Imbue what?

[adeyke]

I guess I need to expose my ignorance once again and try to get a clear understanding.
I have a circulet that is non magical and qualifies for the imbue.

Reading this thread, I gather it is possible to get it to be a Tiara or a Diadem via the cube. I see how you can use it to get to the next level, but it seems it will then be magical and hence not valid for the imbue?

You can upgrade a rare or a unique item. So yes, upgraded items are never imbuable.

From what I see in the varies items databases, it would seem that their are no normal Tiara's or Diadems. The only Diadems I see are Set items (I actully have Naj's).

First off, Naj's Circlet is a circlet, not a diadem.

There are low-quality circlets, coronets, tiaras, and diadems.
There are normal-quality circlets, coronets, tiaras, and diadems.
There are superior-quality circlets, coronets, tiaras, and diadems.
There are magical circlets, coronets, tiaras, and diadems.
There are rare circlets, coronets, tiaras, and diadems.
There are set circlets (Naj's Circlet) and diadems (M'avina's True Sight).
There are unique tiaras (Kira's Guardian) and diadems (Griffon's Eye).

So what I am trying to find out if it realistic to hold off the imbue at this point. I am now at Level 82, so I have access to all up to lvl 88 (affixes).

Would it be best to do the imbue and then try to use the cube to upgrade from that point or hold off (for what I am not sure). I gather that the upgrade would be a complete reroll and as such it does not mater much what affixes I got from the imbue. Does the level of the imbued item matter? Would it be beter if the imbued item was at least a level 60?

What formulas would be used?
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Remember, most imbues are junk, no matter what the base item is and no matter what clvl you are. So if you're saving it in the hopes of getting a super ultimate item, you're probably going to disappointed.

Now, what you can do is first imbue a circlet. If it's good, keep it. If not, then use the rare normal->exceptional and exceptional->elite recipes (check the AS for the recipes) to get a diadem. It'll keep all its stats but will then be a rare diadem instead of a rare circlet. Then you can reroll it with 6 perfect skulls until you get something good.