Refining is one of the main zeny sinks in VanRO. Success feels powerful; failure should sting but not destroy your will to play. Our refine system follows classic behavior, but with clearly defined costs and a safe-refine option for players who want a more controlled climb.

Refine Costs by Equipment Type

The fee per attempt scales with your current refine level:

• Armor: 7,500z × current refine level
• Lv.1 Weapons: 1,000z × level
• Lv.2 Weapons: 2,000z × level
• Lv.3 Weapons: 7,500z × level
• Lv.4 Weapons: 7,500z × level

Example: Upgrading a +4 armor to +5 costs 7,500 × 5 = 37,500z. Higher levels become serious investments, which keeps powerful gear feeling rare and important.

Refined Elunium, Oridecon & Safe Refines

For players who hate seeing gear break, blacksmiths have developed a higher-grade material:

• Catalyst Conversion:
• 10 × Elunium → 1 × Refined Elunium
• 10 × Oridecon → 1 × Refined Elunium
• Used with Mighty Hammer for refine attempts from +4 to +9.
• Failure downgrades the refine level instead of breaking the item.

This lets you slowly push favorite equipment upward with predictable risk, at the cost of extra materials and zeny. It’s optional, but it gives careful players an alternative path to high refine levels.