This is untrue. Combining a rare with an un-rare combineable object only gives a chance to make a larger rare. The way you combine has no effect on whether it stays rare or not.
: I tried this multiple times and ended up with a shard so big I couldn't carry anything else... so to me it seems like it's true. I'll try again at my earliest convenience. --[[User:Marni|Marni]] ([[User talk:Marni|talk]]) 10:34, 29 January 2013 (CST)