New Genesis: Item Lab - Arks-Visiphone (2024)

The Item Lab is a shop counter available in Central City, Retem City, Kvaris Camp and Stia Camp. It provides several means of strengthening weapons and armor.

Weapons and armor can be enhanced to raise their Enhancement Level, which increases their Attack and Defense respectively. For both it also increases the number of augment slots available.

Item Enhancement requires consuming other items of that type (only weapons can be used to enhance weapons) and also costs 1 N-Grinder and an amount of based on the rarity of the item being enhanced.

Enhancement Level has a limit, which can be raised to a point via Limit Break. With specific exceptions such as seasonal exchanges, an item's starting limit depends on its rarity; +10 for , +20 for , +30 for , +40 for to , and +50 for to .

Unlike some previous Phantasy Star titles, there is no risk of failure. The outcome of Item Enhancement is either Success, or Great Success which doubles the gain. The default rate of a Great Success is 10%. This can be increased by in-game campaigns and a Support Item such as "N-Enhancement Success Rate +10%".

Enhancement EXP Formula

The amount of Enhancement EXP gained is determined by the following formula:

Enhancement EXP = SUM ( (Fodder Enhancement EXP / 2 + Fodder Rarity EXP + Fodder Augments) * Same Item Bonus ) * Great Success Bonus

• Fodder Enhancement EXP: The Enhancement EXP of the equipment used as a Material Item.
• Fodder Rarity EXP: A set amount of EXP based on the rarity of the Material Item. See Material Item Rarity below.
• Fodder Augments: Set amounts of EXP if the Material Item has specific augments. See EXP Augments below.
• Same Item Bonus: 1.5 if the Material Item has the same name as the Base Item. This only applies to that specific Material Item, and not others used in that Enhancement.
• Great Success Bonus: 2 if the Enhancement is a Great Success. This applies to the entire Enhancement.

The Enhancement EXP given by each Material Item can be seen on the Material Item Selection screen.

Enhancement EXP Example

Enhancing a Gold Primm Sword +0 using a Gold Primm Sword +20 and a Silver Primm Sword +0 as Material Items:

The Gold Primm Sword +20 gives 6,825 Enhancement EXP from:

• 3,750 EXP from having 7,500 Enhancement EXP of its own, divided by 2
• 350 EXP from being
• 450 EXP from its Esperio II augment
• The subtotal of the above being multiplied by 1.5x from the Same Item Bonus.

The Silver Primm Sword +0 gives 600 Enhancement EXP from:

• 200 EXP from being
• 400 EXP from its Esperio I augment

This enhancement would add 7,425 Enhancement EXP to the Gold Primm Sword +0 Base Item; this would raise its Enhancement Level to 19. However if the enhancement was a Great Success, it would instead receive 14,850 Enhancement EXP and become +29.

Material Item Rarity

The rarity of Material Items contributes toward the Enhancement EXP they provide.

Material Item Rarity
Enhancement EXP	100	200	350	600	700	800	900	1,000	1,100	1,200	1,300

EXP Augments

Some augments provide additional Enhancement EXP when the equipment they are on is used as a Material Item. Certain equipments have one of these augments by default.

Augment	Augment EXP	Item with default
Esperio I	400	Silver Primm Sword Silver Primm Armor
Esperio II	450	Gold Primm Sword Gold Primm Armor
Hi Perio I	5,000	N-EXP Weapon N-EXP Armor
Endymio	100,000	Gold Primm Sword II Gold Primm Armor II
Hi Perio II	1,000,000	N-EXP Weapon II N-EXP Armor II
Astrio S	5,000,000	None: Requires C/Astrio S

Enhancement Cost

Item Enhancement uses 1 N-Grinder for each Material Item used.

The cost of Item Enhancement is determined by the rarity of the item being enhanced, multiplied by the number of Material Items used.

Base Item Rarity
Cost per Material Item	1,000	2,000	3,000	4,000	4,200	4,500	4,700	5,000	5,200	5,500	5,700

Enhancement Level EXP Requirement

The amount of Enhancement EXP needed per Level depends on the rarity of the equipment being enhanced:

Enhancement Level	EXP Required
Total (0 → +10)	1,000	1,500	2,500	3,500	4,000	4,500	5,000	5,500	6,000	6,500	7,000
Total (+10 → +20)	2,000	3,000	5,000	7,000	8,000	9,000	10,000	11,000	12,000	13,000	14,000
Total (+20 → +30)	3,000	4,500	7,500	10,500	12,000	13,500	15,000	16,500	18,000	19,500	21,000
Total (+30 → +40)	4,000	6,000	10,000	14,000	16,000	18,000	20,000	22,000	24,000	26,000	28,000
Total (+40 → +50)	12,500	12,500	12,500	17,500	20,000	22,500	25,000	27,500	30,000	32,500	35,000
Total (+50 → +60)	12,500	12,500	12,500	17,500	20,000	22,500	25,000	27,500	36,000	39,000	42,000
Total (+60 → +70)	9,100,000	9,200,000	9,300,000	9,400,000	9,500,000	9,600,000	9,700,000	9,800,000	9,900,000	10,000,000	11,000,000
Total (+70 → +80)	9,100,000	9,200,000	9,300,000	9,400,000	9,500,000	9,600,000	9,700,000	9,800,000	9,900,000	10,000,000	11,000,000
Total (+80 → +90)	9,100,000	9,200,000	9,300,000	9,400,000	9,500,000	9,600,000	9,700,000	9,800,000	9,900,000	10,000,000	11,000,000
Grand Total (+90)	27,335,000	27,640,000	27,950,000	28,270,000	28,580,000	28,890,000	29,200,000	29,510,000	29,826,000	30,136,500	33,147,000

Attack and Defense Gain per Enhancement Level

Equipment will get stronger the higher its Enhancement Level is. For both weapons and armor, lower rarity equipment receives larger increases to their Attack and Defense at higher levels than higher rarity equipment, to partially catch up by the Enhancement Level cap.

Enhancement Level	Rarity
Weapon Attack Power
+10	+22	+16	+10	+10	+10	+10	+30	+30	+30	+40	+40
+20	+46	+33	+21	+20	+20	+25	+60	+60	+60	+80	+80
+30	+63	+50	+32	+30	+30	+55	+90	+90	+90	+120	+120
+40	+82	+69	+47	+40	+40	+85	+136	+125	+150	+160	+160
+50	+161	+143	+115	+108	+92	+125	+186	+165	+210	+200	+200
+60	+347	+329	+301	+267	+238	+183	+248	+226	+270	+250	+240
+70	+575	+557	+529	+490	+453	+377	+378	+359	+355	+300	+280
+80	+614	+596	+568	+527	+492	+416	+443	+426	+414	+363	+320
+90	+???	+???	+???	+???	+???	+573	+???	+???	+468	+399	+352
Armor Defense Power
+10	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10	+10	-	-
+20	+20	+20	+20	+20	+20	+20	+20	+20	+20	-	-
+30	+30	+30	+30	+30	+30	+30	+30	+30	+30	-	-
+40	+40	+40	+40	+41	+41	+40	+40	+40	+40	-	-
+50	+50	+50	+50	+51	+51	+50	+51	+51	+51	-	-
+60	+72	+72	+72	+71	+67	+66	+61	+61	+61	-	-
+70	+96	+95	+94	+92	+87	+83	+71	+71	+71	-	-
+80	+106	+105	+104	+102	+97	+93	+81	+81	+81	-	-
+90	+116	+115	+114	+112	+107	+103	+91	+91	+91	-	-

Augment Slots

The Enhancement Level of equipment determines how many augment slots it has:

Enhancement Level	Augment Slots
+0 - +19	2
+20 - +39	3
+40 - +49	4
+50 - +60	5
+61 - +80	6
+81 - +90	7

Equipment can be enhanced with Item Enhancement to a maximum level. This is displayed on tab 2 of the equipment's Item Details window. For example: "Enhancement Lv. 0 (MAX 50)" means the maximum is +50.

Using Limit Break, the maximum Enhancement Level can be raised from an equipment's starting maximum, up to a point. For all weapons and armor, the maximum Enhancement Level can be raised to 80.

Each Limit Break raises the maximum Enhancement Level by 10, and costs materials and depending on both the rarity of the equipment and the new Enhancement Level.

At low levels the materials required are minerals such as Monotite. Starting from level 50, Limit Break requires special materials such as Arms Refiner.

Rarity
Base Limit	10	20	30	40	40	40	50	50	50	50	50
Limit Break Cost for 20	10,000 10 Mononite	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Limit Break Cost for 30	20,000 10 Dualomite	30,000 20 Dualomite	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Limit Break Cost for 40	30,000 10 Trinite	45,000 20 Trinite	120,000 30 Trinite	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Limit Break Cost for 50	125,000 1 Arms Refiner	125,000 1 Arms Refiner	125,000 1 Arms Refiner	140,000 1 Arms Refiner	150,000 3 Arms Refiner	160,000 4 Arms Refiner	-	-	-	-	-
Limit Break Cost for 60	125,000 1 Arms Refiner	125,000 1 Arms Refiner	125,000 1 Arms Refiner	140,000 1 Arms Refiner	150,000 3 Arms Refiner	160,000 4 Arms Refiner	170,000 2 Arms Refiner II 4 Arms Refiner	180,000 4 Arms Refiner II 8 Arms Refiner	190,000 4 Arms Refiner II 8 Arms Refiner	200,000 4 Arms Refiner II 8 Arms Refiner	210,000 4 Arms Refiner II 8 Arms Refiner
Limit Break Cost for 70	145,000 3 Arms Refiner II 6 Arms Refiner	145,000 3 Arms Refiner II 6 Arms Refiner	160,000 3 Arms Refiner II 6 Arms Refiner	160,000 3 Arms Refiner II 6 Arms Refiner	170,000 3 Arms Refiner II 6 Arms Refiner	180,000 3 Arms Refiner II 6 Arms Refiner	180,000 3 Arms Refiner II 6 Arms Refiner	200,000 4 Arms Refiner II 8 Arms Refiner	210,000 4 Arms Refiner II 8 Arms Refiner	220,000 4 Arms Refiner II 8 Arms Refiner	230,000 4 Arms Refiner II 8 Arms Refiner
Limit Break Cost for 80	145,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	145,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	160,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	160,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	170,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	180,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	190,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	200,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	210,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	220,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	230,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner
Limit Break Cost for 90	145,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	145,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	160,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	160,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	170,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	180,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	190,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	200,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	210,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	220,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner	230,000 10 Arms Refiner II 20 Arms Refiner

Affix Augments (NGS)

List of Augments (NGS)

PSO2 Augment Conversion

Also known as Abilities, Augments are like enchantments that can be added to weapons and armor to provide bonuses such as increases to damage, maximum HP and PP, or other useful effects.

In New Genesis, Augments are now added to equipment by using Augment Capsules. When using one copy of a Augment Capsule on its own, the Augment from that capsule will have a very low chance of successfully affixing to the equipment, however if multiple copies of the same capsule are used, you can improve the success rate for that Augment.

For example, to add the " Forms Soul I" Augment to a weapon, using one " C/Forms Soul I" capsule will give it a 9% chance of succeeding, but using 10 of the capsule, and the chance to successfully affix to the weapon increases to 90%.
By obtaining Augmentation Boosts items, which are mainly earned through the Special Scratch and Seasonal Points Exchange Shops, you can increase success rates from 5% to 30%.

Equipment comes with an Augment limit cap that determines how many different Augments can be affixed to that piece of equipment. Weapons and armor that are not enhanced initially have 2 Augment slots. A 3rd slot can be adding by grinding the equipment to +20, a 4th slot to +40, a 5th to +50, and a 6th to +61.

Though there are some exceptions, the general rule of thumb is that Augments with a lower numeral and/or "type" name cannot be affixed onto the same piece of equipment (e.g., Might III and Might IV, Gigas Technique and Gigas Might, Doldor Soul and Gladia Soul, etc.). Some exceptions include Addi and Exdi Augments, which fall in the same category despite having different "type" names, and Defi/Duel Augments, which can be put on the same piece of equipment as long as they share the same Phase category (e.g., P.01 and P.02 cannot be combined).

Certain Augments can be exchanged in the Augment Capsule Exchange Shop.

A list of all Augments can be found on the List of Augments page.

PSO2 Augments

When importing equipment with Augments or S Grade Augments from Phantasy Star Online 2, they will be replaced by Legaro Augments of corresponding value while in New Genesis. These changes are temporary and the original abilities will remain upon returning to Phantasy Star Online 2. A list of what augments convert to what on the PSO2 Augment Conversion page.

NGS Augment Transfer

At the Item Lab, there is the option for "All Augment Transfer" and "EX Augment Transfer".

Using "All Augment Transfer" will overwrite all augments on the Base item with the augments on the Material item and requires 1x "N-Augment Transfer Pass".

• Using Eredim series weapons as a Material item for "All Augment Transfer" does not require N-Augment Transfer Passes, even if the Base is not an Eredim series weapon.
  • E.g. You can use "All Augment Transfer" to put all augments from an Eredim weapon (including its EX augments) onto a Wingard weapon without using an "N-Augment Transfer Pass". However, this will remove all prior augments that the Wingard weapon had.
• The Material item will lose all of its augments; however, you'll still have the now blank material item.

Using "EX Augment Transfer" will overwrite all EX augments on the Base item with the EX augments on the Material item and does not require Augment Transfer passes.

• This requires that the Material item has the same number of EX augments as the Base item.
• Only EX Augments on the Base item will be affected - non-EX Augments will not be affected.
• The Material item will lose all of its EX Augments; however, you'll still have the material item afterwards (with any non-EX augments still attached).

Example for EX Augment Transfer

This shows the case of overwriting the preexisting EX augments on a weapon that has already been affixed. The EX augments on the Base weapon are replaced with the EX augments on the Material weapon, and the Material Weapon loses the corresponding EX augments.

Example for Augment Transfer #1

This is an example of Augment Transferring the augments of one weapon onto another weapon. Note that this completely over-writes the base weapon with the augments on the material weapon, and leaves the material weapon behind without any augments attached.

Example for Augment Transfer #2

This is an example of adding EX augments to a weapon that was affixed and did not have EX augments. Note that this completely over-writes the base weapon with the augments on the material weapon, and leaves the material weapon behind without any augments attached.

For weapons only, a Potential can be added. This provides unique abilities to the player depending on the weapon, usually including a Potency (damage) multiplier and boosts to various abilities which may be temporary and conditional on specific actions or states such as high HP.

Potentials can be increased in level by repeating this process. The maximum level of potentials is currently 6.

Adding or increasing Potential costs and materials. This cost increases for higher Rarity weapons and for higher Potential levels. At Potential levels 1-3 the materials are minerals. Starting from level 4, they are special materials such as N-EX-Cubes.

Potential Level	Materials Required
Level 1	10,000 Monotite x10 Photon Chunk x5	20,000 Monotite x20 Photon Chunk x10	30,000 Monotite x30 Photon Chunk x15	40,000 Monotite x40 Photon Chunk x20	50,000 Monotite x40 Tetracite x40 Photon Chunk x25	60,000 Monotite x50 Dualomite x50 Photon Chunk x30	70,000 Monotite x60 Dualomite x60 Photon Chunk x35	80,000 Monotite x70 Dualomite x70 Photon Chunk x40	90,000 Monotite x80 Dualomite x80 Photon Chunk x45	100,000 Monotite x90 Dualomite x90 Photon Chunk x50	100,000 Monotite x100 Dualomite x100 Photon Chunk x55
Level 2	20,000 Dualomite x10 Photon Chunk x10	40,000 Dualomite x20 Photon Chunk x15	60,000 Dualomite x30 Photon Chunk x20	80,000 Dualomite x40 Photon Chunk x30	100,000 Dualomite x40 Tetracite x40 Photon Chunk x40	120,000 Trinite x50 Tetracite x50 Photon Chunk x45	140,000 Trinite x60 Tetracite x60 Photon Chunk x50	160,000 Trinite x70 Tetracite x70 Photon Chunk x55	180,000 Trinite x80 Tetracite x80 Photon Chunk x60	200,000 Trinite x90 Tetracite x90 Photon Chunk x65	200,000 Trinite x100 Tetracite x100 Photon Chunk x70
Level 3	30,000 Trinite x10 Photon Chunk x20	60,000 Trinite x20 Photon Chunk x30	90,000 Trinite x30 Photon Chunk x40	120,000 Trinite x40 Photon Chunk x50	150,000 Trinite x40 Tetracite x40 Photon Chunk x60	180,000 Pentalite x80 Tetracite x50 Photon Chunk x65	210,000 Pentalite x100 Tetracite x60 Photon Chunk x70	240,000 Hexakite x100 Pentalite x70 Photon Chunk x75	270,000 Hexakite x110 Pentalite x80 Photon Chunk x80	300,000 Hexakite x120 Pentalite x90 Photon Chunk x85	300,000 Hexakite x130 Pentalite x100 Photon Chunk x90
Level 4	40,000 N-EX-Cube x5	80,000 N-EX-Cube x5	120,000 N-EX-Cube x5	160,000 N-EX-Cube x5	200,000 N-EX-Cube x5	240,000 N-EX-Cube x5	280,000 N-EX-Cube x5	320,000 N-EX-Cube x5	360,000 N-EX-Cube x5	400,000 N-EX-Cube x5	400,000 N-EX-Cube x5
Level 5	40,000 N-EX-Cube x5	80,000 N-EX-Cube x5	120,000 N-EX-Cube x5	160,000 N-EX-Cube x5	200,000 N-EX-Cube x5	240,000 N-EX-Cube x5	280,000 N-EX-Cube x5	320,000 N-EX-Cube x5	360,000 N-EX-Cube x5	400,000 N-EX-Cube x5	400,000 N-EX-Cube x5
Level 6	50,000 Photon Chunk IIA x30 Photon Chunk IIB x30	100,000 Photon Chunk IIA x30 Photon Chunk IIB x30	150,000 Photon Chunk IIA x30 Photon Chunk IIB x30	200,000 Photon Chunk IIA x30 Photon Chunk IIB x30	250,000 Photon Chunk IIA x30 Photon Chunk IIB x30	300,000 Photon Chunk IIA x30 Photon Chunk IIB x30	350,000 Photon Chunk IIA x30 Photon Chunk IIB x30	400,000 Photon Chunk IIA x60 Photon Chunk IIB x60	450,000 Photon Chunk IIA x60 Photon Chunk IIB x60	500,000 Photon Chunk IIA x60 Photon Chunk IIB x60	500,000 Photon Chunk IIA x60 Photon Chunk IIB x60

PSO2 Weapon Potentials

New Type weapons imported from Phantasy Star Online 2 that have unlocked Potentials will have their Potentials converted into equivalent New Genesis Potentials. These changes are temporary; the original Potentials will remain upon returning to Phantasy Star Online 2.

Original Series	NGS Potential
Lightweave Klauz Series	Assault Unit
Fluxio Series Rinser Series	Infalliable Unit
Steel Series	Sturdy Unit
Adell Series Ceiroth Series Finble Series	Lucky Unit
Rivelate Series Oblisana Series Darkweave Agile Series Puras Series Shaval Series Anacates Series Genon Series Pride Series Orb Series Dusk Series Million Series Croesus Series Nova Series Legacy Weapon Series Other Weapons	Inversion Unit
Trailblazer Xion Series	Spirit Surge Unit
Atlas EX Series	Endurance Unit
Ophistia Series	Wellspring Unit
Any to Weapon	Basic Attack Unit III

Preset Skills are like augments with specific effects. All equipment can have one Preset Skill, from a small set. Weapons and armor have different sets of possible Preset Skills.

Equipment can drop from enemies or quests with Preset Skills already present, with higher levels being more rare. The highest level of Preset Skill is 5. Preset Skills can be added, increased or transferred in the Item Lab.

Add Preset Skills

An equipment can be given a new Preset Skill at level 1. The Preset Skill is chosen randomly from the available set.

This costs 500 and a Material Item, which is consumed; for weapons this is any weapon from the same series as the Base Item. For armor this is any armor with the same name.

The default success rate is 10%, which can be raised with Success Booster items such as "Preset Skill Enhance Success Rate +10%". If the process fails, the Material Item is still lost (unless an Item Preserver such as "Preset Skill Item Protection/Lv.1" is used), but the Base Item is not.

As an alternative to the material item, the item "Add Preset Skills Lv. 1" may be used. This also sets the success rate to 100%.

Equipment already with a Preset Skill can still use this process, resetting the level to 1. The game provides a warning when attempting this.

Enhance Preset Skills

An equipment with an existing Preset Skill below level 5 can increase its level by 1 at a time.

This costs 500 and a Material Item; for weapons this is a weapon from the same series as the Base Item. For armor this is an armor with the same name. For both, the Material Item must also have any Preset Skill with a level equal to or greater than the Preset Skill on the Base Item.

The default success rate is 10%, which can be raised with Success Booster items such as "Preset Skill Enhance Success Rate +10%". If the process fails, the Material Item is still lost (unless an Item Preserver such as "Preset Skill Item Protection/Lv.1" is used), but the Base Item is not.

Transfer Preset Skills

Preset Skills can be transferred from one piece of equipment to another, provided the equipment has an identical name.

Transfer Preset Skills costs material items only; there is no cost. The material items needed depend on whether the equipment is a weapon or an armor, and the level of the Preset Skill being transferred:

Preset Skill Level	Materials Required (Weapon)	Materials Required (Armor)
Preset Skill Lv.1	40 Photon Chunk, 40 Monotite	20 Photon Chunk, 20 Monotite
Preset Skill Lv.2	60 Photon Chunk, 40 Dualomite	30 Photon Chunk, 20 Dualomite
Preset Skill Lv.3	80 Photon Chunk, 40 Trinite	40 Photon Chunk, 20 Trinite
Preset Skill Lv.4	2 N-EX-Cube, 80 Tetracite, 2 Photon Scale	1 N-EX-Cube, 40 Tetracite, 1 Photon Scale
Preset Skill Lv.5	10 N-EX-Cube, 120 Tetracite, 15 Photon Scale	5 N-EX-Cube, 60 Tetracite, 7 Photon Scale

For more detailed information, visit the dedicated page,

You can combine two weapons of different types together to create a "Multi-weapon", a special weapon that allows for the use of both weapons from one weapon palette. This includes using the normal attacks, Photon Arts, Weapon Actions, and class equip requirements of both weapons.

When selecting a base weapon to combine, other weapon attributes of the base weapon, such as Potential or Color Variant will be shared to the other weapon you combine with. Unique weapons under the same weapon series with different potentials, such as the Relik Series can use another Relik Series potential by doing this.

In order to combine weapons, they must be of the same 'series'. For example, while you are able to combine a " Theseus Sword" and " Theseus Rifle" together, you cannot combine a " Theseus Sword" with a " Trois De Knuckles".

The process of creating a multi-weapon consumes the secondary weapon. The process cannot be reversed to return the weapons to their original state.

For the required costs of creating a Multi-weapon, see below.

Weapon Rarity	Required Materials
	Photon Quartz	N-Meseta
	10	50,000
	20	100,000
	30	150,000
	40	200,000
	50	250,000
	60	300,000
	70	350,000
	80	400,000
	90	450,000
	100	500,000
	110	550,000

The Cinquem series is an exception to the material cost, needing 1 Photon Scale instead of 50 Photon Quartz.

In addition to other Item Lab functions, unique Augments and Enhancement Materials can be exchanged through the Item Lab.

Augment Capsule

See Augment Capsule Exchange Shop.

Other Enhancement Materials

See Enhancement Material Exchange Shop.