Luminous Armor Enchanting

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Luminous Armor Enchanting is a process in that allows players to imbue loot generated set armor with additional Critical Damage or Critical Damage Reduction rating points, up to a maximum of +2 to one or the other. Only players that have Enlightened can complete the process.

Overview

The process requires a great deal of Luminance, Stipends/Promissory Notes, sacrificial set armor, a Blank Augmentation Gem and potentially Lifestone Shards.

Within a Bookshelf at the Library at Asheron's Castle, you can find the lore book On the Art of Luminous Armor Enchanting, which describes the steps in the process.

Overall Costs

• 5 Stipend or 5000 Promissory Note (or any combination thereof)
• 5,000,000 Luminance
• 5 pcs of Matching Set Armor with 370+ Spellcraft and +1-2 Rating
• 1 Luminous Armor Crystal (All characters) or Luminous Armor Crystal (Attuned) (Only Lifestone Shard Collectors)
• 1 Blank Augmentation Gem

Timers and Cooldowns

• Extraction Gems: 5 per week (each gem is on its own timer)
• Luminous Armor Crystal (Attuned): 1 per Month (only applies to Lifestone Shard Collectors)
  • Additional Luminous Armor Crystal can be purchased as needed from Valorian, and by characters that are not Lifestone Shard Collectors.

Quest Requirements

• At least 1 Enlightenment
• Access to the Rossu Morta Chapterhouse or Whispering Blade Chapterhouse

Process

Step 1 - Extraction Token

Begin by going to Aelira in Asheron's Castle. It is recommended that you have 1,000,000 Luminance banked for Step 2, as that will be needed immediately following payment of the Alt Currency.

Choose between giving Aelira either:

• 1 Stipend or 1000 Promissory Notes

This will allow you to collect one Token from the shelves in her room.

• If you accidentally pick-up the wrong Token, do not turn it in. Choose the correct Token and turn that in instead. All Tokens will be removed from your inventory at turn-in.
• Choose a Token that matches the set for the piece of armor you wish to enchant. You cannot exchange the Extraction Gem if you turn in the wrong Token to Aelira.

Step 2 - Extraction Gem

Give the chosen Token to Aelira, and at the cost of 1,000,000 Luminance, she will charge an Extraction Gem. Lifestone Shard Collectors that are not currently on cooldown, will receive a Luminous Armor Crystal (Attuned) (more on these in Step 4) in addition to the Extraction Gem.

There is a limit of 5 Extraction Gems per week.

Extraction Gems

Luminous Adept's Extraction Gem

File:Luminous Archer's Extraction Gem Icon.png Luminous Archer's Extraction Gem

File:Luminous Soldier's Extraction Gem Icon.png Luminous Soldier's Extraction Gem

File:Luminous Defender's Extraction Gem Icon.png Luminous Defender's Extraction Gem

File:Luminous Hearty Extraction Gem Icon.png Luminous Hearty Extraction Gem

File:Luminous Wise Extraction Gem Icon.png Luminous Wise Extraction Gem

File:Luminous Dexterous Extraction Gem Icon.png Luminous Dexterous Extraction Gem

File:Luminous Swift Extraction Gem Icon.png Luminous Swift Extraction Gem

The purpose of an Extraction Gem is to destroy suitable armor to create Armor Remnants. There are 2 versions of each Extraction Gem, and you can tell the difference between them by looking at the description.

• Extraction Gem marked with a Sword - is for extracting armor with +1-2 Crit Dmg rating.
• Extraction Gem marked with a Shield - is for extracting armor with a +1-2 Crit Dmg Resist rating.

Extraction Gems can be exchanged with Aelira as needed to match the type of rating on the armor you want to extract in the following step.

Step 3 - Armor Remnants

Use caution: This step requires the permanent and irreversible destruction of a piece of armor.

Apply the Extraction Gem to a matching piece of set armor. Only certain pieces of armor are acceptable targets for the destruction process:

• Is not Retained
• Armor Set matches the set on the Extraction Gem
• Spellcraft must be 370+
• Must have +1-2 rating. If target armor is:
  • Crit Dam, use the Extraction Gem marked with a sword
  • Crit Dam Resist, use the Extraction Gem marked with a shield
  • Aelira will exchange your Extraction Gem for the correct type
  • Which Extraction Gem (CD or CDR) is used has no impact on the Armor Remnant.

When you have successfully used the Extraction Gem, you will create an Armor Remnant.

Armor Remnants

Adept's Armor Remnant

File:Archer's Armor Remnant Icon.png Archer's Armor Remnant

File:Soldier's Armor Remnant Icon.png Soldier's Armor Remnant

File:Defnder's Armor Remnant Icon.png Defnder's Armor Remnant

File:Hearty Armor Remnant Icon.png Hearty Armor Remnant

File:Wise Armor Remnant Icon.png Wise Armor Remnant

File:Dexterous Armor Remnant Icon.png Dexterous Armor Remnant

File:Swift Armor Remnant Icon.png Swift Armor Remnant

Repeat Steps 1-3 until you have 5 matching Armor Remnants.

Step 4 - Luminous Enchantment

Use a Luminous Armor Crystal to fuse 5 matching Armor Remnants together into a Luminous Enchantment.

• Lifestone Shard Collectors can received 1 free Luminous Armor Crystal (Attuned) per month when charging an Extraction Gem with Aelira.
  • Aelira will not give you a 2nd Luminous Armor Crystal (Attuned) if you still have one in your inventory. These free crystals cannot be banked up.
• You can purchase a Luminous Armor Crystal from Valorian as often as you need.

Luminous Enchantments

Luminous Adept's Enchantment

File:Luminous Archer's Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Archer's Enchantment

File:Luminous Soldier's Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Soldier's Enchantment

File:Luminous Defnder's Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Defnder's Enchantment

File:Luminous Hearty Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Hearty Enchantment

File:Luminous Wise Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Wise Enchantment

File:Luminous Dexterous Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Dexterous Enchantment

File:Luminous Swift Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Swift Enchantment

Step 5 - Offense or Defense Augmentation

This step can be done at any time. It is independant of the other steps.

Now that you have your Enchantment, it's time to augment it for +1 Crit Dam (Offense) or +1 Crim Dam Resist (Defense).

Complete the necessary quests to:

1. Obtain a Blank Augmentation Gem
2. Gain access to a Faction Chapterhouse: Rossu Morta Chapterhouse or Whispering Blade Chapterhouse

Within the Chapterhouse, locate the room containing Garrin Farrow and Eleera Farrow and give them your Blank Augmentation Gem depending on the armor being upgraded:

Augmentations

NPC	Type	Rating	Augmentation
Eleera Farrow	Offense	+1 Crit Dam	Offensive Armor Remnant Augmentation
Garrin Farrow	Defense	+1 Crit Dam Resist	Defensive Armor Remnant Augmentation

Step 6 - Luminous Armor Enchantment

Apply the Augmentation to your Enchantment and you have completed the Luminous Armor Enchantment. It is now ready to apply to a matching piece of armor.

• This final Luminous Armor Enchantment is not attuned. It can be given to another character to upgrade their armor.
• Once applied, the piece of Luminous Armor can only be equipped by the character which applied it. It should only be applied by the character that will be wearing the armor being upgraded.

Luminous Offense/Defense Enchantments

Offense (Crit Dam)	Defense (Crit Dam Resist)
File:Luminous Adept's Offense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Adept's Offense Enchantment	Luminous Adept's Defense Enchantment
File:Luminous Archer's Offense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Archer's Offense Enchantment	File:Luminous Archer's Defense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Archer's Defense Enchantment
File:Luminous Soldier's Offense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Soldier's Offense Enchantment	File:Luminous Soldier's Defense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Soldier's Defense Enchantment
File:Luminous Defender's Offense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Defender's Offense Enchantment	File:Luminous Defender's Defense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Defender's Defense Enchantment
File:Luminous Hearty Offense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Hearty Offense Enchantment	File:Luminous Hearty Defense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Hearty Defense Enchantment
File:Luminous Wise Offense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Wise Offense Enchantment	File:Luminous Wise Defense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Wise Defense Enchantment
File:Luminous Dexterous Offense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Dexterous Offense Enchantment	File:Luminous Dexterous Defense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Dexterous Defense Enchantment
File:Luminous Swift Offense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Swift Offense Enchantment	File:Luminous Swift Defense Enchantment Icon.png Luminous Swift Defense Enchantment

Notes / Tips

• Luminous Armor Enchanting works on loot generated armor of certain Armor Sets:
  • Skill Sets: Adept, Archer, Soldier, Defender
  • Attribute Sets: Dexterous, Hearty, Wise, Swift
• Armor with +1 Crit Dam, cannot receive a Crit Dam Resist Enchantment and vice versa.
• Armor, once enchanted, can only be worn by the character that applies the enchantment.
• All parts of the Luminous Armor Enchanting system are Attuned, EXCLUDING: the final/finished enchantment.
• When applying Luminous Amber Imbues from Viridian Rise, it is best to complete the Luminous Armor Enchantment on the armor first, as you cannot apply an enchantment to armor that already has +2 rating. This only applies to:
  • Luminous Amber: Bracers of Thunderous Blows for Crit Dam
  • Luminous Amber: Pauldrons of Thunderous Blows for Crit Dam
  • Luminous Amber: Greaves of the Tower for Crit Dam Resist
  • Luminous Amber: Tassets of the Tower for Crit Dam Resist

Examples

Once armor has been enchanted, it receives a new icon (as shown), and is marked Created by, meaning it can only be equipped by that character.

See Also

• Armor Sets — link to general page about armor sets.
• Blank Augmentation Gem — link to general page about obtaining blank augmentation gems