Level 65 gear


 * Note: this describes system in place in PC versions from October 2017 until April 2020 patch.
 * This system is used on TERA on PlayStation and XBox.

Level 65 Gear is given to players for free when upon reaching level 65.

The end-game gear system was completely revamped in PC versions in October 2017 patch (NA "Arsenal patch" / EU "Might of the Mechanic" ). This replaced old level 65 gear (2014–2017). PC TERA got new level 68/69 Exodor gear in October 2019 which gradually replaced older gear.

Gear was acquired from an quest ("Fresh Arms—and Legs") when reaching level 65. Go to Highwatch and talk to Dougal to get loads of boxes added to your inventory that provide basic gear (weapon box, chest armor box, hands, feet, belt) and jewelry (necklace, rings, earrings in Simple Accessory Set Box, brooch, circlet and inner armor coupon). The first, and most basic, set of equipment given to players is named the Guardian Gear set. Note: on later patches gearing was moved to initial quests of The Two Banquets questline (Apex quest line quests "Guardian Gear", "Accessories", "Finishing Touches").

This gear is permanent and is only enchanted and upgraded with materials from dungeons, battlegrounds, quests and other sources.

Upgrading your gear raises your item level, which unlocks new quests and dungeons. It's basically your XP and level now.

Guardian Gear
Guardian Gear can be enchanted to +6. Enchanting Guardian Gear requires following materials: and  and Gold. The success rate while enchanting is always 100% for this gear.

At +6 enchantment, Guardian Gear equipment can be upgraded to corresponding Twistshard Gear equipment. Upgrading Guardian Gear requires. When upgrading your gear, it will lose any etchings. Also, dyad niveots, if you had any, aren't useable on the new gear.

As of Exodor patch (patch 86 in October 2019) this gear is obsolete. Quests now give you directly Twistshard. This gear is not available on merchants anymore either.

Twistshard gear
Twistshard gear can be enchanted to +9, after that it's upgraded to Frostmetal gear. Twistshard requires Golden Talents and Polished Arunic Ore. Upgrading requires Archdevan Oil.

Basic enchant success is 50%. However it can be raised to 100% with Item XP that gear gathers when doing Vanguard missions. Every failed enchant attempt gives correction or fail stacks that raises success rate for next attempt by 3%.

Frostmetal gear
Frostmetal gear can be enchanted to +9. Enchanting Frostmetal requires Golden Darics, Liquid Metal, Hypnotic Devices and Emeralds. Basic enchant success is 30% and doubles with full item XP. However basic success rate is lowered 2% per every 2 enchant levels. At +8 basic enchant success rate is 22%.

Frostmetal weapon and higher sets feature special line "Punishing Mark". When hitting enemy, it randomly gives debuff "Insignia of the Punisher", which lowers enemy's crit resistance by 20 for 10 seconds.

Frostmetal gear can be upgraded to Stormcry gear. Upgrading requires Archdevan Surfactant.

As of Exodor patch (patch 86 in October 2019) enchanting material was changed from Golden Darics to Golden Talents. At full item xp enchant change is 100%. Also gear doesn't require Emeralds (least on lower enchant levels).

Stormcry gear


Stormcry gear can be enchanted to +9. Enchanting Stormcry requires Artisan’s Tools, Copper Clasps, Golden Plates and Emeralds. +6 or higher requires Pansophic Ashes. +8 or higher requires Elemental Essences. Weapon or Chest armor higher than +6 or other pieces higher than +7 requires Diamonds.

Basic enchant success is 15% at +0 and can be doubled with full item XP. At +6 it is only 12%.

Note: on patch 86 in October 2019 base enchant chance was raised hefty 5%, or 10% on full item XP.

Stormcry can be upgraded to Heroic Oath gear. Upgrading needs Veilthrochs.

On PC version of the game gear progression is totally lineral. On console versions it's possible to convert Stormcry gear at any enchantment to Gatebreak gear. Enchantment level will be carried over. It's also possible to upgrade Stomcry gear at maximum enchantment level to Fraxim gear.

Heroic Oath gear


Heroic Oath is highest gear available in game at the end of 2018.

Heroic Oath was release in June 2018. Option to enchant HO was added later. At the end of 2018 it can be enchanted to +3.

Enchanting Heroic Oath gear requires both Golden and Silver Plates, Diamonds, Supreme Metal and Springy Draco Limbs. Enchanting to +2 requires Weight Pendulums. Enchanting to +3 requires Sacred Mallets, only available in Bahaar's Sanctum.

On console versions it's possible to convert Heroic Oath gear to Fraxim gear.

On Console versions Heroic Oath/Fraxim remains top gear. Update 1.77 added possibility to enchant those gears to +6. From +5, you need a new material Organetium.

Accessories
Accessories can only be upgraded.

Basic Prospect accessories upgrade to Bellum, which upgrade to Daylight, and further to Entropy set and Ethereal set.

Radiant accessories set was added in patch 83 in July 2019. It's upgraded from Ethereal.

Prospect accessories are obsolete as of patch 86 and quests now give you directly Bellum. Daylight set and lower are obsolete as of April 2020 patch. Existing Dailylight accessories can be upgraded to Entropy with cost of 1 Metamorphic Emblem and some gold.

Links

 * https://essentialmana.com/gear-revamp-guide/