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Stranger of Paradise Upgrade Gear Special Effects

Stranger of Paradise: How to Upgrade Gear Special Effects

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.

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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.

How to upgrade gear special effects in Stranger of Paradise

  1. From the map screen, open the main menu.

  2. Tab over one to the right and select Smithy.

    Stranger of Paradise Smithy Menu

  3. Hit the first choice of “Upgrade Special Effect”.

    Stranger of Paradise Smithy Upgrade Special Effect

  4. You’ll be taken your inventory screen, it defaults to weapons, but you can hit R1/RB to get to equipment.

  5. Select the item you want to improve, you will see this screen.

    Stranger of Paradise Upgrade Special Effect Screen

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

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!


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Cameron is a freelance writer for Twinfinite and regularly covers battle royales like Fortnite and Apex Legends. He started writing for Twinfinite in late 2019 and has been lucky enough to review many really great games. While he loves a good shooter, his heart will always belong to JRPGs.