Charsi Imbue Questions

[drinkturps]

Charsi Imbue Questions

Got a few questions on the above lady.

1. Can she imbue + to all skills on an item?

2. Similar to above, can she add +skills to Necro heads, Druid Pelts, Baba Helms, etc?

3. Hypothetical situation. If I have a level 70 Char who has found a Dusk Shroud, is the chance of getting better imbue stats increase due to the level of the character requesting the imbue? e.g, if I was level 30 with a Dusk Shoud would the imbue be less good?

4. Like above, if same character takes same Dusk Shroud for an imbue in Normal will it get weaker stats than if I did the imbue in Nightmare or Hell?

5. and finally, I always complete this quest but never take the imbue. Has anyone had some really succesful imbues on items?

Many thanks for your help and apologies if I am going over old ground that's been covered elsewhere.

 

[Stimm]

#1 no , she can give you + individual skills ( +1 fire skills etc )

#2 yes on barb helms so i would assume yes to other 2 as well

#3 yes character level increases chances of good mods

#4 yes difficulty does help with mods

#5 yes, i used to imbue diadems and tiaras especially in 09 and did get some very nice imbues

 

[PhatTrumpet]

1. It depends on the item type. Circlet-type items can get + all skills for any specific character class. Other helms can get + Shadow Disciplines and + Barb Combat skills. Swords can get + Pally and + Barb skills. Maces can get +Druid skills. Gloves can get + Passives, + Java, + Bow, and + Martial Arts. And all character-specific items can get + all to that characters skills.

2. see above. Plus to individual skills (for Sorc orbs, Druid pelts, Barb crowns, Necro heads, and exceptional/elite claws) is more of an inherent bonus of the item than a bonus given to you by the imbue.

3. Character lvl affects what mods are available.

4. I'm 95% sure difficulty does not affect the imbue, only character lvl.

5. Only in untwinked play.

 

[RTB]

2. Similar to above, can she add +skills to Necro heads, Druid Pelts, Baba Helms, etc?

Yes, and the odds of getting them are bigger as well.

Edit: The odds of getting staffmods (+to individual skills) are bigger on items that can have staffmods.

4. Like above, if same character takes same Dusk Shroud for an imbue in Normal will it get weaker stats than if I did the imbue in Nightmare or Hell?

Difficulty level has no influence on imbue.

5. and finally, I always complete this quest but never take the imbue. Has anyone had some really succesful imbues on items?

Still saving them :teeth:

 

[drinkturps]

Thanks V much for the quick replies. I think I'll start making better of use of this quest.

Cheers

 

[TheCerberus]

I'm going to leech on this thread for a bit, but how exactly does the game determine what mods come on the imbue? I've read you can get mods 6 levels above your own character level. I heard to get Master's + King's on a Battle Hammer you need to be lvl 74, but the highest mod there would be King's at 56, which would make it lvl 50 to get it right? Can someone clarify this?

 

[PhatTrumpet]

I've never heard that 6 lvls thing, although something like that does apply to circlets I believe. Just go to Arreat Summit, find the mods you want and the affix lvl of each mod... I thought it was just a straight comparison between affix lvl and char lvl, not +6.

jsiv and ConnerMac would probably be the best people to ask about this.

 

[Mecal]

i always try to imbue at high lvl, and usually circlets, diadems, tiaras.

once i got a:
diadem
+2 necro skills
+mana
+19 all resist
:winner:

yes those were the only mods :cheesy:

 

[ConnerMacleod]

LOL Phat, thanks for the compliment.

Ok, Imbuing mechanics work like this, and I'll answer the questions:

1. Can she imbue + to all skills on an item?
Imbue is merely a "free" rare. You have to think of it like Crafting, only without the random ilvl.

The item's end mods will reflect your character level PLUS 4, giving you Item level (ilvl) = clvl+4. So if it is an item that allows for +skills to be rolled, then it will possibly get the +skills mods. If you imbue at too low a level, then you will not get the mods.

2. Similar to above, can she add +skills to Necro heads, Druid Pelts, Baba Helms, etc?
Absolutely, but you must be the clvl+4 to get those mods.

3. Hypothetical situation. If I have a level 70 Char who has found a Dusk Shroud, is the chance of getting better imbue stats increase due to the level of the character requesting the imbue? e.g, if I was level 30 with a Dusk Shroud would the imbue be less good?

No. The higher your level, there are simply more mods that become available to you. For Example: This season I am making a particular class of PK and I want to use an ethereal weapon of a particular class. All available mods that I want (that will not push the clvl req of the item too high) require that I imbue the item at clvl 16.

You should imbue the weapon/armor/etc at a time when you KNOW the mods are available to you. Being level 96 does not guarantee (clvl+4=ilvl 99) uber mods. Remember my crafting comparison.

4. Like above, if same character takes same Dusk Shroud for an imbue in Normal will it get weaker stats than if I did the imbue in Nightmare or Hell?
No. Because the imbue quest merely relies on your clvl, there will be no change in the various difficulties. For example: Last season I was imbuing ethereal great mauls and martels that I found. I was imbuing them at the necessary levels in each difficulty.

5. and finally, I always complete this quest but never take the imbue. Has anyone had some really succesful imbues on items?

I received a 275% ed mod on an ethereal Martel last season (of course, no repair mod). I never used the weapon until the end of the season when I built an uber BotD Tmaul dueling barb. This weapon got him from 48 to the high 50s when it finally broke. I dropped it in town and said Free Eth Cruel in A5!

I did hear a tale about someone in SC that imbued a GM and got 400+ed with self repair on it. BotD for Low Levels.


I personally like www.diabloii.nu/affixcalc/ when I am deciding what to do with a particular item. Enter the stats appropriately.

 

[MoUsE_WiZ]

One note to add:
Circlets/Coronets/Tiara's/Diadems all have something called a "magic level" which allows them to get better mods than what your character level would normally allow for, I believe that Diadem's for example can get any mod from a level 8 imbue (the other 3 aren't quite that extreme about it).

 

[ConnerMacleod]

Actually, 3 items in the game have Magic levels. Mouse has it partially right.

Magic level means that you add Clvl+4+Magic Level to the Alvl (Alvl=Affix Level).

Wands and Sorceress Orbs are always a Magic Level of 1 (Waste on an Imbue too).

Circlets, Coronets, Tiaras, and Diadems (this is one class of items) have Magic Levels of 3, 8, 13, and 18 respectively. I can't believe I do this crap from memory. What this means is...

If you want a shot at getting +2 all Skills on a Diadem, then you would Imbue the item (regardless of where you located it, remember that a new ilvl is assigned) computed as follows: 90-18-4=clvl for imbue... So Character Level 68 would be the first level you would imbue a DIADEM. Circlets would be 90-3-4 or level 83.

I stopped imbuing circlets, etc., you can gamble them and use the Imbue to make more elite items like Ethereal weapons for PK.

 

[BenRosser787]

Well I tend to play a lot of single player, and I can tell you from experience that while it may seem rash, imbuing items around when you get the quest will usually be more effective then if you just save the imbue. I usually get an item that is worth using for a while, which is very handy in single player. Like with my necro, I imbued a preserved head right when I got the quest and got +2 skellies, +2 mastery. I was uber happy :drool:

 

[HelzCaretaker]

as for the character specific class items they will ALWAYS get a + to an individual skill, blizzard put this into effect in .09. However the class-specific items lack the power that the uniques do so they become quite useless. Basically imbuing at lvl 99 can still give you a lvl 3 req item. Clvl matters for the mods you're looking for, so basically if you want specific mods on an item like cruel + masters, you have to check the lvl that they spawn on and then get a character close to that lvl (a little bit higher never lower) and then imbue. The chances of getting the mods you want are rare but it is possible to get the godly item you're looking for. Most imbues are for low lvl rare items to use but it has changed in 1.10 since the majority of llders use socketed/cleg sword for their wpns.

 

[drinkturps]

Once again, thanks to all of you. That's pretty much all you need to know about Charsi in one thread. :buddies:

 

[CreLuSioN]

I always imbue etheral weapon like wasr javs for lld and high dmg weapons for mercs etc works quiet good but need lot of luck on the war javs to get good mods AND replenish.

 

[kurg]

5. and finally, I always complete this quest but never take the imbue. Has anyone had some really succesful imbues on items?

I rarely imbue, but I did get a nice set of javs this season on an imbue.

My lvl 65-ish javazon (or maybe it was my enchantress) imbued a set of maiden javelins, which turned out (from memory) 8% dual leech, increased stack size, 30% ias, +1 to mana after kill, about 70% enhanced damage, and +1 jav skills.

They sort-of sucked as maiden javelins, but had great mods, so I upgraded them with the cube recipie to ceremonial javs, which do about 120 damage which really helps my mana problems since they're dual leech. They're not titans, but they're not too far off either (and have built-in mana leech which titans do NOT). Too bad they didn't get replenish, they cost 11,000 to repair.