2 questions

1. what affects the item when you imbue? Is it just item level or character level?

2. if you're upping an item, does it need perf defense on the normal version in order to be able to get perf def on the upgraded version?

1. https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=53998437
2. Def will be rerolled. Only the %edef has to be perfect.

That's an awesome guide. Thanks for the help, answers everything I needed!