Weapons/Armor
The best weapons in the game are currently dropped from World Bosses.
For more information on this click here to view our World Bosses guide.
Primary Weapons:
Tuvala Morning Star
Tuvala weapons are only available to season characters but if you are new or returning to the game with low gear then you should be creating a season character. Season characters get lots of benefits and an easy start with their gear. You can find out more information in our Season Servers Guide. You can get a free PRI Tuvala weapon by following the main story questline to get a Naru weapon, then enhancing it to PEN using Beginner Blackstones. Once you have a PEN Naru weapon it can be exchanged at Fughar to a PRI Tuvala weapon. A PEN Tuvala weapon is equal to TET Kzarka, which is one of the best weapons in the game and is much harder to obtain.
If you are not playing a season character or if season is not available on your server, it is recommend to use a Rosar Morning Star as your starter weapon and enhance this to TRI at most before switching to Kzarka.
Kzarka Morning Star
Kzarka is the main weapon you will be using as it is the most accessible of all the endgame weapons. Switch to a TET Kzarka as early as you can.
Offin Tett’s Radiant Morning Star
Offin Tett weapons are usually not worth investing in because of the loss in accuracy compared to Kzarka. It can help you push to the next AP bracket but at higher AP brackets the extra AP you get is smaller and you’ll be losing hit chance % at the same time on both your preawakening and your awakening. So really you’re actually losing damage overall since you won’t be hitting the enemy as much (unless they are full DR). Offin Tett can be good when you reach certain AP brackets and if your class doesn’t depend on accuracy as much as others, but if you’re unsure whether you should be using this weapon or not, it’s much safer to just use Kzarka.
Blackstar Morning Star
Blackstar is considered the current best in slot PVE mainhand weapon with higher base AP than Kzarka. It must be crafted using items in Star’s End and then following a questline. The weapon is also harder to enhance so most players only switch to Blackstar once they already have TET Kzaraka and very high AP with no easier upgrades. It has a Damage to All Species +10 and Attack Speed +3 item effect, as well as other bonuses when enhanced. The weapon cannot be enhanced with Caphras stones though. Blackstar is considered best for PVE at endgame but eventually a PEN Kzarka will outscale.
Offhand Weapons:
Tuvala Quoratum
Tuvala weapons are only available to season characters but if you are new or returning to the game with low gear then you should be creating a season character. Season characters get lots of benefits and an easy start with their gear. You can find out more information in our Season Servers Guide. You can get a free PRI Tuvala weapon by following the main story questline to get a Naru weapon, then enhancing it to PEN using Beginner Blackstones. Once you have a PEN Naru weapon it can be exchanged at Fughar to a PRI Tuvala weapon. A PEN Tuvala offhand is equal to TET Kutum, which is the best PVE offhand in the game.
If you are not playing a season character or if season is not available on your server, it is recommend to use a Pau Quoratum as your starter weapon for a high amount of accuracy and enhance this to TRI at most before switching to Kutum.
Kutum Quoratum
This weapon gives a mixture of AP and DP with added monster damage and accuracy. The Kutum weapons also have a 10% ignore resistance. The higher AP makes this weapon a best in slot for PVE and is also good for PVP in late game. When you are 261 (using Nouver) it is actually better to use Nouver in PVE as well because of the bonus AP given in the AP brackets. Once you reach over 261 AP (with Kutum) it is better to switch back to Kutum for PVE. More information about AP and DP brackers can be found here
It also has 2 crystal slots. The Kutum weapons can also be modified using an Inverted Hearth of Garmoth to give extra stats (Max HP +150, Max Stamina +100, Special Attack Evasion Rate +10%).
Nouver Quoratum
Nouver is currently considered the best in slot choice for PVP until you reach very high AP brackets. You should aim to have TRI gear before switching to this offhand. The weapon gives pure AP and an all resistance +10% item effect and can be modified using an Inverted Hearth of Garmoth to give extra stats (Max HP +150, Max Stamina +100, Special Attack Evasion Rate +10%).
When you are 261 (using Nouver) it is actually better to use Nouver in PVE as well because of the bonus AP given in the AP brackets. Once you reach over 261 AP (with Kutum) it is better to switch back to Kutum for PVE. More information about AP and DP brackers can be found here
Awakening:
Tuvala Sting
Tuvala weapons are only available to season characters but if you are new or returning to the game with low gear then you should be creating a season character. Season characters get lots of benefits and an easy start with their gear. You can find out more information in our Season Servers Guide. You can get a free PRI Tuvala weapon by following the main story questline to get a Naru weapon, then enhancing it to PEN using Beginner Blackstones. Once you have a PEN Naru weapon it can be exchanged at Fughar to a PRI Tuvala weapon. A PEN Tuvala weapon is equal to TET Dandelion, which is one of the best weapons in the game and is much harder to obtain.
If you are not playing a season character or if season is not available on your server, it is recommend to use a Dark Thorn Sting as your starter weapon which you will receive from your awakening quest.
Dark Thorn Sting
This is a blue grade weapon which is given to you when you complete the awakening quests. The only ways to obtain this weapon is through the quest or night vendor. This makes is hard to obtain and it can be more expensive to repair. The weapon is good for PvP and has higher AP than the green version you get from your awakening quest. It also has a Damage Against Human +7 item effect which is good for PVP.
Dragon Slayer Sting
Dragon Slayer weapons are very comparable to the Dandelion weapons with their stats. They have slightly less AP but are much cheaper to repair and much less hassle. However, the Dragon Slayer weapons cannot be placed on the marketplace and must be crafted by the player themselves.
Dandelion Sting
Dandelion weapons are the best awakening weapons for PVX. It has much higher AP but it is only obtainable from a Dandelion Weapon Box (Karanda world boss loot) or from the night vendor.
Blackstar Sting
Blackstar is considered the current best in slot PVE awakening weapon with higher base AP than Dandelion. It must be crafted using items in Star’s End and then following a questline. The weapon is also harder to enhance so most players only switch to Blackstar once they already have TET Dandelion and very high AP with no easier upgrades. It has a Damage to All Species and extra damage to monsters, as well as other bonuses when enhanced. The weapon cannot be enhanced with Caphras stones though. Blackstar is considered best for PVE at endgame but eventually a PEN Dandelion with caphras levels will outscale.
Armor:
There are a few different options for armor, including the Blackstar set and Fallen God’s Armor. However, these are highly inaccessible and new players should aim to get boss gear instead, which will last a long time and get you into endgame grinding spots. You will want to aim to get the boots and gloves first.
Griffon’s Helmet (helmet) – dropped from Griffons in Kamaslyvia.
Dim Tree Spirit’s Armor (chest) – dropped from Dim Tree Spirit.
Bheg’s Gloves (gloves) – dropped from Bheg.
Urugon’s Shoes (shoes) – dropped from Urugon (Gaifinrasia Raid Captain Scroll).
Giath’s Helmet (helmet) alternative choice – dropped from Giath.
Muskan’s Shoes (shoes) alternative choice– dropped from Monastery Leader.
Leebur’s Gloves (gloves) alternative choice
The best boss armor for Nova is Griffon’s Helmet, Dim Tree Spirit’s Armor, Bheg’s Gloves and Urugon’s Shoes.
The full set will give you Maximum MP/WP/SP +100, Maximum HP +200, Max Stamina +200, Attack Speed +1, Casting Speed +1, Movement Speed +1 and All Resistances 5%. You will also get higher Accuracy, Evasion and Damage Reduction from these pieces.
In the mean time you should be using one of the following armor sets if season server is not available:
A popular armor choice for new players is to go full 
Grunil set because it increases your maximum HP and will give you 2 socket slots on each piece, along with extra AP +7 set bonus. Another advantage of using this set is that it is viable on any class, allowing you to swap to another class easily.
Full Heve set is also a very popular choice and what I would recommend to a new player because it has an easier transition to boss gear. As soon as you get one boss item with Grunil, you lose the set bonuses which Grunil weaker.
Another alternative is to use is the Akum set. It has comparable stats to boss armor and also a very useful set effect that gives Damage Reduction and Hidden AP. If you are unable to get boss armor, then the Akum set is a good cheap alternative that will be good for both PVP and PV. Investing in this set may slow you down in your progression towards softcap, but is much cheaper once you factor in repairing and enhancing.
