06-25-2006, 12:31 PM
>Backup Weapon(s):
Upgrade any of the exceptional unique swords I have to the elite unique stats via the H.Cube recipe. Will take quite a bit of Countess runs, although getting to a Lum and Pul rune is not out of the question. Second choice would be to upgrade any exceptional rare swords I have using the H.Cube recipe - although the runes Fal and Um are harder to get than Lum and Pul.
There are some decent exceptional unique swords that can benefit from the upgrading to elite, if you already have all the ingredients. But unless I misread your post, my 2 cents on the Rare weapon elite upgrade isn't worth it, unless you have an excess of UMs. Imo if you got an UM and you want to make a weapon out of it, you're better off saving it for that CMoon. And if you got the UMs to spare, there's always 'Gloom' or 'Duress' armor. Not to mention the FAL that can go into that 'Lionheart' you're interested in. I just think that rare weapon elite recipe in most cases, doesn't give you a good value considering the potential scarcity of the runes involved.
Unless you really really really want to do it.