Enchant

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For the class of effect described as "hostile enchantments", see Willpower#Resistible enchantments. For the defunct spell school with those effects, see Enchantments.

Armour, weapons and shields may have enchantments. For example, a +7 broad axe has an enchantment of +7. Each enchant, or "plus", adds +1 to a specific stat:

• A scroll of enchant armour enchants armour and shields.
  • Armour gain 1 AC per enchantment, increasing the maximum AC roll by 1.
  • Shields gain 1 SH per enchantment, increasing the chance to block.
• A scroll of enchant weapon enchants weapons.
  • Weapons gain +1 slaying per enchantment, increasing both to-hit and maximum damage by 1.

Rings may also display an enchant value, but except for a unique shop vault, they will always be either +4, +5, or +6, depending on the stat of the ring. They can not be enchanted further. Artefacts come with a random enchantment value and can not be enchanted further.

This is not to be confused with brands or egos (e.g. broad axe of flaming).

Enchantment Limit

All enchantable items have a maximum that they can be naturally enchanted:

Maximum Enchantment Levels
Weapon	+9
Body armour	+(Armour's base AC) 0 for quicksilver dragon scales
Barding	+4
Shields	+3 for Bucklers, +5 for Kite shields +8 for Tower shields
All other armour	+2

Artefacts are not bound to these limits and may be "overenchanted". Enchantment level can be negative, though items do not normally generate with a negative enchantment, being usually exclusive to artefacts and other very specific sources (such as the Cinder Acolyte background).

History

• Prior to 0.27's removal of curses, negative enchantments used to be a lot more common (on cursed items).
• Prior to 0.25, stat boosting rings could naturally spawn with an enchantment from 2 to 6, positive or negative. An amulet of reflection varied in the same way, though was always positive.
• Prior to 0.15, weapons had a seperate to-hit enchant and damage enchant (e.g. +8,+6 broad axe). A scroll of enchant weapon I increased the former, a scroll of enchant wepaon II for the latter, and a scroll of enchant weapon III increased both twice.