While there are endless amounts of loot in Stranger of Paradise, once you find that great weapon or piece or armor you don’t really want to let it go. Don’t worry, we’ll help you hang onto it a little longer and even make it more useful in this guide for how to upgrade gear special effects in Stranger of Paradise.

How to Upgrade Gear Special Effects in Stranger of Paradise

After you dismantle your unwanted gear, you are no doubt left with quite a bit of materials. These materials can be turned right back around and used to enhance your best gear to make it even better. Note that this won’t necessarily mean you can hold onto gear too far outside of its usefulness, it does help to enhance the great gear you currently have equipped. It might even help you get over a hurdle if you’re stuck.

That’s it, folks. That’s everything you need to know for how to upgrade gear special effects in Stranger of Paradise. Be sure to keep checking back as we continue adding Stranger of Paradise guides!

  • From the map screen, open the main menu. Tab over one to the right and select Smithy. Hit the first choice of “Upgrade Special Effect”. You’ll be taken your inventory screen, it defaults to weapons, but you can hit R1/RB to get to equipment. Select the item you want to improve, you will see this screen. Using the materials you see in the Materials Required window, any and every Equipment Effect in white text can be upgraded a total of three times. The materials needed will vary by type of gear and rarity. This will be why it is useful to dismantle everything you don’t need, regardless of rarity.

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