Greetings, Adventurers.

 

The enhancement threshold system, "Ancient Anvil," is scheduled to be updated during the maintenance on Jan 13 (Tue).

For your optimal gameplay experience, please refer to the following notice regarding the Ancient Anvil provided in advance.

 

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Ancient Anvil at a Glance

1. Ancient Anvil will be displayed when attempting enhancement for certain items.
2. Ancient Anvil gauge for that item's enhancement level will increase upon a failed enhancement attempt.
2-1. Ancient Anvil gauge for that item's enhancement level will reset to 0 upon a successful enhancement attempt.
2-2. Ancient Anvil gauge for that item's enhancement level will increase upon a failed enhancement attempt.
3. An enhancement attempt made when the Ancient Anvil gauge is full is guaranteed to succeed.

※ Further details, including the types of enhancement susceptible for Ancient Anvil and items that share the same gauge, will be provided in separate notices in the future.

 

 

Changes in Quantities for Awakened Enhancement Material for Eidolic Gear, Enhancement Restoration Material for Totems, and Crafting Material for Totem Chests

Currently, the difference in quantity between the material required for Awakened enhancement of Eidolic gear and non-Eidolic gear is not significant. However, we've noticed that with the Ancient Anvil update, which decreases the number of expected attempts to successfully enhance non-Eidolic gear, the difference will become significant. Thus, we are adjusting the quantity of Awakened enhancement material required for enhancing Eidolic gear. Similar adjustments will also apply to restoration material for Totem enhancement and crafting material for Totem Chests, which will be affected in the same manner after the update.

 

Pending Changes

Material required for each Awakened enhancement attempt for Eidolic gear

Affected Items	Before	After
Eidolic gear	Exquisite Black Crystal x30	Exquisite Black Crystal x15

 

Material required for crafting Rift Totem Chests

Affected Items	Before	After
+6 Rift Totem Chest	Crystallized Totem x1,000	Crystallized Totem x300
+7 Rift Totem Chest	Crystallized Totem x20,000	Crystallized Totem x4,000

 

Material required for restoring failed Totem enhancement attempts

Affected Items	Before	After
+2 Totem	Crystallized Totem x3	Crystallized Totem x2
+3 Totem	Crystallized Totem x5 x6	Crystallized Totem x4
+4 Totem	Crystallized Totem x10 x15	Crystallized Totem x9
+5 Totem	Crystallized Totem x80 x90	Crystallized Totem x43
+6 Totem	Crystallized Totem x900	Crystallized Totem x240
+7 Totem	Crystallized Totem x19,000	Crystallized Totem x3,700

(Updated on Jan 7, 2026)

 

 

When and How the Gauge Is Filled

(Updated on Jan 9, 2026)

Ancient Anvil applies to most enhancement systems, except for enhancements where each enhancement material increases the success rate by a designated amount, and the enhancement rate can reach 100% provided there are enough materials (Rift Stone, Emblem, etc.)
As stated above, each enhancement level will have a separate Anvil gauge, and some enhancements may share the same gauge for different items.

 

Please refer to the following table for the types of enhancement susceptible for Ancient Anvil and items that share the same gauge:

Category	Content	Affected Items	Application Details
Separate Gauges	Gear Awakened Enhancement	Chaos-grade or higher	Separate gauges for each slot (Main Weapon, Sub-Weapon, Helmet, Armor, Gloves, Shoes)
	Severing Gear Awakened Enhancement	Chaos-grade or higher	Separate gauges for each slot (Main Weapon, Sub-Weapon, Helmet, Armor, Gloves, Shoes)
	Eidolic Gear Awakened Enhancement	Chaos-grade or higher	Separate gauges for each slot (Main Weapon, Sub-Weapon, Helmet, Armor, Gloves, Shoes)
	Accessory Enhancement	Primal-grade or higher	Separate gauges for each slot (Ring, Necklace, Belt, Earrings, Bracelet)
	Chaos Enchantment	Chaos-grade or higher	Separate gauges for each enchantment slot unlocked upon Awakening gear/accessories (AP, DP)
	Emblem Gemstone Refinement	-	Separate gauges for each gemstone (Valor, Equanimity, Ferocity, Tenacity, Determination)
	Lightstone Enhancement	Chaos-grade or higher	Separate gauges for each Lightstone slot (Aan, Ti, Ki, Tae)
	Rune Enhancement	Abyssal-grade or higher	Separate gauges for each Rune slot (no Anvil gauges for +5, +10, and +15 enhancements with 100% success rate)
	Greater Outfit Upgrade	Abyssal-grade or higher	Separate gauges for each upgrade slot that requires Memory Shards as material (Outfit, Weapon)
Shared gauges	Alchemy Stone Enhancement	Primal-grade or higher	Shared gauges for all four alchemy stones attachable to Harmony Stone
	Harmony Stone Enhancement	Chaos-grade or higher	-
	Totem Enhancement	Mystical Abyssal	Shared gauges for Rift Totem, Savior Rift Totem, Unity Rift Totem, and Wrathful Rift Totem
	Relic Enhancement	Primal-grade or higher	Shared gauges for all four branches (Aal, Serrett, Labreve, Ahib)
	Relic Branch Enhancement	Chaos-grade or higher	Shared gauges for all four branches (Aal, Serrett, Labreve, Ahib)

* All items listed above will have separate Anvil gauges for each enhancement level.

 

Here is the Ancient Anvil system explained in more detail, illustrated with examples:

How the Ancient Anvil Gauge Is Filled - Examples   Example I (Separate gauges for each item slot) Failing +8 enhancement for a +7 Chaos Helmet 3 times · +3 to the Anvil gauge for +7 Helmets · The Anvil gauge will remain at 3 even if the +7 Chaos Helmet is crafted into a +7 Dawnveil Helmet. · When attempting a +8 enhancement for a +7 Chaos Armor, the Anvil will display the Anvil gauge for the +7 Armor slot and not the +7 Helmet slot.   Example II (Shared gauges across multiple items) Failing +10 enhancement for a +9 Eternal Relic of Ahib 5 times · +5 to the Anvil gauge for +9 Relics · When attempting enhancement for a +9 Chaos Relic of Serrett, the Anvil will display the Anvil gauge at 5 since all +9 Relics share the same gauge. · If any Relic (Aal, Ahib, Serrett, Labreve) succeeds in a +10 enhancement, the Anvil gauge for +9 Relics will reset to 0.

 

 

How Initial Anvil Gauge Is Calculated

ㆍAs previously announced at the Calpheon Ball 2025, all failed enhancement attempts between Jul 1, 2025, and the update maintenance on Jan 13, 2026, will count toward the Ancient Anvil gauge.

 

The following is how the initial gauge is set after the update:

1. All enhancement attempts made between Jul 1, 2025, and Jan 13, 2026, will count toward the initial Ancient Anvil gauge.

2. The initial Anvil gauge is filled, applying the system explained above.

3. If the initial Anvil gauge reaches the threshold, the next enhancement attempt for the item is guaranteed to succeed.

4. The Anvil gauge will not fill above the threshold even if the number of failed enhancement attempts exceeds the threshold.

 

 

Illustrated in Examples: Enhancement Attempts for a Chaos Main Weapon

As illustrated in the example below, there are a total of 8 failed enhancement attempts out of 10 enhancement attempts for a +7 Chaos Main Weapon.

However, since each enhancement level has its own Anvil gauge, after these attempts, the character will end up with a +4 Chaos Main Weapon, with the Anvil gauge at 2 for +7 Main Weapons, 1 for +6 Main Weapons, and 1 for +5 Main Weapons.

Attempts	Enhancement Level	Result	Anvil Gauge	Details	Item in Possession
1st	+7 → +8	Fail	+7 Chaos Main Weapon: 1	Failed at +7, +7 gauge +1 (Total: 1)	+6 Chaos Main Weapon
2nd	+6 → +7	Fail (Restored)	+7 Chaos Main Weapon: 1 +6 Chaos Main Weapon: 1	+7 gauge remains unchanged at 1 Failed at +6, +6 gauge +1 (Total: 1)	+6 Chaos Main Weapon
3rd	+6 → +7	Fail (Restored)	+7 Chaos Main Weapon: 1 +6 Chaos Main Weapon: 2	+7 gauge remains unchanged at 1 Failed at +6, +6 gauge +1 (Total: 2)	+6 Chaos Main Weapon
4th	+6 → +7	Fail	+7 Chaos Main Weapon: 1 +6 Chaos Main Weapon: 3	+7 gauge remains unchanged at 1 Failed at +6, +6 gauge +1 (Total: 3)	+5 Chaos Main Weapon
5th	+5 → +6	Fail (Restored)	+7 Chaos Main Weapon: 1 +6 Chaos Main Weapon: 3 +5 Chaos Main Weapon: 1	+7 gauge remains unchanged at 1 +6 gauge remains unchanged at 3 Failed at +5, +5 gauge +1 (Total: 1)	+5 Chaos Main Weapon
6th	+5 → +6	Success	+7 Chaos Main Weapon: 1 +6 Chaos Main Weapon: 3 +5 Chaos Main Weapon: 0	+7 gauge remains unchanged at 1 +6 gauge remains unchanged at 3 Succeeded at +5, +5 gauge resets to 0	+6 Chaos Main Weapon
7th	+6 → +7	Success	+7 Chaos Main Weapon: 1 +6 Chaos Main Weapon: 0 +5 Chaos Main Weapon: 0	+7 gauge remains unchanged at 1 Succeeded at +6, +6 gauge resets to 0	+7 Chaos Main Weapon
8th	+7 → +8	Fail	+7 Chaos Main Weapon: 2 +6 Chaos Main Weapon: 0 +5 Chaos Main Weapon: 0	Failed at +7, +7 gauge +1 (Total: 2)	+6 Chaos Main Weapon
9th	+6 → +7	Fail	+7 Chaos Main Weapon: 2 +6 Chaos Main Weapon: 1 +5 Chaos Main Weapon: 0	+7 gauge remains unchanged at 2 Failed at +6, +6 gauge +1 (Total: 1)	+5 Chaos Main Weapon
10th	+5 → +6	Fail	+7 Chaos Main Weapon: 2 +6 Chaos Main Weapon: 1 +5 Chaos Main Weapon: 1	+7 gauge remains unchanged at 2 +6 gauge remains unchanged at 1 Failed at +5, +5 gauge +1 (Total: 1)	+4 Chaos Main Weapon

Details such as the threshold for each gauge (that the Ancient Anvil activates) will be provided in the Patch Notes for the update on Jan 13 (Tue), when the Ancient Anvil is updated.

 

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Thank you.