Where to get Equipment

Where to get Equipment Taborea-Revisionen: 13. Mai 2024

In Chronicles of Arcadia is the equipment a very important part of the game. It decides what kind of instance you can enter and also how strong you are. The following will explain where to get gear from Starter to Veteran.

PvP Gear

PvP Gear is obtained separately from PvE gear and starts with a free premade set. Further gear comes unstatted and can be upgraded using PvP-exclusive materials. Stats, runes and enhancements are earned through arena battles and exchanged at PvP vendors. The entire system is fully independent from PvE progression.

Rental Gear

Rental Gear is a temporary Level 105 equipment set designed to help you get started in the continent Sinbi. Each Rental Gear package provides a complete 30-day armor set for a specific armor class, including pre-configured inherents, runes and accessories.

Phirius Shell Gear

The Phirius Shell Gear is a good option for newcomers, offering a solid starting point with decent gear.

You can obtain it by buying it at the merchants in Lost Island of Atlantis. The currency Phirius Shell is obtainable by doing daily minigames like Malatina or Goblin Mines.

Details:

The Rental Gear includes two 4-piece equipment sets, consisting of an upper body set and a lower body set, available for every armor type. Each piece of the upper body set is equipped with one random purple stat from the following sets: Divinity, Times Past, Stasis, Ice Giants, Forgotten Legends or Delusion.
Each piece of the lower body set has one random purple stat from Unknown One, Divinity, Times Past, or Stasis.

Rings and Earrings are also available separately. Each comes with one random purple stat from Unknown One or Times Past.

Raid Bosses

A new way to get equipment and other important items is to particitpate in the Raid Bosses. The system introduces a structured spawn schedule and tougher challenges when killing raid bosses.

Raid Boss Salifus

This raid boss you can find in Silverspring. It drops purple Arcadia Stats and the currency Proof of Myth.

[Albtraum von Dalanis]

In Dalanis Nightmare you can get a accessory set including a ring, earring and a necklace.

You can enter the instance near the porter of Lost Island of Atlantis. The NPC Dean Wenchister gives you the quest for the Aoth Rings. The rest of the set you can farm in the instance by killing the boss.

Beware: Killing the end boss closes the instance for 6 hours and your group receives a 3-day debuff preventing re-entry.

Secret Temple of Tikal

In this instance you can get weapons, equipment and purple Tikal stats. Also, you will get a Tikal core for later equipment.

You can find the instance in Dragonfang Ridge.

NPC Jim Weam sells recipes for transformed Tikal Gear in the Lyndon Camp in Syrbal Pass in exchange for Proof of Myth. A merchant in Atlas sells gear for Arcadia Coins, including purple Tikal stats.

[Göttliches Inferno]

This instance gives you weapons by looting bosses or crafting with materials found inside the instance.

The materials include Lava Dust, Lava Shards and Molten Fragments. NPC Taurelias Maeve helps you with crafting the red rarity items. Also, you can get a Fire Core for later equipment.

[Schlucht der Eisriesen]

This instance gives you weapons by looting bosses or crafting with materials found inside the instance.

Materials include Ice Dust, Ice Shards and Frozen Fragments. NPC Dennis Andle helps you with crafting the items. The bosses drop purple gear and Ice Shards. The end boss drops a red rarity weapon with Gorge of the Ice Giants stats.

Also, you can get an Ice Core for later equipment.

[Reich der Vergessenen Legenden]

Realm of Forgotten Legends gear and weapons are obtained by looting bosses or crafting with materials found inside the instance.

Materials Dropped in the Instance

[Erd-Staub]
[Erd-Scherbe]
Buried Fragments
Weapon Fragments

These can be used to craft equipment directly or upgrade existing gear.

Crafting & Upgrading

NPC [Mächtiger Anders] crafts red-quality items using the above materials.
Bosses drop purple gear and [Erd-Scherbe].
The final boss drops purple weapons with Realm of the Forgotten Legends stats.
You can also obtain an [Kern der Erde], used to enhance gear to golden rarity.

Jewelry & Weapons

Aoth Jewelry can be upgraded to red rarity using Buried Jewelry Fragments.
Weapons can be upgraded to golden rarity by combining a Weapon Fragment with specific cores.

Hekhig, the Dwarven Chief Engineer

[Hekhig] allows players to upgrade Red Realm of Forgotten Legends gear to golden rarity. [Kern der Allmacht]s you can obtain by giving Hekhig 1x [Kern der Schwäche], 1x [Kern des Tempels], 1x [Kern des Feuers], 1x [Kern des Eises], 1x [Kern der Erde].

If you're missing a specific core, it can be crafted by exchanging other core types. All available recipes can be found in [Allana Edwards]' shop.

Beware: The success rate depends on the number of Almighty Cores used (1-5 Cores).

Dark Core

Dark Cores are initially random, but after 5 runs, you are guaranteed 39 [Dunkler Kern]. Stat Fragments can be traded with NPC [Rhognu] for purple Dark Core Stats. [Geheimnisvolles Metall] provides a random amount of Dark Cores.

Rhognu upgrades Realm of Forgotten Legends Gear and Weapons to Dark Core Grade using Dark Cores and Arcadia Coins.

Raid Boss Aldo

[Aldo] is a powerful enemy that drops rare items. You can find the boss in the Jungle of Atlantis. The drop includes red rarity shields and talismans and 2 purple Inferno of Divinity stats.

Raid Boss Zhargos

[Zhargos] you can find in the zone Chassizz. By entering the portal near the bridge, you will find yourself inside the boss room. Inside the room, you will get a debuff which prevents you from re-entering for 24 hours.

The boss exists in a normal and hard mode.

By killing the raid boss, you can get golden rarity shields and talismans. In the hard mode version, you can also get 2 purple Colossus stats.

[Orkham]

Orkham instance gear and the Corruption System introduce powerful lower-body, weapons and accessory sets with dynamic attributes.

Materials & Loot Sources

Monsters drop green to purple rarity materials, used for crafting lower-body and accessory sets.
Event objectives within the instance reward:
- [Korruptionskristall]
- [Korruptionskern]

Corrupted Weapons

There are two ways to obtain corrupted versions of weapons:

Transmutation Method
Combine a Destruction Core with a Dark Core weapon in the Arcane Transmutor to receive:
- A corrupted version of the weapon
- A Dark Core stat
Exchange Method
After solving Elior’s puzzle, you can exchange a Dark Core weapon and Arcadia Coins for its corrupted version.

Corrupted weapons possess:

Positive and negative Dynamic Attributes
Attributes can be rerolled using:
- Corruption Crystals (event and boss loot)
- Corruption Shards (Item Shop)

Crafting Orkham Gear

Bosses drop orange Ruined Items with purple Orkham stats
Blueprints are obtained from the end boss
Use materials, the blueprint, and Arcadia Coins to craft:
- Golden lower-body gear
- Golden accessories

Crafting is done at:
- Rhognu or Hekhig (depending on which you’ve unlocked)

🔧 Optionally include a Destruction Core to determine which item is crafted.

[Der Zerschmetterte Hain]

The Shattered Grove is a Level 106 instance that introduces a complete set of upper and lower armor, as well as weapons. Equipment obtained from this instance functions the same as Orkham gear within the Corruption System.

Materials & Loot Sources

Regular monsters drop green-rarity crafting materials
Bosses drop purple-rarity equipment and crafting materials
Each Realm boss chest has a chance to contain a Realm-specific Realm Echo
Defeating the final boss always rewards a [Dämmriger Splitter] and has a small chance to drop Deep Void Schematics. These function like red-rarity upgrade materials and can be used to upgrade equipment directly to golden rarity.

Upgrading The Shattered Grove Gear

The crafting materials obtained in The Shattered Grove are used to craft two upgrade items:

[Resonierender Stein] - upgrades purple-rarity equipment to red rarity.
[Dreieck des Bizarren Dings] - upgrades red-rarity equipment to golden rarity.

Each successful upgrade grants the equipment a Glitch stat.

The recipes for both upgrade items are sold by an NPC that must first be unlocked inside the instance. This NPC also allows you to exchange one Dim Fragment for a Voidheart Fragment once per day. Voidheart Fragments are required to craft the Triangle of Bizarre Thing.

Nostalgia Equipment

[Höhle der Zyklopen (Erwacht)]

Defeating the bosses in this instance will reward you with an orange-tier equipment set and some Arcadia coins upon defeating the final boss.

[Halle der Überlebenden (Erwacht)]

Defeating the end boss will provide you with purple Arcadia Stats as well as other materials that can be traded for goods with NPC [Luisa Welsh].

[Halle des Dämonenfürsten (Erwacht)]

The end boss will give you a [Kern der Schwäche], which you need to create your golden Realm of the Legends equipment.

[Herz des Ozeans (Erwacht)]

In this instance, you can get a purple Unknown stat. Different materials can be obtained from killing monsters and bosses inside Heart of the Ocean. These materials can be traded for a red 2-piece Ring and Earring Set that also comes with a Purple Unknown Tier Stat.

[Schrein von Kalin (Erwacht)]

The end boss loot contains purple Times Past stats. Different materials can be obtained from killing monsters and bosses inside Kalin Shrine, which can be crafted into a new type of gear, Artefacts. The End Boss loot also provides a rare material that can be used to upgrade your Artefact from purple rarity to red rarity.

NPC [Logden Dunkelofen] provides recipes to craft these Artefact and a special Plussing-Stone for your Artefacts. Hidden inside the instance is an NPC offering daily quests that reward materials used in crafting Artefacts and similar items.

[Ruinen des Eiszwergenkönigreiches (Erwacht)]

The end boss in this instance will provide you with purple Stasis stats. When defeating it, a Splinter will spawn. Clicking it provides you with a [Splitter der Form]. Collect enough Splinters and combine them with resources from killing enemies inside the Ice Dwarf Kingdom to craft a Defensive Rune of your choice for your Artefact.

NPC Logden Darkstove provides recipes for the runes and a recipe for an Artefact Drill needed to embed a rune in your Artefact.

[Arkane Kammer von Sathkur (Erwacht)]

Killing monsters and killings bosses drops Sathkur's Ancient Coins. These coins can be thrown into the Sathkur Wishing Well, which provides different grades and amounts of materials from previous Nostalgia Instances. Items obtained are random, but after a certain amount, you will always get a fixed item. You can enter the [Arkane Kammer von Sathkur (Erwacht)] once per week.

Beware: The amount of coins dropped from bosses scales with the number of players.

[Verlassene Abtei (Erwacht)]

Killing bosses inside the [Verlassene Abtei (Erwacht)] provides you with purple Stasis stats. When defeating the endboss, a Splinter spawns. Clicking it provides you with a Splinter of Emotion. Collect enough Splinters and combine them with resources from killing enemies inside Forsaken Abbey to craft an Offensive Rune for your Artefact.

NPC Logden Darkstove provides recipes for the runes and a recipe for an Advanced Artefact Drill needed to embed a second rune in your Artefact.

[Gräberstadt der Spiegel (Erwacht)]

Defeating any enemy inside the Necropolis provides you with green rarity [Tonischer Ruf der Leere] crafting materials. Two out of five Aspects can be obtained after defeating the end boss. These Aspects are needed to craft a 2-piece accessory set that also comes with a purple Stasis stat.

After finishing the Necropolis of Mirrors questline, [Sela'mefon] in front of the instance will provide you with recipes, teaching you how to craft the 2-piece Abyss Accessory Set. Additionally, combining all 5 different Aspects together in your transmutor will provide you with a [Göttliche Bindung]. Combining this with Sun Essences will yield a [Hoffnungsschimmer] with which you can "unlock" your Artefact, making it possible to put stats on it.

[Burg Grafu (Erwacht)]

Defeating any enemy inside the Grafu Castle provides you with green rarity [Selenium] crafting materials. Also, you get [Weiße Grundlage] as crafting material from the bosses. From the last boss called Annelia, you get 4x [Mondessenz] and each player one [Mondlicht] to craft the new Artefact type called Moon Artefact. Also you can get a stat called Delusion from the bosses.

[Ursprung (Erwacht)]

Materials & Loot

Defeating enemies in The Origin rewards crafting materials used for artefact progression.

Regular monsters drop green-rarity [Tautropfen] materials.
Bosses additionally drop [Lebendiges Blatt].
The final boss drops [Spross eines Wächterbaums], a key crafting material.

Moon Artefacts

After completing the questline, Logden Darkstove in Morfantas offers an alternative Moon Artefact with different passive skills. He also sells recipes to refine Origin Artefacts and craft Jewels, which can increase an artefact's enhancement level up to +12.

Artefact Upgrades

The materials obtained in The Origin can be exchanged for upgrade tools that enhance artefacts through five stages. After the first enhancement, the artefact can be leveled using Experience Orbs, such as [Artefakt-Erfahrungssphäre (10.000 Punkte)] to gradually increase all of its stats.