imbuing guide ultima online

In Ultima Online, imbuing is a high-level crafting skill that allows you to enhance weapons, armor, and other items with powerful magical properties. Heres a comprehensive guide to help you master imbuing: Requirements for Imbuing Skill Requirement: You need 100 Imbuing (trained via the skill trainer or by practicing). Tools: You must have an Imbuing Tool (purchased from an Imbuing NPC). Resources: Youll need Magical Residue (gained from unraveling magic items) and Relic Fragments (for higher-end imbues). How to Train Imbuing Unraveling Items: Disassemble magic items (weapons, armor, jewelry) to gain Magical Residue. Basic Imbues: Start with low-intensity imbues (e.g., Hit Point Increase, Lower Requirements) to gain skill. Higher-Difficulty Imbues: Progress to harder properties (e.g., Hit Mana Leech, Resistances) as your skill improves. Imbuing Properties You can imbue items with various properties, including: Weapons: Hit Mana Leech, Hit Life Leech, Damage Increase, Swing Speed Increase. Armor: Resistances (Fire, Cold, Poison, etc.), Lower Requirements, Defense Chance Increase. Jewelry: Faster Casting, Faster Cast Recovery, Luck, Mana Increase. Note: Each item has a Weight Limit (500% max), meaning you cant stack too many powerful properties. Step-by-Step Imbuing Process Select an Item: Choose a weapon/armor/jewelry with no existing properties (or one you want to overwrite). Open Imbuing Menu: Use your Imbuing Tool. Choose a Property: Select from the list (based on item type). Adjust Intensity: Higher intensity = stronger effect but harder success chance. Check Weight: Ensure the total weight doesnt exceed 500%. Confirm & Pay: Use Magical Residue (and Relic Fragments for high-end imbues). Success/Failure: If successful, the property is added; if failed, resources are lost. Advanced Tips Use a Soulforge: Imbuing near a Soulforge (found in Ilshenar or other dungeons) gives a bonus success chance. Reimbuing: You can overwrite existing properties (but be careful of weight limits). Exceptional Items: Imbuing works best on exceptional (high-quality) items. Meta Pets: Some imbues are great for metamorphic pets (e.g., Hit Life Leech). Best Items to Imbue Weapons: Slayer weapons (e.g., Repond, Undead Slayer) with Hit Life Leech and Damage Increase. Armor: Mage Armor with Faster Casting and Resistances. Jewelry: Rings/Bracelets with Faster Cast Recovery, Mana Increase, Luck. Useful Commands & Macros [add imbuing: Opens the imbuing menu. [unravel: Quick unraveling of items. Where to Find Imbuing NPCs Britain (near the Crafting Area) Ilshenar (near the Soulforge) Tokuno (Crafting District) Final Notes Imbuing is expensive at high levelsstockpile Magical Residue. Some properties cannot be imbued (e.g., Self Repair, Mage Weapon). Re-forging (a separate system) can be combined with imbuing for ultimate gear. Would you like specific advice on a certain type of imbue or build?