Decomposing

Decomposing is the process of destroying equipment in exchange for items or materials and is usually done in order to craft other equipment. Many types of equipment can be decomposed, such as weapons, armor, ornaments, tomes, and War Avatar Cards. Some equipment cannot be decomposed, such as Rank 9 equipment.

Decomposing Equipment
Decomposing typically requires crafting skills that correspond with the type of equipment. For example, decomposing a weapon may require the Blacksmith skill. The level of the crafting skill required can vary depending on the grade of the equipment, though some pieces may only require a crafting skill to be level 1. Equipment must also be fully repaired before decomposing.

To decompose equipment, take it to the NPC that specializes in the particular equipment type; Tailors for armor, Blacksmiths for weapons, and Craftsmen for ornaments. Tomes can be decomposed at the forges in the City of a Thousand Streams (118, 855). Select the decompose option at the NPC, and add the piece of equipment to the Decompose Material item slot. You will be able to see the required crafting skill level, the silver coin fee if there is one, and the item the equipment will decompose into. Clicking the Start button will begin the decomposing progress, and can be canceled by clicking the Cancel button before it finishes.

If the equipment does not decompose after clicking the Start button, check that the following requirements are met: If you are still unable to decompose the equipment despite these requirements being met, the piece of equipment may not be decomposable despite not saying "Unable to be decomposed".
 * The equipment is at 100% durability.
 * You are at the correct NPC.
 * The equipment does not have an "Unable to be decomposed" status.

Decomposing War Avatar Cards
The player can decompose S-grade War Avatar Cards to create War Avatar Artifacts, which are used to craft other S-grade War Avatar Cards. By default, a decomposed card will give 1 War Avatar Artifact. Reawakened cards will give additional War Avatar Artifacts.

To decompose a War Avatar Card, open the War Avatar System from the inventory, and then open the War Avatar Bag. Click on the Decompose War Avatar button and then click on the cards in your War Avatar Bag that you want to decompose. Once you have selected the cards, click on the Confirm button to decompose them.