Gear in Fellowship plays a vital role, irrespective of which character you pick, and you’ll have to get better equipment to complete the mid and endgame content.
Sadly, the game doesn’t do a good job at explaining how gear works and how to improve yours. This guide will list all the steps to help you get improved gear and establish your builds.
How to start getting gear in Fellowship
The first step is to clear the tutorial, which will introduce you to your Stronghold. This is where you can start a new game. You can either opt for Quickplay or the Ranked (Challenge) mode. Whether you’re playing in Quickplay or Challenge, you can get new gear after a successful run.
When you’re just starting, most of your gear will be at Level 1, and many slots will be empty.
- After finishing a run in Quickplay, you’ll get Marks of Fellowship and Supplies. You can use your Supplies to buy Level 15 gear.
- In Challenge, you’ll want to start Contender 1, 2, and 3 dungeons as early as possible. The harder the difficulty, the better it is. Do note that Contender 3 should be your desired entry point, but it’s harder than Quickplay. Completing a Contender 3 dungeon will get you a Level 30 gear piece and some Gold.
All Dungeon item loot levels in Fellowship
The harder your dungeon, the better its rewards. The base level of gear received from completing a dungeon will go up with its difficulty. The table has all the relevant information regarding every Ranked division and what base level of gear you’ll obtain.
| Difficulty | Item Level |
|---|---|
| Contender 1 | 15 |
| Contender 2 | 30 |
| Contender 3 | 30 |
| Contender 4 | 45 |
| Contender 5 | 45 |
| Contender 6 | 60 |
| Contender 7 | 75 |
| Adept 1 | 75 |
| Adept 2 | 90 |
| Adept 3 | 90 |
| Adept 4 | 105 |
| Adept 5 | 105 |
| Adept 6 | 120 |
| Adept 7 | 135 |
| Champion 1 | 135/300 (Legendary) |
| Champion 2 | 150/300 (Legendary) |
| Champion 3 | 150/300 (Legendary) |
| Champion 4 | 165/300 (Legendary) |
| Champion 5 | 165/300 (Legendary) |
| Champion 6 | 180/300 (Legendary) |
| Champion 7 | 195/300 (Legendary) |
| Paragon 1 | 195/300 (Legendary) |
| Paragon 2 | 210/300 (Legendary) |
| Paragon 3 | 210/300 (Legendary) |
| Paragon 4 | 225/300 (Legendary) |
| Paragon 5 | 225/300 (Legendary) |
| Paragon 6 | 240/300 (Legendary) |
| Paragon 7 | 255/300 (Legendary) |
| Eternal | 270 (Eternal) /300 (Legendary) |
Some weapon pieces will be locked to specific characters, while Legendaries are far more restrictive. However, they have unique effects that fit well with those characters. Hence, you should always try to get Legendaries as much as possible.
Best tips for getting better gear in Fellowship
There are some tricks you can follow to start obtaining better gear quickly.
- Playing at higher difficulty settings is better. While the risk of failure is high, you can only get the best rewards by challenging yourself against tougher enemies.
- Getting gear is massively luck-based, so don’t be disappointed if you’re unable to get a particular gear that you’ve been looking for a long time.
- Use the Scrapper and Blacksmith to fill in spots that are vacant for a particular character.
- Try to take all your gear pieces to Level 60, which is good enough for clearing the endgame content.
That’s pretty much all you can do to find good gear in Fellowship that will help you to improve your builds.
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