Over the course of the game, there may be an upgrade on the results screen stating that a piece of equipment has been strengthened. How much is dependent on the weapon or shield's rank and the level achieved. To strengthen something, the unit must select for a normal attack. Performing the attack will give more EXP than only the selection. Shields will gain less EXP than the weapon as they're not always in use (60%). Other important factors in strengthening are the BR difference between the parties and the Chain count. Once the BR difference heavily favours the player, strengthening EXP drops to 0.
An important note to keep in mind is that Growth Boost Equipment that have Equipment +1 or Equipment +2 don't actually help with strengthening equipment. It either affects something else or wasn't implemented properly. Any "illegal" upgrades (a non-valid upgrade path) will result in new piece being created. This will reset the EXP earned.
Equipment be it weapons, shields, or accessories have weights or "burden". They decrease a unit's speed in turns of move order. In addition, burden of the weapon equipped on the main hand affects its accuracy for any attack that does not have 100% accuracy. The higher it is, the more inaccurate the unit's attacks will be. Whatever's equipped in the off hand has no impact on this.
Growth Rates[]
PC Growths
| Growth | -3 | -2 | -1 | +0 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +8 | +9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | -25% | -20% | -15% | +0% | +3% | +5% | +8% | +10% | +13% | +15% | +18% | +20% | +23% |
| Normal | -22% | -17% | -12% | +0% | +5% | +8% | +10% | +13% | +15% | +18% | +20% | +23% | +25% |
| Slow | -18% | -13% | -8% | +0% | +7% | +10% | +13% | +15% | +18% | +20% | +23% | +25% | +30% |
X360 Growths
| Growth | +0 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +8 | +9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | +0% | +5% | +8% | +10% | +13% | +15% | +18% | +20% | +23% | +25% |
| Normal | +0% | +8% | +10% | +13% | +15% | +18% | +20% | +23% | +25% | +30% |
| Slow | +0% | +10% | +13% | +15% | +18% | +20% | +23% | +25% | +30% | +35% |
EXP Required[]
| Level | Fast | Normal | Slow |
|---|---|---|---|
| -3 | -12 398 | -13 050 | -15 660 |
| -2 | -3800 | -4000 | -4800 |
| -1 | -523 | -550 | -660 |
| +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| +1 | 523 | 550 | 660 |
| +2 | 3800 | 4000 | 4800 |
| +3 | 12 398 | 13 050 | 15 660 |
| +4 | 28 880 | 30 400 | 36 480 |
| +5 | 55 813 | 58 750 | 70 500 |
| +6 | 95 760 | 100 800 | 120 960 |
| +7 | 151 288 | 159 250 | 191 100 |
| +8 | 224 960 | 236 800 | 284 160 |
| +9 | 319 343 | 336 150 | 403 380 |
Weapon Rates[]
All equipment fall under specific rules for their rates. The Common/Enhance/Epic descriptions were present in the JP version's text. Each tier has their own set of rules they follow. Below are the breakdowns of what equip falls into which category, along with their weights. The equip weight can be ignored for the most part. It's only there to show you just how much they're being weighed by their equip choices.
Fast
- Military Issue or Local Specialty
- Low rank Unique weapons
Normal
- Base to Elite's/Daimyo/Nobilatis (Common)
- Base and Superior _____ of Enhance/Epic equips
- Antiquitis/Auld/Ancient equips
- Mid rank Uniques
- Sovani weapons: Base to Princeps of Common variations. Base for Enhance variations.
Slow
- Remnants (all levels)
- Champion's/Ninja/Heroicus onward (Common)
- Superlative/Runic/Might/Orphic/Power variants of Enhance equips
- Superlative, elemental variants, Shielding/Parrying, Enchanted/Aura variants of Epic equips
- High rank Uniques
- Sovani weapons: _____ Rex to Dominus of Common variations. Dominus for Enhance variations. Base and Dominus of Epic variations.
Normal Equips
Unique Equips
Remnant Weights[]
| Remnant | Base | Upgrade | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frostblade Frostsword |
8 | 10 | 13 |
| Obsidian Somberblade |
10 | 13 | 17 |
| Nightbloom Azureblade Crimsonblade |
5 | 6 | 8 |
| Meteor | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Bilqis | 10 | 13 | 17 |
| Dvergr | 9 | 11 | 15 |
| Daedalus | 9 | 11 | 15 |
| Schiavona | 12 | 15 | 20 |
| Malystrix | 14 | 17 | 23 |
| Rhongomynad | 12 | 15 | 20 |
| Ama-Gi | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Accessory Weights[]
| Type | Weight |
|---|---|
| Bracelets | 2 |
| Amulets | 2 |
| Anklets | 2 |
| Belts | 2 |
| Earrings | 1 |
| Rings | 1 |
| Necklaces | 2 |
| Trinkets | 1 |
| Garments | 1 |
| Witch's Seal | 3 |
| Simarrionne | 3 |
| Blood Chalice | 3 |
| Rubber Soul | 2 |
| Dead Heart | 2 |
| Liafort | 2 |
| Flâchonelle | 2 |
| Wonder Bangle | 2 |
| Heartache | 3 |
| Imperator's Pendant | 3 |
| Imperator's Bangle | 3 |
| Imperator's Ring | 3 |
| Vermilion Cameo | 2 |