Lustres

In the world of Altera, lustres make up the core of any living things. Most lustres that players obtain are also used in crafts of equipments or to even uncover special abilities.

Basic Lustres

The typical gem lustres are used for enhancing equipment and creating crests.

Onyxes drop more frequently from normal monsters and Elite Monsters as difficulty increases, with the drop rate peaking on Master difficulty, while Class-specific Lustres are extremely rare apart from the Boss loot and the reward lottery. On Abyss difficulty, the drop rate of Onyxes is sharply reduced but the presence of Sub Bosses, the higher numbers of Elite Monsters and the occasional Boss cloning provide more opportunities for Class-specific Lustres to drop.

Generally, fragments drop from dungeons near the starting towns, crude gems drop from Carderock Pass dungeons and average gems drop from Saint's Haven dungeons. Higher quality gems currently have to be crafted.

Lustres can also be obtained from the reward lottery at the end of a dungeon. Silver chests always contain an Onyx while Gold chests may contain a Class-specific Lustre (but never an Onyx) instead of other rare items. Outside of battle, the gem pouches awarded by the Adventurer's Guild boards have a chance of containing a random Lustre, while mail from affectionate NPCs may contain up to three of the same type.

Lower level Lustre types can be refined into higher level types by any Blacksmith NPC with the additional consumption of Octagonal Water.

Onyx

Used to enhance normal, magic or rare rarity equipments and creating stat crests. This can be considered the staple Lustre, being bought and used in large quantities by players of all levels.

	Onyx Fragment
	Crude Onyx
	Average Onyx
	Quality Onyx
	Superb Onyx

Lustres

As of the October 24, 2012 update, Lustres are no longer class-specific.

Used to enhance epic rarity equipments. The lustre required depends on the class requirement of the enhancing equipment.

	Altheum Fragment
	Crude Altheum
	Average Altheum
	Quality Altheum
	Superb Altheum

Diamond

Used for creating skill crests.

	Diamond Fragment
	Crude Diamond
	Average Diamond
	Quality Diamond
	Superb Diamond

Dragonite

Was needed to use certain skills. They have been removed, and are no longer required.

	Dragonite Fragment
	Crude Dragonite
	Average Dragonite
	Quality Dragonite
	Superb Dragonite

Sparks

Sparks are used to reveal Hidden Abilities on equipment and accessories. Undesirable Hidden Abilities can be removed using a Reset Spark, after which a new Spark can be used on the item.

Note: Sparks cannot be used on Normal rarity equipment including those bought from NPCs. In addition, they cannot be used on any quest reward equipment regardless of rarity.

As of the October 24, 2012 update, Epic and Unique level Onyx and Crystal Sparks are no longer class-specific.

As of the March 29, 2014 update, sparks have been supplanted by Dragon Gems. Existing sparks continue to work on older equipment and sparked equipment are left untouched.

Crystal Sparks

Can only be used on weapons and secondary weapons.

Icon	Name	Rarity	Weapon level
	Crude Crystal Spark	Magic or lower	24 or lower
	Average Crystal Spark	Magic or lower	40 or lower
	Quality Crystal Spark	Magic or lower	60 or lower
	Crude Crystal Spark	Rare or lower	24 or lower
	Average Crystal Spark	Rare or lower	40 or lower
	Quality Crystal Spark	Rare or lower	60 or lower
	Crude Crystal Spark	Epic or lower	24 or lower
	Average Crystal Spark	Epic or lower	40 or lower
	Quality Crystal Spark	Epic or lower	60 or lower
	Crude Crystal Spark	Unique or lower	24 or lower
	Average Crystal Spark	Unique or lower	40 or lower
	Quality Crystal Spark	Unique or lower	60 or lower

Onyx Sparks

Can only be used on armors.

Icon	Name	Rarity	Armor level
	Crude Onyx Spark	Magic or lower	24 or lower
	Average Onyx Spark	Magic or lower	40 or lower
	Quality Onyx Spark	Magic or lower	60 or lower
	Crude Onyx Spark	Rare or lower	24 or lower
	Average Onyx Spark	Rare or lower	40 or lower
	Quality Onyx Spark	Rare or lower	60 or lower
	Crude Onyx Spark	Epic or lower	24 or lower
	Average Onyx Spark	Epic or lower	40 or lower
	Quality Onyx Spark	Epic or lower	60 or lower
	Crude Onyx Spark	Unique or lower	24 or lower
	Average Onyx Spark	Unique or lower	40 or lower
	Quality Onyx Spark	Unique or lower	60 or lower

Diamond Sparks

Can only be used on rings, earrings and necklaces.

Icon	Name	Rarity	Ring level	Earring level	Necklace level
	Crude Diamond Spark	Magic or lower	27 or lower	28 or lower	29 or lower
	Average Diamond Spark	Magic or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower
	Quality Diamond Spark	Magic or lower	60 or lower	60 or lower	60 or lower
	Crude Diamond Spark	Rare or lower	27 or lower	28 or lower	29 or lower
	Average Diamond Spark	Rare or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower
	Quality Diamond Spark	Rare or lower	60 or lower	60 or lower	60 or lower
	Crude Diamond Spark	Epic or lower	27 or lower	28 or lower	29 or lower
	Average Diamond Spark	Epic or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower
	Quality Diamond Spark	Epic or lower	60 or lower	60 or lower	60 or lower
	Average Diamond Spark	Unique or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower

Reset Sparks

Removes the current hidden ability on an equipment. A recent patch in the Korean version made reset sparks unobtainable from dungeons (existing resets still function), and now have a new potential system.

Icon	Name	Rarity	Weapon or Armor level	Ring level	Earring level	Necklace level
	Crude Reset Spark	Rare or lower	24 or lower	27 or lower	28 or lower	29 or lower
	Average Reset Spark	Rare or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower
	High Grade Reset Spark	Rare or lower	60 or lower	60 or lower	60 or lower	60 or lower
	Crude Reset Spark	Epic or lower	24 or lower	27 or lower	28 or lower	29 or lower
	Average Reset Spark	Epic or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower
	High Grade Reset Spark	Epic or lower	60 or lower	60 or lower	60 or lower	60 or lower
	Average Reset Spark	Unique or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower	40 or lower