Charm

Overview

Charms are items obtainable in the Architect's Ring that grant bonus stats ranging from a small damage boost to an effect that could be the core of a powerful build. There are currently 9 classes of charms, one for each class plus a generalist class. Charms take up thier indicated number of charm slots, and the charm power can never exceed your current charm power limit. Upon entry into the ring, you start with 9 charm slots but upon completion of Cradle of the Broken God that increases to 12. You can equip charms via the Charms Trinket obtained from the A Charming Proposition quest.

Tiers of Charms

Charms come in different tiers, and the tiers oftens change how impactful a charm is. Basic Charms provide basic flat stat boosts with minimal difference in terms of gameplay unless you equip a lot of specific ones. Rare charms are obtained rarely from specific Architect's Ring PoIs or by buying one for 2 fragments at a rares trader. Epic Charms are extremely expensive yet have incredible stats that can greatly boost the player, obtained from corresponding Epic Charm Traders throughout the overworld.

Basic Charm Types

Basic Charms also have types. Lesser Charms are found in chests uncommonly or bought from Charm Traders and act either as a slot-filler charm or early-game charms, as the more expensive yet more powerful Greater Charms often have greater effects, obtained by trading 2 augments and 2 lesser charms at a Charm Trader. Greater charms can be further upgraded to Focused, Sedated, Distant, Swift, Strong, Explosive, Empower(ed/ing) and other upgraded greater charms. Focused Charms deal more damage, Sedated Charms increase modifiers/amplifiers and durations, Distant Charms Increase the radius of an ability, Swift decreases cooldowns, Strong increases knockback, Explosive Charms boost range and damage, and Empowered/Empowering charms have an effect that boosts a different part of an ability than all of the other charms tend to do. Other upgrades will have various effects (do note that all of these will have exceptions and/or other effects like damage or decreased cooldown). The Last of the basic charm types are the A Charming Proposition Charms, which are great introductory charms that are obtained from that quest.