Editing Item Enchantment Alternatives (section)

== Buffing ==

=== Armor ===
Item Enchantment can improve [[clothing]], a [[Shields|shield]], or a piece of [[armor]] with the following spells: [[Impenetrability (Spell)|Impenetrability]], [[Blade Bane (Spell)|Blade Bane]], [[Bludgeon Bane (Spell)|Bludgeon Bane]], [[Piercing Bane (Spell)|Piercing Bane]], [[Acid Bane (Spell)|Acid Bane]], [[Flame Bane (Spell)|Flame Bane]], [[Frost Bane (Spell)|Frost Bane]], and [[Lightning Bane (Spell)|Lightning Bane]].

'''<font color=green>Alternatives</font>''':
* Use [[Covenant Armor]]/[[Olthoi Armor (Loot)|Olthoi Armor]]. These types of loot generated armor cannot be enchanted or tinkered with [[Salvaged Steel|Steel]], and instead have a higher base a base armor level and may be tinkered with the salvaged materials which increase protections to the 7 types of damage: [[Salvaged Alabaster|Alabaster]], [[Salvaged Bronze|Bronze]], [[Salvaged Marble|Marble]], [[Salvaged Armoredillo Hide|Armoredillo Hide]], [[Salvaged Ceramic|Ceramic]], [[Salvaged Wool|Wool]], and [[Salvaged Reedshark Hide|Reedshark Hide]]. Note that ''built-in'' enchantments on these two types of armor still enchant the piece, so pieces with built in [[Impenetrability (Spell)|Impenetrability]] and banes are the highly recommended.

* Use certain quest sets and armor which fully buff themselves. [[Armor]] that self-buffs includes:
** [[Armor of Darkness]]
** [[Empowered Armor of Perfect Light Sets|Empowered Armor of the Perfect Light]]
** [[Hieromancer's Armor]] and the upgrades: [[Luminescent Thaumaturgic Armor]] and [[Auroric Exarch Armor]]
** [[Nanjou Shou-jen Armor]]
** [[Helm of the Abyssal Totem]], [[Helm of the Black Totem]], and the [[Helm of the White Totem]]
** [[Harbinger Arm Guard]]
** [[Empowered Empyrean Robe]]

* Have a friend, [[Alternative Character]], or [[Buff Bot]] buff your armor.

'''<font color=red>No Alternatives</font>''':
* Without item enchantment, there is no way to self-buff your clothing.
* Without item enchantment, there is no way to buff other players' clothing, shields, or armor.

=== Weapons ===
Item Enchantment can improve [[Weapons]] with the following spells: [[Blood Drinker (Spell)|Blood Drinker]], [[Heart Seeker (Spell)|Heart Seeker]], [[Defender (Spell)|Defender]], [[Swift Killer (Spell)|Swift Killer]], [[Hermetic Link (Spell)|Hermetic Link]], and [[Spirit Drinker (Spell)|Spirit Drinker]].

'''<font color=green>Alternatives</font>''':
* Use [[Loot]] generated weapons that have built-in enchantments. Note that for melee and missile weapons, a swift killer enchantment is not always necessary as a tinker with [[Salvaged Oak|Oak]] will improve the speed of a weapon by 50 points.

* Use quest weapons  that have built-in enchantments. This is a common feature on quest weapons. For a complete listing of available quest weapons, see [[Weapons]].

* Have a friend, [[Alternative Character]], or [[Buff Bot]] buff your weapons.

'''<font color=red>No Alternatives</font>''':
* Without item enchantment, there is no way to buff other players' weapons.

=== Locks ===
While seldom used, Item Enchantment has the ability to increase the resistance of a lock with the [[Strengthen Lock (Spell)|Strengthen Lock]] spell, making it harder to pick. There is no way to do this without Item Enchantment.