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# Loot Boxes

Some monsters drop **Loot Boxes** instead of ordinary items - and opening one is a small event in itself. A Loot Box rolls a random piece of equipment, complete with its own rarity and bonus options, right there on the ground.

## How they work

1. A monster drops a Loot Box, which lands on the ground like any other drop.
2. For a brief moment the box **cannot be picked up** - this is the "reveal" pause.
3. The box then **opens by itself**, rolling **one** weighted reward from its contents.
4. The reward - a piece of **equipment** - drops on the ground where the box was, showing its rarity effects.

You never carry an unopened box around; it always opens itself on the spot.

## Rarity and beacons

The equipment a box produces is rolled with the **same rarity and bonus-option system as a normal monster equipment drop**. Equipment rarity goes, from lowest to highest: **Common**, **Forged**, **Distinguished**, **Artifact**, and **Aincrad Relic**.

Better results are visually obvious: items above Common land with a colored **pillar of light** and a sound, so you will know instantly when a box coughs up something special.

| Rarity        | Beacon color |
| ------------- | ------------ |
| Aincrad Relic | Orange       |
| Artifact      | Purple       |
| Distinguished | Blue         |
| Forged        | Green        |
| Common        | (none)       |

## Tips

* **Wait for the open.** You cannot grab the box itself - just stay nearby and let it reveal its prize.
* **Watch for the pillar.** A bright beam means a rare item dropped - grab it before someone else does.
* Loot Box rewards respect normal loot priority, so the box's owner gets first claim on what it produces.


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