Blackstar Gear is more challenging and expensive to enhance than traditional yellow grade boss gear in later levels. Earlier levels of enhancement show easier Enhancement Chances.
Blackstar Enhancement:
- You will need traditional Enhancement mats and Failstacks. (Black Stones, Sharps, Hards, Etc)
- Memory Fragments to repair Max Durability
- Cron Stones to protect DUO+ from downgrading (Optional: you decide if the cost is worth it.)
- Mass of Pure Magic to craft a special Black Stone for Blackstar Gear (Flawless Magical Black Stone)

Blackstar Enhancement Example
Blackstar Enhancement values below reflect a Blackstar Weapon. (Axe for Berserker)
Enhancement Chance | Damage | Acc | Durab | Crons | Item Effect | Blackstone | Force-Enhan Black Stones | Durab Cost | Force-Enha Durab | |
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0 | 100% | 22 ~ 28 | 20 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +10 +3 Atk Speed |
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) | |||
+1 | 100% | 25 ~ 31 | 30 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +10 +3 Atk Speed |
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+2 | 100% | 28 ~ 34 | 40 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +10 +3 Atk Speed |
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+3 | 100% | 30 ~ 36 | 50 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +10 +3 Atk Speed |
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) | |||
+4 | 100% | 32 ~ 38 | 60 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +10 +3 Atk Speed |
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) | |||
+5 | 100% | 35 ~ 41 | 70 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +10 +3 Atk Speed |
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) | |||
+6 | 100% | 38 ~ 44 | 80 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +10 +3 Atk Speed |
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) | |||
+7 | 90% | 43 ~ 49 | 90 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +10 +3 Atk Speed |
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) | 2 | 10 | 20 |
+8 | 20.41% | 48 ~ 54 | 100 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +10 +3 Atk Speed |
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) | 3 | 10 | 30 |
+9 | 14.29% | 53 ~ 59 | 110 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +10 +3 Atk Speed |
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) | 5 | 10 | 40 |
+10 | 10% | 58 ~ 64 | 120 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +10 +3 Atk Speed |
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) | 7 | 10 | 50 |
+11 | 6.67% | 63 ~ 69 | 130 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +10 +3 Atk Speed |
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) | 11 | 10 | 60 |
+12 | 4.00% | 68 ~ 74 | 140 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +10 +3 Atk Speed |
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) | 18 | 10 | 70 |
+13 | 2.50% | 73 ~ 79 | 150 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +11 +3 Atk Speed |
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) | 29 | 10 | 80 |
+14 | 2% | 78 ~ 84 | 160 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +12 +3 Atk Speed |
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon) | 36 | 10 | 100 |
+15 | 13.08% | 86 ~ 92 | 168 | 100 | 0 | All Species Damage +13 +3 Atk Speed |
Flawless Magical Black Stone | can’t force | 20 | can’t force |
PRI | 10.63% | 94 ~ 100 | 176 | 120 | 0 | All Species Damage +14 Extra AP against Monsters +5 +3 Atk Speed |
Flawless Magical Black Stone | can’t force | 20 | can’t force |
DUO | 3.40% | 106 ~ 112 | 184 | 140 | 100 | All Species Damage +15 Extra AP against Monsters +12 +3 Atk Speed |
Flawless Magical Black Stone | can’t force | 20 | can’t force |
TRI | 0.51% | 114 ~ 120 | 192 | 160 | 591 | All Species Damage +16 Extra AP against Monsters +21 +3 Atk Speed |
Flawless Magical Black Stone | can’t force | 20 | can’t force |
TET | 0.20% | 122 ~ 128 | 200 | 180 | 3670 | All Species Damage +17 Extra AP against Monsters +32 +3 Atk Speed |
Flawless Magical Black Stone | can’t force | 20 | can’t force |
PEN | 131 ~ 137 | 212 | 200 | All Species Damage +18 Extra AP against Monsters +48 +3 Atk Speed |
Blackstar Failstacks
Blackstar Black Stones for Enhancement
+1 to +15 Blackstar Weapon Enhancement:
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon): Heat Sharp Black Crystal Shard x1 and Black Stone (Weapon) x2
- Max Durability lost is -10 for each Enhancement failure.
- 100% Enhancement Chance from +1 to +7
+1 to +15 Blackstar Armor Enhancement:
Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Armor): Heat Hard Black Crystal Shard x1 and Black Stone (Armor) x2
- Max Durability lost is -10 for each Enhancement failure.
- 100% Enhancement Chance from +1 to +5
PRI to PEN Blackstar Gear Enhancement:
Flawless Magical Black Stone
- Max Durability lost is -20 for each Enhancement failure.
- Cron Stone cost to protect against downgrading is 591 Cron Stones to attempt TET, 100 Crons to attempt TRI.
Obtaining Blackstar Gear Enhancement Materials
PRI to PEN:
Enhancement from PRI to PEN requires 1x Flawless Magical Black Stone for each attempt.
Flawless Magical Black Stone Recipe:
Heat: 1x Sharp Black Crystal Shard + 1x
Hard Black Crystal Shard + 1x
Mass of Pure Magic
Obtaining Mass of Pure Magic
Mass of Pure Magic is required for PRI+ enhancment.
Obtaining Mass of Pure Magic:
- Node Investment
- Star’s End – excavation node far west of Calpheon City
- Crypt of Resting Thoughts – excavation node NW of O’draxxia, O’dyllita (SE of Kamasylvia)
- Mountain of Division – excavation node NW of O’draxxia, O’dyllita (SE of Kamasylvia)
- Processing (L) > Grinding: Black Stone (Weapon) or Black Stone (Armor)
- Rare drop from monsters of Star’s End
- Daily Calpheon quests – Exchange 15x
Destructive Illusion
- Gathering (exceptions: water scooping, digging in the desert, and milking cows)
- Matchlock Hunting: Khalks and Blue Whales
- Harvesting Magical Seeds or Mysterious Seeds
- Defeating Field Bosses: Giant Mudster, Dim Tree Spirit, Red Nose, Dastard Bheg, Katzvariak
- Manufacturing: Remnants of the Rift x1 + Black Spirit’s Claw x1 = Mass of Pure Magic x5.
- Complete [Weekly] Delivering Essence of Tunta quest
Note: Mass of Pure Magic is not available via the Marketplace.
Mass of Pure Magic from Star’s End Node
Star’s End is a high AP/DP Dangerous Node located West of Calpheon City and North of Grana.



Mass of Pure Magic can be obtained via the Star’s End Excavation Sub-Node. Proc rate seems to be about 50% so far for me.
Trace of Violence and Trace of Death is also there, given at 1 each per worker cycle.
The other subnode gives Copper, Melted Copper, and Shattered Star Fragment. Shattered Star Fragment is worth 640 silver or you can exchange 30 for a scroll that gives Skill EXP +5% for 10 minutes.
Star’s End Node Output
With a level 30 Artisan Goblin, it takes about 12 hours to harvest the Star’s End node 1 time. You aren’t guaranteed a Mass of Pure Magic each time. (Drop rate is close to 50% though, so that means 1 per day, if you keep your computer running.)

Star’s End <Node Manager>
You can run to the Star’s End <Node Manager> (Runaway Monster) on low level characters if you stay away from the tentacles. Make sure you have your Escape off cooldown to get out, just in case. With a VP, you can invest from a distance, without visiting the <Node Manager>
After you discover Star’s End, you can right click the Star’s End node icon on your map, and a beam of glorious light will shoot down from the sky revealing the awesome wonder of the <Node Manager> location. 🙂
Noobie Character Tip:
If you follow the roadways there, stay away from the tentacles. Their ranged attack will not do damage, but they can hit you if you are in melee range. You can shuffle down into the pit where the floating black star is. Don’t worry, it’s empty. Then go up the steps and you can drop down from above along the stepped rocky cliffs, where the <Node Manager> is located.

Cheapest Route to Stars End Node: Grana
From Calpheon City:
- Gabino Farm – 2 CP
- North Kaia Pier – 3 CP
- Calpheon Castle Site – 1 CP
- Calpheon Castle – 3 CP
- Brellin Farm – 2 CP
- Calpheon Northwestern Outpost – 3 CP
- Star’s End – 3 CP
- Star’s End Excavation Sub-node – 1 CP
- Star’s End Copper Sub-node (optional) – 1
TOTAL CP: 18 or 19
From Grana:
- Lake Flondor – 3 CP
- White Wood Forest – 1 CP
- Tooth Fairy Forest – 3 CP
- Loopy Tree Forest – 2 CP
- Ash Forest – 3 CP
- Star’s End – 3 CP
- Star’s End Excavation Sub-node – 1 CP
- Star’s End Copper Sub-node (optional) – 1
TOTAL CP: 16 or 17
The route from Grana is cheaper in Contribution cost, if you use the one free worker space.
This node route would give you access to Tooth Fairy Forest, which gives a valuable item, Trace of Forest. Other sub-nodes along this route produce Noc Ore, and Loopy Tree items. Obtaining these additional sub-nodes would tack on an additional cost of 5 Contribution Points, because 2 extra workers cost 5 CP for additional Lodging in Grana. You would also need extra CP for the additional sub-nodes.
Heidel workers are much cheaper, often 1 or 2 CP per worker. Grana must make some extraordinary talent!!! 🙂
The Heidel route is more expensive and would not give you the option of getting additional goodies from investing in it. Heidel workers are cheap, but it doesn’t do much good, since the route from Heidel has no other resource sub-nodes.
Mass of Pure Magic from O’dyllita
You can obtain Mass of Pure magic from two nodes located in O’dyllita, which is SE of Kamasylvia.
- Crypt of Resting Thoughts – excavation node NW of O’draxxia
- Mountain of Division – excavation node NW of O’draxxia
Mass of Pure Magic drop rate is the same as Stars End. (50%)
Cheapest Route to Crypt of Resting Thoughts: O’draxxia
From O’draxxia:
- Forgotten Mountain – 1 CP
- Olun’s Valley – 3 CP
- Bahit Sanctum – 1 CP
- Crypt of Resting Thoughts – 3 CP
- Crypt of Resting Thoughts – Excavation – 5 CP
- Olun’s Valley – Mining (optional) – 5 CP
- Olun’s Valley – Mining (optional) – 5 CP
TOTAL CP: 13 or 23
From Grana:
- Lake Flondor – 3 CP
- White Wood Forest – 1 CP
- Central Lemoria Camp – 1 CP
- Navarn Steppe – 3 CP
- Shady Tree Forest – 1 CP
- Salun’s Border – 1 CP
- Thornwood Forest – 3 CP
- Crypt of Resting Thoughts – 3 CP
- Crypt of Resting Thoughts – Excavation – 5 CP
TOTAL CP: 21 (3 optional sub-nodes)
Cheapest Route to Mountain of Division: O’draxxia
From O’draxxia:
- Forgotten Mountain – 1 CP
- Olun’s Valley – 3 CP
- Bahit Sanctum – 1 CP
- Mountain of Division – 2 CP
- Mountain of Division – Excavation – 3 CP
- Olun’s Valley – Mining (optional) – 5 CP
- Olun’s Valley – Mining (optional) – 5 CP
TOTAL CP: 10 (20 optional)
From Grana:
- Lake Flondor – 3 CP
- White Wood Forest – 1 CP
- Central Lemoria Camp – 1 CP
- Navarn Steppe – 3 CP
- Shady Tree Forest – 1 CP
- Salun’s Border – 1 CP
- Thornwood Forest – 3 CP
- Crypt of Resting Thoughts – 3 CP
- Bahit Sanctum – 1 CP
- Mountain of Division – 2 CP
- Mountain of Division – Excavation – 3 CP
TOTAL CP: 23 (4 optional sub-nodes)
Cheapest Node Route to Obtain Mass of Pure Magic: Mountain of Division
The best route based upon CP cost alone, appears to be Mountain of Division, which costs 10 CP.
All of the Mass of Pure Magic excavation nodes produce the same amount of MPM. Distance or work load does not matter. (Mountain of Division shows a quicker work cycle, but produces the same amount of Mass of Pure Magic over the same time as Stars End.)
Weekly Quest for Mass of Pure Magic
- Give
Essence of Tunta to receive Mass of Pure Magic x5 as a reward.
- Requires Amity with Queen Viorencia Odore of 1 or higher
- Activate the “Life” Quest Type and talk with Celphie, the Audrite Holy Priestess of O’draxxia, to accept the [Essence of Tunta] questline.
- Be acknowledged as Verti’s assistant by completing the [Essence of Tunta] questline and talk with Celphie again to do the [Weekly] Essence of Tunta quest.
- [Weekly] Essence of Tunta requires Quest Type “Other” activated and can only be completed once per week.
- NOTE: requries knowledge “Celphie’s Special Alchemy.” You will fail the craft of Essence of Tunta through alchemy, if you do not have the knowledge. The knowledge is obtainable by completing the [Essence of Tunta] questline.
Essence of Tunta Alchemy Recipe:
Fruit of Enchantment x50
Refined Delotia Reagent x50
Fine Lightweight Plume x50
Black Gem Fragment x10
Latent Aura x2 (Kzarka’s Latent Aura x2, or Nouver’s Latent Aura x2, or Karanda’s Latent Aura x2, or Kutum’s Latent Aura x2, or Offin Tett’s Light Fragment x2)

Celphie <Audrite Holy Priest>
Mass of Pure Magic From Orzeca Coins
Ancient Orzeca Empire Coin is a reward for the quests under [Lv. 60] O’dyllita City Contribution in the Recurring tab in the Quest window.
- Right-click on the Ancient Orzeca Empire Coin to navigate to the Exchange NPC.
- You can exchange Ancient Orzeca Empire Coin x40 for Mass of Pure Magic x1.
Grinding for Destructive Illusion
15 Destructive Illusion = 1 Mass of Pure Magic
Destructive Illusion can be obtained by hunting Fadus around the Loopy Tree Forest node.
Loopy Tree Forest Node is located in NW Kamasylvia.
View hunting zone at somethinglovely.net

Daily Quests for Destructive Illusion
You can obtain up to 6 Destructive Illusion each day from repeatable quests in Calpheon (NE of Stars End node).
Location: Brellin Farm (view on somethinglovely.net)
You exchange 15 Destructive Illusion for 1 Mass of Pure Magic to NPC O’Arma at Star’s End.
Mass of Pure Magic is used to create Flawless Magical Black Stones used in PRI to PEN Blackstar Enhancement.
Icon | Quest | Location | CP | Quest Rewards |
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[Repeat] Chick in a Box | Northern Calpheon | 150 |
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[Repeat] Medicine for Seasickness will Make Profit | Northen Calpheon | 300 |
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[Repeat] Please Get Rid of that Rooster! | Northern Calpheon | 150 |
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[Repeat] Poisoned Well | Northern Calpheon | 150 |
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[Repeat] Secret Deal | Northern Calpheon | 150 |
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[Repeat] Stenchful Frontline | Northern Calpheon | 150 |
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Obtaining Hard Black Crystal Shard
Hard Black Crystal Shard is required in the recipe to create the items to enhance the Blackstar Weapon.
- for PRI to PEN Blackstar Enhancement
- Heat: 1x
Sharp Black Crystal Shard + 1x
Hard Black Crystal Shard + 1x
Mass of Pure Magic =
Flawless Magical Black Stone
Obtained By:
- Processing > Heating certain accessories (See detailed table below.)
- Bensho’s Necklace has a 0.1% drop rate from Wilderness Golem, Gravestone Golem, and Stone Golem
- Scarla Necklas has a 2% drop rate from Helm Golem. (0.0375% from Helm Hunter and 0.075% from Helm Iron Shield)
- Necklace of Good Deeds received from events and Gift of Repayment
- All gathering types: mining, butchering, herbs, etc
- 0.243% drop rate from Ore, Timber, and Underwater gathering
- 0.0608% drop rate from Flowers, Herbs, Fruits, Mushrooms, and other food Gathering
- Loot from Grinding: 0.243% drop rate from Trolls and beasts like Bison, Sheep, Elk, Bear, Waragon, Salamander, Lizard, etc
- Certain Non-repeatable quests and events/rewards
View Hard Black Crystal Shard page and drop rates on bdocodex.com
Heating Accessories for Black Crystal Shards
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Obtaining Sharp Black Crystal Shard
Sharp Black Crystal Shard is required in the recipe to create the items to enhance the Blackstar Weapon.
- for all levels of Enhancement: +1 to PEN
- Heat: 1 Sharp Black Crystal Shard + 2 Black Stone (Weapon) to create a Concentrated Magical Black Stone (Weapon)
- Heat: 1x
Sharp Black Crystal Shard + 1x
Hard Black Crystal Shard + 1x
Mass of Pure Magic =
Flawless Magical Black Stone
Obtained By:
- Processing > Heating certain accessories (See detailed table above.)
- Ogre Ring has a 0.05% drop rate from Ogres
- Ancient Guardian’s Seal has a 0.03% drop rate from Helms mobs. (0.07% from Helm Devourer)
- Witch’s Earring has a 0.02% to 0.2% drop rate from Hexe mobs (3% from Hexe Marie)
- Ancient Weapon Core has a 0.0065% to 0.05% drop rate from Ancient Weapon mobs
- Necklace of Good Deeds received from events and Gift of Repayment
- All gathering types: mining, butchering, herbs, etc
- 0.108% drop rate from Ore, Timber, and Underwater gathering
- 0.0387% drop rate from Flowers, Herbs, Fruits, Mushrooms, and other food Gathering
- Loot from Grinding: 0.108% drop rate from Trolls and beasts like Bison, Sheep, Elk, Bear, Waragon, Salamander, Lizard, etc
- Certain Non-repeatable quests and events/rewards
View Sharp Black Crystal Shard page and drop rates on bdocodex.com