Refining Stuffs

[Linwe]

Taken directly from pwi.perfectworld


Refining equipment is a method of upgrading your equipment without having to replace it. In every major city, The Elder has the ability to “Refine Equipment” for you. The only required items to refine a piece of equipment are Mirage Celestones. You will need 2 stones for weapons and 1 stone for armor. As your equipment levels up, it will gain a specific effect depending on the type of equipment. For example, if you have a Robe with level 1 refinement and gained a +13 to health then a level 2 refinement would yield 13*2 = +26 HP. For more information, refer to the Refining Bonuses chart below.

The higher the upgrade, the more difficult it becomes. Starting from level 1, your success is not guaranteed. If you fail an upgrade, your item returns to level 0 unless you use a special item.

Refining specific equipment has various effects:

Normal Weapons – Physical Attack Upgrade

Magic Instruments – Magic Attack Upgrade

Physical Attack Rings – Physical Defense Upgrade

Magic Attack Rings – Magic Defense Upgrade

Physical Defense Ornaments – Physical Defense Upgrade

Magic Defense Ornaments – Magic Defense Upgrade

Evasion Improvement Ornaments – Evasion Upgrade

Robes - Maximum HP Increase

Armor - Maximum HP Increase

Refining Bonuses
The higher the refining level of the equipment, the better the bonus. The improvement is based on the specific effect amplified by the items current refinement level. The levels are shown below:

Refining Lv. / Bonus Multiplier (slightly rounded)
Lv. 1 / 1x
Lv. 2 / 2x
Lv. 3 / 3.05x
Lv. 4 / 4.3x
Lv. 5 / 5.75x
Lv. 6 / 7.55x
Lv. 7 / 9.95x
Lv. 8 / 13x
Lv. 9 / 17.05x
Lv. 10 / 22.03x
Lv. 11 / 29x
Lv. 12 / 37.5x

Refining Materials
Celestone Fragment
A beautiful celestone that contain enormous power. It is a crucial material with various uses making it wanted by by all the world's gem merchants.
Celestone of Heaven
A beautiful celestone that contain enormous power. It is a crucial material with various uses making it wanted by by all the world's gem merchants.
Celestone of Human
A beautiful celestone that contain enormous power. It is a crucial material with various uses making it wanted by by all the world's gem merchants.
Celestone of Earth
A beautiful celestone that contain enormous power. It is a crucial material with various uses making it wanted by by all the world's gem merchants.

Boutique Refining Materials
Golden Egg
Chance to contain a 1, 2, 3 Star Dragon Orb or a Mirage Celestone.
Tienkang Stone
Greatly increases refining rate.
Tisha Stone
Increases refining rate. Refining level will only drop by 1 if refining fails.
Dragon Orb (1 Star)
Lv1. Refining rate 100% success.
Use in the refining process to increase the success rate. Also used in making higher rank Dragon Orbs at Jewelscraftsman.
Dragon Orb (2 Star)
Lv1. - Lv2. Refining rate 100% success.
Use in the refining process to increase the success rate. Also used in making higher rank Dragon Orbs at Jewelscraftsman.
Dragon Orb (3 Star)
Lv1. - Lv3. Refining rate 100% success.
Use in the refining process to increase the success rate. Also used in making higher rank Dragon Orbs at Jewelscraftsman.
Dragon Orb (4 Star)
Lv1. - Lv4. Refining rate 100% success.
Use in the refining process to increase the success rate. Also used in making higher rank Dragon Orbs at Jewelscraftsman.
Dragon Orb (5 Star)
Lv1. - Lv5. Refining rate 100% success.
Use in the refining process to increase the success rate. Also used in making higher rank Dragon Orbs at Jewelscraftsman.

Upgrading Dragon Orbs
Dragon Orb (6 Star)
Lv1. - Lv6. Refining rate 100% success.
Use in the refining process to increase the success rate. Also used in making higher rank Dragon Orbs at Jewelscraftsman.
Dragon Orb (7 Star)
Lv1. - Lv7. Refining rate 100% success.
Use in the refining process to increase the success rate. Also used in making higher rank Dragon Orbs at Jewelscraftsman.
Dragon Orb (8 Star)
Lv1. - Lv8. Refining rate 100% success.
Use in the refining process to increase the success rate. Also used in making higher rank Dragon Orbs at Jewelscraftsman.
Dragon Orb (9 Star)
Lv1. - Lv9. Refining rate 100% success.
Use in the refining process to increase the success rate. Also used in making higher rank Dragon Orbs at Jewelscraftsman.
Dragon Orb Ocean
Lv1. - Lv10. Refining rate 100% success.
Use in the refining process to increase the success rate. Also used in making higher rank Dragon Orbs at Jewelscraftsman.
Dragon Orb Mirage
Lv1. - Lv11. Refining rate 100% success.
Use in the refining process to increase the success rate. Also used in making higher rank Dragon Orbs at Jewelscraftsman.
Dragon Orb Flame
Lv1. - Lv12. Refining rate 100% success.
Use in the refining process to increase the success rate. Also used in making higher rank Dragon Orbs at Jewelscraftsman.

Refining Equipment
Increase your success rate but will also make sure that the equipment’s refining level never loses more than 1 level of refinement upon failure.
Tienkang Stones and Tisha Stones can be purchased from the Boutique. In addition to these stones, Dragon Orbs can also assist you in refining.
Currently there are 5 levels in the boutique shop and the rest must be crafted from the Jewelcrafter. The level of the Orb will tell you what levels it can affect.
So for example a level 1 Dragon Orb will guarantee a 100% success rate for a level 1 refinement attempt.
To start refining an item simply go to an Elder and select “Refine Equipment“. Simply drag a weapon or piece of armor into the first box available.
As you can see in the screenshot, this is a weapon so it only requires 2 Mirage Celestones. You can put special items into the “Special Materials” slot to increase your chances of success or minimize the damage on a failed attempt.
At the bottom of the window, a message will appear to inform you of the success or failure of your upgrade.

[Guest]

I never got into refining =P
I should read all through this later

[Linwe]

I never got into it either, just thought it would be helpful for those who might want to get into it.

[SoonLight]

I am still conused...I'll just have to go in and see for myself.

[FallenMoon]

Very interesting to see the multipliers, ty for posting this

[Bebisito]

Thanks for posting this, Linwe. I was wondering what stat upgraded for which piece of equipment. Now I know!

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