Cloaks of the Reanimated

The Cloaks of the Reanimated are some of the best back items for froob characters. The final 5/5 upgrade has a level 190 and up (Title Level 6) requirement, but characters of any level can use the 1/5, 2/5, 3/5 and 4/5 versions if they meet the Ability requirements.
Better still, these cloaks improve on the bonuses (except Max nano that is decreased for some versions) from the Reanimator's Cloak that is one of the ingredients in the tradeskill process below, with 1/5-4/5 cloaks additionally removing the minimum level requirement of 75 (although ability requirements are increased).
The end 5/5 result is Nano and Casting bonuses as good as or better than Neleb's Nano-master Robe (except the loss of Max Nano for several versions, as well as -1% nano cost for all versions except Illusionist), twice and a half the ACs, and special bonuses that are unique to each type of Cloak.
The six types have four different ability requirements between them, with one ability having a higher requirement than the other for 1/5-4/5 upgrades (for 5/5 both ability requirements are 730). Three of the cloaks based on (higher requirement ability + lower requirement ability) Intelligence + Psychic (Healer, Illusionist and Summoner), one Agility + Sense (Jester), one Strength + Agility (Ranger), and one Strength + Stamina (Gladiator). Note that despite the Cloaks having names describing professions, there are no profession requirements.

At One Light, the cloaks give 800 AC to all eight damage types, with +50 All AC for each additional Light up to 1000 AC at Five Lights. The ability requirements for higher/lower go from 550/490 for 1/5 to 730/730 for 5/5.

Needed Skills

• None

Needed Items and Tools

Amount	Component	*1	Location	min. QL
1	Reanimator's Cloak	C	Reanimator's Cloak	QL 100
1	Soul Ripper	C	Escaped Prisoner Loot	-
1	Empty Spirit Vest	C	'Escaped Prisoner' Loot	-
4	Soul of the Ranger	C	'Escaped Prisoner' Loot	-
4	Soul of the Gladiator	C	'Escaped Prisoner' Loot	-
4	Soul of the Healer	C	'Escaped Prisoner' Loot	-
4	Soul of the Summoner	C	'Escaped Prisoner' Loot	-
4	Soul of the Illusionist	C	'Escaped Prisoner' Loot	-
4	Soul of the Jester	C	'Escaped Prisoner' Loot	-
1	Additional Soul of the... (Sets cloak type)	C	'Escaped Prisoner' Loot	-

*1 R = reusable, C = consumed

Cloak List

This table show the items that can be upgraded and what they upgrade into

	Cloak	Reqs		Ability
	Cloak of the Reanimated Gladiator	Str/Sta		Init buff/274731/ {{{3}}}|Damage/Crit/ClsC Init buff}}
	Cloak of the Reanimated Healer	Int/Psy		Init/NanoDelta Buff/274732/ {{{3}}}|Heal%/NanoC Init/NanoDelta Buff}}
	Cloak of the Reanimated Illusionist	Int/Psy		Init/NanoDelta buff/274734/ {{{3}}}|NanoDamage/NanoC Init/NanoDelta buff}}
	Cloak of the Reanimated Jester	Agi/Sen		Init/Runspeed/Conceal buff/274735/ {{{3}}}|Evade/ClsC+Ranged Init/Runspeed/Conceal buff}}
	Cloak of the Reanimated Ranger	Str/Agi		Init buff/274730/ {{{3}}}|Damage/Crit/Rng Init buff}}
	Cloak of the Reanimated Summoner	Int/Psy		AAO/AAD/Init buff/274733/ {{{3}}}|Pet AAO/AAD/Init buff}}

Icons and 5/5 Buffs

The top part of the table contains icons with hyperlinks to 1/5 - 5/5 cloaks.

The buff values are given for the 5/5 (i.e. the maximum upgrade) of each cloak.

Upgrade \ Type	Gladiator Str/Sta	Healer Int/Psy	Illusionist Int/Psy	Jester Agi/Sen	Ranger Str/Agi	Summoner Int/Psy
1/5 550/490
2/5 575/525
3/5 615/575
4/5 665/625
5/5 730/730 Level 190+
Buff at 5/5
All ACs	1000
Add XP	3%
Max Health	300	300	250	300	300	100
Run Speed	150	100	100	150	150	150
All nano skills	15	18	20	15	15	18
Body Dev	15	20		25	15	20
Max Nano		300	300		300	300
HealDelta		10		10
NanoDelta		20	30			25
NanoC. Init		50	75
Nano Cost			-3%
Nano Damage			1%
Heal Eff.		3%
Treatment First Aid		13
Deflect (Parry)	15
Comp Liter Evade ClsC Dodge Rng Duck Exp				20
1h Blunt 2h Blunt Fast Attack	15					15
Other Melee Skills (except inits)	15
Pistol Fling Shot Burst			15		15	15
Bow Bow Spc Att Grenade						15
Other Ranged Skills (except inits)					15

Tradeskill Process

The combination of items in Anarchy Online works as follows:

Open the tradeskill window (Shift + T). Here you can place the two items you want to combine in the left and middle part. The resulting Item will be shown in the right area. Missing skills, or non possible combinations will be shown below. A detailed look on the resulting item is possible with a simple shift-left-click on it. It is recommended to have free inventory space before combining items, else the item will end in the overflow window.

This example shows the creation of a Cloak of the Reanimated Gladiator. All other upgrades are built the same way, substituting the proper soul in the second step.

	+		=	+	Skills:
Reanimator's Cloak		Soul Ripper		Grey Cloak + Soul of the Reanimator	None
	+		=		Skills:
Soul of the Reanimator		Soul of the Gladiator		Soul of the Reanimated Gladiator	None
	+		=		Skills:
Empty Spirit Vest		Soul of the Reanimated Gladiator		Gladiator's Spirit Vest	None
	+		=		Skills:
Grey Cloak		Gladiator's Spirit Vest		Cloak of the Reanimated Gladiator (1/5)	None

At this step, the most basic cloak is made with the most basic bonuses. The upside of this is that the cloak has lower requirements to use. You can upgrade the cloak to increase its buffs and the requirements. When the final upgrade is complete the cloak opens up a special ability to use when activated.

	+		=		Skills:
Soul of the Ranger		Soul of the Gladiator		Dull Combined Soul Crystal	None
	+		=		Skills:
Dull Combined Soul Crystal		Soul of the Healer		Dim Combined Soul Crystal	None
	+		=		Skills:
Dim Combined Soul Crystal		Soul of the Summoner		Sparkling Combined Soul Crystal	None
	+		=		Skills:
Sparkling Combined Soul Crystal		Soul of the Illusionist		Shining Combined Soul Crystal	None
	+		=		Skills:
Shining Combined Soul Crystal		Soul of the Jester		Awakened Soul Crystal	None

From here, you add the awakened crystals, one at a time to the cloak to upgrade it. The cloak can be upgraded 4 times from its initial form. The full process is shown here to show the differences in each upgrade of the cloak.

	+		=		Skills:
Awakened Soul Crystal		Cloak of the Reanimated Gladiator (1/5)		Cloak of the Reanimated Gladiator (2/5)	None
	+		=		Skills:
Awakened Soul Crystal		Cloak of the Reanimated Gladiator (2/5)		Cloak of the Reanimated Gladiator (3/5)	None
	+		=		Skills:
Awakened Soul Crystal		Cloak of the Reanimated Gladiator (3/5)		Cloak of the Reanimated Gladiator (4/5)	None
	+		=		Skills:
Awakened Soul Crystal		Cloak of the Reanimated Gladiator (4/5)		Cloak of the Reanimated Gladiator (5/5)	None

See Also

• Armor Tradeskills
• Armorsets
• Blade of Khione's Will
• Prisoner Mission
• Patch 18.3 (Soulbound update)

External Links

• Classic AO Guides - Quests Guides: Escaped Prisoners on AO Universe. Although the quest level range is shown as over 200, it is only a recommendation based on the strength of the enemies.
• Classic AO Guides - Tradeskills Guides: Cloak of the Reanimated on AO Universe
• Classic AO Guides - Quests Guides: Soulbound on AO Universe

--Berael 21:24, 26 November 2008 (CST)