How to enhance equipment in Dragon’s Dogma 2 – Smithing styles explained

Are you wondering how to enhance equipment in Dragon’s Dogma 2? How do you upgrade your weapons and armor? Item enhancement isn’t very complicated in DD2 but it does require a fair amount of materials to complete.

If you are looking into smithing styles and increasing your stats, you might also be interested in knowing how to increase your weight limit in Dragon’s Dogma 2. You can also check out how to combine items in Dragon’s Dogma 2. Whether you are increasing your attack, magick, or defense, upgrading your gear is a necessity. Here is how to enhance equipment in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

How to upgrade weapons and armor in Dragon’s Dogma 2

To enhance your equipment, you must go to a shop that has a forge. Almost any weapon or armor shop will do in Vermund or Battahl. Keep in mind that the style of smithing changes in areas. For instance, the Sacred Arbor is different than smithing in Vernworth. Interact with the NPC at the shop and select the enhance equipment option.

This will bring you to the enhancement menu where you can upgrade your gear and the gear of your Pawns. In this menu, you will see your gear listed on the left side of the screen. Choose the item you wish to enhance and then press the prompt to confirm. The materials required for the upgrade will be shown under the weapon in the center part of the menu.

With each upgrade that is performed on a weapon or armor piece, the strength, magic, weight, and other stats are increased. The rarity of the materials you need for the upgrades increases over time. You might need to take down cyclopes for one item or a group of goblins for another.

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Upgrade anywhere

It doesn’t matter if you go to armories or weaponsmiths. As long as the NPC sells weapons, they will be able to upgrade your gear. The same can be said if they have a forge.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 smithing styles explained

The Smithing Style used during the upgrade depends on where you are in the world. For instance, Roderick in Vernworth has a different technique than the elven blacksmith in Sacred Arbor. Depending on the smithy, different stats will be enhanced on your gear when you upgrade them. Here is a breakdown of each style:

• Vermundian style – Stats are increased evenly across your weapon or armor
• Elven Style – Mainly increases magick effects on your weapon or armor and has little effect on strength and defense
• Battahli style – Mainly increases your strength and defense stats over magic
• Dwarven smithing – Enhances sturdiness and the ability to make foes flinch from solid blows
• Wyrmfire Style – Increases weapons and armor above the standard three ranks

After the second upgrade and the third upgrade, you will need to turn to Wyrmfire style smithing from Dragonforged to enhance your weapon or armor further. This will happen as part of the main missions in the story and requires Wyrmslife Crystals. These crystals are mostly obtained by killing dragons so always be sure to drop these drakes if you happen to come across them.

That is everything you need to know about enhancing your equipment. Be sure to also check out our guide on selling Onyx in Dragon’s Dogma 2. You can also check out our Dragon’s Dogma 2 tips and tricks to help you beat the game.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 Enhance Equipment – FAQ

Where can I find a smithy in Dragon’s Dogma 2?

You can find a blacksmith in any of the major towns and some of the smaller ones. The shop typically has a sign with weapons or armor on it.

Can you enhance a weapon or armor piece beyond its third upgrade in Dragon’s Dogma 2?

Yes. To upgrade equipment beyond the third enhancement, you need to use Wyrmfire Style smithing.