Enchanting route cost calculator

Search for the item, select quality, and set the starting and target enchantments. AU models the supported .0 to .3 upgrade steps: runes, then souls, then relics. The resource amount depends on the item. Check the selected variant instead of assuming every helmet, weapon and armor uses the same quantity.

The comparison is between acquisition routes for the same output. Changing quality or server between the starting and target prices compares different goods. A target price with no usable observation is not a free direct-purchase option.

Assume a lower-enchantment item costs 20,000 silver. In an invented two-step route, the required runes cost 3,600 in total and the souls cost 7,200. Buying and upgrading costs 30,800. Against a 34,000 direct-purchase price for the identical target, the acquisition saving is 3,200 silver.

If you already own the lower item, the additional silver needed is 10,800, but the economic route cost still includes the item you could otherwise sell. Owned resources have the same opportunity cost. Ignoring the first upgrade step or the starting item overstates the saving.

Reselling the example target at 34,000 with an assumed 4% tax would leave 32,640. That is only 1,840 above the 30,800 acquisition cost before listing and transport costs. The 3,200 displayed purchase saving and the resale margin answer different questions.

Inspect each step’s resource price and compare the final total with an executable target-item offer. AU’s enchanting comparison does not mean that a buyer will pay the direct-purchase listing price. Check the actual demand side if your plan is immediate resale.