Tools of the Trade

Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale The Sightless Eye Secret of the Vizjerei The Infernal Gate The Harrowing Lord of Destruction Special Den of Evil Sisters' Burial The Search for Cain The Forgotten Tower Tools of the Trade Sisters to Slaughter Type Recommended Initiation Talk to Charsi after Akara after rescuing Deckard Cain or Pick up Horadric Malus (character must be at least level 8) Objective(s) Return the Horadric Malus to Charsi Area(s) Barracks Item(s) Horadric Malus Reward Charsi will imbue a low, normal or high quality armor or weapon with no sockets to make it rare quality When I fled the Monastery, I left behind the Horadric Malus, my enchanted smithing hammer. If you can retrieve it for me, I'll use its magic to strengthen your equipment. - Charsi Navigation Take waypoint to Dark Wood or Black Marsh, then find and follow path through Tamoe Highland and Monastery Gate to activate waypoint in Outer Cloister. Entrance to Barracks is indicated by position of waypoint: When waypoint is in west corner, flanked by plant bed to left and fountain to right in center of courtyard, entrance to Barracks is at back of southeast cloister (right from entrance from Monastery Gate and Tamoe Highlands). When waypoint is in east corner, flanked by plant bed to right and fountain to left in center of courtyard, entrance to Barracks is at back of northwest cloister (left from entrance from Monastery Gate and Tamoe Highlands). When waypoint is in east corner with cross-shaped plant bed in center of courtyard, entrance to Barracks is at back of northeast cloister (opposite entrance from Monastery Gate and Tamoe Highlands). Objective Search Barracks until Horadric Malus is found. It is guarded by The Smith, an Extra Strong Super Unique Demon. The Smith does not need to be killed, but character must be at least level 8 to take Horadric Malus off its stand. Doing so causes it to drop on floor: it requires 1x2 inventory space to pick it up so that it can be returned to Charsi. Reward Oh! Thanks so much for returning the Horadric Malus! I will now imbue one of your items with magical powers. - Charsi Charsi can now take one low, normal or high quality armor or weapon without sockets and imbue it to make it rare quality. Does not have to be done immediately (or at all): remains an option when interacting with her until armor or weapon has been imbued. Rare armor or weapon has item level = character level + 4. Use affix calculator to establish affix levels of desirable affixes and necessary item level (and thus character level) to maximise chance of them being picked. Best to imbue item which cannot be gambled, or which has less chance of being gambled: Exceptional or Elite Ethereal, particularly weapon item types (may not be useful if Repairs Durability suffix is not selected, or Replenishes Quantity suffix in case of javelin, throwing axe or throwing knife) Ethereal Crystal Sword or Dimensional Blade (resulting rare can be upgraded to Phase Blade, which is Indestructible) Diadem (combination of quality and magic levels ensures all possible affixes can be picked, even at character level 8) Scepter Staff Wand Class-specific: Amazon bow Amazon javelin Amazon spear Auric shield Orb Pelt Primal helm Shrunken head Any existing skill bonuses, or auto-affixes on class-specific items, will be lost and picked again. One skill bonus is always picked when imbuing item which can have them, and chance of two or three skill bonuses being picked increases based on rare item level (and thus character level): Skill bonuses Condition 2 70 < Rand(99) + (clvl+4) < 91 3 Rand(99) + (clvl+4) > 90 Rand(99) is a random number picked between 0 and 99 Chance of skill bonus(es) of greater magnitude also increases based on rare item level: Skill bonus Condition +1 Rand(99) + [ (clvl+4)/2 ] < 60 +2 59 < Rand(99) + [ (clvl+4)/2 ] < 90 +3 Rand(99) + [ (clvl+4)/2 ] > 89 [1] Reference Librarian, Nothing is Easy: Staffmods (FAQtoids) Librarian, Take a Chance of Me: Imbue by Charsi (FAQtoids)