Shadow Gear Refinement
Refining Shadow Gear
Shadow Gears can be refined by any NPC that refines normal gear such as Suhnbi at .
Refining Shadow Gear requires either 
Elunium or 
Enriched Elunium, a Shadow Orb, and 200,000z.
Like normal armor refining, it is completely safe to refine up to +4. From +4 onward Enriched Elunium will have a higher chance of success than Elunium. They don't break however, they get Cursed instead.
Different Shadow Gear asks for different Shadow Orb. Always check where the gear comes from and what Shadow Orbs are used to refine it. You can check the list of places that offer Shadow Gear here. Each page should tell you the needed Shadow Orb to acquire the needed Shadow Orbs. Be aware that Low Rank Shadow Gear can't be refined.
When a refinement is failed using a Shadow Orb, there is a 70% chance to curse the Shadow Gear and 30% chance of it losing 1 refine. These chances have no impact when a refinement is successful.
When a Shadow Gear becomes Cursed, it will be unable to be upgraded until it is purified. It will still be usable, retain its stats and works exactly like a non-cursed version, except it will be unable to be refined.
To purify a Cursed Shadow Gear, speak to the same NPC used to refine and select the purified option to purify the Cursed Shadow Gear. He'll be able to purify it for a fee of assorted identical Ingots, some 
Gold Coins, and zeny.
Alternatively, a player can use 
Blacksmith's Blessings (BSB) to prevent those curses at 100%. Depending on the refine level, different number of BSBs are needed. Be aware that the refine can still fail, this doesn't guarantees any success.
Depending on the Refine of the Cursed piece, the cost to purify will change as shown below:
| Refine Rate | # of Gold Coins |
# of  Flamestone,  Aquastone or  Dragonstone Ingots(only for Shadow Gears obtained from MH) |
Zeny Needed (only for Shadow Gears NOT obtained from MH) |
|---|---|---|---|
| +6 or lower | 5 | 1 | 2,500,000 |
| +7 or +8 | 10 | 2 | 5,000,000 |
| +9 or higher | 20 | 3 | 7,500,000 |
The refinement success rate and the number of BSBs needed for safe refine are the same for Shadow Gears as for regular armors, as shown below:
| Upgrade | Success Rate | Safe Refine Requirement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elunium |
Enriched Elunium |
# of BSBs
| |
| +4 -> +5 | 60% | 90% | 1 |
| +5 -> +6 | 40% | 70% | 1 |
| +6 -> +7 | 40% | 70% | 1 |
| +7 -> +8 | 20% | 40% | 1 |
| +8 -> +9 | 20% | 40% | 2 |
| +9 -> +10 | 9% | 20% | 4 |
Shadow Orb
Shadow Orbs are used to refine Shadow Gears. They are crafted with Monster Energy, acquired by turning in drops from their respective monsters from where the Shadow Gear comes.
This means that Shadow Gear from Monster Hunter needs drops from Primal or Great Monsters, Shadow Gear from Nightmare Toy Factory needs drops from Nightmare Toy Factory, and so on.
Monster Hunter
| Lisbeth | |
|---|---|
 | |
| NPC Purpose: | Armor Spheres NPC |
| Map: | The Wyvern (@go mh) |
| Coordinates: | (241, 201) |
Monster drops can be converted to Monster Energy and further into Shadow Orbs by Lisbeth, located at The Wyvern , accessible by typing @go MH.
A Shadow Orb costs 100 Monster Energy.
Each type of loot will give you a different amount of Monster Energy, shown in the chart below:
| Savage Coast Expedition Monster Energy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Orbs | 2 pts | 50 pts | 100 pts | 500 pts |
 Primal Shadow Orb
|
 Small Monster Bone
|
 Primal Monster Bone
|
 Bone Fragment
|
 Primal Monster Skull
|
Others
Outside Monster Hunter, this system is simplified.
You simply buy Shadow Orbs with drops from the instances that have the Shadow Gear that you want. This means that Shadow Gear from Nightmare Toy Factory needs Celine Shadow Orb, and so on. Alternatively, you can access the following NPCs at 4th Floor of Main Office.
| Name | Instance | Cost | NPC Location |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Auran | |||
|
Duran | |||
|
Nuran | |||
|
Rydel | |||
|
Duran |
| Monster Hunting | ||
|---|---|---|
| Low Rank Hunts • High Rank Hunts | ||
| Hunting Mechanics | Rage • Hate • Skills • Alterations | |
| Player Roles | Tank • Damage • Healer • Utility | |
| Monsters |
1-Star Hunts | Garanth • Nyia |
| 2-Star Hunts | Garronath • Nysori | |
| 3-Star Hunts | Angnar • Zaedronath | |
| Unreleased | Sybaris • Vakaris • Hrungnir • Anko & Mako | |
| Regular Monsters | Ambient Monsters | |
| Rewards | Shadow Gear (Low Rank, High Rank (1/2-star), Angnar, Zaedronath) • Shadow Gear Refinement
Archangel Wings • Fallen Angel Wings • Ancient Hero • Temporal Armors • Violet Halo • Magical Booster • Bio Weapon Helms | |
| Gathering & Combinations | Mining • Fishing • Foraging • Combinations | |
| Lore | The Savage Coast • The Wyvern • Astrid • Seruel • Delphina • Sain • Will • Reidin Kurs | |