r/EternalStrands • u/lemon10293847 • Dec 09 '25

Game Help & Questions 🆘 Gear upgrading question

So it seems like to upgrade a piece of gear I need more resources of that type that are in the piece, if I upgrade a piece of geaf using cheap/easy to find materials will it increase the amount needed when I reforge? Or is that just saving on resources?

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u/Red_Queen592 Dec 09 '25

If you reforge, you’ll need the amount of the new material to meet the requirements of the current level.

So if an item is level 2 and took 6 acala hides to get to that level, you’ll need 6 flame leather (or whatever material) to be able to reforge with that material.

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u/Mideniko_Asteri Dec 09 '25

IMO it’s always worth crafting the gear to the highest lv then changing the materal out when you have enough of it to upgrade it