does character level or magic find % matter when trying to shop trap claws from anya?

Char level, yes.
% mf, no.

in what way does character level effect the chance to roll certain claws? need to know what level to shoot for

Depends on the prefix, suffix and desired based item

This post was edited by Marieusz on Dec 15 2015 06:07pm

2/3/40ias greater talons and 2/3 greater talons

witch hunters greater talons of quickness / witch hunters greater talons of xxxxxxx

Find GT Qlvl: http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/items/exceptional/katars.shtml
find the highest affix you need to spawn: http://diablo.gamepedia.com/Affixes_(Diablo_II)
cross reference them to find the ilvl required for it to be able to spawn: http://wiki.theamazonbasin.com/index.php/Affix_level_chart#Table

Keep in mind...

ilvl = character level + 5 when shopping, capped at 99. In Normal difficulty, there is a further cap, depending on which Act the vendor is in:

Act 1 : 12
Act 2 : 20
Act 3 : 28
Act 4 : 36
Act 5 : 45

The ilvl of shopped items must be 25+ for an upgrade to occur. The chances of an upgrade are as follows:

Exceptional upgrade in Nightmare: ((ilvl * 64) + 4000) / 100,000
Exceptional upgrade in Hell: ((ilvl * 128) + 5000) / 100,000
Elite upgrade in Hell: ((ilvl * 16) + 1000) / 100,000

This is all the info you ever need to shop anything.

Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose

more mf = more bartuce@anja

i got 159 and 197 ed

What about the staffmods on the claws? I remember seeing in Feanur's imbue guide that the benefits of a higher clvl outweigh those of using a lower clvl which is more likely to get the affixes you desire. Is this also the case for shopping?

There's no such benefit for shopping. But indeed, when looking for specific staffmods, you should also plug it into the equation described by Marieusz.




Good job. Remember however that item level 99 cap occurs after the stats are actually rolled.
It is only relevant for some affixes of group 44.