Improving Amaranthine Weapon

Amaranthine (Helios) Weapon Enhancement

With the Lineage 2 - Tauti update, Amaranthine weapons can be given PvP or PvE properties.

Contents 1 Dark Helios weapons and Bloody Helios weapons 1.1 Comparison of PvE and PvP bonuses 1.2 How to upgrade Helios weapons 1.3 Dark Helios weapons 1.4 Bloody Helios weapons

Dark Helios weapons and Bloody Helios weapons

Dark Amaranthine/Bloody Amaranthine

• The Lineage 2 - Tauti update added the option to give Amaranthine weapons a PvP or PvE bonus.
• A weapon can only have one type of bonus at a time: the PvP bonus gives an edge in fights against other players, and the PvE bonus gives an edge in fights against monsters.
• The bonus adds a special passive skill that is active only while the weapon is equipped.

Comparison of PvE and PvP bonuses

With the PvP bonus, the Amaranthine weapon gets the prefix Dark - Dark, and with the PvE bonus it gets the prefix Bloody - Bloody.

	PvP bonus	PvE bonus
Prefix	Dark	Bloody
Main bonus	For PvP - damage dealt +15%	For PvE - damage dealt +15%
Extra bonus	max HP/CP/MP +10%	max HP/CP/MP +10%
Weapon color

How to upgrade Helios weapons

• The bonus is added to Amaranthine weapons by Blacksmith of Mammon.
• Remember that Blacksmith of Mammon teleports between Town of Aden, Town of Giran and Rune Township in random order, spending 1 hour of real time in each town.
• A bonus can be added to both normal and blessed Amaranthine weapons.
• When adding a bonus to a normal Amaranthine weapon there's a chance of failure, and the weapon won't get a bonus.
• Success chance for a blessed Amaranthine weapon - 100%
• A bonus cannot be added to a weapon augmented with a Life Stone.
• Adding a bonus keeps the weapon's attribute, enchant level and special ability.

Weapons	PvP bonus cost	PvE bonus cost
Amaranthine Shaper Amaranthine Cutter Amaranthine Slasher Amaranthine Avenger Amaranthine Fighter Amaranthine Stormer Amaranthine Thrower Amaranthine Shooter Amaranthine Buster Amaranthine Caster Amaranthine Retributer	1 Bloody Amaranthine Enhancement Stone 360 Energy of Destruction 180 Giant's Energy 3198 Gemstone (R-grade) 38378 Crystal (R-grade)	1 Dark Amaranthine Enhancement Stone 360 Energy of Destruction 180 Giant's Energy 3198 Gemstone (R-grade) 38378 Crystal (R-grade)
Amaranthine Dualsword Amaranthine Dual Dagger Amaranthine Dual Blunt Weapon	1 Bloody Amaranthine Enhancement Stone 360 Energy of Destruction 180 Giant's Energy 3198 Gemstone (R-grade) 38378 Crystal (R-grade)	1 Dark Amaranthine Enhancement Stone 360 Energy of Destruction 180 Giant's Energy 3198 Gemstone (R-grade) 38378 Crystal (R-grade)

Dark Helios weapons

Weapons	P. Atk.	M. Atk.	Description
Dark Amaranthine Retributer	700	459	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: MP Regeneration, Acumen, Empower. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases M. Atk., M. Critical Damage and Casting Spd.
Dark Amaranthine Shaper	629	313	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Guidance, Haste, Focus. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases P. Critical Damage.
Dark Amaranthine Dual Blunt Weapon	875	313	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Focus, Guidance, Damage Increase. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases physical skill damage and P. Atk.
Dark Amaranthine Dual Dagger	719	313	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Damage Increase, Focus, Guidance. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases P. Critical Damage and P. Atk.
Dark Amaranthine Dualsword	875	313	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Haste, Damage Increase, Health. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases P. Critical Rate and P. Atk.
Dark Amaranthine Thrower	1415	313	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Damage Increase, Focus, Long Blow. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases physical skill damage.
Dark Amaranthine Stormer	719	313	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: HP Absorb, Guidance, Damage Increase. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, strengthens Multi-attack.
Dark Amaranthine Fighter	875	313	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Focus, Damage Increase, Haste. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases Atk. Spd. and P. Atk.
Dark Amaranthine Caster	575	417	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Empower, Acumen, Magic Hold. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases M. Accuracy and M. Critical Damage.
Dark Amaranthine Avenger	719	313	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Haste, Critical Damage, Focus. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases P. Critical Damage.
Dark Amaranthine Buster	575	417	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Acumen, Magic Hold, Mana Up. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases M. Accuracy and M. Critical Rate.
Dark Amaranthine Cutter	719	313	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Haste, Focus, Health. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases Accuracy and P. Critical Rate.
Dark Amaranthine Shooter	1274	313	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Focus, Critical Slow, Haste. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases Atk. Spd.
Dark Amaranthine Slasher	875	313	For PvP - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Focus, Damage Increase, Haste. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases P. Atk.

Bloody Helios weapons

Weapons	P. Atk.	M. Atk.	Description
Bloody Amaranthine Retributer	700	459	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: MP Regeneration, Acumen, Empower. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases M. Atk., M. Critical Damage and Casting Spd.
Bloody Amaranthine Shaper	629	313	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Guidance, Haste, Focus. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases P. Critical Damage.
Bloody Amaranthine Dual Blunt Weapon	875	313	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Focus, Guidance, Damage Increase. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases physical skill damage and P. Atk.
Bloody Amaranthine Dual Dagger	719	313	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Damage Increase, Focus, Guidance. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases P. Critical Damage and P. Atk.
Bloody Amaranthine Dualsword	875	313	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Haste, Damage Increase, Health. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases P. Critical Rate and P. Atk.
Bloody Amaranthine Thrower	1415	313	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Damage Increase, Focus, Long Blow. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases physical skill damage.
Bloody Amaranthine Stormer	719	313	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: HP Absorb, Guidance, Damage Increase. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, strengthens Multi-attack.
Bloody Amaranthine Fighter	875	313	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Focus, Damage Increase, Haste. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases Atk. Spd. and P. Atk.
Bloody Amaranthine Caster	575	417	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Empower, Acumen, Magic Hold. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases M. Accuracy and M. Critical Damage.
Bloody Amaranthine Avenger	719	313	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Haste, Critical Damage, Focus. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases P. Critical Damage.
Bloody Amaranthine Buster	575	417	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Acumen, Magic Hold, Mana Up. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases M. Accuracy and M. Critical Rate.
Bloody Amaranthine Cutter	719	313	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Haste, Focus, Health. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases Accuracy and P. Critical Rate.
Bloody Amaranthine Shooter	1274	313	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Focus, Critical Slow, Haste. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases Atk. Spd.
Bloody Amaranthine Slasher	875	313	For PvE - when equipped, damage dealt +15%. Max HP /MP /CP +10%. Allows obtaining one of the following special abilities: Focus, Damage Increase, Haste. With a Rare Soul Crystal you can add up to two abilities. When modified to +4, increases P. Atk.