In Elsword, equipment can be enhanced to increase their base stats. Most equipment will start without upgrades at enhancement level +0. However, some equipment found in dungeons or boxes can be enhanced at a random enhancement level, up to +9.
Enhancing Equipment
Equipment can be enhanced by a character with the Blacksmith profession or by a blacksmith NPC. Enhancing equipment will require ED and certain items, depending on the type of enhancement being performed.
Enhancement Types
Normal Enhancement
Normal Enhancement is the default process of enhancing equipment. This type of enhancement can be used for enhancing equipment of all enhancement levels. This type of enhancement will only require a certain number of Blessed Enhancement Stones to perform.
This enhancement will yield one of the following effects:
- +1 enhancement level
- No change
- -1 enhancement level
- Enhancement level reset to +0
- Equipment will break and becomes unusable (This occurs only at enhancement level +6 and higher)
Protected Enhancement
Protected Enhancement is the second type of enhancement. This type of enhancement can only be used on equipment at enhancement levels +4 ~ +10. This type of enhancement will require the use of Blessed Enhancement Stones and Blessed Fluorite Ores.
This enhancement will yield one of the following effects:
- +1 enhancement level
- No change
- Equipment will break and becomes unusable (This occurs only at enhancement level +6 and higher)
Special Enhancement
Protected Enhancement is the last type of enhancement. This type of enhancement can only be used on equipment at enhancement levels +11 ~ +12. This type of enhancement will require the use of Blessed Enhancement Stones and Blessed Fluorite Crystals.
This enhancement will yield one of the following effects:
- +1 enhancement level
- No change
- -1 enhancement level
- Equipment will break and becomes unusable
Advanced Enhancement
- Main Article: Profession System#Advanced Enhancement
Advanced Enhancement is a type of enhancement that can only be used by characters with the Blacksmith profession.
Enhancement (Old)
Magic Amulets
Magic Amulets are items that can automatically set a piece of equipment at an enhancement level equivalent to the level of the Amulet. These Amulets can be obtained from events, Ice Burners, and opening certain boxes.
Item Requirements
ED Cost
The cost of ED is dependent on the equipment's rarity and its reselling price at 100% durability. The cost will be the same, regardless of which type of enhancement is used on the equipment.
Rarity | ED Cost per Attempt |
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Common | 25% of the resale price |
Rare | 25% of the resale price |
Elite | 37.5% of the resale price |
Unique | 50% of the resale price |
Legend |
Materials
The amount of materials needed to perform each enhancement attempt is dependent on the type of enhancement used and the enhancement level of the equipment.
Enhancement Level | Normal Enhancement | Protected Enhancement | Special Enhancement | ||
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Blessed Enhancement Stone | Blessed Enhancement Stone | Blessed Fluorite Ore | Blessed Enhancement Stone | Blessed Fluorite Crystal | |
+0 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||
+1 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||
+2 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||
+3 | 1 | N/A | N/A | ||
+4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | |
+5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | |
+6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | |
+7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | N/A | |
+8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | N/A | |
+9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | N/A | |
+10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | N/A | |
+11 | 9 | N/A | 9 | 1 | |
+12 | 11 | N/A | 11 | 1 |
Risks
When upgrading, you need to take caution that as you further upgrade your equipment, the risk of the item downgrading/breaking/resetting will increase.
From +2 → +3 onwards, upgrade may be unsuccessful
From +3 → +4 onwards, upgrade may downgrade when unsuccessful (from +3 to +2 etc)
From +6 → +7 onwards, upgrade may break or reset. A broken piece of equipment can no longer be equipped or sold until it is fixed with a repair scroll (bought from other players or in the cash shop). A reset will downgrade equipment back down to +0.
At reinforcement level +10, protection stones that prevent downgrading/resetting can no longer be used (though some servers sometimes hold events that temporarily allow use of protection stones on +10 equipment).
Benefits
By upgrading your items, the base stats will increase by a certain percentage. The higher the level, the more the base stats will increase. The base stats are the main stats that are given with any equipment. This does not include the bonuses written in green.
From +5 onwards, weapons will gain a shine effect where they will have light glaze over periodically.
From +7 onwards, light will glaze over your weapon constantly.
If you achieve +11, there will be a constant spark effect around your weapon.
Enhancement Table
Equipment can be enhanced up to enhancement level +13.
Upgrade (+) | Base Stat Change | % Stat Difference |
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+0 | 100% | 0% |
+1 | 103% | 3% |
+2 | 106% | 3% |
+3 | 109% | 3% |
+4 | 116% | 7% |
+5 | 123% | 7% |
+6 | 130% | 7% |
+7 | 145% | 15% |
+8 | 160% | 15% |
+9 | 175% | 15% |
+10 | 215% | 40% |
+11 | 255% | 40% |
+12 | 295% | 40% |
+13 | 335% | 40% |
+14 | 375% | 40% |
+15 | 425% | 50% |
+16 | 475% | 50% |
+17 | 525% | 50% |
+18 | 575% | 50% |
+19 | 675% | 100% |
+20 | 875% | 200% |
General Enhancement Probability
Items required to upgrade
Upgrading Weapons
Upgrading Armor
Special Items
Fluorite Stones
These are stones bought from the cash shop. They can be used alongside upgrades to ensure items will NOT degrade and will NOT reset. But there is a chance they still WILL break. Much like upgrade stones that vary in level ranges, Fluorite stones require a specific stone that meets the level range. To use them, you have to tick the box that was mentioned earlier in the picture.
Name | Description | Image |
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Fluorite Ore Lv.1 (플루오르 스톤 Lv.1) |
Protects equipment from resets or degrades that are level 1-20. |
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Fluorite Ore Lv.2 (플루오르 스톤 Lv.2) |
Protects equipment from resets or degrades that are level 21-30. |
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Fluorite Ore Lv.3 (플루오르 스톤 Lv.3) |
Protects equipment from resets or degrades that are level 31-40. |
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Fluorite Ore Lv.4 (플루오르 스톤 Lv.4) |
Protects equipment from resets or degrades that are level 41-50. |
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Fluorite Ore Lv.5 (플루오르 스톤 Lv.5) |
Protects equipment from resets or degrades that are level 51-60. |
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Fluorite Ore Lv.6 (플루오르 스톤 Lv.6) |
Protects equipment from resets or degrades that are level 61-70. |
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Fluorite Ore Lv.7 (플루오르 스톤 Lv.7) |
Protects equipment from resets or degrades that are level 71-80. |
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Fluorite Ore Lv.8 (플루오르 스톤 Lv.8) |
Protects equipment from resets or degrades that are level 81-90. |
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Moonlight Fluorite Ore (달빛 플루오르 스톤) |
Protects equipment from resets or degrades that are level 1-85. |
Repair Scrolls
If an equipment breaks, it cannot be used unless you repair it with an item bought from the cash shop. To use them, you right click on the scroll and then click on the broken item. Much like Fluorite Stones, they range in level also.
Trivia
- A false Enhancement Amulet Lvl.13 was offered as an April Fools gift. The description states the amulet is just a normal piece of paper with the number 13 scribbled on it.