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Standard Equipment Enchantments

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If you play more than one character it is wise to use a Standard Enchantment configuration on your equipment. Put the same enchantments on the same item for each character. This allows you to maintain an emergency back-up on your equipment in case you inadvertently violate the "Dying is not allowed" rule or make the dreaded Sleepy-Eyed mistake and accidently sell your equipment when you meant to repair it. The best idea is to have a complete set of fully enchanted back-up equipment stored in one of your chests. Of course doing this involves considerable expense. Alternatively, if you have standardized the enchantments on your equipment you can borrow equipment from one character to cover the loss on another character until such time as you are able to replace the lost item.

The philosophy behind this list is to include Strength and Dexterity on all items except the weapon and to distribute the various Shield spells, Immolation, and Regeneration among the equipment in such a way that the hardest to obtain magical items are risked as little as possible during the enchantment process. It is also desirable to place the most important enchantments on the items least likely to be destroyed during combat.

Be sure to check the alternative Player Enchantment Recommendations at the bottom of this page before making your decision no how to distribute the various enchantments on your equipment.

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Standard Enchantments
(Suggested)

Certain items are more likely to take battle damage than others and certain enchantments are more important than others. Put the most important enchantments on the items least likely to suffer damage and get destroyed. For example, two of the most important enchants are Immolation and Regeneration. Those are placed on the backpack since it is immune from battle damage.

I have a personal prejudice against wearing robes and helmets. I think they look silly. I have them in my inventory and I use them when I feel I must but I always take them off as soon as possible. This fact explains why the robe is under-utilized on the above list (robes can often be enchanted to 4 spells without destroying them) and why Missile Resistance, easily the least useful protection spell, is placed on the helmet.

If you like wearing robes (males) or skirts (females) you might shift one of the Shield spells from a more valuable item to the robe or skirt. If you find Missile Resistance to be a minor consideration, and if you actually like wearing those ridiculous helmets, you might eliminate MR completely and shift another shield spell to the helm. And if you do not value your baldric highly and if you plan on wearing the same one for a long period of time, you might shift a Shield spell to it and reduce the risk to a more valued piece.

In any case, keep in mind that what you do on the equipment for one character must be maintained on all your other characters. After all, it is the ability to interchange equipment that is the whole point of using an enchantment standard.

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The PvP Suit Enchantments

If you plan on pursuing Player vs. Player combat your equipment needs are more intense since important items must be protected from the Incinerate spell, which is designed to damage them. A proper PvP suit is therefore more expensive and more difficult to achieve than the standard setup.

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Weapons Standard Enchantments

Which spells to put on a weapon is pretty straight-forward. You want a weapon with 5 enchantments (colloquially called 5-banged, or FIVES [Fire/Ice/Venom/Elec/Str]) but whether or not you want to risk your weapon in the attempt to place that many spells on it is best decided by you and the enchanter with whom you are working. On some weapons it is not terribly important if it is destroyed in the attempt, on others it can be downright disastrous. Regardless, pursuing a 5-banged weapon is a risky proposition. First get the 4 damage enhancement spells (Venom, Fire, Electric, and Cold, in order of priority) and then if you dare push for a 5^th enchant add Empower (Dex on a throwing weapon).

The following table contains my suggestions for which spells to put on a weapon related to how many enchanting attempts you are willing to risk. I believe this list is pretty standard among most experienced players. Note that all the listed spells are placed on the weapon with Permanency with the sole exception of Empower, which is an Enchant. (If the permed spells are mistakenly enchanted onto the weapon there is no loss of affect, it simply costs twice as much mana to have it done.)

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Player Enchantment Recommendations

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Katt's PvP Weapons Enchantments