How does Upgrading work?
When upgrading your equipment, each weapon uses a different set of items to increase and enhance its capabilities. This feature is introduced when Velvet meets up with Rokurou in Helvisa. Everytime you upgrade your weapon or your equipment, the stats of both the weapon and equipment increase. When the stats increase, it also opens new slots for the items to have added effects. Effects such as increase in ATK or damage towards a particular type of monster can helpful in battle.
Strengthening Bonus
Whenever there’s an upgrade, the requirements differ. When getting the second enhancement bonus, the number of items will either increase or decrease. Also, the number of enhancements can add up for every enhancement (ex. +10% –> +20%).
When choosing a certain kind of upgrade, make sure that it has the same effect. These effects can pile up and mix with other effects that can make your weapon and armour more deadly.
Guide for Enhancement (Excluding Rings)
| Enhancement Level | Enhancement Materials |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bronze Mass |
| 2 | Amber Piece |
| 3 | Bronze Mass |
| 4 | Crushed Fragments |
| 5 | Bronze Mass |
| 6 | Fluorite Fragments |
| 7 | Black silver mass |
| 8 | A piece of hornblende |
| 9 | Black silver mass |
| 10 | Plagiocase |
| 11 | Black Silver Mass |
| 12 | Quartz Piece |
| 13 | Golden Mass |
| 14 | Molten Fragments |
| 15 | Black Silver Mass |
| 16 | Divine Silver Piece |
| 17 | Golden Mass |
| 18 | Carbide Stone |
| 19 | Platinum Ingot |
| 20 | Platinum Ingot |
| 21 | Void Mass |
Guide for Enhancement (Rings)
| Enhancement Level | Enhancement Materials |
|---|---|
| 1 | Amber Piece |
| 2 | Amber Piece |
| 3 | Crushed Fragments |
| 4 | Crushed Fragments |
| 5 | Fluorite Fragments |
| 6 | Fluorite Fragments |
| 7 | Horneblende Piece |
| 8 | Horneblende Piece |
| 9 | Plagiocase |
| 10 | Plagiocase |
| 11 | Quartz Piece |
| 12 | Quartz Piece |
| 13 | Molten Fragments |
| 14 | Molten Fragments |
| 15 | Divine Silver Piece |
| 16 | Divine Silver Piece |
| 17 | Carbide Stone |
| 18 | Carbide Stone |
| 19 | Carbide Stone |
| 20 | Carbide Stone |
| 21 | Void Mass |
Guide for Reinforcement
| Reinforcement Frequency | Required Materials |
|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Material x1 |
| 2 | Basic Material x2 |
| 3 | Basic Material x3 and Low Grade Imbuing Powder x1 or Odorless Liquid x5 |
| 4 | Basic Material x4 and Low Grade Imbuing Powder x2 or Faint Smell Liquid x2 |
| 5 | Basic material × 6 Low Grade Imbuing Powder × 4 or Low Grade Smelting powder × 10 |
| 6 | Basic material 8 × · Intermediate Grade Smelting Powder × 1 or Rich Smelling Liquid x10 |
| 7 | Basic material × 10 and Intermediate Grade Imbuing powder × 2 or Intermediate Smelting Powder × 10 |
| 8 | Basic material 12 and Intermediate Imbuing powder x10 or 4 Pungent Smelling Odor |
| 9 | Basic material 14 × High Grade Imbuing Powder x2 or High Grade Smelting Powder x10 |
| 10 | Basic material 16 × High Grade Smelting Powder ×4 or Weird Liquids x10 |
Locations where to find materials
| Material | Location |
|---|---|
| Low Grade Smelting Powder | Wargg’s Forest Capital’s Underground Path Saviour’s Throne Paramidis Sanctuary Brunack Plateau Maanan Sea Reef |
| Intermediate Grade Smelting Powder | Taliesin Island Normin Island Fordis Historic Ruins Bield Marsh Pranaha Lakeside Ruins |
| Advanced grinding powder | Killaraus Volcano Eight Headed Dragon Kanoushi Curse Land |
| Bronze Mass | Lowleine Taliesin Izult Harbour Rogress Saviour’s Throne Evorock Ruins |
| Black Silver Mass | Bield Marsh Davar Woods Fordis Historic Ruins Haria Morgana Forest Capital’s Underground Path Rogress Taliesin |
| Golden Mass | Eight headed Dragon Kanoushi Killaraus Volcano |
| Amber Piece | Vordigan |
| Crushed Fragments | Izult Taliesin Lowlaine Rogress Saviour’s Throne Evorock Ruins |
| Fluorite Fragment | Taliesin Vesta Tunnel Brigette Canyon |
| Horneblende Piece | East Raban Cave Makril Seashore |
| Plagiocase Piece | Helvisa |
| Quartz Piece | Morgana Forest Bield Marsh Killaraus Volcano |
| Molten Fragment | The Chalice Curse Land |
| Divine Silver Piece | Zamal Stone Cave |
| Odorless Liquid | Reneed Cadonics Port Haria West Raban Cave Vordigan Capital’s Underground Path Galiss Lake Road Eight-headed Dragon Kanonushi Brigette Canyon |
| Faint Smelling Liquid | Taliesin Lionel Island Wharf Wargg Forest Maanan Sea Reef |
| Rich Liquid | Morgana Forest Davar Woods Bield Marsh The Chalice Pranaha Lakeside Ruins Curse Land |
| Pungent Smelling Liquid | Killaraus Volcano |
| Carbide Stone | Salvage a rare level 18 equipment |
| Platinum Ingot | Salvage a rare level 19-20 equipment |
| Void Mass | Salvage a rare level 21 equipment |
| Unusual Liquid | Salvage an item with a level 3 or higher enhancement |
Upgrading your items can save your life!
Especially when you’re pit against a boss, having upgraded weapons would make your life 10,000 times easier. There’s no need to give yourself a hard time by using a weak weapon. All it takes is a few upgrades before you can defeat the boss without breaking a sweat.
which game is this guide talking about? because none of the listed materials even exist in berseria…