How to upgrade weapons in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

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Once you’ve figured out which weapons you want to focus on in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, you'll then need to upgrade them. This is an important element of all Soulslike games, as it increases the damage you deal while fighting against even the greatest in-game enemies. While it’s not always going to be easy to find the right materials to upgrade your gear, if you want to succeed, you should certainly invest some time in this.

Thankfully, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty has a fairly simple system for using the blacksmith, Zhu Xia. Players will be relieved to know that it’s not too complex to upgrade your gear in this game. Instead of a wide variety of complicated, hard-to-find items, you simply need two materials to upgrade a weapon.

Here’s what you need to know about using the blacksmith in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.

While playing Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, you may quickly discover that upgrading your weapons is crucial to performing well in the game. Although you may not want to make every weapon a +9, adding a bit of damage can never go wrong. Right when you start the game, you’ll only be able to upgrade sparingly.

Presently, Zhu Xia is the only blacksmith in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. She appears in key points on the map in the first two Parts of the game. Once you’ve unlocked your Hidden Village, she will make a home for herself there and allow you to visit to upgrade your weapons.

Thankfully, it's incredibly easy to upgrade weapons. All you need is copper (the game’s currency), and 3 pieces of Steel. The Steel will correspond with the weapon level that you’re upgrading to. This will work consecutively from Rank 2, Rank 3, and all the way up to Rank 9.

Before you head into a stage, you can check and see what level of Steel is going to