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__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.
* 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 Mode Bonuses ===
Characters 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.
; [[Teleportation]]
* [[Hardcore Mode]] grants access to the Level 0 [[Teleportation]] recipe '''Recall Beginnings (hardcore).''' This recipe allows teleportation to the start of a zone without the need for any ingredients.
==== Hardcore Interactable Objects ====
; [[Gazluk]]
* [[Hardcore Mode]] characters can accept the blessings of [[Tast]] through an altar at the center of Gazluk City, granting a 5% buff to max health and max power. The buff is lost only on death.
==== Hardcore Mode Equipment====
[[Hardcore Mode]] grants the use of [[Equipment]] often considered to be mildly stronger than regular armor of the same level, as it provides a higher armor value.
;Winter Court Armor
* Often seen between Levels 35 and 80, Winter Court Armor is known for having high ''Max Armor'' and ''Electricity Damage (Direct & Per-Tick).''
* Not every piece of Winter Court armor requires [[Hardcore Mode]]. The Level 75 Winter Court Battle set does not require [[Hardcore Mode]], although the Level 80 equivalent, the Winter-Court Murder set, does require [[Hardcore Mode]].
===== Hardcore Equipment Dropping Enemies =====
* [[Rakshasa Skirmisher]]
* [[Ambassador of the Winter Court]]
;Torgan's Weapon Bartering
*The exiled Orc blacksmith [[Torgan]] offers barters for Level 70 [[Hardcore Mode]] weapons that have a high +% Base Damage.
;Toolcrafting Belts
* Health boosting belts crafted through [[Toolcrafting]].
=== List of Items Usable Only in Hardcore Mode ===
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==== Indestructible Equipment ====
A small number of items are Indestructible Items, which will not break in [[Hardcore Mode]].
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=== 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, all of their fire abilities will be disabled.
* [[Psychology]]
* [[Mentalism]]
* [[Animal Handling]]
* [[Unarmed]] (some abilities may need claws)
* All animal skills, including [[Beast Forms]]* [[Warden]]; Skills with Indestructible ItemsA similar possibility is to choose a skill whose triggering item has an * [[:Category:Items/Indestructible|unbreakableKnife Fighting]] version, for example:- {{Item|Timeless Dirk}}* [[Shield]] :- {{Item|Dream-Keeper's Shield}} or {{Item|Finesse Targe}}* Offhand [[KnifeBattle Chemistry]] : - {{Item|Timeless DirkBeaker of Formless Toxin}}
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