New augments

[Dragavon]

This is copied from Lammania forums, so things may change a bit before it goes live.

Disclaimer
Everything seen on the preview server, Lamannia, is not final and is subject to change or removal before live release.

Description
Expected with the Release of Update 48 is a revamp to Augments. The vast majority of this revamp is not available in this preview, however, we thought you would want to get some details and a peak at some of the new named augments that are expected to be launching with Feywild sooner rather than later.

What this revamp means for players is boiled down to the following:
New Augments We’ll now be able to make new augments for future releases. There will be a large number of new augments released with Feywild that, for the most part, fall into the following categories:
New Regular Augments Not available in this preview but there will be augments for basic stats that did not yet have augments (such as MRR)
New Named Augments Some of the ones expected for release with Feywild are listed below. Note that the two categories listed are not all the new named augments planned for Feywild. Particularly of note is that we intend for there to be some non-raid named augments available in Feywild as well as the raiding heavy categories in the posts below.
New Augment UI Not available in this preview but it’s similar to Legendary Greensteel and Sentient Weapons
Revamped Current Augments Not available in this preview but the gist is that old augments will be made to match Cannith Crafting power values for effects at their minimum level.

How to Access
During this preview you can easily access all of these augments via “The Loot Guy” NPC located in the center of the Test Dojo. Note: As stated above, new augments are essentially non-functional in this preview build and we’ve only included them in order to be able to get design feedback before the system is fully implemented.

Known Issues
New Augments that are in this update are made to work with the New Augment System, which is not currently accessible to players. This means that they are currently effectively nonfunctional.
Old augments will continue to function as they were as they are still using the Old Augment System.

[Dragavon]

Note: This is not a full list of the new augments expected to be released with Update 48.

Soulforged Augments
Each of the following can be Soulforge crafted with a combination of Threads of Fate, an Empty Soul Vessel (Ingredient found in Feywild Content), and a specific named item. The augment, when placed in an item will grant that item one of the effects from the named item that the augment was made from.

Essence of the Cloak of Strahd
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Cloak of Strahd
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
Color: Yellow
Effect Granted: Invisibility Guard: This item has a 10% chance of granting you temporary invisibility when you are hit by foes. The invisibility will not be removed when you attack or take damage, but it will wear off after 10 seconds.

Essence of Nullscale Armor
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Nullscale Armor
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
Color: Yellow
Effect Granted: Nullmagic Guard: On being hit with a spell: There is a small chance that you explode in arcane energies. Foes hit are subject to a silencing effect, preventing their spellcasts and dampening their magical protections for 10 seconds

Epic Litany of the Dead
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Epic Litany of the Dead
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
Color: Colorless
Effect Granted: Litany of the Dead II – Ability Bonus: The Litany of the Dead enhances the physical and mental abilities of its owner. Grants a +2 Profane bonus to all Abilities.

Essence of Constellation, Broken and Reforged
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 The Broken Blade of Constellation, 1 The Shattered Hilt of Constellation, 1 Constellation Cursed Blade
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
Color: Orange
Effect Granted: Improved Destruction: On Hit: Your target gains a stack of Armor Destruction. (-1 penalty to Armor Class, -1% of its Fortification. 20 second duration. Stacks up to 15 times.) This effect may trigger once every second.

The Masque
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 The Masque
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
Color: Blue
Effect Granted: Soundproof: Protects against stunning, dazing and disorientation from sound-based spells such as Soundburst and Greater Shout.

Essence of the Cobalt Guard
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Cobalt Guard
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
Color: Purple
Effect Granted: Improved Quelling Strikes: On Vorpal Melee: applies Quell to target enemies for six seconds, rendering them unable to cast divine spells. 50% chance of preventing the from casting all spells for three seconds (12 second cooldown).

Essence of the Cracked Core
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Cracked Core
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
Color: Yellow
Effect Granted: Alchemical Conservation:This item modifies the user’s energy expenditure in such a way that many abilities can be used more frequently than normal. You will gain +1 ki on every successful attack (Enhanced Ki). You will gain an additional use, per rest, of: Action boost, Turn Undead, & Bard song. These additional uses will only take effect after your rest.

Essence of Dark Diversion
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Dark Diversion
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
Color: Yellow
Effect Granted: Occultation: Decreases all threat generated by 20%.

Essence of the Spear of the Mournlands
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Legendary Lord of Blades
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
Color: Orange
Effect Granted: Touch of the Mournlands: This item, once wielded by the Lord of Blades himself, taints each wound with the power of the Mournlands. Prolonged exposure will make the target more and more difficult to heal and repair, cutting their Healing and Repair Amplification, and also interferes with their ability to use magic by occasionally Quelling enemies on a Vorpal strike

Essence of the Champion of the Twins
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Champion of the Twins
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
Color: Blue
Effect Granted: Healer’s Bounty: This item has a small percentage chance to cast a heal spell on you when you take damage.

Essence of Ultimatum
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Ultamatum
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
Color: Green
Effect Granted: Petrification Immunity

Essence of the Dethek Runestone
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Dethek Runestone
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
Color: Green
Effect Granted: Runic Revitalization: On Positive Energy Spell Cast: You have a 10% chance to gain 100 Temporary Hit Points and 50 Temporary Spell Points for 60 seconds. This effect can trigger once per 120 seconds.

[Dragavon]

Note: This is not a full list of the new augments expected to be released with Update 48.

Colorless “Set Bonus” Augments
Each of the following is a Colorless augment. Slotting one of these augments into an item that already has a set bonus will cause that set bonus to be suppressed and replaced (so long as this augment remains slotted in that item) with the set bonus listed on the augment. (Note: These can be slotted into items that don’t have set bonuses as well)

Perfect Silence
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Vestments of Ravenloft
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +3 Artifact Bonus to Sneak Attack Dice

Arcane Barrier
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Mantle of Escher
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +20 Magical Resistance Rating Cap

Paragon Guard
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Platemail of Strahd
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +10% Artifact Bonus to Armor Class

Dusk Raider
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Coat of Van Richten
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +20 Artifact Bonus to Melee and Ranged Power

Piercing Mind
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Staggershockers
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +4 Artifact bonus to Intelligence

Touch of Power
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Attunement’s Gaze
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +50 Artifact bonus to Universal Spell Power

Alluring Elocution
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, Tattered Scrolls of the Broken One
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +4 Artifact Bonus to Charisma

Arcane Guardian
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Citadel’s Gaze
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +25 Artifact bonus to MRR

Visions of the Future
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Crystalline Gauntlets
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +4 Artifact bonus to Wisdom

Cruel Cut
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 The Family’s Blessing
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +15% Artifact bonus to damage vs the Helpless

Truthful Blow
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Helm of the Final Watcher
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +25% Artifact bonus to Fortification Bypass

Tough Shields
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Dumathoin’s Bracers
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +25 Artifact bonus to Physical Resistance Rating

Esoterica
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Cloak of the Mountain
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +4 Artifact Bonus to all Spell DCs

Quickblade
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Guided Sight
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +15% Artifact bonus to Doublestrike and Doubleshot

Brutal Blows
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Mail of the Mronanon
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +4 Artifact bonus to Strength

Cunning Impact
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Strange Tidings
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +4 Artifact bonus to Dexterity

Wild Fortitude
Ingredients Required to Craft: 50 Threads of Fate, 1 Empty Soul Vessel, 1 Quori-Infused Core
Minimum Level: 30
Binding: Bound to Account
3-Piece Set Bonus: +4 Artifact bonus to Constitution

[Legend]

Cheers Dag
New set bonuses will be interesting then with so many Artifact bonuses from the above!
Looks like it’s worth keeping some of the stuff we don’t normally roll on!

[Dragavon]

Note that for the soulforged set bonuses you need 3 augments.

The augments does nothing else than give you a set bonus.

If you want the wild fortitude +4 artifact bonus to con, which is awesome, then you need 150 threads, 3 empty soul vessels (we have no idea how rare these will be) and 3 Quori-Infused Cores from legendary Lord of Blade.

Then you need to slot the augments in 3 different items.

So making any of those augments will be insanely costly and take a very long time.

[Dragavon]

Any item that has an Augment slotted into an augment slot when you log in after the update will work exactly as it had before the update unless you choose to intervene and unslot that augment using a “Legacy Augment Unslotter”. Legacy Augment Unslotters are a new item that is sold at House Cannith crafting halls (NOTE: For this preview Legacy Augment Unslotters can be found on the platinum Auction House) which allows you to remove augments from legacy style augment slots and, in the process, convert the legacy style augment slot and the augment to work in the new augment system. To use a Legacy Augment Unslotter do the following:

Double Click on the Legacy Augment Unslotter
Drag the item that you wish to unslot a legacy augment from
Select which Legacy Augment you would like to unslot
Click “Unslot Augment”
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