User:Immortalbob/Guides/Guide to Imbuing

Overview

This guide will explain the different types of imbues, how they work, and how to apply them effectively.

Armor Imbues

There are three types of imbues available for armor and shields. These imbues add +1 to your total Melee, Missile, or Magic Defense per piece of armor. These imbues can stack, and are effective up to a maximum of +10 defense (9 armor slots + shield) and use the Armor Tinkering skill.

Just like weapon imbues, these imbues come with up to a 33% chance of landing on the target (38% with the Charmed Smith augmentation).

Salvage

Below is a list of the salvage types used.

Name	Use
Salvaged Peridot	Increases Melee Defense by 1.
Salvaged Yellow Topaz	Increases Missile Defense by 1.
Salvaged Zircon	Increases Magic Defense by 1.

Foolproof salvage is also available, and can be purchased from Hisham al-Evv for Small Olthoi Venom Sacs.

Name	Cost
Foolproof Peridot	10
Foolproof Yellow Topaz	5
Foolproof Zircon	10

Weapon Imbues

There are ten types of imbues available for weapons, and wands. These imbues add 1 special property per weapon. You cannot apply more than 1 imbue to any given weapon.

These imbues come with up to a 33% chance of landing on the target (38% with the Charmed Smith augmentation), and use the Weapon Tinkering, and Magic Item Tinkering skills.

Salvage

Below is a list of the salvage types used.

Name	Use
Salvaged Aquamarine	Imbues the target with Cold Rending.
Salvaged Black Garnet	Imbues the target with Pierce Rending.
Salvaged Black Opal	Imbues the target with Critical Strike.
Salvaged Emerald	Imbues the target with Acid Rending.
Salvaged Fire Opal	Imbues the target with Crippling Blow.
Salvaged Imperial Topaz	Imbues the target with Slash Rending.
Salvaged Jet	Imbues the target with Lightning Rending.
Salvaged Red Garnet	Imbues the target with Fire Rending.
Salvaged Sunstone	Imbues the target with Armor Rending.
Salvaged White Sapphire	Imbues the target with Bludgeon Rending.

Foolproof salvage is also available, and can be purchased from the Colosseum Coin Collector for 30 Colosseum Coins.

Name
File:Foolproof Aquamarine Icon.png Foolproof Aquamarine
File:Foolproof Black Garnet Icon.png Foolproof Black Garnet
Foolproof Black Opal
File:Foolproof Emerald Icon.png Foolproof Emerald
File:Foolproof Fire Opal Icon.png Foolproof Fire Opal
File:Foolproof Imperial Topaz Icon.png Foolproof Imperial Topaz
File:Foolproof Jet Icon.png Foolproof Jet
File:Foolproof Red Garnet Icon.png Foolproof Red Garnet
File:Foolproof Sunstone Icon.png Foolproof Sunstone
File:Foolproof White Sapphire Icon.png Foolproof White Sapphire

What do these imbues do?

Armor Rending

• Armor Rending reduces the Armor and Shield Level of the target.
• Imperil and Life vulns will stack upon this effect and increase damage output.
• The amount of armor reduced increases with base weapon skill.

Critical Strike

• Critical Strike increases the frequency of critical hits.
• Frequency grows with base weapon skill.
• Imperil and Life vulns increase damage done.

Crippling Blow

• Crippling Blow increases the damage of critical hits.
• Damage of critical hits increases with base weapon skill.
• Imperil and Life vulns increase damage done.

Resistance Rending

• Resistance Rending is a global term for the various resistance rends. (Ex: Cold Rending, Fire Rending, Slash Rending)
• Reduces the resistance to the element of the imbue by up to 150%, or a level 6 vuln.
• Imperil stacks with effect, but casting a level 7+ life vuln will surpass it.
• The amount of resistance reduced increases with base weapon skill.

Quest Weapon Imbues

Quest weapons can come pre-imbued with a variety of special properties. These "imbues" are not static amounts, and can be different from weapon to weapon.

Imbue	Equivalent
Biting Strike	Critical Strike
Crushing Blow	Crippling Blow
Armor Cleaving	Armor Rending
Resistance Cleaving	Resistance Rending

Some notes on imbuing

• Unless you are using foolproof salvage, imbues should be your first tinker. A foolproof tinker can be done as the final (10th) tinker and still retain the 100% chance of landing.
• You may only imbue an item once and it is final.
• When attempting a resistance rend, be sure to verify the element of the weapon matches the type of salvage.
• The Charmed Smith augmentation increases the chances of landing an imbue by 5%.