Last updated: September 7, 2026

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MU Online Legendary Equipment – Temple Guard & Imperial

Legendary equipment is the endgame gear tier, introduced in Season 20 and extended in Season 21. It sits above every mastery tier and uses a unique two-axis enhancement system of Levels 0–15 and Stages 1–5. Best of all, it is never destroyed on failure.

What Legendary Gear Is

Property	Detail
Tiers	1st — Temple Guard (Season 20, Lv 1,500) and 2nd — Imperial (Season 21, Lv 1,600)
Requirement	5th class change plus the level requirement
How to get it	Never dropped — only crafted by upgrading the tier below
Craft chance	100% for both tiers — the cost is materials, not risk
Enhancement	Two axes: Level 0–15 and Stage 1–5 within each level
On failure	Never destroyed — so no Chaos Combination Charm is used

1st Legendary – Temple Guard

The Temple Guard line requires level 1,500 and is built from 10th mastery (Ancient Lightning) gear.

Item	Base material	Special material	Jewels	Zen
Weapon / shield	+15, 16-option 10th Mastery Excellent weapon	Temple Guard Anvil — Priest James, 150,000 Ruud	Bless ×30, Soul ×30, Creation ×1, Chaos ×1	500,000,000
Armor	+15, 16-option 10th Mastery Set armor	Temple Guard Soul — Priest James, 75,000 Ruud	Bless ×30, Soul ×30, Creation ×1, Chaos ×1	200,000,000

Swords and staffs need a dedicated Anvil variant — Rage (Sword), Faith (Faith Sword), Wizard, Magic and White Wizard for the three staffs. Enhancement uses Temple Guard Enhancement Stones, which drop in the Kardamahal Underground Temple.

2nd Legendary – Progenitor's Imperial

Imperial Sword	Imperial Bow	Imperial Orb	Imperial Anvil	Imperial Soul

The Imperial line requires level 1,600 and is built from Temple Guard gear at +15 level, stage 5.

Item	Base material	Special material	Jewels	Zen
Weapon / shield	+15 level, stage 5 Temple Guard weapon	Imperial Anvil — Priest James, 160,000 Ruud	Bless ×30, Soul ×30, Creation ×1, Chaos ×1	500,000,000
Armor	+15 level, stage 5 Temple Guard armor	Imperial Soul — Priest James, 80,000 Ruud	Bless ×30, Soul ×30, Creation ×1, Chaos ×1	200,000,000

Enhancement uses Imperial Enhancement Stones, which drop only in Aquilas Temple. Every Imperial weapon shares the same option block: excellent damage rate +10%, attack/magic speed +7, life and mana on kill, +3.6 attack per 20 levels and a flat +102 attack.

Levels & Stages – how enhancement works

Legendary gear is the only equipment in MU with two enhancement axes:

Axis	Range	What it does
Level	0–15	Raises the item's base stats, like normal enhancement
Stage	1–5 inside every level	An extra effect that varies by item — attack power on a sword, magic power on a staff

Attempt	Condition	On success	On failure
Stage up	Item is at stage 1–4	Stage +1	Stage −1 (never below 1)
Level up	Item is at level ≤14 and stage 5	Level +1, resets to stage 1	Level kept, resets to stage 1

So the loop is: climb stage 1 → 5, then push a level, which drops you back to stage 1 at the higher level.

Path	Materials	Rate
Normal enhancement	Enhancement Stone ×12 + Bless ×1, Soul ×1, Life ×2, 10,000,000 zen	50% (up to 70% with a Luck option and Charm of Luck)
Elite enhancement	Shining Enhancement Stone ×12 (cash shop)	60% (up to 80% with Luck and Charm of Luck)

Options & the Full Set Bonus

Option	What happens when you craft Legendary
Fixed & random options	Maintained from the base item
Stat option	Rolled by chance — weapons and shields get All Stats +7 or +15
Luck option	Maintained but reworked — now enhancement success rate +10% and critical damage +5%
Bonus options	Rolled by chance — weapons get All Stats or Nuke/Bolt/Wide attack; armor and shields get Defense or Extra Defense
Jewel of Life option	Deleted — Legendary gear cannot roll Life options
Harmony option	Deleted

Legendary Full-Set bonus (4 armor pieces + the matching weapon set)
Temple Guard: Extra Critical Rate +5% · Extra Excellent Rate +5% · Extra Double Damage +3% · Extra Additional Damage +4%
Imperial: all of the above plus Nuke +150 / Bolt +100 / Wide +50 attack power

Exact Options & Bonus Rolls (from the server files)

Every legendary item carries one fixed excellent line that never changes plus one rolled line from a pool of five (each 20% on drop). On top of that, a small share of items roll a Legendary Bonus Option in one of three value tiers. All numbers below are read from the server’s legendary option files and formula table (Temple Guard and Imperial share the same lists).

Excellent lines by item type

Item type	Fixed line (always)	Rolled line (one of five, 20% each)
Weapons, staffs, books, orbs	Excellent Damage chance +10%	Attack/Wizardry speed +7 · Life/8 on kill · Mana/8 on kill · DMG/Wizardry per 20 Lv (item level/100 × your level/20) · DMG/Wizardry +item level/3.5
Shields	Defense per 20 Lv (item level/100 × your level/20)	Reflect 5% · Defense success rate +10% · Max Life +item level × 1.1 · Max Mana +item level × 1.1 · Damage decrease +item level × 0.3%
Fairy Elf shields	Elemental defense +(item level × 0.05)1.4 %	Same five as shields
Grow Lancer shields	Defense per 20 Lv	Reflect 5% · Defense success rate +10% · Max Life · Max Mana · Obsidian effect +(item level − 130)/10 × 15

Legendary Bonus Option – values and odds

Item type	Bonus lines	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Roll chance (T1 / T2 / T3)
Armour & all shields	Increase defense +N Increase extra defense +N	+75 +50	+150 +100	+225 +150	1.875% / 1.25% / 0.625% (96.25% no bonus)
Weapons	Increase all stats +N Nuke (+N), Bolt (+N), AoE (+N) attack power	+15 +150 / +100 / +50	+30 +300 / +200 / +100	+45 +450 / +300 / +150	0.625% / 0.415% / 0.21% (98.75% no bonus)

“Nuke / Bolt / AoE” are the three skill categories every attack skill belongs to, so a tier-3 weapon bonus adds +450 to single-target nukes, +300 to bolt-type skills and +150 to area skills — on top of the all-stats line. A bonus is rolled once, when the item is created; enhancing the item afterwards never adds or removes it, which is why a bonus-rolled Temple Guard piece is worth far more than its +level suggests. On this server the bonus options can also be re-rolled through the Legendary Item Change Option mix at the Chaos Machine.

The Full Upgrade Path

Legendary gear sits at the very top of a long chain. Here is the whole ladder:

Tier	Name	Level	Season
5th mastery	Blue Eye	1,000	15
6th mastery	Silver Heart	1,100	16
7th mastery	Manticore	1,200	17
8th mastery	Brilliant	1,300	18
9th mastery	Apocalypse	1,400	19
10th mastery	Ancient Lightning	1,500	19
1st Legendary	Temple Guard	1,500	20
2nd Legendary	Progenitor's Imperial	1,600	21

Each step consumes a +15 16-option item from the tier below, so the material cost compounds sharply toward the top.

Buying from Priest James? The exact excellent-option pairs each mastery weapon can roll, with percentages and the Mastery Bonus Option odds, are listed in the Ruud guide.

Continue Reading

Guide	Why it helps
Season 20 guide	Full Temple Guard weapon and armor stats.
Season 21 guide	Full Imperial weapon and armor stats.
Ruud guide	Anvils cost 150,000–160,000 Ruud each.
Excellent options	The option block that carries through.

FAQ

Can Legendary gear drop from monsters?
Only the Excellent variants (e.g. Excellent Temple Guard armor) drop in the newest hunting grounds. The Set versions with the level/stage system are craft-only.

Is it worth it?
Yes at endgame — the craft is 100%, enhancement never destroys the item, and the full-set bonus adds Extra critical, excellent and damage rates you can't get anywhere else. The barrier is the +15 16-option base item.

What's the fastest way to level it?
Farm enhancement stones in the matching map — Kardamahal for Temple Guard, Aquilas Temple for Imperial. You need 12 stones per attempt at 50%, or the Shining version for 60%. Always climb to stage 5 before attempting a level.

Do I lose my options when upgrading?
Fixed, random, stat and Luck options carry over. Jewel of Life and Harmony options are deleted, and the item resets to level 0 stage 1 — so enhance after upgrading, not before.