Items/potions for runes

[darthbbd]

If you are wanting to use a rune in a dungeon, can use an item or potion to raise that stat to use that rune or does it check the original base like the sklill points too.

Also do they stack, say if ya have a potion that raises it by 4, can ya take 2 potions to raise it to 8

[madmaxhunter]

Pots and clickies help for sure... If you don't already have a stat bonus item. Example, if you have a +4 strength gloves, bulls strength will not work.

And, no they don't stack.

[DrawingGuy]

Stat bonuses of the same type do not stack - only the highest one is counted. Most potions, buffs and items provide and "enhancement" bonus. Because of this, they do not stack. However unless you're a twinked toon, potions and buffs are likely to be the best possible bonus you can get until level 9 as they provide a +4 bonus, and you can't use +4 items until level 9. Once you start using +4 or better stat items, you no longer need to carry those potions.

Now there are exceptions. For example ship buffs stack with those items/pots. Exceptional stats stack as they are a different buff type than your enhancements. Every action point you spend on character enhancement stacks despite being the same type as they are seen as "class enhancement" and "race enhancement" and thus are different than a straight item enhancement. (note that also means that if you cross class into two classes that provide str enhancements, two class enhancements don't stack).

Realize my explanation was a bit complex, but hope that helps!

[KillEveryone]

On stacking...

+4 STR bulls pot is a enhancement bonus
+4 STR on a item is also a enhancement bonus so they won't stack.

+2 STR from rage pot/spell is a morale bonus so it will stack with bulls potion.

+1 STR from partial Abashi set bonus is profane so it will stack with the rage and bulls. This set is min lvl 5. I don't think that you'd have it yet since you need to be a bit higher level for this raid but it is nice for alts when you level them.

So, if your STR was 6 less than what the lever requires, you can drink a bulls STR and rage pot and will still hit that lever.

These will stack with human adaptability STR from action points(AP) spent and fighter STR from AP spent. Half-Orc STR from AP will stack with Fighter STR from AP. Ranger DEX from AP will NOT stack with rogue DEX from AP because they are class enhancements where the orc fighter is a race and class.

So, different types of bonuses will stack.

Dodge is funny. As long as the value is different then it will stack but there are also different types of dodge bonuses.

Dodge +1(haste) will stack with +1 Dodge feat will stack with +1 Alchemical Shield Dodge(alchemical shield bonus) will stack with +1 Alchemical Armor Dodge(alchemical armor bonus) will stack with +2 dodge will stack with +3 dodge will stack with +4 dodge.

Exceptional bonuses will stack as long as it is a different value...

+1 exceptional STR will stack with +2 exceptional STR.


Example of skills stacking. I'll use the haggle skill...

+23 skill point level up
+4 Greater heroism spell...morale
+1 Focusing Chant spell...circumstance
+2 Luck
+6 Exceptional CHA skills...Shroud greensteel CHA skill item.
+3 Skill focus Haggle...feat
+2 Negotiatior...feat
+4 Haggle skill increase from AP spent
+5 Human Versitility skill boost from AP spent
+15 Haggle item...competance
+3 Chronoscope Shield...enhancement bonus
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68 haggle and I'm missing some other sources but that is besides the point. Just trying to demonstrate different bonuses that stack.