Refinement & Enchanting

Refinement Overview

Refining is the process of upgrading equipment to enhance its power. Refined gear provides additional stats and is identified by a plus sign (+) followed by a number (e.g., +7 Knife).

The primary NPC for refining is Hollgrehenn, who can be found in most major cities. Look for the anvil icon on the minimap.

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Stat Bonuses from Refining

Weapon Refine Bonus

The bonuses gained from refining a weapon vary based on its Level and Grade.

Weapon	ATK & MATK per Refine	Bonus ATK & MATK (Over Safety)	Bonus ATK & MATK (+15 → +16)	Bonus ATK & MATK (> +16)	P.ATK & S.MATK per Refine
Lv 1	2	1 ~ 3	16	1	0
Lv 2	3	1 ~ 5	32	2	0
Lv 3	5	1 ~ 8	32	2	0
Lv 4	7	1 ~ 14	48	3	0
Lv 5 - No Grade	8	0	0	0	2
Lv 5 - Grade D	8.8	0	0	0	2
Lv 5 - Grade C	10.4	0	0	0	2
Lv 5 - Grade B	12	0	0	0	2
Lv 5 - Grade A	16	0	0	0	2

Important Notes

ATK & MATK and P.ATK & S.MATK bonuses are visible in your status window (Alt+A). The "Bonus ATK & MATK (Over Safety)" is a hidden bonus and is not displayed. "Over Safety" refers to refine levels attempted with Normal Ores that have a success chance below 100%. Level 2 Armors and Level 5 Weapons will not break when failing a refine attempt below +10. When refining gear to +10 and above without using a Blacksmith's Blessing, the item will be destroyed upon failure.

Armor Refine Bonus

Refining armor (Body Armor, Garments, Footgear, Shields, and Headgears) provides a bonus to Hard DEF. The formula for this bonus is: Floor[(3 + Current Refine Level) / 4].

Additionally, Level 2 Armors receive a special bonus of +120% Hard DEF, plus an additional +2 RES and +2 MRES for every refine level.

Shadow Equipment Bonus

Shadow Equipment provides unique bonuses per refine level.

• Shadow Weapons: +1 ATK & MATK per refine.
• Other Shadow Gear: +10 Max HP per refine.

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Refinement Pity System

How the Pity System Works

Each time a refinement attempt fails at an NPC, a "pity" bonus is added to the success chance of the next attempt for the same equipment type, level, and refine level. Pity Increase: The bonus is equal to 10% of the base success chance for refines up to +12, and 5% for refines above +12. Reset: The pity bonus for a specific refine combination is reset to zero once an attempt is successful. Stacking: You can have multiple pity bonuses active at once for different refine combinations (e.g., one for +5 Lv1 Armor, another for +8 Lv4 Weapon). Display: The adjusted success chance (base chance + pity bonus) is shown in the refinement UI, rounded down.

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Refine Materials

Purchase & Crafting

Many essential refining materials can be purchased from NPCs or crafted.

Item	Cost / Crafting Recipe
Phracon (1010)	200z
Emveretarcon (1011)	1,000z
Oridecon (984)	5 x Rough Oridecon (756)
Elunium (985)	5 x Rough Elunium (757)
Bradium (6224)	50,000z 3 x Oridecon (984)
Carnium (6223)	50,000z 3 x Elunium (985)
Etherium (1000331)	10,000z 1 x Etel Dust (1000322) 1 x Elunium (985)
Etherdeocon (1000332)	10,000z 1 x Etel Dust (1000322) 1 x Oridecon (984)
Etel Bradium (1000368)	50,000z 3 x Etel Dust (1000322) 1 x Bradium (6224)
Etel Carnium (1000370)	50,000z 3 x Etel Dust (1000322) 1 x Carnium (6223)

... and so on for all other craftable materials like Enriched and HD ores.

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Blacksmith's Blessing (BSB)

Using a Blacksmith's Blessing (6635) protects an item from being destroyed during a failed refine attempt. Simply add the required amount in the Refine UI.

How to Obtain BSBs

• Cash Shop (often from boxes that also contain HD/Enriched ores).
• Player Market.
• Eden Market for 8,500,000 Zeny.
• Attendance Rewards.
• Chance from a Forgotten Heirloom (50001).
• Killing MVPs in Varmundt's Biosphere.
• Exchanging 100 Zelunium (25731) at the NPC Vurewell.

BSB Required per Refine Level

Refine Level	Blacksmith's Blessing (6635) Required
+7 → +8	1
+8 → +9	2
+9 → +10	4
+10 → +11	4
+11 → +12	7
+12 → +13	11
+13 → +14	16
+14 → +15	22

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Refining Probabilities

Success rates vary depending on the equipment type and the ore used.

Normal Ore Success Rates

Refine	Shadow Gear	Armor (Lv 1)	Armor (Lv 2)	Weapon (Lv 1)	Weapon (Lv 2)	Weapon (Lv 3)	Weapon (Lv 4)	Weapon (Lv 5)
+1	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
+2	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
+3	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
+4	100%	100%	90%	100%	100%	100%	100%	90%
+5	70%	90%	70%	100%	100%	100%	90%	70%
+6	60%	70%	60%	100%	100%	90%	70%	60%
+7	60%	70%	60%	100%	90%	80%	70%	60%
+8	40%	40%	40%	90%	70%	40%	40%	40%
+9	40%	40%	40%	70%	40%	40%	40%	40%
+10	20%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	20%	20%
+11	-	20%	16%	40%	40%	40%	20%	16%
+12	-	20%	16%	40%	40%	40%	20%	16%
+13	-	16%	16%	35%	35%	35%	16%	16%
+14	-	16%	16%	35%	35%	35%	16%	16%
+15	-	15%	14%	30%	30%	30%	15%	14%
+16	-	15%	14%	30%	30%	30%	15%	14%
+17	-	14%	14%	20%	20%	20%	14%	14%
+18	-	14%	14%	20%	20%	20%	14%	14%
+19	-	10%	10%	15%	15%	15%	10%	10%
+20	-	10%	10%	15%	15%	15%	10%	10%

Special Ore Success Rates

Refine	Shadow Gear	Armor (Lv 1)	Armor (Lv 2)	Weapon (Lv 1)	Weapon (Lv 2)	Weapon (Lv 3)	Weapon (Lv 4)	Weapon (Lv 5)
+1 to +3	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
+4	100%	100%	95%	100%	100%	100%	100%	95%
+5	90%	95%	85%	100%	100%	100%	95%	85%
+6	80%	80%	70%	100%	100%	95%	80%	70%
+7	80%	80%	65%	100%	95%	90%	80%	65%
+8	65%	60%	55%	95%	85%	70%	60%	55%
+9	55%	50%	45%	85%	60%	60%	50%	45%
+10	30%	35%	30%	55%	45%	45%	35%	30%

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Guarantee Certificates

The Refine Master NPC at (prontera,189,175)

can use a Guarantee Refine Certificate to refine an item to the specified level with a 100% success chance.

• Certificates are account-bound but can be made tradable with a Refine Certificate Packager.
• Certificates cannot be used on Shadow Equipment, Lv 5 Weapons, or Lv 2 Armors.
• Players can craft and combine certificates in Paramarket. For more details, see the Armor Weapon Tickets guide.

Weapon Certificates	Armor Certificates
Safe to +5 Weapon Certificate (6456)	Safe to +5 Armor Certificate (6457)
Safe to +6 Weapon Certificate (6231)	Safe to +6 Armor Certificate (6235)
Safe to +7 Weapon Certificate (6230)	Safe to +7 Armor Certificate (6234)
Safe to +9 Weapon Certificate (6228)	Safe to +9 Armor Certificate (6232)
Safe to +10 Weapon Certificate (6993)	Safe to +10 Armor Certificate (6994)
Safe to +11 Weapon Certificate (6238)	Safe to +11 Armor Certificate (6239)
Safe to +12 Weapon Certificate (6584)	Safe to +12 Armor Certificate (6585)

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Refine with Hammers & Boxes

Certain items can be used to safely refine specific equipment from +9 to +12. Each use consumes the hammer/box and may also require additional materials. Some hammers can be purchased from MC Hammer in the Eden Market.

Note: Nebula Armors, Varmundt Equipment, and Time Dimension Rune Crowns CANNOT be refined with hammers and must be upgraded using BSBs.

Hammer / Box	Description & Target Items	Comments
Hollgrehenn's Shadow Refine Hammer (23436)	A hammer that refines Shadow Equipment to a random level between +1 and +10. Using it on already refined gear may lower the refine level.	Best used to get Shadow Gear to +5/+6 before using HD Elunium for higher refines.
Shadow 9 Refine Hammer (23926)	Refines any Shadow Equipment directly to +9. This attempt cannot fail.	The most reliable way to get Shadow Gear to +9.
OSAD Weapon Refine Hammer (101364)	Refines OSAD Weapons by +1, for levels between +0 and +11. Cost: 30 Cor Core and 30 Zelunium per use.	Used for the weapons required to craft Time Gap Weapons.
Varmundt Refine Hammer (101307)	Refines Varmundt's Rune Armor (and its upgraded forms) by +1, for levels between +9 and +11. Cost: 14 Blacksmith's Blessings per use.	A cost-effective alternative to random refining if you fail multiple +11 -> +12 attempts.
+9 Gaebolg Equipment Refine Hammer (102881)	Refines a +9 Gaebolg equipment piece to +10. Cost: Zelunium and various Magic Stones.	Can only be used on +9 equipment.
+10 Gaebolg Equipment Refine Hammer (102882)	Refines a +10 Gaebolg equipment piece to +11. Cost: Zelunium and Shining Magic Stones.	Can only be used on +10 equipment.
+11 Gaebolg Equipment Refine Hammer (102883)	Refines a +11 Gaebolg equipment piece to +12. Cost: Zelunium and Brilliant Magic Stones.	Can only be used on +11 equipment.