Weapon & Armor Smithy/Upgrade Guide

A guide on weapon and armor upgrades, including detailed flowcharts and stats of each item.

Introduction

Unlike other traditional JRPGs or maybe games in general where upgrading a piece of equipment would just increase its primary stats with maybe one or two minor branches here and there, SaGa Scarlet Grace doesn't really play by that rule.

In this game, upgrading follows a tree, where the new equipment you will get may or may not be better than the one you are holding now, depending on your current situation. Maybe the weapon you have now has an ACU boost which makes inflicting ailments easier, but all of its upgrade path don't. Maybe a weapon upgrade path would completely change the list of glimmerable tech you have, etc.

Another thing about the game's smithy system is that certain upgrade paths are only available in towns specialize in a specific element, and it's important to know ahead to plan your upgrade accordingly.

Hence, this guide was made, both to make my life easier while playing this game because the other upgrade table available on the wiki kinda suck, and to help maybe 10 other people still playing this game nearly 10 years later.

Special thanks goes to whoever made the very comprehensive datamine spreadsheet[docs.google.com] I found on GameFAQs, seems like it came from somewhere on Reddit but there is no clear name. Please let me know the author so I can credit properly.

Please comment if there's any mistakes and I will (try to) fix it.

Weapon - Greatswords

Base weapon location:

Region	Location	Weapon
Marchiam Yaxart	Stahl	Greatsword
Marchiam Yaxart	Stahl	Bovine Slayer
Marchiam Normi	Neyott Thermocavern	Samurai Sword
Provincia Hibernia	Teach Na Macha	Ettin's Blade

Weapon - Longswords

Base weapon location:

Region	Location	Weapon
Urbs Azhuacan	North Market	Iron Sword
Urbs Azhuacan	North Market	Flameblade

Weapon - Shortswords

Base weapon location:

Region	Location	Weapon
Provincia Cindrea	Hadasht	Fleuret
Provincia Cindrea	Hadasht	Joyeuse
Urbs Azhuacan	Arena	Vermillion Rose

Weapon - Spears

Base weapon location:

Region	Location	Weapon
Provincia Termina⠀ Provincia Thracini	Josgad Stable	Long Spear
Provincia Termina⠀ Provincia Thracini	Josgad Stable	Supra Harpoon
Provincia Termina	Beast Den	Twinspikes

Weapon - Axes

Base weapon location:

Region	Location	Weapon
Provincia Rhonicum	Lug	Gothic Axe
Provincia Rhonicum	Lug	Hawkblade

Weapon - Clubs

Base weapon location:

Region	Location	Weapon
Provincia Kei	Castle Kohan	Maul
Provincia Kei	Castle Kohan	Frying Pan

Weapon - Bows

Base weapon location:

Region	Location	Weapon
Marchiam Megdasse	Walomir Quarters	Longbow
Marchiam Megdasse	Walomir Quarters	Crescent Bow

Weapon - Staves

Types:

• Standard: Chance to glimmer the next tier incantation of the same school of the incantation that absorbed the Flux.
  
• Reverse: Chance to glimmer the previous tier incantation of the same school of the incantation that absorbed the Flux.
  
• Elemental: If the staff and the incantation that absorbed the Flux is of the same element, chance to glimmer the incantation of the next tier incantation of that element. If not, chance to glimmer the incantation of the same tier of the staff's element.
  
• Basic: If the incantation that absorbed the Flux is of tier 2 or higher, chance to glimmer the tier 1 incantation of that incantation's element. If it is tier 1, chance to glimmer the next tier 1 spell of the next element following the sequence: Natura > Ignis > Terra > Aes > Unda > Natura.

Base weapon location:

Region	Location	Weapon
Provincia Hibernia	Ceobhran	Staff
Provincia Hibernia	Ceobhran	Eternity Staff

Armor - Shields

Base armor location:

Region	Location	Weapon
Provincia Gradion⠀ Provincia Cindrea	Sanhigh	Buckler
Provincia Gradion⠀ Provincia Cindrea	Sanhigh	Tower Shield

Armor - Primary

Stats are listed in the following order:
Slash / Blunt / Pierce / Heat / Cold / Shock

Types:

• Composite: Balanced resistances.
  
• Heavy: Strong vs. physical.
  
• Tactical: Strong vs. physical and shock.
  
• Robe: Strong vs. elemental.
  
• Fish Scale: Strong vs. cold.
  
• Bone: Strong vs. all but pierce and heat.
  
• Metal: Strong vs. all but shock.

Base armor location:

Region	Location	Weapon
Urbs Azhuacan	South Market	Leather Armor
Marchiam Yaxart	Rowsui	Protective Suit
Mare Ilfee	Battlwick	Caster's Robe

Armor - Auxiliary

Stats are listed in the following order:
Slash / Blunt / Pierce / Heat / Cold / Shock

Types (some types are consolidated in the chart):

• Helm: strong vs. blunt
  
• Hood: strong vs. cold
  
• Gloves: strong vs. slash
  
• Mitts: strong vs. heat
  
• Armguard: strong vs. slash and heat
  
• Boots: strong vs. pierce
  
• Rubber shoes: strong vs. shock
  
• Shoes: strong vs. pierce and shock

Region	Location	Weapon
Provincia Cindrea⠀ Provincia Kei	Taiffa	Facemask
Marchiam Megdasse	Highsha Quarters	Doublet
Northeast Boundary	Finemundi	Knuckle Covers
Marchiam Numadica	Belike	Leather Boots

[Encoof]

Thx a lot, mate!

[hardmanbow]

Like I said on Reddit, I'm glad more people are stepping up to contribute to SaGa Scarlet Grace knowledge! Kudos to you!