Please read about Physical Levels and Removing them.

[Valor]

yeah some items deteriorate very fast. my fire brand even though i am only 3 lvls below the optimal i just started using it when i hit 40 and even though it's a 43 i can run 2 leves and then i gotta repair it. some items seem to never get damaged no matter what ya do to it. i was just saying some items are exceptions and those should be fixed.

Maybe it has to do with Material? My wands (branches) break like no ones business even if I am in the right range. Whereas my Iron Maurader weapon needed to be fixed about... 4 times maybe less, from 35-40.

They also break down more if you are going against shelled mobs like crabs.