I'm planning on upgrading my fine steel sword to a katana next level, but meanwhile I've found an Anvil of Krong. Can I still upgrade my sword even if I enchant it first?
Use the anvil junior kit to upgrade an item that has been enchanted by the Anvil of Krong
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It is effectively unlimited (except probably by how many different stats are available).
When you factor in the possible results of using an Anvil of Krong on previously enchanted objects or the (currently bugged so it adds extra enchantments in some cases) "This Translation is All Wrong!" Archaeology ability it is possible to get items with lots of enchantments.
Here's a fun image demonstrating this, taken from a post on the official forum:
No, it's not tied to the number of times you've used a particular item on the anvil. There's a random chance each time you drop an item, regardless of what happened to that item previously. I've had things cursed the first time I've dropped them, for instance.
The Dredmor wiki says that it's 2/7 chance of a curse, and a 5/7 chance of a blessing.
I'm always torn between using a really good item on it, in the hopes that it gets better, or using a kind of "meh" item in the hopes that it either becomes good or destroying it won't matter. Frequently what I'll do is try to use something that I have a duplicate of, or at least a backup for that slot. That way if it gets better, it's a win, and if it gets worse, oh well, I've got a backup.
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The answer is yes, but the item will lose all of its previous abilities, so in general it's best to save the anvil for the upgraded version.
I've also noticed that when upgrading an item with one ability (set tiles on fire) to an item with another ability (rockburst), I lost both abilities. So be wary about upgrading anvil-enchanted items!