====== Item  Upgrading Guide ======

Welcome to the **Item Crafting & Upgrading Guide** for **GemstoneRO**. This guide will help you understand the process of crafting and upgrading your items, making them more powerful and useful in your adventures.

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===== Gear Level, Refining & Grading =====


Before jumping into how to refine your gear, let’s go over the **types of gear**, the **materials for refining**, and how to identify what you’re working with.

===== Gear Levels =====

**Weapons**  
  * Can go from **Lvl 1 → Lvl 5**.  
  * Determines refine method and required materials.  
    * **Lvl 1–4 Weapons** → Refined with Oridecon & Bradium.  
    * **Lvl 5 Weapons** → Refined with Etherdeocon & Ether Bradium (Etel Dust + Oridecon/Bradium).  

**Armors**  
  * Can go from **Lvl 1 → Lvl 2**.  
  * Determines refine method and required materials.  
    * **Lvl 1 Armors** → Refined with Elunium & Carnium.  
    * **Lvl 2 Armors** → Refined with Etherium & Ether Carnium (Etel Dust + Elunium/Carnium).  

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===== Refine Materials =====

{{::image_2025-10-03_184403896.png?20|}} {{:elunium.png?20|}} **Oridecon & Elunium**  
  * Standard ores.  
  * Safe refine until **+3**.  
  * After +3 → Fail = Gear breaks.  

{{:hd_oridecon.png?20|}} {{:hd_elunium.png?20|}} **HD Oridecon & HD Elunium**  
  * Safer version.  
  * Safe refine until **+10**.  
  * Fail = Rollback to previous refine (e.g., +8 → fail → goes back to +7).  

{{:enriched_oridecon.png?20|}} {{:enriched_elunium.png?20|}} **Enriched Oridecon & Enriched Elunium**  
  * Better success rate than HD.  
  * **Not safe** — failure = gear breaks.  

{{:bradium.png?20|}} {{:carnium.png?20|}} **Bradium & Carnium**  
  * Used for refining **after +10** (Lvl 1–4 weapons / Lvl 1 armors).  
  * Always unsafe → fail = gear breaks.  
  * HD versions = better success but still unsafe.  

{{:etel_dust.png?20|}} **Etel Dust**  
  * Used to craft Ether ores (Etherdeocon / Etherium).  
  * Also used to create Etel Stones (for grading).  

{{:etherium.png?20|}} {{:etherdeocon.png?20|}} **Etherium & Etherdeocon**  
  * Used for **Lvl 5 weapons & Lvl 2 armors**.  
  * Safe refining:  
    * **Normal** → Fail = -3 refine levels.  
    * **Enriched** → Fail = -1 refine level.  
  * HD versions used **after +10**, unsafe (fail = gear breaks).  

{{:ether_bradium.png?20|}} {{:ether_carnium.png?20|}} **Ether Bradium & Ether Carnium**  
  * Used for **Lvl 5 weapons & Lvl 2 armors after +10**.  
  * Lower success than HD Ether ores.  
  * Unsafe → fail = gear breaks.  
  * HD versions = used after **+15**, still unsafe.  

{{:blacksmith_blessing.png?20|}} **Blacksmith Blessing (BSB)**  
  * Removes most risks.  
  * Can be used starting at **+7 refine**.  
  * Prevents downgrades & breaking until **+18**.  
  * After +18 → failure may break gear.  

You can get craft the different refine materials at Thores, who you can find at **@hub** or **@graderoom**

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===== How to Refine =====
  - Type **@refineui** to open the refine menu anywhere.  
  - Unequip the gear you want to refine.  
  - Double-click it to load it into the refine UI.  
  - Choose refine materials → start refining.  
 **Strategy**:  
      * Stop at **+7** → use BSB to avoid rollback.  
      * At **+10** → reload BSB & use appropriate ores.  

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====== Refining with Tickets ======

There is also an alternative way to refine your gear: **Refine Tickets**.  
These tickets instantly set your gear to the refine level shown on the ticket, regardless of its current refine level.  

===== Types of Refine Tickets =====

**Pink Refine Tickets**  

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  * Usable on:  
    * **Armor Lvl 1**  
    * **Weapons Lvl 1–4**  
  * Obtained from:  
    * Exchanging **MVP Gear** at Eden.  
    * Turning in gear at the **Equipment Eater**.  
  * Usually obtained at **+7**.  
  * Can be **combined at Para Market NPC** to create higher refine levels.  

**Brown Refine Tickets**  

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  * Usable on:  
    * **Weapons Lvl 5**  
    * **Armors Lvl 2**  
  * Obtained from:  
    * **Event NPCs** (e.g., Valentine’s, Easter, Summer seasonal events).  

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===== How to Use Refine Tickets =====

  * **Pink Tickets NPC** → Located in **Prontera**, next to the **Stylist**.  

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  * **Brown Tickets NPC** → Found at **@graderoom** and **@hub**.  

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**Steps:**  
  - Equip the gear you want to refine.  
  - Talk to the appropriate NPC (depending on ticket type).  
  - Follow the dialogue prompts.  
  - Done — your gear is instantly refined!  


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===== Grading =====

Similar to refining, but instead of only refine bonuses, **grading unlocks additional stats/skills**.  

  * Applies to **Lvl 5 weapons & Lvl 2 armors**.  
  * **Grades**:  
    * No Grade → D  
    * D → C  
    * C → B  
    * B → A (highest)  
  * Each grade requires gear refine level (usually **+11**).  
  * Success rate lowers each step (e.g., D→C = 70%, C→B = 60%).  
  * Refinement resets to **+0** after each grade-up.  

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===== Grading Materials =====

**Etel Stone**  
  * Condensed Etel Dust.  
  * Combined with gemstones for grading.  

**Etel Gemstones**  
  * {{:etel_aquamarine.png?20|}} **Etel Aquamarine** → No Grade → D  
  * {{:etel_topaz.png?20|}} **Etel Topaz** → D → C  
  * {{:etel_amethyst.png?20|}} **Etel Amethyst** → C → B  
  * {{:etel_amber.png?20|}} **Etel Amber** → B → A  

**Blessed Etel Dust**  
  * Combination of Etel Dust + BSB.  
  * Improves grading success rates.  

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===== How to Grade =====

  * Visit **@graderoom**.  
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  * NPC: **Grade Enhancer Suribell**.
    * **Option 1** → Craft Etel Stones, Blessed Etel Dust, Gemstones.  
    * **Option 2** → Perform grading.  

⚠️ Important:  
  * Option 1 in grading menu = lower gem cost, but **gear may break**.  
  * Option 2 = safer, never breaks, no rollback on failure.  

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===== Farming for Materials =====

**Etel Dust**  
  * Rudus Dungeon 4  
  * Amicitia Lab 2  
  * Nifflheim Dungeon 1 & 2  
  * Clock Tower Unknown Basement  
  * Nightmare Pumpkin Farm (Special Warper | Mission = 2x boxes of 2000 Etel Dust)  

**Enriched Ores**  
  * Amicitia Lab 2  
  * Akhet Temple (Special Warper)  

**HD Ores**  
  * Mjolnir Underground Cave (Special Warper)  
  * Akhet Temple (Special Warper)  

**Etel Stone**  
  * Varmundt’s Depths 2 (Special Warper)  
  * Nightmare Pumpkin Farm (Special Warper)  

**Etel Gemstones**  
  * Nightmare Pumpkin Farm (Special Warper)  

**Blacksmith Blessing (BSB)**  
  * Akhet Temple (Special Warper)  

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===== Custom-Map Material Drops =====

**Nightmare Pumpkin Farm**


  * {{:etel_dust.png?20|}}  Etel Dust 80% 
  * {{:etel_stone.png?20|}} Etel Stone 30% 
  * {{:etel_aquamarine.png?20|}} Etel Aquamarine 7.5% 
  * {{:etel_topaz.png?20|}} Etel Topaz 5% 
  * {{:etel_amethyst.png?20|}} Etel Amethyst 2.5% 
  * {{:etel_amber.png?20|}} Etel Amber 1% 
  * {{:blessed_etel_dust.png?20|}} Blessed Etel Dust 0.5% 

**Ancient Temple Akhet**
  * {{:enriched_oridecon.png?20|}} Enriched Oridecon 35%
  * {{:enriched_elunium.png?20|}} Enriched Elunium 35%
  * {{:hd_elunium.png?20|}} HD Elunium 20%
  * {{:hd_oridecon.png?20|}} HD Oridecon 20%
  * {{:hd_carnium.png?20|}} HD Carnium 12.5%
  * {{:hd_bradium.png?20|}} HD Bradium 12.5%

===== Final Notes =====
  * Most materials can also be purchased through **@vend** or **#trade**.  
  * Early on → Buy them instead of farming, since maps may be too difficult at first.