Lv diff	XP/SP	Loot/Spoil	Adena
0 or higher	100.0%	100%	100%
−1	90.9%	100%	100%
−2	82.6%	100%	100%
−3	75.1%	100%	100%
−4	68.3%	100%	100%
−5	62.1%	100%	100%
−6	56.4%	83%	100%
−7	51.3%	65%	100%
−8	46.7%	47%	100%
−9	42.4%	29%	88%
−10	38.6%	11%	75%
−11	35.0%	11%	62%
−12	31.9%	11%	49%
−13	29.0%	11%	36%
−14	26.3%	11%	23%
−15	23.9%	11%	11%
−16 or lower	≤ 21.8%	11%	11%

Lv diff	XP/SP	Loot/Spoil	Adena
0 or higher	100.0%	100%	100%
−1	90.9%	100%	100%
−2	82.6%	100%	100%
−3	75.1%	100%	100%
−4	68.3%	100%	100%
−5	62.1%	100%	100%
−6	56.4%	83%	100%
−7	51.3%	65%	100%
−8	46.7%	47%	100%
−9	42.4%	29%	88%
−10	38.6%	11%	75%
−11	35.0%	11%	62%
−12	31.9%	11%	49%
−13	29.0%	11%	36%
−14	26.3%	11%	23%
−15	23.9%	11%	11%
−16 or lower	≤ 21.8%	11%	11%

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Equipment Chronicle 1

Enchanting and Crystallization in Lineage 2 C1

Decide when a C1 enchant attempt is worth its scroll and item risk, then compare crystallization with keeping gear or crafting shots.

L2Tools guideUpdated 2026-09-23

Treat an enchant as an equipment decision

An enchanted weapon or armor piece can improve your character without changing its base item, but an attempt also commits a scroll and exposes the item to failure. Start with the role of the piece: is it your only usable weapon, an expendable spare, or an item you intend to sell? A small increase on a temporary weapon may be less valuable than saving for the next grade and enough shots to use it. Decide your replacement plan before clicking an enchant scroll, especially when the item is central to every hunt.

Match the scroll to the equipment grade

C1 records contain separate weapon-enchant scrolls and grade crystals. A D-grade weapon needs a D-grade weapon scroll; the C and B variants are different items. Crystals likewise retain their grade and have separate uses in recipes. The examples below let you open the native records rather than guessing from a player-market abbreviation. Armor uses its own grade-matched scroll family, so a weapon scroll is not a substitute for armor enchanting.

Match the scroll to the equipment grade
C1 record	Use in the decision	Grade
Scroll: Enchant Weapon (Grade D)	Attempt a D-grade weapon enchant	D
Scroll: Enchant Weapon (Grade C)	Attempt a C-grade weapon enchant	C
Scroll: Enchant Weapon (Grade B)	Attempt a B-grade weapon enchant	B
Crystal: D Grade	D-grade crafting input or crystallization output	D
Crystal: C Grade	C-grade crafting input or crystallization output	C
Crystal: B Grade	B-grade crafting input or crystallization output	B

Understand what an unsuccessful attempt costs

The Chronicle 1 item update discusses crystals received after an unsuccessful enchant and changes the extra crystal yield for enchanted items at +4 or above. Failure therefore converts part of the item's value into crystals; it is not a free retry. The same update changes weapon-enchant success and armor-enchant effect at higher levels, but does not publish a complete chance table for every item and step. Do not price an attempt with a later chronicle's rates or a private server's advertised percentage.

Crystallize deliberately, not only after a failure

A player can choose to turn a qualifying item into grade-matched crystals instead of keeping or selling it. Those crystals feed Soulshots, Spiritshots and other recorded recipes. Compare the item's resale price, the value of its expected crystals and the cost of replacing gear you still need. An inventory full of crystals is not a profit if the sacrificed item was the weapon that let you farm efficiently. Check both the item's grade and the recipe before converting equipment.

Use a simple loss budget before gambling

Suppose a replacement weapon costs 100,000 adena, the scroll costs 20,000 and crystals after failure could be sold for 15,000. A failed attempt leaves a 105,000-adena replacement gap: 100,000 plus 20,000 minus 15,000. Those prices are only an example, not C1 market values or a success probability. The useful question is whether you can continue hunting after absorbing that gap. If not, keep your equipped item and experiment on a spare later.

Compare the enchant with a better base item

An enchant bonus does not say whether a weapon fits your skills, whether armor completes a set, or how many shots a fight consumes. Put the current item and a plausible replacement into the C1 Build Forge at the same class, level and buffs. Compare the relevant attack or defense change with the adena needed for gear, scrolls and consumables. A stronger unenchanted base item may serve your role better than repeatedly risking a lower-grade one; the answer depends on the actual items and prices.

Keep crystals in the rest of your economy

Crystallization has an opportunity cost even when the input came from a drop. If your party crafts shots, check the grade and batch recipe first; if your clan needs another recipe, compare that demand before selling every crystal. A market quote is a local price, not a universal C1 value. Review the linked item, recipe output and cost per finished shot, then decide whether to keep the gear, sell it intact, crystallize it or enchant it.

Keep in mind

The native catalogue confirms the listed C1 scrolls and crystals; an item record alone does not prove shop availability or a live-server market price.
The Chronicle 1 update documents enchant changes and crystal outcomes, but no universal per-step success probability is claimed.
The worked adena values are hypothetical and must be replaced with prices from the server you play.

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