Brute Refiner
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.
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, the Zeny cost and the risk of a crack (see below).
- Optional: drag a catalyst onto the furnace to improve your odds and protect the item (see below).
- Press STRIKE.
- Success: the item goes up by +1.
- 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.
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, 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.
Every fail helps
Each failed attempt adds +1% to your chance for that refine level, up to +20%.
- The bonus is per level: failing on +4 attempts builds up your +4 chance, not your +10 chance.
- 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:
| 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:
| 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.