Imbuing headgear.

[theredpredator]

Imbuing headgear.

I was wondering, does it really matter whether its a circlet/diadem/coronet etc? (except from the defence part:thumbsup. I know iLvl doesnt mind, its all Clvl.

Also what lvl should my imbuer be?

 

[purplelocust]

Re: Imbuing headgear.

Yes, it makes a differnce as circlet-type items get a special bonus (mlvl) and have higher level affixes available to them than they would otherwise. The bonus depend upon the item type: the mlvl bonus is given in this RTB post http://diablo.incgamers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6227604&postcount=7

Diadems are a partcularly remarkable case- any rare diadem, because of the high mlvl bonus, can get any affix that can spawn on a rare circlet-type item. So imbuing diadems with lvl 8 characters can give great results. I always pick up white diadems for later imbuing.

 

[Raskah]

Re: Imbuing headgear.

Imbue ilvl= clvl+4. The affixe lvl is determined based on ilvl and qlvl.
qlvl aka quality level is a fixed number and can't be changed. The determination of affix lvl is based on this formula for magic, rares and crafted items:

If (ilvl>99) then {ilvl=99}
if (qlvl>ilvl) then {ilvl=qlvl} ;
if (magic_lvl>0) then {alvl=ilvl+magic_lvl}
else
{
if (ilvl<(99-qlvl/2))
then {alvl=ilvl-qlvl/2}
else {alvl=2*ilvl-99}
}
If (alvl>99) then {alvl=99}

Circlet/Coronet/Tiara/Diadem have a magic lvl. Circlets have magic_lvl=3, Coronets have magic_lvl=8, Tiaras have magic_lvl=13, Diadems have magic_lvl=18.

Since when imbuing ilvl=clvl + 4

Circlet alvl = clvl + 4 + 3 = clvl +7
Coronet alvl = clvl + 4 + 8 = clvl + 12
Tiara alvl = clvl + 4 + 13 = clvl + 17
Diadem alvl = clvl + 4 + 18 = clvl + 22

Since you probabily want +2 skill affix you need alvl >= 90. To achive that you a minimal clvl of:

Circlet alvl = clvl +7 = 90 <=> clvl = 83
Coronet alvl = clvl + 12 = 90 <=> clvl = 78
Tiara alvl = clvl + 17 = 90 <=> clvl = 73

The diadem its different, since its qlvl = 83, has always a minimal ilvl = 83 (see 2nd line of the script) so alvl = 83 + 18 = 101 capped to 99. Diadems when imbued can have all the affixes no matter the character lvl doing the imbue! The other ones have lower qlvl so they have a min clvl required to achive certains alvl.

EDIT: pwed by purplelocust and RTB post :sad: All this math for nothing...