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* Dyes can not be salvaged
* A bottle of dye is single use
* Basic, Magic, Rare, Legendary and Set items can be dyed
* Different coloured dyes can not be used on a single item at the same time <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blue-posts-on-armor-dye-wowd3-chat-and-more Multiple dyes on single item] - Blizzard Entertainment, 11/12/2012</ref>
==What Can and Can not Be Dyed==
<br>For many years this color was forbidden to all citizens of [[Kingsport]] outside the Royal Family.
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| [[Image:IconDyeSpring.png]]
| [[Image:IconDyeSummer.png]]
| [[File:Summer.jpg]]
| [[Image:IconDyeTanner.png]]
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| [[Image:IconDyeWinter.png]]
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| [[Image:IconDyeBottledCloud.png]]
<br> Bottled Cloud<br />(Exclusive collector edition dye)
<br>Cost: CE
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The gentle wind of the heavens cools the air, infusing the area with a soft glow. This dye has unlimited use.
|Cloudy White
| [[Image:IconDyeBottledSmoke.png]]
<br> Bottled Smoke<br />(Exclusive collector edition dye)
<br>Cost: CE
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An eerie howl emanates from within as creeping shadows spill forth. This dye has unlimited use.
| Smoky Black
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| [[Image:IconDyeRemover.png]]
<br> All-Soap's Miraculous Dye Remover
<br>'''Special Dye'''
<br>160
| Original Color
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* All-Soap's Miraculous Dye Remover: Returns a single piece of armor to its original color.
*'''Lore:''' ''The miraculous, mystical tonic that removes stains, cures rotfoot and tastes great! It's got what plants crave!
Warning: Do Not Drink.''
(Note: "It's got what plants crave!" is an [[Easter Egg]] reference to the film ''Idiocracy''.)
| [[Image:IconDyeVanishing.png]]
<br> Vanishing Dye
<br>'''Special Dye'''
<br>Cost: 360
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Causes materials to vanish before your very eyes! Be sure not to apply this to your undergarments.
| Invisible
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* Vanishing Dye: Renders a single piece of armor invisible.
* '''Lore:''' ''Causes materials to vanish before your very eyes! Be sure not to apply this to your undergarments.''
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===Removed Dyes===
| The preferred shade of those who do not wish to be seen, especially at night. Possibly removed from the game. Same as "Bottled Smoke."
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===Dye CostsVendors===
The following vendors are able to sell dyes to the player:
* Vidar the Collector in [[Bastion's Keep Stronghold]] in [[Act IV]].
* [[Delilah the Collector]] in [[The Surviviors' Enclave]] in [[Westmarch]] in [[Act V]].
Some special vendors, such as [[Rodger the Alchemist]] or [[Javad the Merchant]], will offer special discounts on items after a vendor-based [[event]]. For Rodger, once the player begins [[The Sacrificial Hermit]] event, he will sell the player dyes at half cost.
==Associated Achievements==
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{{achievement header}}<achievement type="single">Rainbow Connection</achievement>
<blue>I think the idea of having dyes apply effects in different ways is awesome, but don't forget there are plenty of other things going on gear that could be the basis for those types of effects as well.</blue><br>
In a fansite Q&ABlizzard confirmed that there were no special effects on dyes outside of changing an item's color: <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/diablo-iii-fansite-qaLimitations of Dyes]- Blizzard Entertainment, Blizzard confirmed that there were no special effects on dyes outside of changing an item's color:26/03/2012</ref>
<blue>Q. Will the Collector’s Edition dyes have any sort of “particle effect” on the items, or are they simply dying them with a unique color?<br>
==Dye Similarities and DetailsGallery== [[Image:Summershoulder_goldgloves.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Strike a pose.]] While it is '''possible''' to tell the difference between a separate dye color, it isn't always '''easy''' to tell the difference between them. Sometimes the only difference can be gleaned in lighting. An example of this is seen to the left, where the [[Demon Hunter]]'s shoulder armor is the summer dye, while the gloves are golden dye. Another thing to note from this image is that certain armor pieces, sometimes entire sets, have native colors that cannot be changed. In the case of this Demon Hunter, who is wearing mostly plate gear, the green fabric she is wearing is part of the armor tier's theme, and the color cannot be dyed. It is permanent. [[Image:Dye_details.jpg|right]]Any "groupings" of colors are going to be similar, sometimes hard to discern depending upon the lighting of the area the player is residing in at that particular time. However, Blizzard has shown that they've stayed true to their time-honored tradition of attention to detail. In the colorful image to the right, one may notice that even the hairs on the tassels of this [[Monk]]'s [[helmet]] have been dyed, tassels which, from inside of the game, are incredibly small and difficult to see. The same is true for most items. The Monk's Astral [[boots]], for example, are natively blue with silver metal adorning the middle and sides. When the boot is dyed, the blue is dyed the color the player has chosen, but the metal is also given a slight tint towards the color of the dye to compliment the rest of the set the player is wearing, which isn't done with most items, but is needed with such a thematically strong armor piece. ===Mixing and Matching=== There is nothing stopping a player from choosing a different color dye for each piece of armor, besides maybe some fear of karmic retribution for all of the retinas that are sure to be burned out. There are even [[achievement]]s aimed at having the player dye their gear certain colors. Blizzard has provided a very fair range of colors, perhaps some that players wouldn't deem "fitting" for the Diablo franchise, but options are never a bad thing for most players. One key observation when it comes to the similarity between the dyes, is that perhaps Blizzard was aiming to not have any single dye dominant amongst the playerbase. There will surely be those fringe players who enjoy entering the [[arena]] with their fully-decked Barbarian wielding a two-handed axe and a full set of pink plate armor, but the majority of players tend to gravitate towards the more popular colors in games which allow such things, which are almost always red and black. Blizzard has covered red with two dyes, Infernal and Cardinal, but the Abyssal dye is not black. There is no real black dye. This may be intentional on Blizzard's part to keep players from all using the same dye and ending up looking identical in the end game, but only release will tell. Until then, players may feel free to taste the rainbow. [[Image:Dye_party.jpg|frame|center|It's my party, and I'll dye if I want to.]] ===Multi-dyed Items?=== Players have often wondered if an item could be dyed in two or more colors. No, or at least the developers weren't planning to enable this, as of December 2011.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blue-posts-on-armor-dye-wowd3-chat-and-more] <blue>Unfortunately, placing say, red with black and gold on a single item is not possible. You will only be able to use one single dye on an item at a time. </blue> ==Dye Visuals==
Image:Dye_textures.png|Four different dye textures for a [[Barbarian]] chest piece.
Image:Dyes_all.jpg|All 20 dyes in Diablo III on one armor set.
Image:Dye_party.jpg|Dye party
Image:Summershoulder_goldgloves.jpg|Strike a pose.
Image:Dye_details.jpg|Dye Details
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The short video below shows the process of vanishing dye and then removing the vanishing dye:
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==References==
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[[File:Armor-dye-progression.jpg|thumb|400px|Armor dye examples, shown in a GDC 2012 panel.]]
