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Mystic concept and in-game art.

The Mystic is one of the three Artisans introduced in Diablo III. Like the Blacksmith and the Jeweler, the Mystic is located in the Caravan area, which moves with the character between each act.

The Mystic's main function is to enchant items, adding various magical bonuses to a player's equipment. She also handles some item crafting and has various plot and quest dialogues and functions.

The Mystic's Functions

The mystic's primary function is to enchant items, adding magical bonuses to them. She was initially said to craft spell-caster items such as wands and staves, but it is not known if she still possesses this ability. Here's a quote from the Caravan FAQ, with the initial Artisan information.

The mystic creates scrolls, potions, magical weapons, spell runes, and charms, and can also enchant items.

When the NPC was revealed, it was said that she could craft magical and rare Staves and Wands, though the Blacksmith is known to possess recipes to make most types of weapons, as of the Beta test. The Mystic's interface does still possess a tab for Weapon crafting, as of BlizzCon 2011.

The mystic was initially said to identify items [1], but as only rare and legendary items require identification in Diablo III, and identify scrolls are cheap and plentiful, this seems a fairly non-essential Artisan function.

Item Enchantments

The range of possible enhancements is shown in this comparison shot.

The Mystic's main utility comes from her ability to add bonuses to all sorts of items. This system was detailed in the BlizzCon 2011 Panel: Gameplay & Auction House, and discussed in Blizzcon 2011 interviews. Here's Andrew Chambers speaking on the topic. [2]

Gameplanet: Are [the Mystic's item enchantments] randomised or can they be selected?
Andrew Chambers: You specify the item you want, then you choose the enhancement you want, and that enhancement actually has a range. So say the plus experience might be 10 to 20 percent: when she applies it you might get +15% experience. You can reapply that and you’ll have a change of getting +16% or +17% experience, but it will never go beneath the current enhancement and you've always got a chance to improve to the maximum possible value.

There is not yet a list of the Mystic's types of enchantments or the levels of training at which they become available. Training the Mystic to learn more enchants works just like training up the Blacksmith or Jeweler; lots of gold, lots of materials, and dozens of books of training.

Mystic's Wagon

Initial wagon concept.

Concept art for her wagon was shown in the Crafting Sanctuary panel at Blizzcon 2010. The basic concept was of a wagon and accouterments with a rounded, organic shape, to make it stand apart from the Blacksmith's wagon, which as a very rectangular shape, outlined with rigid, gleaming metal and ornamented with dozens of weapons and shining pieces of armor.

Like the other Artisans, the Mystic can be leveled up ten times, and her wagon changes graphics with each level.

A series of images showing four levels (it's not known which four, but these are likely 1, 3, 5, and 7, or something representative like that) of the wagon upgrade were debuted during a panel at BlizzCon 2011. You can see a compilation of those shots below.

Four levels of the Mystic's wagon upgrades were revealed in a Blizzcon 2011 panel.

Mystic's Interface

Early interface.

Mystic's Interface.

All of the Artisans share the same interface window, in design and function, though the available tabs differ by the functions of each Artisan.

Each Artisan was originally set to have a customized (in appearance) interface window; you can see an early version of the Mystic's to the left, but this concept was scrapped during development and the Artisan interfaces all share a uniform design as of the Beta test.

A shot of a Demon Hunter consulting the Mystic with her Training tab open can be seen to the right. Click it for a much larger view.

The Mystic's Story

Little is yet known of the Mystic's story. She is encountered in the later portions of Act One, and her trust is earned by the player assisting her when her wagon is broken and she is stranded in dangerous surroundings.

The character's name is "Karyna".

When the Mystic was first revealed with teh other Artisans, many fans speuclated that she might be Adria, the NPC witch from Diablo I. While an interesting supposition, this ultimately proved to be untrue.

Media

The first images of the Mystic and her shop were revealed at Blizzcon 2010. She has not yet appeared in any screenshots.

Concept and in-game version of the character.
The Mystic's cart.
Mystic's interface.
Concept art for the Artisans' wagons.

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 [[File:Mystic-concept1.jpg|frame|Mystic concept and in-game art.]]
-The Mystic is one of the three [[Artisans]] introduced in Diablo III. Like the [[Blacksmith]] and the [[Jeweler]], the Mystic is located in the [[Caravan]] area, and handles various [[NPC]] merchant chores, including item sales and [[crafting]] requests.
+The Mystic is one of the three [[Artisans]] introduced in Diablo III. Like the [[Blacksmith]] and the [[Jeweler]], the Mystic is located in the [[Caravan]] area, which moves with the character between each act.
-All of the Artisans will be heavily involved in quests and the game's plot, even after the player completes the initial quests to get them to join up with his adventuring efforts.
+The Mystic's main function is to enchant items, adding various magical bonuses to a player's equipment. She also handles some item crafting and has various plot and quest dialogues and functions.
 ==The Mystic's Functions==
-The mystic's primary function is to [[enchant]] items, adding magical bonuses to them. Her official description from the [[Caravan FAQ]] upon the Artisan announcement listed more functions than the possesses in the final game:
+The mystic's primary function is to [[enchant]] items, adding magical bonuses to them. She was initially said to craft spell-caster items such as wands and staves, but it is not known if she still possesses this ability. Here's a quote from the [[Caravan FAQ]], with the initial Artisan information.
 ::The mystic creates [[scrolls]], [[potions]], magical weapons, [[spell runes]], and [[charms]], and can also [[enchant]] items.
-Like the other [[Artisans]], the Mystic can craft items from recipes. When the NPC was revealed, it was said that she could craft magical and rare [[Staves]] and [[Wands]], though it seems that those functions may have been moved to the Blacksmith during later development. The mystic may be able to identify items as well; this was one of her originally stated features[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-10-07-designing-diablo-iii-interview?page=1], but as only [[rare]] and [[legendary]] items require identification in Diablo III, and [[identify scrolls]] are cheap and plentiful, this seems a fairly non-essential Artisan function.
+When the NPC was revealed, it was said that she could craft magical and rare [[Staves]] and [[Wands]], though the Blacksmith is known to possess recipes to make most types of weapons, as of the Beta test. The Mystic's interface does still possess a tab for Weapon crafting, as of BlizzCon 2011.
+The mystic was initially said to identify items [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-10-07-designing-diablo-iii-interview?page=1], but as only [[rare]] and [[legendary]] items require identification in Diablo III, and [[identify scrolls]] are cheap and plentiful, this seems a fairly non-essential Artisan function.
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 [[File:Enchantment1.jpg|thumb|400px|The range of possible enhancements is shown in this comparison shot.]]
-The Mystic's main utility comes from her ability to add bonuses to all sorts of items. This system was detailed in the [[BlizzCon 2011 Panel: Gameplay & Auction House]], and discussed in Blizzcon 2011 interviews. [http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/blizzcon/pc/games/156898.Diablo-III/features/138132.20111026.Blizzards-Wyatt-Cheng-and-Andrew-Chambers-on-Diablo-III/]
+The Mystic's main utility comes from her ability to add bonuses to all sorts of items. This system was detailed in the [[BlizzCon 2011 Panel: Gameplay & Auction House]], and discussed in Blizzcon 2011 interviews. Here's [[Andrew Chambers]] speaking on the topic. [http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/blizzcon/pc/games/156898.Diablo-III/features/138132.20111026.Blizzards-Wyatt-Cheng-and-Andrew-Chambers-on-Diablo-III/]
 <blue><font color="#FFFFFF">Gameplanet: Are [the Mystic's item enchantments] randomised or can they be selected?</font><br>
-[[Andrew Chambers]]: You specify the item you want, then you choose the enhancement you want, and that enhancement actually has a range. So say the plus experience might be 10 to 20 percent: when she applies it you might get +15% experience. You can reapply that and you’ll have a change of getting +16% or +17% experience, but it will never go beneath the current enhancement and you've always got a chance to improve to the maximum possible value.
+Andrew Chambers: You specify the item you want, then you choose the enhancement you want, and that enhancement actually has a range. So say the plus experience might be 10 to 20 percent: when she applies it you might get +15% experience. You can reapply that and you’ll have a change of getting +16% or +17% experience, but it will never go beneath the current enhancement and you've always got a chance to improve to the maximum possible value.</blue>
 There is not yet a list of the Mystic's types of enchantments or the levels of training at which they become available. [[Training]] the Mystic to learn more enchants works just like training up the [[Blacksmith]] or [[Jeweler]]; lots of [[gold]], lots of [[materials]], and dozens of [[books of training]].
+==Mystic's Wagon==
+[[File:Mystic-wagon1.jpg|thumb|200px|Initial wagon concept.]]
+Concept art for her wagon was shown in the [[Crafting Sanctuary]] panel at Blizzcon 2010. The basic concept was of a wagon and accouterments with a rounded, organic shape, to make it stand apart from the [[Blacksmith]]'s wagon, which as a very rectangular shape, outlined with rigid, gleaming metal and ornamented with dozens of weapons and shining pieces of armor.
+Like the other Artisans, the Mystic can be leveled up ten times, and her wagon changes graphics with each level.
-==Mystic's Wagon==
+A series of images showing four levels (it's not known which four, but these are likely 1, 3, 5, and 7, or something representative like that) of the wagon upgrade were debuted during a panel at BlizzCon 2011. You can see a compilation of those shots below.
-[[File:Mystic-wagon1.jpg|thumb|300px|The Mystic's cart.]]
+[[File:Mystic-wagon-upgrades1-4.jpg|center|thumb|700px|Four levels of the Mystic's wagon upgrades were revealed in a Blizzcon 2011 panel.]]
-Concept art for her wagon was shown in the [[Crafting Sanctuary]] panel at Blizzcon 2010. It's very round and organic in shape, to make it stand out from the [[Blacksmith]]'s very rectangular, regularly-shaped wagon.
-At higher levels her wagon improves in appearance, and the wands and other items lying around will look much more impressive and dramatic as well.
 ==Mystic's Interface==
-[[File:Mystic-interface1.jpg|left|thumb|125px|Mystic's.]]
+[[File:Mystic-interface1.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Early interface.]]
-All of the [[Artisans]] have their own customized interface boxes. They all share the same window and controls, but the backgrounds of their individual windows differ, to show the differences between them. The [[Blacksmith]]'s have been seen in screenshots; they're wood and metal, with forge tools.
+[[File:Mystic-interface-blizzcon2011a.jpg|thumb|300px|Mystic's Interface.]]
+All of the [[Artisans]] share the same [[interface]] window, in design and function, though the available tabs differ by the functions of each Artisan.
+Each Artisan was originally set to have a customized (in appearance) interface window; you can see an early version of the Mystic's to the left, but this concept was scrapped during development and the Artisan interfaces all share a uniform design as of the Beta test.
+A shot of a [[Demon Hunter]] consulting the Mystic with her Training tab open can be seen to the right. Click it for a much larger view.
-The Mystic's is seen to the left, in a panel from the [[Crafting Sanctuary]] panel at Blizzcon 2010. The visibility isn't good, but you can see the New Age-y type panel, with shells and trinkets and a bird's feather.
 ==The Mystic's Story==
-Very little is yet known of the Mystic's character. Not even the character's name.  Leaked files imply her name is "Karyna".
+Little is yet known of the Mystic's story. She is encountered in the later portions of Act One, and her trust is earned by the player assisting her when her wagon is broken and she is stranded in dangerous surroundings.
-There was immediate speculation that [[Adria]], largely-confirmed as a returning character, would be the Mystic, but this has not been confirmed. In fact, it seems to be argued against by a reference to the Mystic as a "he" in one German report from Gamescom. It's possible this was a transcription error, or a misheard gender reference, though. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/jay-wilson-interview-pcgames.de/Mystic ]
+The character's name is "Karyna".
-::No details about the Mystic‘s quest or backstory, since it’s still being developed. Jay does definitely use the pronoun “he” to refer to the Mystic, which seems a blow to the speculation that this is where Adria returns.
+When the Mystic was first revealed with teh other Artisans, many fans speuclated that she might be [[Adria]], the NPC witch from Diablo I.  While an interesting supposition, this ultimately proved to be untrue.