Gear and Star levels

This is probably the biggest pain in the rear in the entire game. That is because Evony straight up lies to you about star level percentages, and the ?Free Forever? in their game title, is only if you want to be a second or third tier player. Inevitably, leveling up your gear will cost real money. There is no truly viable way to level your gear without buying Wood, Iron Ore, Gemstone, Thoroughbreds, and Fabric required to level up the armor.

That being said, if you choose to undertake this, you should never EVER use any gems (delicate or flawless) until your armor is level 10. This is because every time you level it up, the star level goes down one and you have to redo it. These gems you earn will be very handy in the future once your gear is leveled though. Leveling gear does have a cooldown to keep people from obtaining full level 10 gear the first day a server opens. I believe in about 3 weeks you can achieve full level 10 gear though, at which point, you begin to star it with the gems you saved. If you ARE spending money on materials, do not by them individually. By the chests in the Evony store under the ?chest? tab, and you will have a better return for your money.

Now assuming you wish to wait to star your gear until level 10, but do not wish to spend money on it, you better have your farming panties on. The only place to farm materials needed to level up gear, is in valleys, and the drop rate may as well be non-existent. You can also win materials on the wheel of fortune, but that is fairly rare as well. In addition to materials, you need 1 Lost Armor Script for every level after level 2 gear, and they drop in NPC farming, as well as the wheel, or in the Evony store for 8 cents ($0.80 American).

Now to starring your gear. After you have your armor to level 10, it is time to star it up. First of all, don?t trust the percentages that they post. They are wrong; It is not a statistical anomaly if you fail, with a 95% chance to succeed, 5 times in a row, it is Evony screwing you. But it is ok, we have all come to accept it now.

This is how I level my gear. I go 1 item at a time, and make sure that all items are within 1 star level of each other; Meaning, if my highest level item is 11 stars, my lowest will be 10 stars (if not also 11). Sooooooo, first I make all items 1 star, then I start to make all items 2 stars, if one fails, I get it back to 1 and then go to 2 again.

I carry on with this method regardless of what level my gear is. If I am at 10 stars, trying to reach 11 stars, I use my 4 Flawless Gems, and watch it fail, at which point, I level it back to 10 stars again. If you do not have enough gems to be 99% sure you can get it back to where it started if you fail, you should not attempt leveling it.


What I believe is best to use depending on the Star Level being attempted
Stars 1-3: 1 Delicate Gem
Stars 4-6: 4 Delicate Gems
Stars 7-15: 4 Flawless Gems