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.

Some notes on imbuing

Imbues should be your first tinker. However, a foolproof tinker can be done as the final (10th) tinker and still retain the 100% chance of landing.
All imbues count as 1 tinker on your item.
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.
All imbues have a maximum chance of 33% to land.
The Charmed Smith augmentation increases the chances of landing an imbue to 38%.
Void mages do not need resistance rends, or armor rending. Void spells do not take life protections, or armor into account.
War mages do not need Armor Rending, as war spells do not take armor into account.
Melees and Archers can make use of any and every type of imbue.

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).

These imbues use the Armor Tinkering skill.

Salvage

Below is a list of the salvage types used.

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

Foolproof Salvage

Foolproof salvage is guaranteed to land on the desired item.
It can be purchased from Hisham al-Evv for Small Olthoi Venom Sacs, or found in the Grand Casino Chest.

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

Jewelry Imbues

Jewelry imbues can be used to add minor attributes, vitals, and regeneration cantrips.

These imbues use the Magic Item Tinkering skill.

Minor Attribute Cantrips

Name	Use
Agate Salvage	Imbues the target with Minor Focus.
Bloodstone Salvage	Imbues the target with Minor Endurance.
Carnelian Salvage	Imbues the target with Minor Strength.
Lapis Lazuli Salvage	Imbues the target with Minor Willpower.
Rose Quartz Salvage	Imbues the target with Minor Quickness.
Smokey Quartz Salvage	Imbues the target with Minor Coordination.

Vital Cantrips

Name	Use
Azurite Salvage	Imbues the target with Wizard's Intellect.
Hematite Salvage	Imbues the target with Warrior's Vitality.
Malachite Salvage	Imbues the target with Warrior's Vigor.

Regeneration Cantrips

Name	Use
Citrine Salvage	Imbues the target with Minor Stamina Gain.
Lavender Jade Salvage	Imbues the target with Minor Mana Gain.
Red Jade Salvage	Imbues the target with Minor Health Gain.

Trinket Imbues

See Trinket Imbuing.

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.

Salvage

Below is a list of the salvage types used.

Resistance Rending

Use Weapon Tinkering to apply these imbues.

Name	Use
Aquamarine Salvage	Imbues the target with Cold Rending.
Black Garnet Salvage	Imbues the target with Pierce Rending.
Emerald Salvage	Imbues the target with Acid Rending.
Imperial Topaz Salvage	Imbues the target with Slash Rending.
Jet Salvage	Imbues the target with Lightning Rending.
Red Garnet Salvage	Imbues the target with Fire Rending.
White Sapphire Salvage	Imbues the target with Bludgeon Rending.

Critical Hit and Armor Rending

Use Magic Item Tinkering to apply these imbues.

Name	Use
Black Opal Salvage	Imbues the target with Critical Strike.
Fire Opal Salvage	Imbues the target with Crippling Blow.
Sunstone Salvage	Imbues the target with Armor Rending.

Foolproof Salvage

Foolproof salvage is guaranteed to land on the desired item.
It can be purchased from the Colosseum Coin Collector for 30 Colosseum Coins, or found in the Grand Casino Chest.

Name
Aquamarine Foolproof
Black Garnet Foolproof
Black Opal Foolproof
Emerald Foolproof
Fire Opal Foolproof
Imperial Topaz Foolproof
Jet Foolproof
Red Garnet Foolproof
Sunstone Foolproof
White Sapphire Foolproof

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, up to 7x the normal critical hit amount.
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 special properties are a fixed bonus amount, and do not depend on the skill level of the user. They do, however, vary from weapon to weapon. In other words, a Biting Strike property on a quest weapon may have a different bonus value from another quest weapon with the same Biting Strike property.

The table below shows the special property and the tinkering imbue that has the same type of effect, but not the same bonus multiplier.

Special Property	Tinkering Imbue	Effect summary
Biting Strike	Critical Strike	Increases the rate of critical hits (up to~ 50% in the case of Critical strike.)
Crushing Blow	Crippling Blow	Increases the damage of critical hits
Armor Cleaving	Armor Rending	Decreses the armor level of the target, in a similar fasion to an imperil.
Resistance Cleaving	Resistance Rending	Decreases the targets protection level of a specific elment attack type. All properties and imbues will relate to and mention a specific protection.