MapleStory/Potential System

The potential system is a bonus to item stats previously set. If you pick up an item, there might be a notice in your chat window saying, "You have found an item with hidden potential." This means you need to buy a magnifying glass from most Potion sellers. The higher level, the better the potential stats. The potential stats could be a stat with % or with +1,2,3 etc... If the item has a red outline, it means it has hidden potential. If the item has a blue outline, it's a rare item. If the item has a purple outline, it's an epic item. And if the item has a yellow outline, it's a unique item.

some of the stats you could get from potentials: INT, LUK, STR, DEX, HP, MP, accuracy, avoid, def, mdef, speed, jump.

potentialed items can have a minium of 2 lines and a maxium of 3 lines, this never changes unless you use a premium miracle cube (JMS or GMS).

there is also a tier in potential's bonus:
 * level 0-30 gear items get: 1% stat bonus on rare, 2% on epic 3% on unique
 * level 31-70 gear items get: 2% on rare, 4% on epic, 6% on unique
 * level 71-120 gear items get: 3% on rare, 6% on epic, 9% on unique
 * level 121-???(confirmation needed for maxium level) gear items get: 4% on rare, 8% on epic, 12% on unique

there's also other benefits from potentials, like skills,increase in damage, all skills get extra levels, ignore certain ammount of damage by a certain % of chance.

some skills you can get: glove: decent sharp eyes(self only) shoes: decent haste( shoes only) overall/bottom: decent hyper body(self only) helmet: decent mystic door (self use only) -confirmation if it needs magic rocks-

weapons are the only item that can get attack, magic attack, and other bonuses like: ignore monsters def/mdef by a certain % deal extra damage to bosses by a certain % damage up by a certain % seal,stun,slow,freeze,poison enemies by a certain % critical rate up by a certain %

miracle cubes and premium miracle cubes are NX items that are used to make a rare, epic or unique item return to the hidden potential item status, it also resets the stats and the status of the item, making it able to remain the same status or reach a higher one. premium miracle cubes are the only ones that can make a 2 lined rare item be able to reach 3 lines.

once a potentialed item reaches epic status then it will never go down to rare, and once its unique, it will never go down from that status

There are 4 types of magnifying glasses you can buy. They are : Basic, Average, and Premium. Basic magnifying glasses can reveal potential items level 30 and under. Average magnifying glasses can reveal potential items level 70 and under. Advanced magnifying glasses can reveal potential items level 120 and under, and Premium magnifying glasses can reveal potential items that are any level.

There is also an item called a Potential Scroll, and Advanced Potential scroll. Potential scrolls can add potential to any item with a 70% chance, but if it fails, it automatically destroys the item. Advanced potential scrolls have a 90% to potential an item, but like the regular potential scroll, it will explode your item if it fails.