As you journey through the challenging world of Avowed, facing increasingly powerful enemies, upgrading your gear becomes crucial for survival. This guide details how to enhance your weapons and armor to keep pace with the escalating threats.
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In Avowed, weapon and armor upgrades are handled at the Workbench (pictured above). Each upgrade requires specific materials, varying based on the item type and its Quality. Most materials are readily found in the game world or crafted. However, advancing a weapon's Quality requires progressively rarer Adra types.
These Workbenches are located at Party Camps, established near Adra Waystones. Find a Waystone, interact with it to set up camp, and the location will appear on your map as a tent icon, enabling fast travel.
How Weapon and Armor Leveling Works in Avowed
Avowed weapons and armor utilize a two-pronged power level system. The primary factor is Quality, indicated by a numerical value, color rarity, and descriptive adjective. This directly correlates to enemy levels in the Living Lands. Gear with lower Quality than encountered enemies will prove ineffective.
Facing higher-level enemies with inferior gear results in reduced damage output and diminished protection. Conversely, matching or exceeding enemy Quality provides significant combat advantages. Therefore, upgrading your gear alongside enemy level progression is key to maintaining effectiveness.
Here's a breakdown of Avowed's weapon qualities:
- Common Quality – Green, Level I
- Fine Quality – Blue, Level II
- Exceptional – Purple, Level III
- Superb – Red, Level IV
- Legendary – Gold, Level V
Within each Quality level, three additional upgrade tiers (+0 to +3) exist. While less impactful than Quality increases, these still boost stats. All three sub-levels must be upgraded before advancing to the next Quality.
Which Weapons and Armor Should You Upgrade in Avowed?
Beyond Quality and sub-levels, Avowed categorizes weapons and armor into standard and Unique items. Standard gear is commonly found as loot or purchased from merchants. Unique items, named and possessing special properties, are often rewards from quests or boss drops. Some merchants may also sell select Unique items.
Unique gear can reach Legendary Quality, unlike standard gear (which maxes at Superb). They also offer superior bonuses and perks. Therefore, prioritize upgrading Unique weapons and armor, reserving resources for these superior items. Use standard gear temporarily, selling or dismantling it for resources to enhance your Unique equipment.
This concludes our guide on upgrading weapons and armor in Avowed.
Avowed is available now on PC and Xbox.
