Brute Refiner
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:
| 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.