Halloween Pumpkin equipment sold during the Halloween event has been exchanged for permanent equipment. And the detail players were most curious about has been revealed: exchanged permanent gear can be enhanced with regular scrolls, and standard equipment enhancement rates apply.
Therefore, if you get a weapon to +8 before exchanging it and then attempt +9, you can attempt enhancement with a success rate more than 3 times higher. On the other hand, Pumpkin Armor increases by only 2.5 percentage points, from 10% to 12.5%, so there is no major difference. In particular, +8 Pumpkin Armor is extremely valuable, making an enhancement attempt very risky at this point when new gear can no longer be acquired.
+9 Success Rates for Permanent Pumpkin Gear Longsword approx. 33% · Armor 12.5%
During the event, enhancing a +8 Pumpkin Weapon to +9 had a success rate of 10%. However, exchanged permanent weapons have a success rate of approximately 33% when attempting +9, significantly increasing the chance of success.
On the other hand, while attempting to enhance Pumpkin Armor from +8 to +9 also had a 10% success rate during the event, reaching +8 in the first place was much harder due to its safe enhancement limit being low at +4. Furthermore, exchanged permanent Pumpkin Armor has a +9 success rate of 12.5%, which is much lower than weapons. Of course, compared to the 10% rate for Halloween Pumpkin Armor, it is a 25% relative increase, but since it is actually only a 2.5 percentage point difference, there is no real difference in terms of risk. Given how difficult it was to make in the first place, players who did not attempt a +9 Pumpkin Armor during the event have little reason to attempt +9 on permanent Pumpkin Armor now.
| Target Equipment | During Event | After Permanent Exchange |
|---|---|---|
| +8 Pumpkin Longsword | 10% | Approx. 33% |
| +8 Pumpkin Armor | 10% | 12.5% |
When Buying, Consider Higher-Tier Weapon Prices Comparison with Lightning God's Sword and Moon Bow
After the event ends, if you lose your weapon to a failed enhancement, you cannot craft a new one, so if it is a weapon you actively use, make sure you have a replacement available.
In addition, as more players attempt +9 enhancements, failed attempts will reduce the market supply of +8 Pumpkin weapons, driving up their prices. While you can buy a +8 weapon to attempt a +9 enhancement, if prices continue to rise and approach higher-tier options like the Lightning God's Sword or Moon Bow, the advantage disappears. If the benefit of getting them cheap is gone, there is no reason to force an attempt.
+9 Longsword is approx. 33%, +9 Armor is 12.5%. If buying a new Pumpkin Weapon, compare higher-tier weapon prices as well.
