Generally speaking, if you have the money, you should test run the enhancements for your class with lower-leveled items. I heard that refining can be different for each class.
For example, I blew off 500+ silvers at the end refining Stout Hammers (level 30 cleric weapon 17s each) in order to map them out...I know a pattern that seems to have a higher success rate, but when I applied that to wands...they broke.
If you can make Elrue and Lix, I would definitely suggest buying level 1 staves, refining them, and then see where it goes. I had a +7 wand of my own creation after 32 failures and much stress at the end of CB. Enhancement Artist, ftw?
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