Equipment Wear & Condition

Destruction

When wear is exhausted, the item is removed with a message such as:

The fragmented remnants of a powerful artifact slowly crumbles in your hands, its state deteriorating from lack of professional attention.

Repair or replace gear before (crumbling) if you want to keep it.

ITEM ATTRIBUTES (help 1838) lists object flags (how an item behaves), not the wear ladder:

Attribute	Effect on wear (summary)
`durable`	Takes less damage from use
`nodecay`	Does not take normal use damage (wear may still display on some items)
`nodecay-vanishes-on-expiry`	Timed lifespan — vanishes on expiry separately from wear phases
`broken`	Cannot be equipped or used

Always identify valuable gear to see flags and remaining repairs.

Topic	Notes
Spellbook Red / Gold Aura	Spellbook complexity indicator — not equipment wear
`help 2465` Wear and Tear	Chronomancy debuff spell on opponents — not your gear condition
`ship repair`	Hull repair for ships — not worn armor/weapons

eq often — catch (heavily worn) early if the piece matters.
identify before long hunts — check may be repaired N more times.
Death: gear stays worn on death (Apr 2025) — plan repairs before risky zones.
durable / nodecay items still show wear tags on many pieces; read identify text for lifespan vs decay.
Artificing reagents and consumables can hit (crumbling) quickly — don't hoard them past usefulness.

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