Hammerwiki:Talisman Making

Talisman Making is a Warhammer Online mechanic which turns magical fragments into useful Talismans. It requires fragments from Salvaging, so the two skills are often paired together. Talisman Making is taught by trainers found in early chapters. Unlike all other tradeskills, Talisman Making is not taught by a NPC whose title matches the skill: Talisman-making trainers are titled "Hedge Wizard".

Hedge Wizards

• Capital cities
  • Order: Altdorf - Lukas Gelderen (central square, 26k, 34k)
  • Destruction - Zarhen Stranglevine (Apex, 31,38)
• Ch 2 camps
  • Dark Elf - Mistwood - Ezkar Cleaveheart
  • Dwarf - Redhammer Brewery - Dani Binasdotr (by the fireplace)
  • Empire - Grey Lady Coaching Inn - Aidan Bond (around the left side of the inn)
  • High Elf - Adunei - Drilian Lightpath
  • Greenskin - Da War Maker - Dripnose Shinymaka (in a hut to the southwest)
• Ch 11 camps

How To Make Talismans

First, obtain a fragment from Salvaging, Scavenging, the Auction House or for low level fragments, from Merchants. Other than a fragment, a container is all you need to make a talisman.

You can also optionally use curio, gold dust, and magic essence - while they are not needed to create a Talisman, they do increase the potential quality of the final product - "That Bar" (see below) will increase its highest point in response to slotting an appropriate curio into a make.

All of these are available on the Hedge Wizard that trained you, though they aren't the highest quality. Standard merchants also carry the basic items. Open the window and put the container in the upper left corner. Next, add your fragment. Then you can add the dust, essence, and a curio if you have one. Hit fuse, and you're done! Note that the box must be inserted in its corresponding slot first, then the fragment. The last three may be inserted in any order.

Quality

The quality of a talisman is based on the combined power of the components and the rarity of a fragment. A critical success ("You made something better!") increases the combined power of the components level by 6. A super-critical success ("You made something awesome!"), also called a special moment, results in the talisman being one rarity better; for example, a blue would become a purple. For a purple fragment, a special moment does not consume the fragment after creating the talisman, and the fragment can be used for making another talisman.

For example, a talisman made with a skill 200 container, 200 purple fragment, and 200 curio, 200 dust, and 200 essence $(1 + 18 + 3 \times 9 = 46\mbox{ power})$ would produce a +23 purple talisman requiring rank 32 to use. A critical success would create a purple +24 talisman. A super-critical success would create a purple +23 talisman, but the purple fragment would not be consumed.

Power of Talisman Making Components

Skill	Container	Fragment	Dust	Curio	Essence
1		2	1	1	1
25		4	2	2	2
50		6	3	3	3
75		8	4	4	4
100		10	5	5	5
125		12	6	6	6
150		14	7	7	7
175		16	8	8	8
200	1	18	9	9	9

Power Required to Produce a Talisman

Tier	Power	Required level	Prefix	White	Green	Blue	Purple
1	1-8	1	Feeble	3	7	11	15
2	9-13	4	Weak	4	8	12	16
3	14-18	8	Inferior	5	9	13	17
4	19-23	12	Lesser	6	10	14	18
5	24-28	16	Minor	7	11	15	19
6	29-33	20		8	12	16	20
7	34-38	24	Major	9	13	17	21
8	39-44	28	Greater	10	14	18	22
9	45-46	32	Superior	11	15	19	23
10	51	36	Potent	12	16	20	24

Items

Fragments

Fragment names are formed by combining the rarity prefix, skill prefix, and fragment suffix. The fragment suffix varies according to rules that are not yet known. So far, at most three possible suffixes have been seen per stat. It is guessed that the additional suffixes listed in the below table may be associated with fragments which state in the tooltip "... still retain some power ... could be used in a charm".

The columns can be sorted in the below table. Use the scroll bar below the table if it is too wide to fit on your screen.

Icon	Stat		Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic		1	25	50	75	100	125	150	175	200		Suffix 1	Suffix 2	Suffix 3
File:Armor-talisman-fragment.jpg	Armor		Glowing	Pulsing	Luminous	Sparkling		Flaxen	Honeyed	Golden	Aurulent	Aureate	Flaxen	Amber	Golden	Aureate Aurulent		Nugget	Ore
File:Ballistic-skill-talisman-fragment.jpg	Ballistic Skill		Snarling	Baying	Howling	Roaring		Sorrel	Russet	Umber	Bister	Amber	Sorrel	Russet	Umber	Amber Bister		Heart	Essence	Core
File:Initiative-talisman-fragment.jpg	Initiative		Blurred	Dusky	Gloomy	Veiled		Slate	Smokey	Leaden	Ashen	Cinereal	Slate	Smokey	Thread	Ashen		Fiber	Pattern	Thread
File:Intelligence-and-wounds-talisman-fragment.jpg	Intelligence		Venomous	Murderous	Grim	Lethal		Lavendar	Orchid	Violet	Perse	Amethyst	Lavender	Orchid	Violet	Amethyst Perse		Frost	Ice
File:Strength-talisman-fragment.jpg	Strength		Barbarous	Savage	Fierce	Primal		Rugged	Sturdy	Potent	Mighty	Puissant	Rugged	Sturdy	Potent	Mighty		Debris	Ash	Slag
File:Toughness-talisman-fragment.jpg	Toughness		Deviant	Fevered	Frenzied	Chaotic		Insulating champion	Protective champion	Warding champion	Guarding champion	Shielding champion	Insulating champion	Protective champion	Warding champion	Guarding Shielding champion		Brand	Aspect	Visage Mark
File:Weapon-skill-talisman-fragment.jpg	Weapon Skill		Sparking	Burning	Flaming	Blazing		Carmine	Scarlet	Vermillion	Sanguine	Crimson	Carmine	Scarlet	Vermillion	Sanguine Crimson		Ingot	Combine	Construct Rod
File:Willpower-talisman-fragment.jpg	Willpower		Wispy	Tuft of	Strand of	Gust of		Indigo	Viridian	Azure	Cerulean	Sapphire	Indigo	Veridian	Azure	Cerulean		Haze	Gloom	Cloud
File:Intelligence-and-wounds-talisman-fragment.jpg	Wounds		Dense	Callous	Stony	Hardened		Charcoal	Ebon	Sable	Jet	Obsidian	Charcoal	Ebon	Sable	Jet Obsidian		Sand	Stone	Orb Pebble
File:Corp-resist-talisman-fragment.jpg	Corporeal Resist		Noble	Majestic	Regal			Entrancing	Mystic	Thaumaturgical	Runic	Sorcerous	Entrancing	Mystic	Thaumaturgical	Runic Sorcerous		Gauze	Satin	Linen
File:Elem-resist-talisman-fragment.jpg	Elemental Resist		Nascent	Animated	Breathing			Beryl	Malachite	Nephrite	Emerald	Jade	Beryl	Malachite	Nephrite	Emerald Jade		Stone	Dust	Shard
File:Spirit-resist-talisman-fragment.jpg	Spiritual Resist		Flickering	Sparkling	Dazzling			Incandescent	Lucid	Fiery	Fervent	Ardent	Incandescent	Lucid	Fiery	Fervent		Glimmer	Radiance	Emanation

Containers

Items are individually named. Containers skip every other tier.

Skill	1	50	100	150	200
Rarity	Common (White)	Common (White)	Uncommon (Green)	Rare (Blue)	Rare (Blue)
Name	Apprentice's Relic Box	Journeyman's Relic Box	Craftsman's Relic Box	Artisan's Relic Box	Master Artificer's Reliquary

Curios

Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare, and skill 200+ no longer drop. There are a few still around from crafters who obtained them before they were removed. These old curios have +critical%.

Skill	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Very Rare
1	Mojo Coin	Gold Skeleton Key	Heirloom Pocketwatch	Family Signet
25	Rabbit's Foot	Thrown Horseshoe	Diviner's Soothsaying Dice	Auspicious Scarab
50	Ghostly Knucklebones	Lich Finger	Lovelost Amulet	Everliving Eye
75	Bizarre Pendant	Oddly Glowing Gem	Arcane Brooch	Cathayan Jade Figurine
100	Thaumaturgic Seal	Hexxing Doll	Shrunken Head	Canopic Jar
125	Pilgrim's Prayer Beads	Ecclesiastic Symbol	Horned Effigy	Timeworn Statuette
150	Steelcap Mushroom	Primeval Spinel	Primordial Petrified Root	Eight Leaf Clover
175	Sabretusk Canine	Griffon Talon Fetish	Rhinox Horn	Carnosaur Stinger
200	Forgotten Soldier's Insignia	Memento of Home	War-Hardened Heart	Paragon's Ashes
200+	Bitterstone Arrowhead	Ashlar of Eight Peaks	Lahmian Charm Bracelet	Cathayan Dragon Disc

Essences

Essences can only be obtained through the Magical Salvaging profession.

Item names are formed by combining the skill prefix with the word "Essence."

Skill	1	25	50	75	100	125	150	175	200
Prefix	Silent	Dormant	Subdued	Murmuring	Humming	Chattering	Clamoring	Singing	Harmonious

Gold Dust

Item names are formed by combining the rarity prefix with the suffix "gold dust".

Skill	1	25	50	75	100	125	150	175	200
Common Prefix	Impure	Coarse	Granulated	Powdery	Crude	Fine	Refined	Polished	Flawless
Uncommon Prefix	Curious	Unusual	Dim	Glowing	Incandescent	Radiant	Lambent	Lucent	Refulgent

Trade Skills
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