"Upgrading Weapons and Armor in Avowed: A Guide"

As you delve deeper into the world of *Avowed*, you'll encounter increasingly challenging foes. To keep up with these higher-level enemies, upgrading your gear is crucial. Here's a comprehensive guide on how to upgrade your weapons and armor in *Avowed*.

Where to Upgrade Weapons and Armor in Avowed

In *Avowed*, the key to upgrading your weapons and armor lies at the Workbench, as shown above. Each upgrade demands specific materials, which vary depending on the type of weapon or armor and its Quality. Most of these materials can be easily found or crafted within the game world. However, to elevate a weapon or armor from one Quality to another, you'll need increasingly rare forms of Adra.

Workbenches are conveniently located at Party Camps. To set up a Party Camp, you'll need to find an Adra Waystone in the game world. Once you interact with an Adra Waystone, you can choose to establish a Party Camp. These camps will then be marked on your map with a tent icon, allowing you to fast travel to them for easy access to upgrading your gear.

How Weapon and Armor Leveling Works in Avowed

In *Avowed*, the power level of your weapons and armor is determined by two main factors: Quality and additional upgrades. The Quality of an item is indicated by a numerical value, a color rarity, and an adjective. This Quality corresponds to the level of enemies you'll encounter in the Living Lands. Using gear with a lower Quality than your enemies will result in reduced effectiveness in combat.

When facing enemies whose levels exceed your gear's Quality, you'll find your weapons dealing less damage and your armor offering less protection. However, there are bonuses when using gear that matches or exceeds enemy levels. Upgrading your gear to keep pace with enemy progression is essential for maintaining combat effectiveness. Here's a breakdown of the weapon and armor qualities in *Avowed*:

• 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, you can further upgrade your weapons and armor up to three additional times, marked as +0 through +3. These upgrades enhance the stats of your gear, though not as significantly as changing Quality. Importantly, you must max out these additional upgrades before you can elevate the Quality of an item.

Avowed Weapon and Armor Additional Upgrades Explained

Within each Quality tier, there are three additional upgrade levels. These upgrades, while less impactful than Quality changes, still provide valuable stat boosts. Remember, you need to reach +3 within a Quality level before you can advance to the next Quality tier.

Which Weapons and Armor Should You Upgrade in Avowed?

In *Avowed*, gear is categorized into standard and Unique items. Standard gear is commonly found throughout the world, either as loot or available from Merchants. Unique gear, on the other hand, consists of named, special items often obtained through Main or Side Quests, dropped by bosses or bounties, or occasionally sold by select Merchants.

Unique items can be upgraded to the highest Legendary Quality, whereas standard gear typically tops out at Superb. Additionally, Unique gear comes with extra bonuses and perks, making them far more valuable. Therefore, it's advisable to focus your resources on upgrading Unique weapons and armor. Standard gear should be treated as disposable, used until you acquire better Unique items, and then sold to Merchants for Skeyt or broken down for resources to enhance your Unique gear.

And that's how you can upgrade your weapons and armor in *Avowed* to stay ahead in your adventures.

*Avowed is available now on PC and Xbox.*