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Anthem: How to Get Masterwork & Legendary Gear Fast & Easy

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How to Get Masterwork & Legendary Gear Fast & Easy in Anthem

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Like other loot-based games, Anthem has several rarities of gear, the highest and most coveted pieces being part of the grind that’s at the very core of the game. Although you won’t get away without putting in some effort to obtain these pieces of gear, there are ways to make the process easier.

Here’s all you need to know about how to get Masterwork and Legendary gear fast and easy in Anthem.

Grandmaster Difficulty – How to Get Masterwork & Legendary Gear in Anthem

Masterwork is Anthem’s second most powerful gear tier, its items being distinguished by their gold color and the special bonuses they come with. Masterwork gear becomes accessible quicker, once you unlock the three Grandmaster difficulties, upon reaching level 30.

Each Grandmaster tier not only increases enemy health and damage, but also the chance of Masterwork gear dropping faster. These are the percentages you’re looking at:

  • Grandmaster 1: Masterwork drop chance increased by 164%
  • Grandmaster 2: Masterwork drop chance increased by 428%
  • Grandmaster 3: Masterwork drop chance increased by 956%

Legendary Contracts & Strongholds – How to Get Masterwork & Legendary Gear

how to get masterwork and legendary gear in Anthem

Another easy way of getting Masterwork gear in Anthem is by taking on and finishing both Legendary Contracts and Strongholds. NPCs in Fort Tarsis, the game’s hub area, randomly give out Legendary Contracts.

They’re longer and more challenging than their regular counterparts, but they also come with a higher likelihood of Masterwork gear dropping.

Strongholds have one guaranteed Masterwork drop after killing the boss at the end. Aside from that, they reward a treasure chest when completing each one of their multiple objectives. Playing them on Grandmaster difficulty automatically gives you a pretty good chance at rare gear when opening treasure chests.

Can You Guarantee Legendary Gear Drops? – How to Get Masterwork & Legendary Gear in Anthem

Legendary is the most powerful gear tier in Anthem and, sadly, there’s no direct way of guaranteeing it drops. The easiest way of getting your hands on Legendary gear in Anthem is by doing activities that reward the most loot –with a high chance for Masterwork tier gear– on the higher difficulties.

Strongholds are the best candidates, in this case, given how they reward a chest after completing each of their several objectives. Hop into them on Grandmaster difficulty – the higher the level, the better – see them to the end, and pray to the RNG gods.

That’s all you need to know about how to get Masterwork & Legendary gear fast and easy in Anthem.

Drop by our Anthem Guide Wiki if you’ve more questions, and keep an eye out, as we’re constantly updating it with new information regarding Bioware’s third-person loot-based shooter.


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Bogdan Robert Mates
Bogdan was a freelance writer for Twinfinite covering all things gaming in the form of news and guides from September 2018 through until March 2019. When not brewing coffee or debating serious topics with my cat, you'll either find me playing video games or writing about them.