Enchanting Invar

[Avaia]

Invar is naturally +2. Is that considered 1x, so that if I take it up to 4x it will be +17 not +20?

[Wrathbringer]

Invar is naturally +2. Is that considered 1x, so that if I take it up to 4x it will be +17 not +20?

Yes.

[Avaia]

Yes.

Well, crap. Figured it was that way, but hoped it wasn't.

But you can e-blade it with only 7 ranks of a lore and have a +22 with flares.

What I am enchanting is armor, but that is good to know. I suppose 3DS isn't that big of a deal in the long run.

Thanks, folks.

[Winter]

Well, crap. Figured it was that way, but hoped it wasn't.

It never used to be, +22 was at one point considered 4x I'm not sure when and why it was changed.

[Methais]

It never used to be, +22 was at one point considered 4x I'm not sure when and why it was changed.

+21-25 has been considered 5x for as long as I can remember. +26-30 is 6x, etc.

[Wrathbringer]

+21-25 has been considered 5x for as long as I can remember. +26-30 is 6x, etc.

Invar used to be considered "naturally" +2, so 0x, yet +2 "naturally". So a forged invar weapon used to be enchantable as if it had no extra bonus like any plain steel weapon, but gained +2 after the enchant so a 4x enchanted invar weapon was +22: +20 from the enchant, then +2 for the natural enchant of invar. So even though it was 4x, it was +22. Seems like they changed this back when they changed forged weapons to be +1,2 or 3 to avd instead of AS. Reported for not remembering.

[kutter]

But you can e-blade it with only 7 ranks of a lore and have a +22 with flares.

[kutter]

Well you can also get a partial enchant certificate at DR to take it to a true full enchant. I forget how much BS it was, but I do recall thinking it was worth it unless you were trying to get to a full 7.

And sadly they made it impossible to curse it on purpose so it could be a full enchant that way.