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See also: Gear set.

Honing is the main progression system in Lost Ark. It is one of the option available at the "Gear Honing" NPC. The others being Advanced Honing, Gear Transfer, and Special Honing.

Starting point[]

  • Upon reaching combat level 50 and finishing the story quest for North Vern, players can enter 250-ilvl Chaos Dungeons to obtain 500-ilvl gear.
  • To start honing, players must go to the Gear Honing NPC, located in any major cities.
  • A honing attempt requires a variety of materials and currencies (listed below).

Honing process[]

  • The first step to honing a gear is to completely fill the item's gear XP. This requires shards and  silver. This process cannot fail and is required to be done only one time per enhancement level. This gear XP cost can be reduced with stronghold upgrades.
  • When the gear XP is full, the player can attempt to hone their gear. This process requires materials (listed below) and can fail, depending on the honing rate. The honing rate can be increased with specific materials and stronghold upgrades.
  • Each failed honing attempt on the same gear increase the honing rate by 10% of the base honing rate, not including rate-up materials (e.g. failing a 3% honing increases the rate to 3.3% for the next attempt, and failing again increases it to 3.6%).
    • This can increase the base honing rate by up to double its original value (e.g. 3% honing can go up to 6% maximum after multiple fails).
  • Rate-up materials can be added to increase the honing rate by up to 100% of the base honing rate (e.g. 3% honing can be increased to 6% with full rate-up material, and up to 9% after 10 fails).

Artisan's Energy[]

  • Artisan's Energy is a pity system to prevent players from being too unlucky and never succeeding a honing attempt.
  • Artisan's Energy goes from 0% to 100%; until it reaches 100% it has no effect.
  • Artisan's Energy resets to 0% after each successful honing attempt.
  • Each failed honing attempt on the same gear grants (total honing rate × 0.465) Artisan's Energy, this includes rate-up materials (e.g. failing a 70% honing grants 32.55% Artisan's Energy).
  • At 100% Artisan's Energy, the next honing attempt on that gear is guaranteed.

Tier upgrade[]

  • At tier 2, upon reaching item level 1100 (+15), the player can complete Punika's quest line and enter 1100-ilvl Chaos Dungeons to gain 1250-ilvl gear, massively increasing their item level.

Gear XP and honing attempt cost[]

Tier 2 (500-1100)[]

  • Tier 2 uses  Harmony Shard and  Harmony Leapstone.
  • For weapon it uses  Destruction Stone Fragment, and for armor it uses  Guardian Stone Fragment.
  • Upgrades on this tier (500-1100) have a 20% bonus honing rate. The base honing rate is noted in bold.
  • It has 30% reduced XP cost (shard and silver), already included in the table; this 30% stacks additively with stronghold XP reduction.

Gear ilevel Level  Silver  Shard
Weapon 545 1 5,600 1,400
590 2 5,992 1,498
635 3 6,412 1,603
680 4 10,206 1,701
725 5 10,794 1,799
765 6 11,382 1,897
805 7 12,012 2,002
845 8 16,800 2,100
885 9 17,584 2,198
925 10 18,424 2,303
960 11 19,208 2,401
995 12 24,990 2,499
1030 13 25,970 2,597
1065 14 27,020 2,702
1100 15 28,000 2,800

Gear ilevel Level Rate  Red Stone  Shard  Leapstone  Silver
Weapon 545 1 80% + 20% 208 120 6 1,920
590 2 80% + 20% 224 132 6 2,160
635 3 80% + 20% 232 144 6 2,320
680 4 50% + 20% 248 156 6 2,560
725 5 50% + 20% 264 168 6 2,800
765 6 50% + 20% 272 180 6 3,040
805 7 50% + 20% 288 192 6 3,200
845 8 45% + 20% 304 204 8 3,440
885 9 45% + 20% 312 216 8 3,680
925 10 45% + 20% 328 228 9 3,840
960 11 45% + 20% 336 240 9 4,080
995 12 40% + 20% 352 252 10 4,320
1030 13 40% + 20% 368 264 10 4,560
1065 14 40% + 20% 376 276 11 4,720
1100 15 40% + 20% 392 288 12 4,960

Gear ilevel Level  Silver  Shard
Armor 545 1 3,360 840
590 2 3,612 903
635 3 3,836 959
680 4 6,132 1,022
725 5 6,468 1,078
765 6 6,846 1,141
805 7 7,182 1,197
845 8 10,080 1,260
885 9 10,584 1,323
925 10 11,032 1,379
960 11 11,536 1,442
995 12 14,980 1,498
1030 13 15,610 1,561
1065 14 16,170 1,617
1100 15 16,800 1,680

Gear ilevel Level Rate  Blue Stone  Shard  Leapstone  Silver
Armor 545 1 80% + 20% 128 72 3 1,152
590 2 80% + 20% 136 80 3 1,280
635 3 80% + 20% 140 88 3 1,416
680 4 50% + 20% 152 96 4 1,544
725 5 50% + 20% 160 104 4 1,672
765 6 50% + 20% 164 108 4 1,800
805 7 50% + 20% 176 116 4 1,936
845 8 45% + 20% 184 124 5 2,064
885 9 45% + 20% 188 132 5 2,192
925 10 45% + 20% 200 140 6 2,328
960 11 45% + 20% 204 144 6 2,456
995 12 40% + 20% 212 152 6 2,584
1030 13 40% + 20% 224 160 6 2,712
1065 14 40% + 20% 228 168 7 2,848
1100 15 40% + 20% 236 176 7 2,976

Tier 3 (1250-1575)[]

  • Tier 3 (1250-1575) uses  Honor Shard,  Great Honor Leapstone, and  Oreha Fusion Material.
  • For weapon it uses  Crystallized Destruction Stone, and for armor it uses  Crystallized Guardian Stone.
  • Upgrades on this tier (1250-1490) have various bonus honing rate. The base honing rate is noted in bold.
  • Tier 3 (1250-1415) has 40% reduced XP cost (shard and silver), already included in the table; this 40% stacks additively with stronghold XP reduction.
  • Tier 3 (1430-1490) has 50% reduced XP cost (shard and silver), already included in the table; this 50% stacks additively with stronghold XP reduction.

Gear ilevel Level  Silver  Shard
Weapon 1275 1 12,000 1,500
1295 2 12,528 1,566
1310 3 13,344 1,668
1325 4 18,120 1,812
1340 5 19,800 1,980
1355 6 26,784 2,232
1370 7 35,280 2,520
1385 8 41,664 2,976
1400 9 56,640 3,540
1415 10 68,160 4,260
1430 11 104,112 6,507
1445 12 141,712 8,857
1460 13 192,096 12,006
1475 14 262,192 16,387
1490 15 356,112 22,257
1505 16 967,680 60,480
1520 17 1,317,952 82,372
1535 18 1,789,792 111,862
1550 19 2,431,136 151,946
1575 20 3,307,008 206,688

Gear ilevel Level Rate  Red Stone  Shard  Leapstone  Fusion  Silver  Gold
Weapon 1275 1 80% + 10% 186 120 6 0 3,900 0
1295 2 80% + 10% 186 120 6 0 5,418 0
1310 3 50% + 10% 186 120 7 0 6,936 0
1325 4 50% + 10% 228 120 7 0 8,448 0
1340 5 30% + 10% 228 150 7 2 9,966 0
1355 6 30% + 10% 228 150 8 2 11,484 0
1370 7 20% + 10% 276 150 8 3 13,002 0
1385 8 20% + 10% 324 180 9 4 14,514 0
1400 9 15% + 10% 396 180 10 4 16,032 0
1415 10 15% + 10% 468 180 10 5 17,550 0
1430 11 10% + 10% 686 186 13 7 19,066 0
1445 12 10% + 10% 686 253 14 8 24,348 0
1460 13 5% + 5% 686 343 17 10 24,876 0
1475 14 5% + 5% 780 466 18 11 25,416 0
1490 15 3% + 3% 780 632 19 12 25,956 0
1505 16 3% 1,300 1,432 34 22 44,200 750
1520 17 1% 1,458 1,944 38 26 45,160 780
1535 18 1% 1,458 2,640 42 28 46,140 810
1550 19 0.5% 1,458 3,586 44 32 47,160 840
1575 20 0.5% 1,614 4,868 48 36 48,180 870

Gear ilevel Level  Silver  Shard
Armor 1275 1 7,200 900
1295 2 7,536 942
1310 3 8,016 1,002
1325 4 10,920 1,092
1340 5 11,880 1,188
1355 6 16,128 1,344
1370 7 21,168 1,512
1385 8 25,032 1,788
1400 9 33,984 2,124
1415 10 40,896 2,556
1430 11 73,694 4,589
1445 12 99,248 6,203
1460 13 134,592 8,412
1475 14 185,328 11,583
1490 15 251,712 15,732
1505 16 683,232 42,702
1520 17 917,568 57,348
1535 18 1,244,864 77,804
1550 19 1,688,576 105,536
1575 20 2,311,808 144,488

Gear ilevel Level Rate  Blue Stone  Shard  Leapstone  Fusion  Silver  Gold
Armor 1275 1 80% + 10% 114 72 4 0 2,340 0
1295 2 80% + 10% 114 72 4 0 3,444 0
1310 3 50% + 10% 114 72 4 0 4,542 0
1325 4 50% + 10% 138 72 4 0 5,646 0
1340 5 30% + 10% 138 90 5 2 6,744 0
1355 6 30% + 10% 138 90 5 2 7,848 0
1370 7 20% + 10% 168 90 5 2 8,946 0
1385 8 20% + 10% 198 108 5 2 10,050 0
1400 9 15% + 10% 240 108 6 3 11,148 0
1415 10 15% + 10% 282 108 7 4 12,252 0
1430 11 10% + 10% 412 130 8 6 13,354 0
1445 12 10% + 10% 412 175 10 6 17,052 0
1460 13 5% + 5% 412 238 10 7 17,424 0
1475 14 5% + 5% 468 322 11 8 17,796 0
1490 15 3% + 3% 468 437 12 8 18,192 0
1505 16 3% 780 988 22 16 30,980 360
1520 17 1% 874 1,340 24 18 31,640 380
1535 18 1% 874 1,818 26 20 32,320 390
1550 19 0.5% 874 2,466 28 22 33,040 400
1575 20 0.5% 968 3,346 30 24 33,740 420

Tier 3 (1390-1615)[]

  • Tier 3 (1390-1615) uses  Honor Shard,  Marvelous Honor Leapstone, and  Superior Oreha Fusion Material.
  • For weapon it uses  Obliteration Stone, and for armor it uses  Protection Stone.
  • Upgrades on this tier (1390-1590) have various bonus honing rate. The base honing rate is noted in bold.
  • Tier 3 (1390-1580) has 80% reduced XP cost (shard and silver), already included in the table; this 80% stacks additively with stronghold XP reduction.
  • Tier 3 (1590) has 40% reduced XP cost (shard and silver), already included in the table.

Gear ilevel Level  Silver  Shard
Weapon 1400 1 63,000 3,000
1410 2 63,000 3,000
1420 3 63,000 3,000
1430 4 64,000 4,000
1440 5 64,000 4,000
1450 6 125,000 5,000
1460 7 125,000 5,000
1470 8 126,000 6,000
1480 9 126,000 6,000
1490 10 128,000 8,000
1500 11 128,000 8,000
1510 12 190,000 10,000
1520 13 190,000 10,000
1530 14 196,000 14,000
1540 15 196,000 14,000
1550 16 264,000 24,000
1560 17 264,000 24,000
1570 18 324,000 36,000
1580 19 324,000 36,000
1590 20 1,200,000 150,000
1595 21 1,980,000 330,000
1600 22 2,100,000 420,000
1605 23 2,000,000 500,000
1610 24 2,400,000 600,000
1615 25 4,320,000 720,000

Gear ilevel Level Rate  Red Stone  Shard  Leapstone  Fusion  Silver  Gold
Weapon 1400 1 100% 140 120 3 2 4,500 0
1410 2 100% 140 120 4 2 4,500 0
1420 3 100% 140 120 4 2 4,500 0
1430 4 45% + 45% 160 160 4 3 4,500 0
1440 5 45% + 45% 160 160 4 3 4,500 0
1450 6 45% + 45% 160 200 5 3 4,500 0
1460 7 30% + 30% 180 200 5 3 4,500 0
1470 8 30% + 30% 180 240 6 3 4,500 0
1480 9 30% + 30% 180 240 6 3 4,500 0
1490 10 15% + 15% 220 320 7 3 4,500 0
1500 11 15% + 15% 220 320 7 3 4,500 0
1510 12 10% + 10% 260 400 8 4 4,500 0
1520 13 10% + 10% 260 400 8 4 4,500 0
1530 14 5% + 5% 280 560 8 5 4,500 0
1540 15 5% + 5% 300 560 8 5 4,500 0
1550 16 4% + 4% 360 960 9 5 5,000 0
1560 17 4% + 4% 380 960 10 5 5,000 0
1570 18 3% + 3% 440 1,440 12 8 5,000 0
1580 19 3% + 3% 460 1,440 12 8 5,000 0
1590 20 1.5% + 1.5% 650 2,500 16 15 27,500 800
1595 21 1.5% 1,350 6,600 34 30 55,000 1,700
1600 22 1% 1,500 8,400 38 30 55,000 1,880
1605 23 1% 1,550 10,000 42 30 55,000 2,000
1610 24 0.5% 1,700 12,000 44 45 55,000 2,250
1615 25 0.5% 1,750 14,400 48 45 55,000 2,450

Gear ilevel Level  Silver  Shard
Armor 1400 1 45,000 1,800
1410 2 45,000 1,800
1420 3 45,000 1,800
1430 4 45,600 2,400
1440 5 45,600 2,400
1450 6 90,000 3,000
1460 7 90,000 3,000
1470 8 90,000 3,600
1480 9 90,000 3,600
1490 10 91,200 4,800
1500 11 91,200 4,800
1510 12 132,000 6,000
1520 13 132,000 6,000
1530 14 134,400 8,400
1540 15 134,400 8,400
1550 16 172,800 14,400
1560 17 172,800 14,400
1570 18 237,600 21,600
1580 19 237,600 21,600
1590 20 810,000 90,000
1595 21 1,386,000 198,000
1600 22 1,512,000 252,000
1605 23 1,500,000 300,000
1610 24 1,800,000 360,000
1615 25 3,024,000 432,000

Gear ilevel Level Rate  Blue Stone  Shard  Leapstone  Fusion  Silver  Gold
Armor 1400 1 100% 84 72 2 2 3,150 0
1410 2 100% 84 72 2 2 3,150 0
1420 3 100% 84 72 2 2 3,150 0
1430 4 45% + 45% 96 96 3 2 3,150 0
1440 5 45% + 45% 96 96 3 2 3,150 0
1450 6 45% + 45% 96 120 3 2 3,150 0
1460 7 30% + 30% 108 120 3 2 3,150 0
1470 8 30% + 30% 108 144 4 2 3,150 0
1480 9 30% + 30% 108 144 4 2 3,150 0
1490 10 15% + 15% 132 192 4 2 3,150 0
1500 11 15% + 15% 132 192 4 2 3,150 0
1510 12 10% + 10% 156 240 5 2 3,150 0
1520 13 10% + 10% 156 240 5 2 3,150 0
1530 14 5% + 5% 168 336 5 3 3,150 0
1540 15 5% + 5% 180 336 5 3 3,150 0
1550 16 4% + 4% 216 576 6 3 3,500 0
1560 17 4% + 4% 228 576 6 3 3,500 0
1570 18 3% + 3% 264 864 7 5 3,500 0
1580 19 3% + 3% 276 864 8 5 3,500 0
1590 20 1.5% + 1.5% 390 1,500 10 9 19,250 480
1595 21 1.5% 810 3,960 20 18 38,500 1,020
1600 22 1% 900 5,040 23 18 38,500 1,130
1605 23 1% 930 6,000 25 18 38,500 1,200
1610 24 0.5% 1,020 7,200 26 27 38,500 1,350
1615 25 0.5% 1,050 8,640 29 27 38,500 1,470

Tier 3 (1525-1650)[]

  • Tier 3 (1525-1650) uses  Honor Shard,  Radiant Honor Leapstone, and  Prime Oreha Fusion Material.
  • For weapon it uses  Refined Obliteration Stone, and for armor it uses  Refined Protection Stone.
  • Upgrades on this tier (1525-1600) have various bonus honing rate. The base honing rate is noted in bold.
  • Tier 3 (1525-1600) has 70% reduced XP cost (shard and silver), already included in the table.

Gear ilevel Level  Silver  Shard
Weapon 1530 1 90,000 4,500
1535 2 90,000 4,500
1540 3 90,000 4,500
1545 4 105,000 5,250
1550 5 105,000 5,250
1555 6 120,000 6,000
1560 7 120,000 6,000
1565 8 150,000 7,500
1570 9 150,000 7,500
1575 10 180,000 9,000
1580 11 180,000 9,000
1585 12 240,000 12,000
1590 13 300,000 12,000
1595 14 300,000 15,000
1600 15 300,000 15,000
1605 16 1,400,000 70,000
1610 17 1,400,000 70,000
1615 18 1,500,000 100,000
1620 19 1,500,000 100,000
1625 20 2,160,000 120,000
1630 21 2,250,000 150,000
1635 22 2,340,000 180,000
1640 23 2,520,000 210,000
1645 24 2,750,000 250,000
1650 25 4,500,000 300,000

Gear ilevel Level Rate  Red Stone  Shard  Leapstone  Fusion  Silver  Gold
Weapon 1530 1 100% 280 2,000 6 4 12,000 600
1535 2 100% 280 2,000 6 4 12,000 600
1540 3 100% 280 2,000 6 4 12,000 600
1545 4 45% + 45% 320 2,400 7 5 12,000 680
1550 5 45% + 45% 320 2,400 7 5 12,000 680
1555 6 45% + 45% 360 3,200 8 5 12,000 680
1560 7 30% + 30% 360 3,200 8 5 13,500 784
1565 8 30% + 30% 440 4,000 10 5 13,500 832
1570 9 30% + 30% 440 4,000 10 5 13,500 880
1575 10 15% + 15% 520 5,200 12 6 13,500 936
1580 11 15% + 15% 520 5,200 12 6 13,500 992
1585 12 10% + 10% 520 5,200 12 7 13,500 1,032
1590 13 10% + 10% 560 6,400 16 7 13,500 1,088
1595 14 5% + 5% 600 6,400 16 10 13,500 1,144
1600 15 5% + 5% 640 6,400 17 10 13,500 1,216
1605 16 4% 950 9,000 22 12 50,000 1,610
1610 17 4% 1,000 9,000 24 12 50,000 1,720
1615 18 3% 1,050 12,000 26 20 50,000 1,840
1620 19 3% 1,100 14,000 28 20 50,000 1,980
1625 20 1.5% 1,250 14,000 30 30 50,000 2,150
1630 21 1.5% 1,350 15,000 33 30 55,000 2,350
1635 22 1% 1,450 15,000 36 30 55,000 2,600
1640 23 1% 1,600 17,000 40 30 55,000 2,910
1645 24 0.5% 1,850 19,000 44 45 55,000 3,290
1650 25 0.5% 2,150 22,000 48 45 55,000 3,750

Gear ilevel Level  Silver  Shard
Armor 1530 1 48,000 2,400
1535 2 48,000 2,400
1540 3 48,000 2,400
1545 4 60,000 3,000
1550 5 60,000 3,000
1555 6 72,000 3,600
1560 7 72,000 3,600
1565 8 90,000 4,500
1570 9 90,000 4,500
1575 10 120,000 6,000
1580 11 120,000 6,000
1585 12 180,000 7,500
1590 13 180,000 7,500
1595 14 180,000 9,000
1600 15 180,000 9,000
1605 16 900,000 45,000
1610 17 900,000 45,000
1615 18 1,200,000 60,000
1620 19 1,200,000 60,000
1625 20 1,350,000 75,000
1630 21 1,350,000 90,000
1635 22 1,575,000 105,000
1640 23 1,680,000 120,000
1645 24 2,100,000 150,000
1650 25 2,520,000 180,000

Gear ilevel Level Rate  Blue Stone  Shard  Leapstone  Fusion  Silver  Gold
Armor 1530 1 100% 168 1,200 4 3 9,450 360
1535 2 100% 168 1,200 4 3 9,450 360
1540 3 100% 168 1,200 4 3 9,450 360
1545 4 45% + 45% 192 1,600 4 4 9,450 408
1550 5 45% + 45% 192 1,600 4 4 9,450 408
1555 6 45% + 45% 216 2,000 5 4 9,450 408
1560 7 30% + 30% 216 2,000 5 4 9,450 472
1565 8 30% + 30% 272 2,400 6 4 9,450 496
1570 9 30% + 30% 272 2,400 6 4 9,450 528
1575 10 15% + 15% 328 2,800 8 4 9,450 560
1580 11 15% + 15% 328 2,800 8 4 9,450 592
1585 12 10% + 10% 328 3,200 8 4 9,450 616
1590 13 10% + 10% 368 3,200 10 4 9,450 656
1595 14 5% + 5% 392 3,600 11 6 9,450 688
1600 15 5% + 5% 440 3,600 12 6 9,450 728
1605 16 4% 660 5,000 15 7 35,000 970
1610 17 4% 730 5,000 18 7 35,000 1,030
1615 18 3% 770 6,000 19 12 35,000 1,100
1620 19 3% 810 6,000 21 12 35,000 1,190
1625 20 1.5% 940 8,000 23 18 38,500 1,290
1630 21 1.5% 1,030 9,000 25 18 38,500 1,410
1635 22 1% 1,120 9,000 28 18 38,500 1,560
1640 23 1% 1,250 11,000 31 18 38,500 1,750
1645 24 0.5% 1,460 11,000 35 27 38,500 1,970
1650 25 0.5% 1,720 13,000 38 27 38,500 2,250

Tier 4 (1590-1690)[]

  • Tier 4 uses  Destiny Shard,  Destiny Leapstone, and  Abidos Fusion Material.
  • For weapon it uses  Destiny Destruction Stone, and for armor it uses  Destiny Guardian Stone.
  • Relic gear can be upgraded up to +20.
  • Ancient gear can be upgraded up to +25.

Gear ilevel Level  Silver  Shard
Weapon 1595 1 240,000 15,000
1600 2 240,000 15,000
1605 3 240,000 15,000
1610 4 270,000 15,000
1615 5 270,000 15,000
1620 6 320,000 16,000
1625 7 340,000 17,000
1630 8 374,000 17,000
1635 9 396,000 18,000
1640 10 520,000 20,000
1645 11 525,000 21,000
1650 12 690,000 23,000
1655 13 825,000 33,000
1660 14 950,000 38,000
1665 15 1,075,000 43,000
1670 16 1,225,000 49,000
1675 17 1,650,000 66,000
1680 18 1,875,000 75,000
1685 19 1,955,000 85,000
1690 20 2,120,000 106,000
1695 21 2,400,000 120,000
1700 22 2,700,000 135,000
1705 23 3,040,000 152,000
1710 24 3,400,000 170,000
1715 25 4,750,000 190,000

Gear ilevel Level Rate  Red Stone  Shard  Leapstone  Fusion  Silver  Gold
Weapon 1595 1 100% 350 3,000 12 5 50,000 780
1600 2 100% 450 3,100 13 5 50,000 790
1605 3 100% 550 3,200 14 5 50,000 810
1610 4 45% 650 3,300 15 6 50,000 860
1615 5 45% 750 3,500 15 6 50,000 910
1620 6 45% 800 3,700 15 6 50,000 990
1625 7 30% 900 3,900 16 8 55,000 1,080
1630 8 30% 1,000 4,200 16 8 55,000 1,190
1635 9 15% 1,050 4,400 18 10 55,000 1,310
1640 10 15% 1,150 4,700 18 10 55,000 1,460
1645 11 10% 1,250 5,000 18 12 55,000 1,620
1650 12 10% 1,300 5,300 21 12 55,000 1,790
1655 13 5% 1,400 7,600 24 15 55,000 1,990
1660 14 5% 1,550 8,200 27 15 55,000 2,200
1665 15 4% 1,700 8,800 30 18 55,000 2,430
1670 16 4% 1,950 9,400 33 18 55,000 2,670
1675 17 3% 2,220 12,000 36 25 65,000 2,940
1680 18 3% 2,450 12,900 39 25 65,000 3,220
1685 19 3% 2,700 13,700 42 25 65,000 3,510
1690 20 1.5% 2,950 16,000 45 35 90,000 3,830
1695 21 1.5% 3,200 17,100 48 35 90,000 4,160
1700 22 1% 3,700 18,200 52 35 120,000 4,510
1705 23 1% 4,000 19,200 56 35 120,000 4,870
1710 24 0.5% 4,200 20,400 60 50 150,000 5,250
1715 25 0.5% 4,500 21,500 65 50 150,000 5,650

Gear ilevel Level  Silver  Shard
Weapon 1595 1 144,000 9,000
1600 2 144,000 9,000
1605 3 144,000 9,000
1610 4 162,000 9,000
1615 5 162,000 9,000
1620 6 180,000 9,000
1625 7 200,000 10,000
1630 8 220,000 10,000
1635 9 220,000 10,000
1640 10 312,000 12,000
1645 11 300,000 12,000
1650 12 390,000 13,000
1655 13 475,000 19,000
1660 14 550,000 22,000
1665 15 625,000 25,000
1670 16 725,000 29,000
1675 17 975,000 39,000
1680 18 1,125,000 45,000
1685 19 1,173,000 51,000
1690 20 1,260,000 63,000
1695 21 1,440,000 72,000
1700 22 1,620,000 81,000
1705 23 1,820,000 91,000
1710 24 2,040,000 102,000
1715 25 2,850,000 114,000

Gear ilevel Level Rate  Red Stone  Shard  Leapstone  Fusion  Silver  Gold
Weapon 1595 1 100% 210 1,800 7 3 30,000 470
1600 2 100% 270 1,860 8 3 30,000 480
1605 3 100% 330 1,920 8 3 30,000 490
1610 4 45% 390 1,980 9 4 30,000 520
1615 5 45% 450 2,100 9 4 30,000 550
1620 6 45% 480 2,220 9 4 30,000 590
1625 7 30% 540 2,340 10 5 33,000 650
1630 8 30% 600 2,520 10 5 33,000 710
1635 9 15% 630 2,640 11 6 33,000 790
1640 10 15% 690 2,820 11 6 33,000 880
1645 11 10% 750 3,000 11 7 33,000 970
1650 12 10% 780 3,180 13 7 33,000 1,070
1655 13 5% 840 4,560 14 9 33,000 1,190
1660 14 5% 930 4,920 16 9 33,000 1,320
1665 15 4% 1,020 5,280 18 11 33,000 1,460
1670 16 4% 1,170 5,640 20 11 33,000 1,600
1675 17 3% 1,320 7,200 22 15 39,000 1,760
1680 18 3% 1,470 7,740 23 15 39,000 1,930
1685 19 3% 1,620 8,220 25 15 39,000 2,110
1690 20 1.5% 1,770 9,600 27 21 54,000 2,300
1695 21 1.5% 1,920 10,260 29 21 54,000 2,500
1700 22 1% 2,220 10,920 31 21 72,000 2,710
1705 23 1% 2,400 11,520 34 21 72,000 2,920
1710 24 0.5% 2,520 12,240 36 30 90,000 3,150
1715 25 0.5% 2,700 12,900 40 30 90,000 3,390

Honing Research[]

Upon reaching certain item levels on a character in your roster, the player unlocks honing upgrades in their stronghold to reduce the cost of upgrades (silver and shard) and increase their honing rate.

Unlock ilvl Bonus ilvl range Silver and Shard upgrade Honing rate
1250 T2 - Base item level 500: 545 (+1) to 1100 (+15) -20% +10%
1415 T3 - Base item level 1250: 1275 (+1) to 1415 (+10) -20% +10%
1460 T3 - Base item level 1250: 1430 (+11) to 1460 (+13) -15% +5%
1490 T3 - Base item level 1250: 1475 (+14) to 1490 (+15) -10% +2%
1580 T3 - Base item level 1390: 1520 (+13) to 1580 (+19) -10%

Patch history[]

For previous honing values see Honing/Old.
Winter Soloist
  • The following affects ancient item levels 1550 to 1580 (+16 to +19).
    • Gold cost removed.
  • The following affects ancient item levels 1400 to 1580 (+1 to +19).
    • Stone, leapstone, fusion material, and shard on honing attempt reduced by 60% instead of 50%.
    • Silver on honing attempt reduced by 90% instead of 50%.
    • Upgrade XP (shard and silver) cost reduced by 80% instead of 40%.
  • The following affects upper ancient item levels 1530 to 1600 (+1 to +15).
    • Now gain bonus honing rate equal to 100% of its base honing rate.
    • Gold cost reduced by 20%.
    • Stone, leapstone, fusion material, and shard on honing attempt now reduced by 20%.
    • Silver on honing attempt now reduced by 70%.
    • Upgrade XP (shard and silver) cost now reduced by 70%.
Aegir's Arrival
  • Tier 4 Ancient gear honing added.
    • Can be upgraded up to +25.
Arkesia Ignited
  • Tier 4 Relic gear honing added.
    • Can be upgraded up to +20.
Cool Retreat
  • The following affects ancient item levels 1400 to 1540 (+1 to +15).
    • Gold cost on honing attempt removed.
  • The following affects ancient item levels 1400 to 1590 (+1 to +20).
    • Now gain bonus honing rate equal to 100% of its base honing rate.
    • Gold reduction changed to -50% from -40%.
    • Stone, leapstone, fusion material, shard, and silver on honing attempt now reduced by 50%.
  • Now stronghold honing research.
    • Unlocks at item level 1580.
    • Affects T3 - Base item level 1390: 1520 (+13) to 1580 (+19)
    • Reduces XP cost by 10%.
Wield the Storm
  • Tier 1 (302 - 600) and Tier 2 (802 - 1100) merged into Tier 2 (500 - 1100).
  • Tier 3 (1302 - 1370) and Tier 3 (1340 - 1575) merged into Tier 3 (1250 - 1575).
  • Stronghold research updated.
  • The following affects ancient item levels 1400 to 1590 (+1 to +20).
    • Gold cost reduced by 40%.
Elgacia Epilogue
  • The following affects legendary/relic item level 1475 (+19).
    • Honing rate increased by 5%.
  • The following affects legendary/relic item level 1490 (+20).
    • Honing rate increased by 3%.
  • The following affects legendary/relic item levels 1430 to 1460 (+16 to +18).
    • Stone, leapstone, fusion material, shard, and silver on honing attempt reduced by 40% instead of 30%.
  • The following affects legendary/relic item levels 1475 to 1490 (+19 to +20).
    • Upgrade XP (shard and silver) cost reduced by 50% instead of 40%.
    • Gold cost on honing attempt removed.
    • Stone, leapstone, fusion material, shard, and silver on honing attempt reduced by 40%.
Slay Your Way to Elgacia
  • The following affects legendary/relic item level 1460 (+18).
    • Upgrade XP (shard and silver) cost reduced by 50% instead of 40%.
    • Gold cost on honing attempt removed.
    • Honing rate increased by 5%.
    • Stone, leapstone, fusion material, shard, and silver on honing attempt reduced by 30%.
The Art of War 2
  • The following affects legendary/relic item levels 1460 to 1490 (+18 to +20).
    • Upgrade XP (shard and silver) cost reduced by 40%.
  • The following affects relic/ancient item levels 1400 to 1590 (+1 to +20).
    • Upgrade XP (shard and silver) cost reduced by 40%.
The Art of War
  • The following affects rare/epic item levels 1302 to 1370 (+1 to +15).
    • Gold cost on honing attempt removed at all levels.
  • The following affects legendary/relic item levels 1340 to 1445 (+1 to +17).
    • Gold cost on honing attempt removed at all levels.
    • From 1345 (+1) to 1370 (+6):
      • Fusion material cost on honing attempt removed.
    • For 1430 (+16) and 1445 (+17):
      • Honing rate increased by 10%.
      • Upgrade XP (shard and silver) cost reduced by 50%.
      • Stone, leapstone, fusion material, shard, and silver on honing attempt reduced by 30%.
  • Honing improvements
    • Added a 'Max' button to easily add the maximum number of available honing support materials.
    • Updated the 'Honing Complete' screen to run faster.
    • When transferring gear with same base Item Level, you can no longer transfer to the lower grade gear.
Feast with Friends
  • When honing Item level 1302 equipment from level 12 to 15, the base honing success rate has been increased to 30%.
    • +12 (1355) honing rate increased from 15% to 30%.
    • +13 (1360) honing rate increased from 15% to 30%.
    • +14 (1365) honing rate increased from 15% to 30%.
    • +15 (1370) honing rate increased from 10% to 30%.
Rage with the Machinist
  • The following affects legendary/relic item levels 1340 to 1415 (+1 to +15).
    • Honing rate increased by 20% at all levels.
    • Upgrade XP (shard and silver) cost reduced by 60%.
    • Stone, leapstone, fusion material, shard, silver, and gold cost on honing attempt reduced by 60%.
Spells in Spades
  • The following affects item levels 302 to 600 (+1 to +15).
    • All success rates changed to 100%.
    • Double honing levels up at 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11.
    • Upgrade XP (shard and silver) cost reduced by 20%.
    • Shard and gold cost on honing attempt reduced by 100%.
  • The following affects item levels 802 to 1100 (+1 to +15).
    • All success rates changed to 100%.
    • Double honing levels up at 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11.
    • Upgrade XP (shard and silver) cost reduced by 15%.
    • Shard, gold, and fusion material cost on honing attempt reduced by 100%.
  • The following affects item levels 1302 to 1370 (+1 to +15).
    • Honing rate increased by 20% at all levels.
    • Upgrade XP (shard and silver) cost reduced by 30%.
    • Stone, leapstone, fusion material, shard, silver, and gold cost on honing attempt reduced by 50%.
Wrath of the Covetous Legion
  • 1460 stronghold research added: affects 1370 - 1415 (-20% silver and shard XP, +10% honing rate).


Honing Materials[]

Honing Materials are items listed in the ingame Codex in the Enhancement Material category. The codex shows a variety of different materials, which are acquired through adventuring or crafting in Arkesia.

Each major City also has an Exchange merchant for honing materials. Once you acquire gear of a higher tier than what a particular material is used for (such as gear needing the  Destiny Guardian Stone but you have a supply of the initial  Refined Protection Stone) you can exchange it at the Exchange Merchant for the next tier of material at a 5:1 ratio. Both Bound and Unbound materials can be exchanged, but note that all materials you receive will always be Bound, and therefore not tradeable.

Tier 2[]

  •  Guardian Stone Fragment
  •  Destruction Stone Fragment
  •  Harmony Leapstone
  •  Harmony Shard
    •  Harmony Shard Pouch (S)
    •  Harmony Shard Pouch (M)
    •  Harmony Shard Pouch (L)
  •  Star's Breath

Tier 3[]

  •  Honor Shard
    •  Honor Shard Pouch (S)
    •  Honor Shard Pouch (M)
    •  Honor Shard Pouch (L)
  •  Solar Grace
  •  Solar Blessing
  •  Solar Protection

Early Tier 3[]

  •  Crystallized Guardian Stone
  •  Crystallized Destruction Stone
  •  Great Honor Leapstone
  •  Oreha Fusion Material

Brelshaza gear[]

  •  Protection Stone
  •  Obliteration Stone
  •  Marvelous Honor Leapstone
  •  Superior Oreha Fusion Material

Akkan gear[]

  •  Refined Protection Stone
  •  Refined Obliteration Stone
  •  Radiant Honor Leapstone
  •  Prime Oreha Fusion Material

Tier 4[]

  •  Destiny Guardian Stone
  •  Destiny Destruction Stone
  •  Destiny Leapstone
  •  Abidos Fusion Material
  •  Destiny Shard
    •  Destiny Shard Pouch (S)
    •  Destiny Shard Pouch (M)
  •  Glacier's Breath
  •  Lava's Breath

Related[]

  • Additional Honing Materials
  • Gem
  • Other Materials
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