Regrading



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 a 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: Then you:
 * 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;
 * 1) 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;
 * 2) Right click the materials or drag the items in their respective slot;
 * 3) Click at the bottom "Enchant" in the bottom of the UI.
 * 4) 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 Charms
=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)=

=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= Notes: Based on data from Archeage Database. 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=
 * Enhancements
 * Lunagems
 * Lunastones
 * Grade
 * Equipments
 * Equipment Tier
 * Gear

=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.