Best race to make an enchanter

[Occam's Butter Knife]

None of the above.

Once past level 35 it will make no difference.

What the hell lets go there. I like Erudite since the high INT score means you can focus on getting CHA and HP items earlier. Going High Elf sacrifices 15 INT to get 10 CHA vs an Erudite. Plus Eruds can move to Queynos and have easy access to quests that reward +3 INT earrings and a +3 CHA necklace. Of courses my current Chanter is High Elf since I never played that race on live.

Do not stress about CHA early on since it impacts resists for lulls and charm spells only. Get it above 100 at some point. That is easily done with a Crude Stein (+15) and a Golden Cat's Eye Amulet (+7). When you're ready to make charm a full part of your repertoire then push to 200.

[Yak]

Originally Posted by Occam's Butter Knife [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

None of the above.

Once past level 35 it will make no difference.

What the hell lets go there. I like Erudite since the high INT score means you can focus on getting CHA and HP items earlier. Going High Elf sacrifices 15 INT to get 10 CHA vs an Erudite. Plus Eruds can move to Queynos and have easy access to quests that reward +3 INT earrings and a +3 CHA necklace. Of courses my current Chanter is High Elf since I never played that race on live.

Do not stress about CHA early on since it impacts resists for lulls and charm spells only. Get it above 100 at some point. That is easily done with a Crude Stein (+15) and a Golden Cat's Eye Amulet (+7). When you're ready to make charm a full part of your repertoire then push to 200.

Great advice! Just curious, roughly about how much does it cost to get the cheapest gear that will bring your CHA to 200? At what level is the earliest that this can be done?

[Ralexia]

Race doesn't matter that much. I would be Dark elf personally. Ultravision is good. Some say Hide is nice for breaking charms. Int/charisma is okay. You can run the Stein of Moggok at lvl 8 instead of 12. It really doesn't matter much though. Oh, do pick Agnostic as your religion. That is the most important thing.

[Somekid123]

Dark Elf for enchaner, there only race that gets hide. Instant break charm > Any other race.

[Occam's Butter Knife]

Gear list from the Wiki Plus Xornn's guide is very complete here.

Originally Posted by Yak [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

At what level is the earliest that this can be done?

It can be done at level 34 since at that level comes Radiant Visage (+30 CHA). This means the target CHA stat is 170 before buffs but better at level 49 since the target is only 160.

Originally Posted by Yak [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Just curious, roughly about how much does it cost to get the cheapest gear that will bring your CHA to 200?

Cheap. Maybe 1,000 to 1,500pp total expenditure. This of course depends how much time spent on questing vs time in the EC tunnel. This depends on the prices that day in the EC tunnel but CHA gear seems to run cheaper then INT gear. Crude Stein 25pp and Golden Cat's Eye Amulets for 35pp each while similar +INT gear would go for over 500pp. Also this assumes some effort in questing some items instead of buying everything in EC.

Starting with a base of 85 CHA you could get to 199 CHA (including buffs) at 34.

Crude Stein (+15)
Golden Cat's Eye Amulets x2 (+14)
Opalline Earring x2 (+10)
Cat Eye Platinum Necklace (+9)
Drake-Hide Leggings (+5)
Incandescent Mask (+7) (Just hang out in U Guk and do the quest)
Small Resistance deity (+2)*
Golden Star Ruby Ring x2 (+10)
Rod of Insidious Glamor (+12) (Just hang out in U Guk and do the quest)
*Missing from the Wiki list.

This leaves head, back, shoulders, hands, feet, arms, chest and waist for +INT, HP and Mana. With more money maybe some better trades offs can be made.

[Shannacore]

Probs the nicest thread I've ever seen in R&F.

[Ihealyou]

You're fat and no one will ever love you.

[Sykem]

Originally Posted by Ihealyou [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You're fat and no one will ever love you.

[nalkin]

If you look good then you feel good. If you feel good then your gonna play good. Think about this, before the most important moments in your life why do you always reach for that soft cotten shirt with the perfect sized neckhole?

[Scrooge]

There really is no "best race," it's all about your personal preference. I went Gnome, eventhough I don't really get any "advantage" from doing so. Your race gives you character!