How to Imbue items in Diablo 2 Resurrected

The merchants and NPCs you find around the various Acts in Diablo 2 Resurrected will often reward you for your hard work. One such NPC by the name of Charsi is found in Act I at the Rogue Encampment. She’s the blacksmith of the town, and she’ll grant you the ability to imbue an item with magical properties if you retrieve something for her. Here’s how to imbue items in Diablo 2 Resurrected.

How to Imbue items in Diablo 2 Resurrected

To imbue items in Diablo 2 Resurrected, you must complete Act I’s fifth quest entitled Tools of the Trade and retrieve the Horadric Malus for Charsi.

To complete Tools of the Trade for Charsi, you must travel to the Outer Cloister in Act I and enter the Barracks. You will need to locate the Horadric Malus in the Monastery Barracks, guarded by an elite mob named The Smith. Slay The Smith (or ignore him), and look for the Horadric Malus inside the room he was guarding.

After looting the Horadric Malus, return to Charsi to complete the quest. As a reward, Charsi will now grant you the ability to imbue one item. You can then click on Charsi and see the option to imbue underneath the trade/repair option. Note that you can only get one chance to imbue an item per difficulty (Normal, Nightmare, Hell). For that reason, you may want to save your imbue for a later point in the game.

If you need some extra help finding the Monastery Barracks and do not have the Outer Cloister waypoint, here’s how to get there:

1. Travel to Dark Wood.
2. Run to Black Marsh by following the road.
3. Go to the Tamoe Highlands.
4. Follow the road to the Monastery gate.
5. Enter the Monastery gate to get to the Outer Cloister.

Once you reach the Outer Cloister, delve deeper until you reach the Monastery Barracks. Look for a hammer icon on your map, which signifies The Smith’s location.

What does Imbue do in Diablo 2 Resurrected?

Imbuing items in Diablo 2 Resurrected turns a common item into a rare item, granting it random magical properties. You should save your imbue for very high-level white items like Diadems to get the most use out of it. Some other options may be Sorceress orb weapons, Druid Pelts, and similar class-specific items.

The bottom line is that the imbue becomes more useful the longer you save it because the higher-level items will have better stats. Many players would argue that the common Diadems are one of the best uses since they can roll plus skills and other great magical properties. If you want to use your imbue early in the game, try using it on a class-specific item.

That’s everything you need to know about how to imbue items in Diablo 2 Resurrected. For more related guides and content, you can check out our Diablo 2 Resurrected section!