Reinforcing

Reinforcing is a chance based activity that allows players to improve the quality of weapons, armor, and tools. Reinforcing is done with Reinforcement Kits and does not require being at a crafting workshop. The reinforcement process is sometimes called "upgrading."

Reinforcement kits are given as daily, weekly, and monthly log in rewards. They can also be purchased at vendors for Crowns.

Reinforcing is used to improve items from +0 to +7 quality, and reinforcing is the only way to achieve +7 quality. Items cannot be crafted with +7 quality.

Items can only be improved by 1 quality level at a time. It is not possible to go from a +3 directly to a +5, for example.

The 3 types of reinforcement kits and their vendor costs.

Type	Login Reward	Vendor Cost
Common	Daily	10 Iron
Decent	Weekly	10 Silver
Master	Monthly	1 Gold

To begin reinforcing, right click a reinforcement kit in your inventory, select "use" and then left click the item you want to use it on. This will bring up the Reinforcement screen. It will show the probability of failure, so read it carefully.

The Reinforcement screen.

Determining Success

The reinforcement process takes several factors into account to determine if it will be successful, including:

• The craft level and tier of the item.
• Your crafting level in the relevant skill (Reinforcing weapons is based on Weapon Forging, for example).
• Your Mentor Points.
• Crafting Chance Bonuses.
• The current quality of the item. High quality items are harder to reinforce.
• The type of reinforcement kit being used.

Items which are not successfully reinforced are permanently destroyed.

Newer players or non-crafters are recommended to seek out high level crafters with large mentor point pools for item reinforcement.

Which Kit to Use

Generally, a higher tier reinforcement kit gives better results, but using Master's kits for every upgrade is prohibitively expensive. A player who significantly outlevels the item being reinforced, and has a mentor point pool of at least 700 has a fairly good chance at success using this guide:

Desired + Quality	Best Kit to Use
1 to 2	Common
3 to 4	Decent
5 to 7	Master

Note: +7 has a VERY, VERY LOW chance of success even when all factors are optimized, and is not recommended to attempt getting a +7 without meeting these criteria:

• A master reinforcement kit
• 1,000+ mentor points
• Max relevant crafting level

Even when these criteria are met, it is likely there will be multiple failures. Usually people wishing to upgrade to +7 make a dozen or so attempts before they get a success. Remember that failure permanently destroys the item.

Reinforcing to Repair Lost Durability

It is possible to use a reinforcement kit to fully repair an item's durability under 1 circumstance:
1.The item has never been repaired at an NPC vendor before

This item is eligible for full durability return on reinforcement because it has never been repaired.

This item is NOT eligible for full durability return on reinforcement because it has been partially repaired.

Method to Repair by Reinforcing

1. Equip and use an item.
2. NEVER repair it.
3. Use a Reinforcement Kit on it (remember all the information about how to give yourself the best chance of success when reinforcing).
4. Behold your shiny, higher quality, full durability item.
5. Repeat

Reinforcing to Repair is commonly done with weapons, armor and tools, as it is a way to significantly extend the life of gear. Taking an item from +0 to +1, wearing it down, taking it from +1 to +2, and continuing that pattern without repairing it can basically give you a brand new item each time you reinforce it. For players wishing to do this, it is important to never select "repair all" at a vendor, or you may end up repairing an item you wanted to reinforce later. Items may of course still be reinforced without a full repair. This is simply a way to get more life out of your items.

Also see: Durability | Mentor Points | Crafting