__NOTOC__[[File:Low_Hardcore_Armor_Set.jpg|400px|thumb|right|A traditional Hardcore Mode armor set.]][[Hardcore Mode]], or '''Hardcore Death Penalty ''', is an option available from for players seeking an additional challenge. To turn on or turn off [[Hardcore Mode]], find the signpost near next to the well in the town of [[Serbule Keep]].=== Hardcore Death Penalty===When you die death occurs to a character in [[Hardcore Mode]], in addition to being sent back to a respawn point presented with the Respawn options that character has unlocked, some items in the inventory of your that character will be marked as broken. Broken items will not be usable until fixed, and are marked in the inventory with a red line. Equipment and consumables can both become broken, but Quest items will not break. In order to use them againTo repair an item, you it must take them be taken back to the location you diedwhere it was broken, such as the character's tombstone.

When you are fast enough you can touch your tombstone to restore all If a character with broken items from this death. When your tombstone is gone you have unable to use all broken reach its tombstone before the tombstone vanishes, the items near where you died can still be restored to restore them. Using working order at that spot! If a broken item is clicked on, it will tell you display a value of how far you are away from the character's current point so you will always be able to find the location. Touching the tombstone is only a shortcutitem was broken.

* The death '''Fell off the World''' will not cause items to break.* If a character consumes {{Item|Eternal Greens}}, their items will not break.* If a character is resurrected by another character, their items will not break.===Hardcore Only EquipmentMode Bonuses ===*Winter courtCharacters who have opted to participate in Hardcore mode will receive additional bonuses and abilities not attainable by normal characters. Some pieces of [[Equipment]] can only be worn by Hardcore characters. Certain interactable objects across [[Alharth]] will only respond to Hardcore characters.:Obtainable from:* ; [[Rakshasa SkirmisherTeleportation]]:* [[Ambassador of Hardcore Mode]] grants access to the Winter CourtLevel 0 [[Teleportation]]recipe '''Recall Beginnings (hardcore).''' This recipe allows teleportation to the start of a zone without the need for any ingredients.<gallery widths="200px" heights="150px">== Hardcore Interactable Objects ====; [[Gazluk]]File:Low_Hardcore_Armor_Set.jpg|Full set * [[Hardcore Mode]] characters can accept the blessings of [[Tast]] through an altar at the center of low-level hardcore armorGazluk City, no endurance requirementgranting a 10% buff to max health and max power. The buff is lost only on death.</gallery>

=== List of Items Usable Only in Hardcore Only RecipesMode ===<!-- v338 --><!-- This section has been added automatically by a bot. Please contact [[User:Alleryn]] (check page history for link to user page with contact info) if you believe this section is in error. --><div style="column-count:5;-moz-column-count:5;-webkit-column-count:5">*{{Item|Boots of the Winter Court}}*{{Item|Great Boots of the Winter Court}}*{{Item|Winter Court Murder-Boots}}*{{Item|Greaves of the Winter Court}}*{{Item|Great Greaves of the Winter Court}}*{{Item|Winter Court Murder-Greaves}}*{{Item|Coat of the Winter Court}}*{{Item|Great Coat of the Winter Court}}*{{Item|Winter Court Murder-Coat}}*{{Item|Gauntlets of the Winter Court}}*{{Item|Great Gauntlets of the Winter Court}}*{{Item|Winter Court Murder-Gauntlets}}*{{Item|Helm of the Winter Court}}*{{Item|Great Helm of the Winter Court}}*{{Item|Dark Alicorn}}*{{Item|Winter Court Murder-Helm}}*{{Item|Winter Shield}}*{{Item|Torgan's Shield}}*{{Item|Torgan's Stiletto}}*{{Item|Torgan's Spatha}}*{{Item|Torgan's Staff}}*{{Item|Torgan's Katar}}*{{Item|Torgan's Claw}}*{{Item|Shoddy Hardcore Belt}}*{{Item|Crude Hardcore Belt}}*{{Item|Nice Hardcore Belt}}*{{Item|Great Hardcore Belt}}*{{Item|Torgan's Hammer}}</div>==== Indestructible Equipment ====A small number of items are Indestructible Items, which will not break in [[Hardcore Mode]].<dpl> category = Items/Indestructible reset = categories columns = 3 mode = userformat format = ,\n* {{Item|%PAGE%}},, allowcachedresults=true</dpl>=== Hardcore Guilds ===Members of [[Guilds]] granted permission to access their Guild settings have access to a setting related to [[Hardcore Mode]] characters. A guild can set membership of [[Hardcore Mode]] characters to ''Allowed, Disallowed,'' or ''Required.'' * Recall Beginnings If a guild has [[Hardcore Mode]] set to ''Allowed,'' any character (Hardcoreor not)can join the guild.* If a guild has [[Hardcore Mode]] set to ''Disallowed,'' characters will need to turn off [[Hardcore Mode]] before requesting an invite to that guild.:Obtained from * If a guild has [[Hardcore Mode]] set to ''Required,'' the guild will receive a bonus to earned Guild Credits at the hardcore signpostcompletion of quests.:No ingredients=== Hardcore Skill Advice ===All skills can be used while playing in [[Hardcore Mode]], but consideration should be given to the death penalty. If a [[Fire Magic|Fire Mage]] is carrying only one fire staff and it breaks, level 0all of their fire abilities will be disabled.