Luck--How it works !

Luck System HOW LUCK AFFECTS YOUR LOOT

Overview

Luck is a character stat that improves the quality and quantity of loot dropped by creatures you kill. It is derived from equipment — certain magic armor, weapons, and jewelry can provide Luck bonuses that stack together.

Luck affects:

• Whether a bonus loot roll occurs when a creature dies
• The number of magic properties on dropped equipment
• Points earned in the Doom Gauntlet and Tamer's Gauntlet artifact systems
• Your chance at receiving a Paragon artifact

Luck does not affect:

• Gold amounts dropped by creatures
• Skill gain rates
• Crafting success or exceptional chance
• Resource gathering (mining, lumberjacking, etc.)

The Luck Formula

When a creature dies, the server determines who receives the luck benefit by finding the player who dealt the most total damage among everyone with looting rights. That player's Luck stat is then converted into a Luck Chance value:

Luck Chance = Luck^{(1 ÷ 1.8)} × 100

This produces a number compared against a random roll out of 10,000. The formula has diminishing returns — each additional point of Luck gives slightly less benefit than the last. There is no hard cap on Luck, and extremely high values will never reduce your loot quality or wrap around to hurt you.

Luck Chance Reference

Luck	Luck Chance	Effective %	Notes
0	0	0.0%	No luck benefit
100	1,291	12.9%
200	1,898	19.0%
400	2,789	27.9%
600	3,494	34.9%
800	4,100	41.0%
1,000	4,641	46.4%
1,200	5,136	51.4%	Historical pre-SE cap (not enforced)
1,500	5,814	58.1%
2,000	6,821	68.2%
2,500	7,722	77.2%
3,000	8,545	85.5%
3,500	9,309	93.1%
~3,981	10,000	100.0%	← Effective soft cap
4,000+	10,000+	100.0%	No additional loot benefit

Anything above approximately 4,000 Luck provides no further benefit for standard loot generation. The returns flatten significantly after about 1,200 Luck.

Note: The 4,000 soft cap applies only to standard loot rolls. Paragon artifact drops and the Doom Gauntlet / Tamer's Gauntlet point systems use √Luck directly, so Luck continues providing meaningful benefit well beyond 4,000 for those systems.

What Luck Does to Loot

Luck affects loot generation in two specific ways when a creature dies:

1. Bonus Loot Reroll

Each creature has a loot table made up of multiple entries, each with its own drop chance. When the first entry fails its roll, your Luck Chance is checked. If it passes, that one failed entry gets a second roll. This reroll happens at most once per creature kill, not once per loot entry.

Example: A Rich-tier creature's loot table has three magic item entries with 76.3%, 76.3%, and 61.7% chances. If the first entry fails, and your Luck Chance passes, that entry gets rolled again. The other two entries do not benefit from this reroll even if they also fail.

2. Bonus Magic Properties

When a magic item (weapon, armor, jewelry, or hat) drops, the game rolls for how many bonus properties it receives. If the result is fewer than the maximum allowed for that creature tier, your Luck Chance is checked. If it passes, the item gets +1 additional property.

The base bonus property distribution for a 5-property-max item (such as those from Filthy Rich or Ultra Rich loot packs):

Bonus Properties	Base Chance	With Max Luck
0 (1 total)	30.0%	Becomes 1 bonus (2 total)
1 (2 total)	25.0%	May become 2 (3 total)
2 (3 total)	20.0%	May become 3 (4 total)
3 (4 total)	15.0%	May become 4 (5 total)
4 (5 total)	9.0%	May become 5 (6 total)
5 (6 total)	1.0%	Already at max — no effect

Luck adds at most +1 property per item. It cannot push an item above the creature's maximum property cap, and it does not affect property intensity (how strong each roll is) — that is determined by the creature's loot tier.

Luck and Tamers / Pets

Great news for tamers: Your Luck stat applies fully regardless of whether your pet did all the damage or landed the killing blow.

The looting rights system credits pet damage to the owner. When your pet attacks a creature, the game records you as the responsible party for that damage. When the creature dies and the server determines whose Luck to use, only player entries appear in the looting rights list — pets are filtered out entirely.

This means:

• It does not matter if your pet lands the killing blow
• It does not matter if your pet dealt 100% of the damage
• Your Luck stat on your gear is what counts
• Your pet's own Luck value (which is typically 0) is never used

Stack Luck on your character's equipment. Your pet's gear has no effect on luck calculations.

If multiple players fight the same creature, the player whose combined personal + pet damage is highest will have their Luck used for that creature's loot.

Loot Tiers

Different creatures use different loot packs, which determine the base quality and quantity of their drops:

Tier	Gold Range	Max Properties	Intensity Range	Magic Item Chances
Poor	20–40	5	0–100%	1.0% (×1)
Meager	40–80	2 / 5	0–50% / 0–100%	20.4% + 10.2%
Average	100–180	3 / 4 / 5	0–50% / 0–75% / 0–100%	32.8% + 32.8% + 19.5%
Rich	225–375	4 / 4 / 5	0–75% / 0–75% / 0–100%	76.3% + 76.3% + 61.7%
Filthy Rich	400–700	5 / 5 / 5	0–100% / 0–100% / 25–100%	79.5% + 79.5% + 77.6%
Ultra Rich	600–1,200	5 (×6) / 5	25–100% / 33–100%	100% (×7)
Super Boss	800–1,800	5 (×10)	25–100% / 33–100% / 50–100%	100% (×11)

The Intensity Range determines how strong each individual property rolls. A minimum intensity of 25% means the worst possible roll on any property is 25% of its maximum value — this is why Ultra Rich and Super Boss tier creatures tend to drop items with noticeably higher-quality stats.

Luck Investment Guide

Luck Range	Benefit Level	Recommendation
0 – 200	Minimal	Very little difference in loot quality
200 – 600	Noticeable	Good starting point; each upgrade feels meaningful
600 – 1,200	Strong	Sweet spot for cost vs. benefit on most gear setups
1,200 – 2,000	Very Strong	Significant advantage; reroll chance above 50%
2,000 – 4,000	Near Maximum	Approaching 100% reroll; still helps artifact systems
4,000+	Capped for Loot	No further loot benefit; still helps Paragons, Doom & Gauntlet artifacts

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can having too much Luck hurt me?
No. There is no overflow, wraparound, or negative effect from extremely high Luck values. 12,000 Luck is functionally identical to 4,000 Luck for standard loot, and strictly better for Paragon and Doom/Gauntlet artifact systems.

Q: Does the killing blow matter for Luck?
For standard loot — no. The system uses total damage dealt. For the Doom Gauntlet specifically — yes, only the killing blow earns Doom points. The Tamer's Gauntlet awards points to all qualifying damagers.

Q: Does Luck affect how much gold drops?
No. Gold amounts are fixed dice rolls per creature type.

Q: In a party, whose Luck is used?
The single player who dealt the most total damage (including pets) among those with looting rights. Party membership does not pool or average Luck.

Q: Does my pet's Luck matter?
No. Pet damage is attributed to the owner. Only your character's Luck from your gear is used, even if your pet dealt 100% of the damage.

See Also

• Paragons
• Doom Gauntlet
• Tamer's Gauntlet