help on crafting gear - with Runewords

hi guys, I hope you could help me.

I don't understand how the "+XX required level" works.

For example, I have a non-magical Necromancer Scythe- required level 30. I MO it to level 60 then put Lai runeword and it becomes a weapon that requires level 130!! (I guess it's 100 + 30). Next time I tried MO it to level 50 then put Lai runeword, it requires level 120, which means no more room for any other MOs.

Is it just how Median XL Ultimative works or a bug?

try first the runeword recipe and then the remaining space for mo?

thanks. I tried that method too. but then the level required goes straight to 100, and not much of space left for MO.

That's just how it works. You can get max +10 orbs on it, so +20 levels req.

That's why you want to also add things like Lucky Upgrades on your items.

That´s because you are using a LAi rune which is a level 100 rune and thus, the RW will be level 100 too

The level for an item is determined by the highest level of all the things that are used on that item (i.e.: the highest level among the level of the item and all the things used on it as socket fillers),  and then Mystic Orbs increase the required level from that highest level onward. So for example if you use a sucicide note jewel on an item (no matter the req level the item has), the required level for that item will be 110 as that is the required level of a Suicide note (and if you had cube the item before with Mystic Orbs the increasement on req level by those Mystic Orbs would be counted from 110 onward), or if you use A kabraxis Stone, then the required level will be 120 (so in this last case, you won´t have any room at all for mystic orbs).

So yeah, you should "Mysticorb" after you had filled all your sockets, unless you had completely clear what you are going to use.

thanks you guys. that actually helps.