Usable Item Level
Characters can not use items that have too high a level. The usable item level depends on the level of the character. A level 40 character, for example, can not equip items that have level 53 or more.
A character equipping a piece of armor who's level is higher than the character's own will result in a movement speed penalty. This penalty is reduced through use of Armour Lore, essentially increasing the character's level for the purpose of equipping gear with no penalty.
Equipping a weapon or shield that has a level higher than your own will result in an attack speed penalty. This penalty is reduced through one of the six specific Weapon Lores:
Equipping Jewelry comes with no overt penalty, however, if you socket higher level jewelry into an item with a lower item level the equipment level will increase to match that of the highest level ring/amulet/rune within it. Socketing jewelry in this way, for example, by using a piece of jewelry from a much higher level, may increase the level of the item to make it unusable for the character.
Forging a gold, platinum or niobium rune, will, like jewelry as mentioned above, als raise the level of the item, perhaps making it unusable for the character at that level.
- Gold rune is a level 20 item.
- Platinum rune is a level 35 item.
- Niobium rune is level 50 item.
| Level
|
Max Item Level
|
| 1
|
3
|
| 2
|
4
|
| 3
|
5
|
| 4
|
7
|
| 5
|
8
|
| 6
|
9
|
| 7
|
10
|
| 8
|
12
|
| 9
|
13
|
| 10
|
14
|
| 11
|
15
|
| 12
|
17
|
| 13
|
18
|
| 14
|
19
|
| 15
|
20
|
| 16
|
22
|
| 17
|
23
|
| 18
|
24
|
| 19
|
25
|
| 20
|
27
|
| 21
|
28
|
| 22
|
29
|
| 23
|
30
|
| 24
|
32
|
| 25
|
33
|
| 26
|
34
|
| 27
|
35
|
| 28
|
37
|
| 29
|
38
|
| 30
|
39
|
| 31
|
40
|
| 32
|
42
|
| 33
|
43
|
| 34
|
44
|
| 35
|
45
|
| 36
|
47
|
| 37
|
48
|
| 38
|
49
|
| 39
|
50
|
| 40
|
52
|
| 41
|
53
|
| 42
|
54
|
| 43
|
55
|
| 44
|
57
|
| 45
|
58
|
| 46
|
59
|
| 47
|
60
|
| 48
|
62
|
| 49
|
63
|
| 50
|
64
|
|
|
| Level
|
Max Item Level
|
| 51
|
65
|
| 52
|
67
|
| 53
|
68
|
| 54
|
69
|
| 55
|
70
|
| 56
|
72
|
| 57
|
73
|
| 58
|
74
|
| 59
|
75
|
| 60
|
77
|
| 61
|
78
|
| 62
|
79
|
| 63
|
80
|
| 64
|
82
|
| 65
|
83
|
| 66
|
84
|
| 67
|
85
|
| 68
|
87
|
| 69
|
88
|
| 70
|
89
|
| 71
|
90
|
| 72
|
92
|
| 73
|
93
|
| 74
|
94
|
| 75
|
95
|
| 76
|
97
|
| 77
|
98
|
| 78
|
99
|
| 79
|
100
|
| 80
|
102
|
| 81
|
103
|
| 82
|
104
|
| 83
|
105
|
| 84
|
107
|
| 85
|
108
|
| 86
|
109
|
| 87
|
110
|
| 88
|
112
|
| 89
|
113
|
| 90
|
114
|
| 91
|
115
|
| 92
|
117
|
| 93
|
118
|
| 94
|
119
|
| 95
|
120
|
| 96
|
122
|
| 97
|
123
|
| 98
|
124
|
| 99
|
125
|
| 100
|
127
|
|
|
| Level
|
Max Item Level
|
| 101
|
128
|
| 102
|
129
|
| 103
|
130
|
| 104
|
132
|
| 105
|
133
|
| 106
|
134
|
| 107
|
135
|
| 108
|
137
|
| 109
|
138
|
| 110
|
139
|
| 111
|
140
|
| 112
|
142
|
| 113
|
143
|
| 114
|
144
|
| 115
|
145
|
| 116
|
147
|
| 117
|
148
|
| 118
|
149
|
| 119
|
150
|
| 120
|
152
|
| 121
|
153
|
| 122
|
154
|
| 123
|
155
|
| 124
|
157
|
| 125
|
158
|
| 126
|
159
|
| 127
|
160
|
| 128
|
162
|
| 129
|
163
|
| 130
|
164
|
| 131
|
165
|
| 132
|
167
|
| 133
|
168
|
| 134
|
169
|
| 135
|
170
|
| 136
|
172
|
| 137
|
173
|
| 138
|
174
|
| 139
|
175
|
| 140
|
177
|
| 141
|
178
|
| 142
|
179
|
| 143
|
180
|
| 144
|
182
|
| 145
|
183
|
| 146
|
184
|
| 147
|
185
|
| 148
|
187
|
| 149
|
188
|
| 150
|
189
|
|
|
| Level
|
Max Item Level
|
| 151
|
190
|
| 152
|
192
|
| 153
|
193
|
| 154
|
194
|
| 155
|
195
|
| 156
|
197
|
| 157
|
198
|
| 158
|
199
|
| 159
|
200
|
| 160
|
202
|
| 161
|
203
|
| 162
|
204
|
| 163
|
205
|
| 164
|
207
|
| 165
|
208
|
| 166
|
209
|
| 167
|
210
|
| 168
|
212
|
| 169
|
213
|
| 170
|
214
|
| 171
|
215
|
| 172
|
217
|
| 173
|
218
|
| 174
|
219
|
| 175
|
220
|
| 176
|
222
|
| 177
|
223
|
| 178
|
224
|
| 179
|
225
|
| 180
|
227
|
| 181
|
228
|
| 182
|
229
|
| 183
|
230
|
| 184
|
232
|
| 185
|
233
|
| 186
|
234
|
| 187
|
235
|
| 188
|
237
|
| 189
|
238
|
| 190
|
239
|
| 191
|
240
|
| 192
|
242
|
| 193
|
243
|
| 194
|
244
|
| 195
|
245
|
| 196
|
247
|
| 197
|
248
|
| 198
|
249
|
| 199
|
250
|
| 200
|
252
|
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