How To Upgrade Weapons and Armor in Avowed

Mastering Weapon and Armor Upgrades in Avowed: A Comprehensive Guide

Progressing through Avowed introduces increasingly challenging enemies. To maintain combat effectiveness, upgrading your gear is crucial. This guide details how to enhance weapons and armor in Avowed.

Upgrade Location: Workbenches

Weapon and armor upgrades are performed at Workbenches (pictured above). These require specific materials depending on the item type and quality. Most materials are readily available through exploration or crafting. However, advancing a weapon's quality level demands progressively rarer Adra.

Workbenches are situated at Party Camps, established near Adra Waystones. Locate a Waystone, interact with it, and choose the option to create a Party Camp. These camps are marked on your map with a tent icon and offer fast travel capabilities.

Understanding Weapon and Armor Levels

Avowed uses a two-pronged system for gear power: Quality and Upgrade Tiers.

Quality is 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 be significantly less effective.

Using lower-quality gear against stronger enemies results in reduced damage output and diminished protection. Maintaining gear quality on par with enemy levels is vital for sustained combat effectiveness. Here's the quality breakdown:

• Common – Green, Level I
• Fine – Blue, Level II
• Exceptional – Purple, Level III
• Superb – Red, Level IV
• Legendary – Gold, Level V

Each quality level allows for three additional upgrade tiers (+0 to +3). While less impactful than quality increases, these tiers still boost stats. Completing all three tiers is a prerequisite for advancing to the next quality level.

Strategic Gear Upgrades

Beyond quality and tiers, Avowed categorizes gear as standard or unique.

Standard gear is commonly found as loot or purchased from merchants. Unique gear, named items, is obtained through quests, boss drops, or occasionally from merchants.

Unique gear boasts higher upgrade potential (reaching Legendary quality) and possesses unique bonuses and perks. Prioritize upgrading unique gear, reserving resources for these superior items. Standard gear serves as temporary replacements and can be sold or salvaged for upgrade materials.

Conclusion

By following this guide, you can effectively upgrade your weapons and armor in Avowed, ensuring you're always prepared for the challenges ahead.

Avowed is currently available on PC and Xbox.