So, I decided to make a mage who could wear a glowy Pole axe(+8). Well, I went to the anvil with 24 pole axes, and did some weird upgrading. I got two +7, then failed two going +5, failed one going +8, then failed one going +6 then suceeded going +8 which was my second try going +8. I think its actually around a 20% chance that you succeed on low-class items now.
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