How To Upgrade Weapons and Armor in Avowed

Conquer the challenging enemies of *Avowed* by upgrading your gear! To maintain combat effectiveness, keeping your weapons and armor on par with, or exceeding, enemy levels is crucial. Here's your guide to upgrading in *Avowed*.

Where to Upgrade Weapons and Armor in Avowed

In Avowed, the Workbench (pictured above) is your upgrade station. Each upgrade requires specific materials, varying by weapon/armor type and quality. Many materials are readily available in the game world or craftable. However, upgrading between Qualities demands progressively rarer Adra.

Workbenches are located at Party Camps, established near Adra Waystones. Locate a Waystone, interact with it, and select the option to set up camp. These camps are marked on your map with a tent icon and offer fast travel convenience.

Understanding Weapon and Armor Leveling in Avowed

Avowed uses a two-pronged system for gear power: Quality and additional upgrade tiers. Quality is represented by a numerical value, color rarity (Green, Blue, Purple, Red, Gold), and an adjective. The numerical value and color rarity directly correlate to enemy levels in the Living Lands. Using gear with lower rarity than your enemies will severely impact your effectiveness.

Facing higher-level enemies will show the limitations of under-leveled gear. Your weapons will deal minimal damage, and your armor will offer inadequate protection. Conversely, matching or exceeding enemy Quality provides significant combat advantages. Here's the Quality breakdown:

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

Each Quality allows for three additional upgrade tiers (+0 to +3). While less impactful than Quality increases, these tiers still boost stats. All three tiers must be maxed before upgrading to the next Quality.

Which Weapons and Armor to Upgrade in Avowed

Beyond Quality and tiers, Avowed categorizes gear into standard and Unique items. Standard gear is commonly found as loot or purchased from merchants. Unique gear, denoted by proper names, is usually acquired through quests or boss drops. Some merchants might also sell Unique items.

Unique gear boasts higher upgrade potential, reaching Legendary Quality unlike standard gear (which maxes at Superb). Unique gear also possesses unique bonuses and perks. Prioritize upgrading Unique gear, reserving resources for these powerful items. Use standard gear temporarily, selling or dismantling it for resources to support your Unique gear upgrades.

And there you have it – your complete guide to upgrading weapons and armor in *Avowed*. Good luck, adventurer!

*Avowed is available now on PC and Xbox.*