Equipment
In one sentence: Get the right set and weapon for your stage, then stack +upgrade / pierce / element / awake / Weapon Level for Gear Score.
Start here
| Goal | Page |
|---|---|
| Full weapon drop → exchange path | How to get weapons |
| Types + short ladder | Weapons |
| Real + / pierce / element / awake rates | Upgrade Systems |
| Armor sets while leveling | Set Dungeons + Armor |
| What to farm next | Progression |
| Cloak stages | Dragon Cloak |
| CS / fashion | CS Sets |
Weapon tiers (intent order)
| Tier | Source | Gate (guide) |
|---|---|---|
| Starter / field | Quests, field | Low level |
| Guardian | Vote shop | ~Lv 30 |
| Legendary Gold line | Daily Dungeon; Animus / Giga | 60+ / GS 3900 |
| Soul / Ancient / Behemoth | Tramnuk → Animus Master → Behemoth | GS 3950–5400 |
| Bloody / Dragon C | Crimson Cave | DR 50, GS 6200 |
| Dragon boxes | Coins / chips / dust @ Steward Drago | Exchange script |
| Sealed Dragon | Shadow Citadel (Zark) | High DR — teleporter |
Armor paths
| Path | Where |
|---|---|
| Level sets 15–105 | Set Dungeons |
| Meteo / Dryad / Kalgas | Pre-150 ladder |
| Obsidian sets | Obsidian Fortress |
Power systems (not the same thing)
| System | Page |
|---|---|
| +upgrade, pierce, element, awake | Upgrade Systems |
| Weapon Level / dust | Weapon Leveling |
| Gear Score | Gear Score |
Crafting ≠ +upgrade
Crafting makes items. +upgrade uses Orichalcum (etc.) on gear you already own in inventory / Safe Upgrade.
Don't mess this up
- Dragon Rank gates need level 150 first.
- Crimson Cave is DR 50 + GS 6200, not old “DR 40” marketing.
- Cloak upgrades at Jeff are separate from weapon + and from set armor.