Unique item

Unique items ("green items") are items with set weapon modifiers and upgrades that are randomly dropped by certain (usually boss) monsters. However, unique items are only "unique" in name or appearance. No unique item has statistics that could not potentially be matched by a non-unique item. Since many unique items have their own special appearances as well as having max modifiers and upgrades, these items are among the most sought after items in the game.

Unique item conventions
All unique items...


 * cannot be dyed.
 * cannot be salvaged.
 * can be customized by a weaponsmith.
 * have two upgrades that cannot be replaced (if they are a sword, axe, hammer, dagger, or staff).

All non-Shing Jea unique items...
 * have attribute requirements of 9, besides Shiro's uniques, which have requirements of 15.
 * have maximum value modifiers, upgrades, and damage ranges or armor values.

Shing Jea uniques...
 * have attribute requirements of 4 to 6
 * have non-maximum value modifiers, upgrades, and damage ranges or armor values.

Value
Initially, these unique items, due to their power and unique appearance, were fairly expensive. As farming began to become more popular, these weapons were farmed to the point where older greens, such as Ruins of the Tomb of the Primeval Kings and Sorrow's Furnace ones value usually from 2k to 10k, though newer greens still are worth a fair bit of money. However, it should be noted that you can replicate these weapons' stats with ordinary weapons, while possibly saving money.

Acquisition
Some monsters have a chance of dropping unique items when killed. Most of these monsters are bosses. Some bosses can drop multiple different unique items. Bosses often drop more than one item upon death, so it is possible to receive more than one unique item at once. Of course, you can always trade with other players to get a unique item.

In the Prophecies Campaign, unique items can only be found in the following areas:
 * Grenth's Footprint
 * Sorrow's Furnace
 * Ruins of the Tomb of the Primeval Kings
 * Prophet's Path
 * Majesty's Rest
 * The Falls
 * Talus Chute

In the Factions Campaign, many unique items may be found throughout the continent of Cantha. Additionally, unique items in Factions may be traded from certain collectors using an Amulet of the Mists.