Grades as shown in the game
Regrading is the process of increasing the Grade (also known as Rarity) of said Weapons, Armors, Accessories, Pet accessories and Ship Components.
- Regrading has a chance to fail.
- When Regrading from Celestial to above, there is a chance to Downgrade (lose grades) and a chance to get destroyed leaving little compensation.
- Regrading improves all stats by some percentage of the base amount.
- Regrading spends an amount of gold decided by the grade and level of the item.
- Regrading spends 10 labor points.
How to know if regrading is possible[]
The items have a "Maximum grade:(X)" (in orange) written in its description and still did not reach that said maximum.
How to Regrade[]
First you will need the materials:
- A regrade scroll of the kind of item you want to regrade;
- The item you want to regrade;
- Money for the regrading procedure (it depends on what you're regrading and its grade except for ship components which have a fixed cost of 10 gold per regrade at all grades);
- (Optional) A Regrade charm to improve your chances of success;
Then you:
- Right click the said regrade scroll in your inventory, or click the little sword that shines in the bottom right of the inventory selecting the tab you need;
- Right click the materials or drag the items in their respective slot;
- Click at the bottom "Enchant" in the bottom of the UI.
- You should get a message that saying the outcome of your regrade.
Possible Regrading Outcomes[]
There are five potential outcomes.
- Great success - Increase in two Grades (Only possible if a Resplendent Regrade Scroll is used.
- Success - Increase in one Grade.
- Failure - No increase or decrease in Grade, it stay's the same.
- Major Failure - The item decreases to Arcane(also known as downgrade).
- Catastrophic Failure - The item is destroyed and you get some materials from it.
Regrade Materials[]
Regrade Scrolls[]
| Regrade Item | Description | Use of charm | How to get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon Regrade Scroll | Allows the chance to regrade a Weapon | You can use a charm | Sunpointx1; Blank Regrade Scrollx1; 50 Labor |
| Armor Regrade Scroll | Allows the chance to regrade an Armor | You can use a charm | Moonpointx1; Blank Regrade Scrollx1; 50 Labor |
| Accessory Regrade Scroll | Allows the chance to regrade an Accessory | You can use a charm | Starpoint x1; Blank Regrade Scrollx1; 50 Labor |
| Resplendent Weapon Regrade Scroll | Allows the chance to regrade a Weapon with a chance of "Great Success" | You can use a charm | Lucky Sunpointx1; Weapon Regrade Scrollx1; 50 Labor |
| Resplendent Armor Regrade Scroll | Allows the chance to regrade an Armor with a chance of "Great Success" | You can use a charm | Lucky Moonpoint x1; Armor Regrade Scrollx1; 50 Labor |
| Resplendent Accessory Regrade Scroll | Allows the chance to regrade an Accessory with a chance of "Great Success" | You can use a charm | Lucky Starpoint x1; Accessory Regrade Scrollx1; 50 Labor |
| Pet Accessory Regrade Scroll | Allows the chance to regrade a pet accessory | You can use a charm | Earthmana Leafx 25; Memory Inkx 2; Blank Regrade Scrollx1; 50 Labor |
| Ship Component Regrade Scroll | Allows the chance to regrade a ship component | You can NOT use a charm | Low chance of dropping from Ocean monsters or a sure drop between x3-x7 from Enoan Shipwright's Design Bag |
Regrade Charms[]
| Regrade Charm | Description | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Green Regrade Charm | Multiplies the chance of success by 1.75 | only for arcane gear |
| Blue Regrade Charm | Multiplies the chance of success by 1.75 | only for heroic gear |
| Yellow Regrade Charm | Multiplies the chance of success by 1.5 | only for gear graded unique or below |
| Superior Yellow Regrade Charm | Multiplies the chance of success by 1.5 | for all grade of gear |
| Red Regrade Charm | Multiplies the chance of success by 2 | only for gear at unique or below |
| Superior Red Regrade Charm | Multiplies the chance of success by 2 | for all grade of gear |
| Silver Regrade Charm | Multiplies the chance of success by 2.5 | only for celestial or above |
Why to regrade[]
- The increasing of the grade grants a bonus in all attributes of the said item;
- Increase the Slots of a said item so that you can put more Lunagems in it;
- Improve the Equipment Points, also known as Gearscore of a player;
- Have the chance to have your name show up to all the server;
- Get a better Armor Grade Buff;
Why to Not Regrade[]
- The materials and the procedure are expensive and all of they are spent in the regrading process;
- There is a chance of Failing the regrade(No increase or decrease in Grade) in all grades;
- There is a chance of Major Failure (The item decreases to Arcane) in regrading from Celestial;
- There is a chance of Catastrophic Failure (The item is destroyed) in regrading from Celestial;
Regrade Chance (2.9)[]
| Regrade Scroll | Using Resplendent Regrade Scroll | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success(%)[+1] | Success(%)[+1] | Great Success(%)[+2] | Failure(%)[+0] | Downgrade(%)[To Arcane] | Destruction Chance | |||||||||
| From | To | Charm Type | No Charm | Charm | No Charm | Charm | No Charm | Charm | No Charm | Charm | No Charm | Charm | No Charm | Charm |
| Basic | Grand | Yellow | 60,00% | 100.00% | 48,00% | 20.00% | 12,00% | 18,00% | 40,00% | 10,00% | - | - | - | - |
| Grand | Rare | Yellow | 40.00% | 60.00% | 32.00% | 48.00% | 8.00% | 12.00% | 60.00% | 40.00% | - | - | - | - |
| Rare | Arcane | Yellow | 30.00% | 45.00% | 24.00% | 36.00% | 6.00% | 9.00% | 70.00% | 55.00% | - | - | - | - |
| Arcane | Heroic | Green | 30.00% | 52.50% | 24.00% | 42.00% | 6.00% | 10.50% | 70.00% | 47.50% | - | - | - | - |
| Heroic | Unique | Blue | 25.00% | 43.75% | 20.00% | 35.00% | 5.00% | 8.75% | 75.00% | 56.25% | - | - | - | - |
| Unique | Celestial | Red | 20.00% | 40.00% | 16.00% | 32.00% | 4.00% | 8.00% | 80.00% | 60.00% | - | - | - | - |
| Celestial | Divine | Superior Red | 10.00% | 20.00% | 8.00% | 16.00% | 2.00% | 4.00% | - | - | 45% | 40% | 45% | 40% |
| Divine | Epic | Superior Red | 7.50% | 15.00% | 6.00% | 12.00% | 1.50% | 3.00% | - | - | - | - | 92.50% | 85% |
| Epic | Legendary | Superior Red | 5.00% | 10.00% | 4.00% | 8.00% | 1.00% | 2.00% | - | - | - | - | 95% | 90% |
| Legendary | Mythic | Superior Red | 2.50% | 5.00% | 2.50% | 5.00% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 97.50% | 95.00% |
Behavior in the community[]
- Most players aim to regrade to get the Celestial and Divine Grades in their equipment depending on the money and confidence they have;
- Some players try to aim for Divine by using a "Resplendent Regrade Scroll" and expecting a "Great success" when regrading from Unique.
- Some people call the regrading to a high grade (such as divine and above) without caring for the consequences 'YOLO'(abbreviation of You Only Live Once).
Regrade Improvement Changes[]
| Quality | Colour | Icon Border | Item Damage and Defense (Read notes) |
Item Stats | Item Durability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude | Gray |  |
-20% | -20% | -50% |
| Basic | White |  |
Base | Base | Base |
| Grand | Green |  |
+5% | +8% | +5% |
| Rare | Blue |  |
+10% | +16% | +9.5% |
| Arcane | Pink |  |
+15% | +24% | +13.5% |
| Heroic | Orange |  |
+20% | +32% | +17% |
| Unique | Peach |  |
+25% | +40% | +20% |
| Celestial | Magenta |  |
+35% | +50% | +22.5% |
| Divine | Copper |  |
+50% | +60% | +24.5% |
| Epic | Silver |  |
+65% | +70% | +26% |
| Legendary | Gold |  |
+80% | +80% | +27% |
| Mythic | Dark Red |  |
+100% | +90% | +27.5% |
Notes: Based on data from Archeage Database [1]. All percentages refer to the basic quality.
Tips and Tricks[]
- Have a chance of getting a Divine Gear by regrading from Unique, using a Resplendent Regrade Scroll to get a chance of "Great success".
Related Articles[]
Credits[]
- 2.9 Regrade Sheet by Venyarth - Kyrios.
- The adaptation of the table for this wiki by Epiksalad (Retd.)(Ex-Morpheus, West) and Workaholico(Hanure, West) from the [Make Archeage a Better Place] reddit initiative.