Enchanting Guide

Overview of Enchanting

Enchanting in Ashes of Creation is a system that allows players to enhance their gear, offering both vertical and horizontal progression.

Vertical Enchantments: Increase the power level of an item, such as boosting damage or defense stats. Most players will focus on enchanting weapons first to increase damage done as this helps a great deal while armor pieces are a secondary choice.

Horizontal Enchantments: Add situational or utility-based effects, like elemental resistances or PvP-specific bonuses.

Enchanting is done through scrolls which are the only ingredient needed for a piece of gear to improve. There is no profession skill that increases enchanting success rate, instead, enchanting remains closely tied to luck.

Enchanting Mechanics

Enchantment Scrolls - Essential items used to apply enchantments to gear pieces. There are different versions of this scroll with various different chances and properties like the Journeyman Minor Gold Reduction Enchanting Scroll offering lower gold cost.

Reagents/Charms - Additional materials required during the enchanting process, which can influence success rates and mitigate risks.

Success Rates and Risks

Safe Enchanting: Initial enchantment levels are designed to be safe, with guaranteed success and no risk of item destruction.

Over-Enchanting: Attempting to enchant gear beyond certain thresholds introduces risks, including the potential destruction of the item. Players can use optional items (charms) during the enchanting process to reduce these risks. As of writing of this guide, the enchanting system doesn't appear to be entirely developed and many changes are expected to happen during Phase 3 if more adjustments are planned for the game balance.