Mini Combining Shards Guide

I'm sorry if a guide like this has already been made. I looked but could not find one so I decided I should probably make one. b:victory

I'm only doing this guide up to Average Shards. I might add onto it later.

Where can I combine shards?
Any Jewelcraftsmen. (An NPC you can find in every big city and most littler ones)

Why combine shards?
Because its cheaper than buying them. (unless you find a generous catshop of course) I'll explain more below.

Some basic stuff about gems and shards(if you put the shard into a weapon it increases attack, and in armor it increases defence. If i only list one affect gems have, it means there is only one):

Garnet: Increases physical attack or defence
Sapphire: Increases magic attack or defence
Turquoise: Increases mana
Citrine: Increases hit points
Amber: Increases accuracy or evasion
Alabaster: Increases metal attack or defence
Aquamarine: Increases wood attack or defence
Amethyst: Increases water attack or defence
Ruby: Increases fire attack or defence
Topaz: Increases earth attack or defence

Now time for the actual combining guide

The level of shards I'll be dealing with are (in order)......
Shabby
Rough
Blemished
Common
Average

TIME FOR THE MATH ON HOW COMBINING SHARDS IS CHEAPER THAN BUYING

You can buy shabby shards from any merchant for 530coins

You need 3 shabby shards to make a rough=1590coins(hm looks cheaper already for those people that buy your shards from catshops for crazy stone :P)

You need 9 shabby shards to make a blemished=4770coins

You need 27 shabby shards to make a common=14310coins

You need 108 shabby shards to make an average=57240coins (which is cheaper than buying them from the jewelcrafstmen for 60k)

THEREFORE: Combining shards is cheaper than buying (usually). Unless you do not feel like spending, I'll say about a minute or two to combine them. Sorry you had to read this. :P

Olba - Sanctuary wrote: »

Yatta!

Also, here's some numbers for you, for the total numbers of shabbies for each grade:
Grade:Amount:Amount:Cost
G2: 3^1 (3) (1,590)
G3: 3^2 (9) (4,770)
G4: 3^3 (27) (14,310)
G5: 4*(3^3) (108) (57,240)
G6:(4^2)*(3^3) (432) (228.960)
G7:(4^3)*(3^3) (1,728) (915,840)
G8:5*(4^3)*(3^3) (8,640) (4,579,200)
G9:(5^2)*(4^3)*(3^3) (43,200) (22,896,000)
G10:(5^3)*(4^3)*(3^3) (216,000) (114,480,000)
G11:6*(5^3)*(4^3)*(3^3) (1,296,000) (686,880,000)
G12:(6^2)*(5^3)*(4^3)*(3^3) (7,776,000) (4,121,280,000)

As you can see, 1-4 is simply 3^(G-1), 5-7 is 4^(G-4)*27, 8-10 is 5^(G-7)*1728 and 11-12 is 6^(G-10)*216000

And the above math thanks to Olba!