Dyeing

Overview
Most loot armor and clothing (and some quest items that have the special property Dyeable) can be dyed various colors by using cooking skill to apply a prepared dye pot. For the effects of applying dye to loot-generated armor, see the different types of Armor.

The process of creating a dye pot requires alchemy skill. Dye plants spawn randomly on the landscape (the plant links below have spawn maps) or are grown by a Herbalist (Terese). If you give her Little Green Seeds she will give you a plant in return (Thanamin for Tusker seeds and different colors for seeds dropped by various types of Shreth).


 * If you would like to add dyed variations of quest armor and clothing to your page, the Template:Dyed Variations might be of use.

Crafting Steps

 * 1) Crush the dye plant using a Mortar and Pestle. Difficulty: 150 Alchemy = 50% chance of success.
 * You crush the plant.
 * 1) Use a Neutral Balm on the crushed plant to create a vial of dye. Difficulty: 200 Alchemy = 50% chance of success.
 * You brew the dye.
 * 1) Use the vial of dye with a Cooking Pot to create a dye pot. Difficulty: 200 Cooking = 50% chance of success.
 * You boil the dye.
 * 1) Finally, use the dye pot on the item you wish to dye. Difficulty: 230 Cooking = 50% chance of success.
 * You apply the dye.
 * You boil the dye.
 * 1) Finally, use the dye pot on the item you wish to dye. Difficulty: 230 Cooking = 50% chance of success.
 * You apply the dye.
 * You apply the dye.

Items that can be Dyed

 * All Loot Armor and Clothing. See Category:Loot Armor Type for a list of pages with screenshots.
 * Quest armor and clothing with the Dyeable property. See Category:Dyeable for a list of these items.
 * Stamps
 * Flags
 * Shadow Armor
 * Ancient Armor can be dyed using Pigmentation Apparatus obtained through the The Temple of Xik Minru quest.

Fail Dyes
It is possible to fail a dye job if your skill isn't high enough. The result can be either a minor failure (color changes to pink for clothing or orange for armor) or a major failure where 20 Armor Value is lost (cannot go below zero). Some people find the fail colors desirable and will purposefully use a low skill chef (cooking must still be trained). The color of plant used doesn't matter.

NOTE: With the addition of Tailoring, it is now possible to safely "fail dye" your armor without the reduction of armor level.