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 equipment is crucial. This guide details how to enhance weapons and armor in Avowed.

Upgrade Locations: Workbenches

Weapon and armor upgrades are performed at Workbenches (pictured above). These require specific materials depending on the item type and quality. Many materials are readily available in the game world or craftable. However, advancing an item's quality requires progressively rarer Adra variants.

Workbenches are situated at Party Camps, established near Adra Waystones. After interacting with a Waystone, select 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 to determine equipment power: Quality and additional upgrade tiers.

• Quality: Represented by a numerical value, color rarity (Green, Blue, Purple, Red, Gold), and an adjective. Quality directly correlates to enemy levels in the Living Lands. Lower-quality gear is significantly less effective against higher-level foes. Using gear of equal or superior quality is essential for optimal combat performance.

• Additional Upgrade Tiers (+0 to +3): Within each Quality level, three additional upgrade tiers exist. While less impactful than Quality increases, they still boost stats. All three tiers must be upgraded before advancing to the next Quality level.

Prioritizing Upgrades: Unique vs. Standard Gear

Avowed features two equipment categories: standard and unique.

• Standard Gear: Commonly found as loot or purchased from merchants. These items have a maximum Superb Quality.

• Unique Gear: Named items obtained through quests, boss drops, or occasionally from merchants. These items can reach Legendary Quality and possess unique bonuses and perks.

Upgrade Strategy Recommendation: Focus your resources on upgrading Unique gear. Standard gear serves as a temporary substitute until better Unique items are acquired. Sell or dismantle standard gear for resources or currency.

By following these guidelines, you'll 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.