by Annette » 04 Oct 2014, 06:27
There's not a whole lot you can do aside from gamble or throw Smelting Reset Buttons at it.
First make sure it's a weapon worth getting +100; anything below level 60 or so will be replaced so quickly that it's hard to justify upgrading unless you have a ton of cash you don't mind burning.
Save any Smelting Amulets for the much higher smelts. You have a slightly better chance of succeeding overall if you boost a 30% success rather than a 40% success.
High base Grade saves Ryou. The sooner you can stop using the Grade +6 option the sooner you stop killing your funds. The minimum Grade needed on a weapon to reach 100 without dipping into the risky smelts is 76.
Always use the 5% increased success option once you're done raising Grade and evolving skills. For an extreme example using it on the very first smelt cuts your chance of failure in half.