Durability Question on runewords

[The_Pulp]

I was told that when making runeword armors like Enigma and Chain of Honor the repair cost go way up, is this true and if so would it be a waste to use a 3 socket dusk with 15%ed and 15%max dur. worth using?

thanks
The Pulp

[Method0ne]

I'd say if you can "afford" to make either of those armours, then you're likely to have no problems collecting a couple of random rare items every now and then for selling to merchants to fund the repairs.

[Myrakh-2]

It doesn't have to be rares.

Elite armors always sell for 35k, IIRC. Exceptional/elite staffs/wands with some +skills on them also tend to go for 35k.

If you have those runewords, you shouldn't have problems with the repair costs --- gold isn't worth anything in D2, as there is SOOOOO much of it.

[The_Pulp]

So durability on armor does make cost of armor go up...thanks for the info.

[Krushedice]

Why use cash? Shouldn't you be able to repair armor with the same cube formula as with non crafted (it is worth a try).

The cube formula for repairing items (irrespective of their type from what I've tested-- Which was set, uniques, and normals) is RAL + Armor repairs the armor fully. If it has charges of any type (Neither of the ones you're talking about do), then you'd use a RAL + Flawed gem to fully repair and recharge.

RAL runes are still fairly easy to come by-- I have a hell and a NM char that I use pretty regularly and between countess, cows and other general places I come about them fairly often. Give it a try.