Item Identification

Skill Group	Lore & Knowledge
Skill Title	Merchant
Actionable	✅
Main Tool	N/A
Skill Synergy	N/A

Description

Item Identification is a skill used to Identify weapons and armor that has yet to be identified. The only other way to Identify unidentified items is to use an Item Identification Wand. Item Identification is rarely used and many see it as a useless skill since Item Identification wands are in abundance.

Usage

Using the Item Identification skill directly will give you a target reticle. Simply target the desired unidentified item and if successful it will reveal it's true properties.

Magical Properties

Item Identification is particularly useful to know the magical properties of certain items, the following are the descriptions of such properties:

Armor Enchantments

Prefix	Item HP Bonus
Durable	+5
Substantial	+10
Massive	+15
Fortified	+20
Indestructible	+25

Suffix	Item HP Bonus
Defense	+5
Guarding	+10
Hardening	+15
Fortification	+20
Invulnerability	+25

Weapon Enchantments

Prefix	Effect
Accurate	+5 Tactics +4.6 Archery
Accurate, Surpassingly	+10 Tactics +9.3 Archery
Accurate, Eminently	+15 Tactics +14 Archery
Accurate, Exceedingly	+20 Tactics +18.7 Archery
Accurate, Supremely	+25 Tactics +23.3 Archery
Durable	+10 to item HP
Substantial	+20 to item HP
Massive	+30 to item HP
Fortified	+40 to item HP
Indestructible	+50 to item HP

Suffix	Damage Bonus
Ruin	+1
Might	+3
Force	+5
Power	+7
Vanquishing	+9

Recommended Leveling

0-30: Buy from an NPC

30-100: Use the Item Identification skill directly on an item repeatedly. The item does not need to be unidentified to get skill gains.

Macro

This macro uses as bandana as the item that will be identified. Place a bandana in your backpack, and just start the macro.

Using Razor CE, create a new macro:

!Loop
Assistant.Macros.UseSkillAction|3
Assistant.Macros.WaitForTargetAction|30
Assistant.Macros.TargetTypeAction|False|5439
Assistant.Macros.PauseAction|00:00:03

See Also

• Arms Lore
• Skills