Hi, everyone.

I dont think i lost my mind, well, maybe, but here is what happened :

Happy with my drood in hc ladder i reached 56 then i upgraded my ribcracker, fine, its beautifull, then waited lvl 58 to make a socket , in order to put my beautifull 15 ias 32 ed jew in it.
It worked, beautifull 332 ed stalagmit, but... wait... wait ?

It became lvl 65 ?!?!?!

What ?

The upped rib is 56, the jew 58, what the actual f*** it become 65 lol ?

Can someone explain me that please ?

Now i have to use a shitty horrible weapon untill i can use it again TT

Thanks in advance ^^

And as always, sorry for bad english

When you upgrade an item and add a jewel, i think it usually increases the level req by like 5ish of the jewel. Quara will jump in here and explain it better I'm sure.

I didn't know such things. I am sure the Jew was 58. What a surprise when my 56 weapon became 65 with a 58 Jew lol.
There is so much to learn in this game.
That's strange cause if you put a zod in an Eth item it becomes 69 not 75 lol

Upgraded once it gets a 7lvl penalty on highest of:
-new base item req
-inserted jewel lvl req
-old lvl req

2x upped its +12.

https://www.theamazonbasin.com/wiki/index.php?title=Horadric_Cube ('2.3.2 Rare item' and '2.3.3 Unique item')

Ribcracker Quarterstaff: levelreq=31
Stalagmite: levelreq=49
Ruby Jewel of Fervor (AKA RJoF): levelreq=58 from (P) ''Ruby'': +31% to +40% Enhanced Damage

Ribcracker
Stalagmite
(...)
Required Level: 49 + 7 = 56 <-- no socket, Socketed (1) empty - or with anything having levelreq < 50 inserted.
Required Level: 58 + 7 = 65 <-- Socketed (1) with RJoF inserted.

I didnt know all this, really interesting, thanks to everyone who helped me understand this