Item Quality

For the system that grants items bonuses when sold, see Item Bonus.

Description

Item Quality refers to various types of bonuses applied to all kinds of items. Sometimes the bonus is applied randomly while other times the bonus is based off of merit.

Production Quality

Blacksmith, Carpentry, and Tailoring

• Weapons and Equipment crafted with the Blacksmith, Carpentry, or Tailoring Skills will receive an Item Quality that correlates to additional stats the items can receive.
  • For Blacksmith and Tailoring, the game determines the base Quality depending on how well you did in the Skill minigame.
  • For Carpentry, the game determines the base Quality randomly based on the Carpentry Skill Rank.
  • The Quality then has various possible bonuses added to it.
    • Crafting on Monday will provide an additional +3 Production Quality.
    • Using certain Titles (i.e. the the Master of Carpentry 1st Title and the who is Known Far and Wide 2nd Title; the Edern 2nd Title, Crazy Crafter 2nd Title, or Special Luminous Cosmic Milky Way 2nd Title) can increase Quality.
    • Using items Enchanted with Product Quality Modifiers (i.e. Steady or Daunting) can increase Quality.
    • Using Reforges (i.e. those for Tailoring Kits, Accessories, or Woodworking Planes) can increase Quality.
    • Using a respective Production Quality Potion can increase Quality.
• Player-crafted items will receive a Crafter's Signature if Quality is 80 or higher.
  • Blacksmith and Tailoring require the Skill Rank to be Rank 9 or higher.
  • The Crafter's Signature will show the name of the Character as well as their Skill Rank.
  • Set Effect rolls will not count towards a Crafter's Signature; some items will will receive a bonus Set Effect point if Quality is high.
• Some Erg Sacrifice Items require Signed items crafted with Blacksmith or Tailoring.

Item Quality Additional Stats by Item Type To see a single comparison table, click here.

Hats Type Stat Quality 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 92 95 98 Hats Durability +0 +1 Helmets Type Stat Quality 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 92 95 98 Helmets Durability +0 +1 Clothes (F / M), Light Armor, and Heavy Armor Type Stat Quality 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 92 95 98 Clothes (F / M) ---- Light Armor ---- Heavy Armor Defense +0 +1 Protection +0 +1 +2 +3 Durability +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Gloves and Gauntlets Type Stat Quality 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 92 95 98 Gloves ---- Gauntlets Durability +0 +1 Shoes and Greaves Type Stat Quality 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 92 95 98 Shoes ---- Greaves Durability +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Robes Type Stat Quality 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 92 95 98 Robes Durability +0 +1 Most Weapons Type Stat Quality 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 92 95 98 Most Weapons Minimum Damage +0 +1 +2 Maximum Damage +1 +2 Critical +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Balance +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 Durability +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Bows and Crossbows Type Stat Quality 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 92 95 98 Bows ---- Crossbows Minimum Damage +0 +1 +2 Maximum Damage +1 +2 Critical +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Balance +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Durability +0 +1 +2 +3 Shields Type Stat Quality 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 92 95 98 Shields Defense +0 +1 Durability +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Instruments Type Stat Quality 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 92 95 98 Instruments Minimum Damage +0 +1 +2 Maximum Damage +1 +2 Critical +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Balance +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 Durability +0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5

Hillwen Engineering and Magic Craft

• Weapons and Equipment crafted with the Hillwen Engineering or Magic Craft Skills will not receive an overall Item Quality.
  • Instead, eligible Weapons and Equipment will have additional stats where each additional stat will roll separately.
  • The game determines the base Quality of each stat randomly based on the Skill Rank.
    • Hillwen Engineering Ranks Dan 1+ uniquely allows for rolls above 100 Quality to function.
  • The Quality then has various possible bonuses added to it.
    • Using certain Titles (i.e. the the Expert Engineer 1st Title and the who is Known Far and Wide 2nd Title) can increase Quality.
    • Using a respective Production Quality Potion can increase Quality.
• Player-crafted items will receive a Crafter's Signature if any stat rolls 100 Quality or higher.
  • The Crafter's Signature will show the name of the Character as well as their Skill Rank.
  • Set Effect rolls are handled separately and will not count towards a Crafter's Signature.
• Some Erg Sacrifice Items require Signed items crafted with Hillwen Engineering or Magic Craft.

Cooking

• Food crafted with the Cooking Skill will receive an Item Quality that correlates to its Short Term Food Effect.
  • The game determines the base Quality depending on how well you did in the Cooking Skill minigame.
  • The Quality then has various possible bonuses added to it.
    • Using an acceptable additional ingredient can increase or decrease the possible Quality.
    • Using the the Master Chef 1st Title and the who is Known Far and Wide 2nd Title can increase Quality.
    • Using Reforges can increase Quality.
    • Using the Cooking Quality Set Effect (i.e. the Antique Cooking Knife or Antique Ladle) can increase Quality.
• All Player or Partner cooked foods receive a Crafter's Signature, regardless of the Quality.
  • The Crafter's Signature will show the name of the Character as well as their Cooking Skill Rank.
• Some Erg Sacrifice Items require cooked foods crafted at specific minimum Qualities.
• The following table shows how Quality and a food's stars relate:

Quality
0-35	35-55	55-75	75-95	95-100
Stars

Food Stats

• Any Stats that a cooked food might offer are scaled based on the finished food's Quality.
  • Decimals are rounded up for cooked dishes.
    • Note: Decimals will be rounded down if a cooked dish is placed in a Catering Dish.

Glyph Design

• Glyph Imprints created with the Glyph Design Skill will receive an Item Quality that affects the possible Level of any Glyphs created from it.
  • The game determines the base Quality randomly based on the Glyph Design Skill Rank.
  • The Quality then has various possible bonuses added to it.
    • The Glyph Lore??? Skill passively increases Quality.
    • Using certain Titles (i.e. the Special Radiant Cosmic Milky Way 2nd Title or the Etain 2nd Title) can increase Quality.
• All Player-crafted Glyph Imprints will receive a Crafter's Signature, regardless of the Quality.
  • The Crafter's Signature will show the name of the Character as well as their Glyph Design Skill Rank.
  • The Crafter's Signature will be inherited by any Glyphs created from it.

Monster Drop Quality

• Some Weapons dropped from Monsters have increased Durability, Minimum Attack, Maximum Attack, and Critical at the cost of decreased Balance.
  • Durability increase is random and determines the change in the other stats.
  • Weapons dropped from Monsters will usually have 1 Current Durability remaining, with the exception of irreparable weapons.

Durability Increase	Max Attack	Min Attack	Critical	Balance
1	+1~3	+0~3	+0~3	-2~12
2	+1~3	+1~3	+1~3	-4~12
3	+2~3	+1~3	+2~3	-6~12
4	+3	+3	+3	-12

Additional Notes on Monster Drop Quality

• Weapons dropped by the Master Lich will always have +4 Durability but not always the other associated stats.
  • Balance loss is still -2~12 and based on the additional stats for +4 Durability.
• The lower the additional Durability is, the lower the chance is to receive the maximum stat increase.
• Balance loss will increase as the Min, Max, and Critical gains increase.
• Weapons dropped with a fixed increase in Durability, such as those from Dragon Field Bosses, will have their stats randomly chosen from one of the above rows.

Synthesis Quality

• Weapons and Equipment created with the Synthesis Skill can randomly have their stats modified.
  • The Quality of Stats for any equipment is determined at Random not Recipe.

Item Type	Durability	Defense	Protection	Maximum Damage	Minimum Damage	Balance	Critical
Weapons	-2 ~ +2	-	-	-3 ~ +3	-4 ~ +3	-5 ~ +5	-5 ~ +5
Shields	-4 ~ +3	-2 ~ +1	-	-	-	-	-
Clothing	-4 ~ +3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Light Armor	-3 ~ +3	-2 ~ +1	-1 ~ +1	-	-	-	-
Heavy Armor	-3 ~ +3	-1 ~ +1	-	-	-	-	-
Headgear	-3 ~ +3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gloves	-3 ~ +3	-	-	-	-	-	-