Refining

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Refining an item will increase its base stats. This contrasts with imbuing which adds a specific extra stat.

Refined weapons deal more damage.
Refined armor has higher Defense.
Refined boots have more Health.
Refined helms have extra Spirit.

Refined items also tend to glow in different colors corresponding to different refinery levels.

Be warned however, that an item has a chance to be destroyed on each refinery attempt. The chance to break depends on many factors, most importantly the current refinery level. It is wise to craft a number of extra items of what you are trying to refine, in case one is destroyed in the process.

Luckily, there are auxiliary items that can be found in the Marketplace to assist in the refining process. These include Sigils, which will guarantee the success of certain refining attempts.

How to Refine

To Refine a piece of gear all you need to do is bring it and the proper refinery item to any Enchanter.

Speak to the Enchanter and select "Refine/Imbue".

The gear you would like to refine should be placed in the "Gear" slot.
The proper Refinery item should be placed in the "Talisman" slot.
- Normal gear: Refinery Talisman
- Ethereal/Celestial gear: Talisman of Craft
- Deity gear: Dragonsoul Charm
If you intend to use an auxiliary material such as a Serenity Jade or Star Charm, you should place it in the "Aux" slot.

Finally, select the "Start" button and wait for the results.

Note: You cannot refine a piece of gear while you are wearing it.

Tips

Already at +5 and want to guarantee success to +6? Trade in +5 Bronze Sigils at the Enchanter in Sunstream City for a +6 Silver Sigil!

It is recommended to refine your gear first, and then add imbues. That way, you don't have to worry about losing all the hard work and talismans you spent to get a high imbue level.

To avoid risking losing everything when refining a highly refined item to a higher level it is strongly recommend that you get two or more items to that level. While this may be more expensive in the short run, in the long run it will be very beneficial to not lose any progress when you break one item because you can easily switch to another of the same quality.

Glows

Refined items all glow, but the glows are different and hard to predict. The following table documents all the common item glows.


Gear refined to +1.	Gear refined to +2.	Gear refined to +3.	Gear refined to +4.	Gear refined to +5.


Gear refined to +6.	Gear refined to +7.	Gear refined to +8.	Gear refined to +9.	Gear refined to +10.


Gear refined to +11.	Gear refined to +12.	Gear refined to +13.	Gear refined to +14.	Gear refined to +15.


Gear refined to +16.	Gear refined to +17.	Gear refined to +18.	Gear refined to +19.	Gear refined to +20.

Benefits of Refining (+1 to +10)

Refined items have significantly better stats than unrefined items. Many players consider well-refined gear necessary to tackle higher level content.

Weapons

Refining weapons increases the damage they deal.

Level 1 Weapons

Name	Faction	Base	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
Iron Sword	All	2-6	4-8	7-11	10-14	13-17	19-23	25-29	31-35	39-43	47-51	65-60
Apprentice Saber	All	4-8	6-10	9-13	12-16	15-19	21-25	27-31	33-37	41-45	49-53	58-62
Wooden Staff	All	2-7	4-9	7-12	10-15	13-18	19-24	25-30	31-36	39-44	47-52	56-61
Iron Axe	Balo	2-6	4-8	7-11	11-14	13-17	19-23	25-29	31-35	39-43	47-51	56-60
Steel Axe	Balo	15-29	17-31	20-34	23-37	26-40	32-46	38-52	44-58	52-66	60-74	69-83
Wood Bow	Arden	2-6	4-8	7-11	10-14	13-17	19-23	25-29	31-35	39-43	47-51	56-60
Hard Bow	Arden	15-29	17-31	20-34	23-37	26-40	32-46	38-52	44-58	52-66	60-74	69-83

Level 15 Weapons

Name	Faction	Base	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
Steel Sword	Jadeon	28-32	31-35	35-39	41-45	47-51	57-61	68-72	82-86	97-101	113-117	132-136
Canine Duoblade	Vim	35-38	38-41	42-45	48-51	54-57	64-67	75-78	89-92	104-107	120-123	139-142
Bronze Staff	Skysong	33-37	36-40	40-44	46-50	52-56	62-66	73-77	87-91	102-106	118-122	137-141
Crescent Glaive	Lupin	29-35	32-38	36-42	42-48	48-54	58-64	69-75	83-89	98-104	114-120	133-139
Gorebone Fangclaw	Modo	22-25	25-28	29-32	35-38	41-44	51-54	62-65	76-79	91-94	107-110	126-129

Level 30 Weapons

Name	Faction	Base	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
Plated Sword	Jadeon	86-97	90-101	95-106	102-113	111-122	124-135	140-151	158-169	179-190	202-213	227-238
Cirrus Duoblade	Vim	96-104	100-108	105-113	112-120	121-129	134-142	150-158	168-176	189-197	212-220	237-245
Gilded Staff	Skysong	93-105	97-109	102-114	109-121	118-130	131-143	147-159	165-177	186-198	209-221	234-246
Gale Glaive	Lupin	85-103	89-107	94-112	101-119	110-128	123-141	139-157	157-175	178-196	201-219	226-244
Feral Fangclaw	Modo	76-89	80-93	85-98	92-105	101-114	114-127	130-143	148-161	169-182	192-205	217-230

Level 45 Weapons

Name	Faction	Base	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
Emblem Sword	Jadeon	159-180	165-186	172-193	180-201	193-214	212-233	237-258	266-287	299-320	338-359	381-402
Darkness Duoblade	Vim	172-187	178-193	185-200	193-208	206-221	225-240	250-265	279-294	312-327	351-366	394-409
Ritual Staff	Skysong	168-189	174-195	181-202	189-210	202-223	221-242	246-267	275-296	308-329	347-368	390-411
Fountain Glaive	Lupin	154-188	160-194	167-201	175-209	188-222	207-241	232-266	261-295	294-328	333-367	376-410
Deader Fangclaw	Modo	143-168	149-174	156-181	164-189	177-202	196-221	221-246	250-275	283-308	322-347	365-390

Level 60 Weapons

Name	Faction	Base	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
Serpent Sword	Jadeon	278-314	286-322	296-332	308-344	323-359	348-384	379-415	415-451	458-494	507-543	564-600
Insignia Duoblade	Vim	302-332	310-335
Flame Staff	Skysong
Tornado Glaive	Lupin
Tombguard Fangclaw	Modo

Body Armor

Refining Body Armor increases Defense.

Tier 5 Body Gear

Name	Faction	Base	+1	+2	+3	+4	+5	+6	+7	+8	+9	+10
Euphoric Possession Armor	Modo	0	758	776	792	820	863	919	989	1076	1182	1309

Helms

Refining Helms increases Spirit.

Boots

Refining Boots increases Health.

Benefits of Refining (+11 to +20)