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Normal upgrades

Upgrade stones, failure thresholds and downgrades.

Normal upgrades

Eligible ordinary weapons, including wands, use a Stone of Xelima. Shields and eligible armor use a Stone of Merien. Use Upgrade Item with the item, the appropriate stone and the required contribution available.

An unsuccessful attempt below the current-upgrade threshold leaves the upgrade unchanged: below +3 for nonrare items, below +5 for rare items. At or above that threshold, failure reduces the current upgrade by 1. Thus failing an attempt from +3 on an eligible nonrare item returns it to +2; failure from +5 on an eligible rare item returns it to +4. The stone is consumed in either success or failure. “Safe” means no downgrade below the threshold, not guaranteed success. Bound Majestic upgrades and excluded special items have separate rules; see Skills and crafting.