• Low spirit
• Injuries
• Low health
• Material of the item (some materials are more resistant)
• Having critters present

Base Requirements & Important Notes

• The wizard must have learned the spell Enchant Item (925)
• There is no limitation on the number of enchant projects between +5 and +20.
• One major project (anything over +20) per account is allowed at a time
• The highest bonus that is possible to temper, without special potions, is +30.
• The highest enchant possible, without special potions, is +35.
• Once an enchanting project is started, one is unable to wear the armor or shield, and using a weapon will cause it to shatter.

Elemental Detection (405) Reveals

When using the spell on an item either tempered or enchanted by a wizard, the combination of adjective and color of the revealed aura provides the current exact numeric enchant of the item. The color is the +5 enchant, and the adjective is the modifier to that +5.

As examples:

• The muted yellow aura given by imflass can be broken down as (+15 yellow) + (-3 muted) = the +12 that is the natural enchant of imflass.
• The hazy orange aura given by deringo can be broken down as (+10 orange) + (-2 hazy) = the +8 that is natural enchant of deringo.

Color	Value
No	<= 0
Red	+5
Orange	+10
Yellow	+15
Green	+20
Blue	+25
Indigo	+30
Violet	+35

Adjective	Value
Extremely Faint	special case1
Faint	-4
Muted	-3
Hazy	-2
Currently Unknown (possibly Bright)	-1
Vibrant	0

¹The "extremely faint" adjective is only combo'd with an aura showing no color (thus it shows only as "an extremely faint aura") when a naturally negative bonused item is enchanted by a wizard to a 0 state.

External Links

Official Spell Description: http://www.play.net/gs4/info/spells/spelllist.asp?circle=5#925
Official Enchanting Notes: http://www.play.net/gs4/info/enchant_notes.asp