Attributing Equipment: Difference between revisions

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== Enchantment Overview ==

Elsword, like many other MMOs, has a unique Elemental Enchanting System. In Elsword, elemental stones are known as El Shards, and there are seven types: Fire, Water, Nature, Wind, Light, Dark, and Mystery.

[[Image:HQ Shop Item 130054.png|thumb|El Shard Mystery Solver]]

El Shards can be found in all maps as a rare drop. It appears as a black crystal on the floor, and it is actually the Mystery El Shard. You can either collect them to get a random element enchanted or refine them by right clicking on them with an ''El Shard Mystery Solver'' (displayed on the right) in your inventory. Helen and all Alchemist NPCs located in any town sell these for 2000 ED.

Having element resistance decreases the chance of the element activating when you are hit by a matching elemental attack, and it also decreases the effects of said element on you(i.e. fire does less damage, dark drains less HP and MP, etc). The first armor enchantment grants 75 corresponding resistance, while the second bumps it up to 110, the third bumps it up to 135. The maximum resistance to a certain element is 500. With a resistance of 500, the element will have no effect on you whatsoever.

Poison full resistance can be useful for a dungeon like [[4-X]] in case the timer is at 0, in which case the player will be able to avoid the auto-poisoning from the time limit. <br>

== How to Enchant ==

[[Image:Elshardupda.png|1000px]]  

The first enchantment on a weapon requires as many El Shards as half the weapon's level. The second enchantment on a weapon requires as many El Shards as 1.5 times the weapon's level. The third enchantment on a weapon requires as many El Shards as 3 times the weapon's level. Weapons of unique rarity add 2 levels to the formula.  

For example if you were to enchant a Lv40 weapon with Fire for the first time, then it would require 20 Fire El Shards. If it was a unique Lv40 it would require 21 El Shards instead. For a second Enchantment, it would require 60 more El Shards.

If you ever wish to remove an element, you can do so by opening the attribute window via an alchemist by having one El Shard of any type in your inventory, select attribute equipment, and click Remove Attribute. Note: no El Shards will be regained through the process.

Depends on the grade of equip: Normal, Rare, Elite, or Unique.

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! Rarity !! Level Modifier

| style="color:{{ColorSel|ItemRarity|Rare}}" class="textfloat" | '''Rare''' || [Equipment Level] -2

| style="color:{{ColorSel|ItemRarity|Elite}}" class="textfloat" | '''Elite''' || [Equipment Level] +0

| style="color:{{ColorSel|ItemRarity|Unique}}" class="textfloat" | '''Unique''' || [Equipment Level] +2

| style="color:{{ColorSel|ItemRarity|Legend}}" class="textfloat" | '''Legend''' || [Equipment Level] +4

Here is a full list of the effects of each element. There are two groups of elements; stacking and instant effect. When dual enchanting a weapon, you can only hybrid one element from each group. For example, you can mix Fire and Light, but mixing Water and Nature is impossible.

** On harder difficulties, depends of number of party members, they spawn more frequently.

'''Weapon Attack = (Magic Attack + Physical Attack) ÷ 2'''

*This includes enhancements, so Burning will do much more damage with a +9 weapon than a +4 weapon. The only element that takes the +0 weapon value is Dark.

Each element upgrade will change it looks.

*For '''Fire, Water''' and '''Poison''' attributes, a small flame of the attributes' color will form and envelop the weapon(Lv1), then to a bigger flame(Lv2) and lastly same as Lv2 but will change attack outline of each characters(Lv3).

*For '''Wind, Light''' and '''Dark''' attributes, their forms from a little light(Lv1), then to a brighter light(Lv2) and lastly a orb of swirling energy around the hand(Lv3).

=== Stacking Elemental Effects ===

These elements' effects can be stacked up to three times each, hence the name of their group. The afflicted will have a tiny exclamation marks on top of the status effect bubble which indicate how strong the infliction; for example, if a weapon has 4 fire slots and inflicts thrice successfully within each infliction's time-frame, there will be 3 tiny exclamation marks on the bubble and the burn deals 960% of the weapon's attack power over 5 seconds.

==== [[Image:FireELSTONE.png]]  Fire (Burning) ====

Fire drastically deals DoT (damage over time) and burns MP. Its effect can be stacked up to three times. Increasing its enchantment level raises its chance of effect and the potency of damage it deals. Fire is the perfect damage addition when up against enemies with massive amounts of health. Although deadly in PvP, this element has had a drastic increase in people who stack up against it since Veteran Commander was released. Fire works especially well with fast attacking characters and high base attack power, like [[Elsword|Elsword]], [[Veteran Commander|Veteran Commanders]], and [[Void Princess|Void Princesses]]. Ever since the Element Revamp, Fire can now kill.

! rowspan=2 | Level !! colspan=4 | Activation Chance !! colspan=3 | Damage<br>(Based on weapon's +0 attack power) !! rowspan=2 | MP Burn Per Second !! rowspan=2 | Duration

| Burning I || 5% || 15% || 25% || 35% || 120% || 180% || 240% || -3 MP || rowspan=4 | 5 Seconds

| Burning II || 8% || 24% || 40% || 56% || 240% || 360% || 480% || -4 MP

| Burning III || 10% || 30% || 50% || 70% || 360% || 480% || 720% || -5 MP

| Burning IV || 12% || 36% || 60% || 84% || 480% || 720% || 960% || -6 MP

*11/03/2016 KR

**MP Burn effect added.

**Duration decreased. Damage increased.

**Based on weapon's attack power.

**Activation Chance Increase when stacking effect added.

*12/01/2016 KR

**Based on the weapon attack as if it was +0 in Free Channel.

==== [[Image:IceELSTONE.png]]   Water (Freezing) ====

Water drastically decreases attack speed and lowers the enemy's defense stats. This will also reduce the knockback distance that enemies will travel. Its effect can be stacked up to three times. Increasing its enchantment level highly raises its chance of effect and the amount of time the effects lasts for. Water makes it a good compromise for PvP. Water works especially well with characters that utilize trapping, such as [[Grand Archer|Grand Archers]], [[Night Watcher|Night Watchers]], and [[Elemental Master|Elemental Masters]]. It is also particularly useful for Luto Mode in Secret Dungeons, due to monsters having extremely high defenses.

! rowspan=2 | Level !! colspan=4 | Activation Chance !! colspan=3 | Attack Speed Reduction !! colspan=3 | Defense Reduction !! rowspan=2 | Duration

| Freezing I || 6% || 12% || 18% || 24% || rowspan=4 | 20% || rowspan=4 | 30% || rowspan=4 | 40% || rowspan=4 | 20% || rowspan=4 | 30% || rowspan=4 | 45% || 10 Seconds

| Freezing II || 12% || 24% || 36% || 48% || 13 Seconds

| Freezing III || 15% || 30% || 45% || 60% || 17 Seconds

| Freezing IV || 18% || 36% || 54% || 72% || 20 Seconds

*11/03/2016 KR

**Changed from Movement Speed Decrease to Attack Speed Decrease.

*12/01/2016 KR

**Fixed issue where Defense Reduction amount is not affected by Water Resistant.

**Defense Reduction decreased.

==== [[Image:PoisonELSTONE.png]]   Nature (Poisoning) ====

Nature slightly decreases movement/jump speed and deals slight DoT (damage over time). Its effect can be stacked up to three times. Increasing its enchantment level raises its chance of effect, and the potency of damage it deals. Although not as strong as Fire, Nature makes it very difficult for opponents to run away in PvP. People tend to stack up against this the most because of this movement crippling effect. Many players have an absolute resistance to Nature because it nullifies the threat of getting poisoned after the time counter ends in the [[4-X|Transporting Tunnel: Contaminated Area]] and stops [[6-5|Magmanta]]'s poison. Nature works especially well with fast attacking characters with high base attack power or characters that can lock combos, such as [[Lord Knight|Lord Knights]] and [[Wind Sneaker|Wind Sneakers]]. [[Night Watcher]] also benefits from this greatly, as it helps her low damage output while gaining an advantage over high speed opponents such as [[Blade Master]] and [[Infinity Sword]]. Like Fire, Nature can also kill.<br>

Additionally, Nature Resistance will also increase player's resistance towards Slow.  

! rowspan=2 | Level !! colspan=4 | Activation Chance !! colspan=3 | Damage<br>(Based on weapon's +0 attack power) !! colspan=3 | Movement/Jump Speed Reduction !! rowspan=2 | Duration

| Poisoning I || 5% || 10% || 15% || 20% || 50% || 75% || 100% || rowspan=4 | 30% || rowspan=4 | 45% || rowspan=4 | 60% || rowspan=4 | 15 Seconds

| Poisoning II || 8% || 16% || 24% || 32% || 100% || 150% || 200%

| Poisoning III || 10% || 20% || 30% || 40% || 150% || 225% || 300%

| Poisoning IV || 12% || 24% || 36% || 48% || 200% || 300% || 400%

*06/30/2016 KR

**Nature Resistance will also increase player's resistance towards Slow.

*11/03/2016 KR

**Changed from Attack Speed Decrease to Movement/Jump Speed Decrease.

**Duration increased. Damage increased.

**Based on weapon's attack power.

**Activation Chance Increase when stacking effect added.

*12/01/2016 KR

**Based on the weapon attack as if it was +0 in Free Channel.

==== [[Image:WindELSTONE.png]]   Wind (Piercing) ====

Wind ignores the enemy's defense and guard and adds 40% more damage from the weapon's attack power. When an attack activates Wind, the attack reduces [[Knockdown|knockdown]] by -10 (will take the lower value if the attack reduces [[Knockdown|knockdown]] as well). Increasing the enchantment level raises the chance of effect. This is not stacked very much on most of the servers, although there are people who heavily stack against this due to player preference. This enchantment works well on characters with high damage multipliers like [[Lord Knight|Lord Knights]],  [[Rena]], and [[Raven]] as well as multi-hitter specialists like [[Infinity Sword|Infinity Swords]], [[Code Nemesis|Code Nemesis]], and [[Crimson Avenger| Crimson Avenger]]. Combined with a high critical hit ratio, the raw power of Wind is a force to be reckoned with.<br>

Additionally, Wind Resistance will also increase player's resistance towards Bleeding.

! Level !! Activation Chance !! Damage<br>(Based on weapon's attack power)

*04/21/2016 KR

**Wind Resistance will also increase player's resistance towards Bleed.  

*11/03/2016 KR

**Based on weapon's attack power.

**Fixed issue where damage becomes 2x.

*12/01/2016 KR

**Based on the weapon attack as if it was +0 in Free Channel.

==== [[Image:LightELSTONE.png]]   Light (Petrifying) ====

Light petrifies enemies, stopping them mid animation leaving them open to attacks for a short period of time. Increasing its level of enchantment raises its chance of effect, and the amount of time enemies are petrified. In dungeons, Shock's effect will reset monsters' hit counter after it wears off, allowing for longer combos before knocking them down. Being petrified is similar to having Super Armor. Light works especially well with strong one-hit attackers or fast multi-hit attackers such as like [[Blade Master|Blade Masters]], [[Elemental Master|Elemental Masters]], and [[Add]]. However, this element can be disruptive and can cause early knockdowns in PvP due to bad timing, lag, or resistance.. Unfortunately, it does not take a high amount of light resistance to cause this effect. Light Element has most use in dungeons, where it can completely stop an enemy or boss from moving.<br>

Additionally, Light Resistance will also increase player's resistance towards Stun, and Blind in [[Photon Flare]].

! rowspan=2 | Level !! rowspan=2 | Activation Chance !! rowspan=2 | [[Status Effects|Petrified]] Duration !! colspan=2 | [[Status Effects|Sclerosis]]

*??/??/201? KR

**Defense Increase effect removed.

*06/30/2016 KR

**Light Resistance will also increase player's resistance towards Stun.

*11/03/2016 KR

**Attack Decrease when [[Status Effects|Petrifying]] is ended effect added.

**Duration increased.

*12/15/2016 KR

**Fixed issue where Attack Decrease not work for monsters.

==== [[Image:DarkELSTONE.png]]   Dark (Plagued) ====

Dark drains a certain amount of HP and MP from enemies. Increasing its level of enchantment raises its chance of effect and the amount of HP and MP it drains. Dark works well with all characters, but works especially well with characters that have multiple-hit moves ([[Blade Master]], [[Infinity Sword]], [[Optimus]] etc.) or have long-ranged attacks that hit multiple enemies (moves such as [[Armageddon Blade]], passives such as [[Vibe Shot]], etc.).

Usually, resistance against this element is not invested by players for PvE, however it is still a very common thing to stack up against it for PvP. Gaining the exact Snatch amount (x HP, 18 MP in Triple Master Snatch intensity) is nearly impossible since most players and monsters have resistance towards all elements, although gaining even a small amount of its maximum value might make a huge difference for both PvP and PvE. <br>

Additionally, Dark Resistance will also increase player's resistance towards Senile and Curse.

! Level !! Activation Chance !! HP Drain<br>(Based on weapon's +0 attack power) !! MP Drain

| Plagued I || 5% || 40% || 6 MP

| Plagued II || 8% || 80% || 12 MP

| Plagued III || 10% || 120% || 18 MP

| Plagued IV || 12% || 160% || 24 MP

*11/03/2016 KR

**MP Drain decreased.

These items are obtainable from events and are not tradeable between players.  

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*??/??/20?? KR

**3 elements become available for weapons, 2 elements become available for armors.

*11/03/2016 KR

**4 elements become available for weapons, 3 elements become available for armors.

**The estimated probability of yielding a certain el shard from solving an el shard (mystery) changed to be same.