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 Rating
- 1 Luminous Armor Crystal or Luminous Armor Crystal (Attuned)
- 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
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 choose the wrong Token, do not turn it in. Loot 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 #) in addition to the Extraction Gem.
There is a limit of 5 Extraction Gems per week.
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 is used has no impact on the Armor Remnant.
When you have successfully used the Extraction Gem, you will create an 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.
- You can purchase a Luminous Armor Crystal from Valorian as often as you need.
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:
- Obtain a Blank Augmentation Gem
- Gain access to a Faction Chapterhouse: Rossu Morta Chapterhouse or Whispering Blade Chapterhouse
Within the Chapterhouse, locate the room containing Garrin Farrow and Elira Farrow and give them your Blank Augmentation Gem depending on the armor being upgraded.
| NPC | Type | Rating | Augmentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elira 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 wearing the piece of armor being upgraded.
Mechanics
Examples
Notes / Tips
- Luminous Armor Enchanting works on loot generated armor of certain Armor Sets:
- 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 enchantment.
See Also
- Armor Sets — link to general page about armor sets.
- Blank Augmentation Gem — link to general page about obtaining blank augmentation gems