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	The '''Brute Refiner''' refines equipment using '''Zeny only''' - no Elunium, Oridecon or other refining ores. The odds are low, but a failed attempt ~~'''never harms~~ your ~~item''': it does not break~~, and ~~it does not lose its refine level~~.		The '''Brute Refiner''' refines equipment using '''Zeny only''' - no Elunium, Oridecon or other refining ores. The odds are low, but every failed attempt makes your next one more likely to succeed, and your item never breaks.

	You find the Brute Refiner in '''Prontera''', next to the regular refiner.		You find the Brute Refiner in '''Prontera''', next to the regular refiner.
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	Click the Brute Refiner to open the forge window.		Click the Brute Refiner to open the forge window.

	# Drag an '''unequipped''' weapon or armor from your inventory onto the anvil. The window shows the item, its current and next refine level, your success chance ~~and~~ the Zeny cost.		# Drag an '''unequipped''' weapon or armor from your inventory onto the anvil. The window shows the item, its current and next refine level, your success chance, the Zeny cost and the risk of a crack (see below).
	# ''Optional:'' drag a '''catalyst''' onto the furnace to improve your odds (see below).		# ''Optional:'' drag a '''catalyst''' onto the furnace to improve your odds and protect the item (see below).
	# Press '''STRIKE'''.		# Press '''STRIKE'''.

	* '''Success:''' the item goes up by +1.		* '''Success:''' the item goes up by +1.
	* '''Failure:''' the item stays ~~exactly~~ as it was.		* '''Failure:''' the item usually stays as it was - but from +6 upward the metal can '''crack''' and drop the item one level.
	* Either way, the Zeny cost is spent - and one catalyst, if you used one.		* Either way, the Zeny cost is spent - and one catalyst, if you used one.

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	== Success chance ==		== Success chance ==
	Brute refining has a '''low success rate''' ~~- it takes persistence rather than luck~~, and the chance gets lower the higher the refine level you are going for. ~~In exchange~~ you ~~can keep trying without ever risking the item~~.		Brute refining has a '''low success rate''', and the chance gets lower the higher the refine level you are going for. The exact chance for your item is shown in the window before you strike.

	~~The exact~~ chance for ~~your item and~~ level ~~is shown in the window before you strike~~.		=== Every fail helps ===
			Each failed attempt adds '''+1%''' to your chance for '''that refine level''', up to '''+20%'''.

	=== Catalysts ===		* The bonus is per level: failing on +4 attempts builds up your +4 chance, not your +10 chance.
	'''Refining catalysts''' increase the success chance of a ~~Brute Refiner~~ attempt. There are three tiers - the higher the tier, the bigger the boost:		* It belongs to your character and stays until you succeed at that level; a success there starts it over.
			* A crack does not cost you the bonus you built up.

			The window shows your current bonus next to the success chance.

			== Cracks ==
			Aiming for '''+1 to +5''' is always safe - a fail never lowers the item.

			From '''+6''' upward, a failed attempt can crack the metal and drop the item '''one level''' - for example, a failed attempt at +7 can take a +6 item back to +5:

			{\| class="wikitable"
			! Aiming for !! Chance a fail cracks the item
			\|-
			\| +1 to +5 \|\| never
			\|-
			\| +6 \|\| 10%
			\|-
			\| +7 \|\| 15%
			\|-
			\| +8 \|\| 20%
			\|-
			\| +9 \|\| 25%
			\|-
			\| +10 \|\| 30%
			\|}

			* A crack '''never happens twice in a row''': right after a crack, your next fail is safe.
			* A crack only ever takes off one level - the item never breaks and is never destroyed.
			* A '''catalyst''' on the furnace prevents the crack completely.

			== Catalysts ==
			'''Refining catalysts''' do two things for one attempt:
			* they '''increase the success chance''', and
			* they '''protect the item''' - a failed attempt with a catalyst never cracks.

			There are three tiers - the higher the tier, the bigger the boost:

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"

ArtisanAdmin: Brute Refiner guide: Zeny-only refining, catalysts

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Brute Refiner guide: Zeny-only refining, catalysts

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The '''Brute Refiner''' refines equipment using '''Zeny only''' - no Elunium, Oridecon or other refining ores. The odds are low, but a failed attempt '''never harms your item''': it does not break, and it does not lose its refine level.

You find the Brute Refiner in '''Prontera''', next to the regular refiner.

== How it works ==
Click the Brute Refiner to open the forge window.

# Drag an '''unequipped''' weapon or armor from your inventory onto the anvil. The window shows the item, its current and next refine level, your success chance and the Zeny cost.
# ''Optional:'' drag a '''catalyst''' onto the furnace to improve your odds (see below).
# Press '''STRIKE'''.

* '''Success:''' the item goes up by +1.
* '''Failure:''' the item stays exactly as it was.
* Either way, the Zeny cost is spent - and one catalyst, if you used one.

The highest level the Brute Refiner can reach is '''+10'''. Reaching +9 or +10 here is announced to the whole server.

== Success chance ==
Brute refining has a '''low success rate''' - it takes persistence rather than luck, and the chance gets lower the higher the refine level you are going for. In exchange you can keep trying without ever risking the item.

The exact chance for your item and level is shown in the window before you strike.

=== Catalysts ===
'''Refining catalysts''' increase the success chance of a Brute Refiner attempt. There are three tiers - the higher the tier, the bigger the boost:

{| class="wikitable"
! Catalyst !! Effect
|-
| '''Ember Catalyst''' || Increases the success chance
|-
| '''Flame Catalyst''' || Increases it further
|-
| '''Inferno Catalyst''' || The largest increase
|}

One catalyst is used up per attempt, whether it succeeds or not. Even with a catalyst, success is never guaranteed.

== Cost ==
Each attempt costs Zeny. The cost goes up with the refine level you are aiming for, and '''weapons''' cost more the higher their weapon level. The exact cost is shown in the window before you strike.

== What can't be refined here ==
* Equipped items - unequip it first.
* Costumes and shadow equipment.
* Items that can't be refined at all, and broken items.
* Items already at +10.

You also need to stay near the Brute Refiner - walking away and pressing STRIKE won't work.

== See also ==
* [[Game Interface]]

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