You cannot use the same Level ☆ Ability on equipment, that means you will never have five Level 5 ☆ Ability on your Character unless they are of different Abilities. Hihiirokane prevents the abilities fromdegrading but the process can still fail. Mythril gives a higher Success Rate than Hematite. The ore grade raises the success rate, e.g. You do not need an Extract xtal for this, but a productionkit(Bought at Merchants)and an Ore (Ore type dependent on ☆ Ability level) You can move your ☆ Abilities from Bow to Bow, Sword to Sword, Claw to Claw, Stick to Stick, Accessories to Accessories, Special Equip to Special Equip, Armor to Armor or Additional to Additional. Upon failing upgrading your ☆ Ability the weapon, armor or additional equipment will loseattack or defence, there is also a chance to downgrade your ☆ Ability Level. You need 16 Total ☆ to create a Level 5 ☆ Ability : To level up your ☆ Ability you will need to make 2 of each and combine to get next Level.
The use of ☆ Ability can be on eithera slot or non-slot weapon and does not take up the slot space.
☆ Ability give you the ability to add certain effects, listed below, to your Weapon, Armor, Additional Equipment, Accessories and Special Equip.