Gear Level
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| “ | You will deal less damage to foes of a higher level and they will deal higher damage to you in return. Gear Level has no effect versus other players. | ” |
Summary
Gear Level represents the general combat strength of a player, as the sum of levels of currently worn equipment (including weapon in hand).
It does not however, show how much damage you actually deal, as Attributes are not affected by the gear level directly and vice versa.
It is also a rough estimate of the progression of a player, but does not display how many and which bosses have been slain. Gear levels limit what bosses you are allowed to track, as a boss that is too many levels above your own are blurred out in the V Blood menu.
Gear levels from equipment also increase the level of a Servant when they are wearing them. Levels both increase the power of a Servant and also give them more 'Hunt proficiency'.
Gear Level Table
To increase one's Gear Level, higher tier weapons, armours & jewelry need to be crafted.
| Tier | Weapon | Armour (Full Set) | Jewelry | Gear Level Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |   Bone Weapon (3)
|
 Tier 1 Armour Set (4)
|
 Tier 1 Ring (3)
|
10 |
| 2 |  Reinforced Bone Weapon (6)
|
 Tier 2 Armour Set (8)
|
 Tier 2 Ring (6)
|
20 |
| 3 |  Copper Weapon (9)
|
 Tier 3 Armour Set (12)
|
 Tier 3 Ring (9)
|
30 |
| 4 |  Merciless Copper Weapon (12)
|
 Tier 4 Armour Set (16+1)
|
 Tier 4 Ring (12)
|
41 |
| 5 |  Iron Weapon (15)
|
 Tier 5 Armour Set (20)
|
 Tier 5 Pendant (15)
|
50 |
| 6 |  Merciless Iron Weapon (18) / Rare Ancestral Weapon (20)
|
 Tier 6 Armour Set (24+1)
|
 Tier 6 Pendant (18)
|
61 / 63 |
| 7 |  Dark Silver Weapon (23) /Rare Ancestral Weapon (24)
|
 Tier 7 Armour Set (28+1)
|
 Tier 7 Amulet (22)
|
74 / 75 |
| 8 |  Sanguine Weapon (26) /Rare Ancestral Weapon (27)
|
 Tier 8 Armour Set (32+1)
|
 Tier 8 Amulet (25)
|
84 / 85 |
| 9 |  Epic Ancestral Weapon (30)
|
 Tier 9 Armour Set (36)
|
 Tier 9 Soul Shard (25)
|
91 |
Damage Modification
Gear Level modifies both damage dealt to, and damage taken from NPC enemies.
Gear Level has no impact on PvP interactions.
The damage modifier calculations for Gear Level differentials (deltas) are very complicated, as the game uses custom ranges rather than a straightforward formula.
Generally, if the player is overleveled they will deal 1% more & take 1% less damage per Gear Level delta.
If the player is underleveled they will deal 4% less & take 4% more damage per Gear Level delta.
These generalizations hold less true the larger the Gear Level difference, with the modification becoming lower per level every 10 level deltas.
Base Stats
- Max Health: 125
- Max Recoverable Health: 25%
- Movement speed: 4
- Resistances: 0
- Physical & Spell Power: 10
- Physical & Spell Critical Chance: 5%
- Physical & Spell Critical Power: 140%
Resource Nodes
All Resource nodes besides 
Stone have a minimum Gear Score requirement before they can be mined. If this threshold is not met, the message "Attack level too low!" will be displayed. Only the Gear Score of the player's weapon is determinant for mining. See the table below.
| Resource Node | Tier | Gear Score |
|---|---|---|
| Stone
|
 Unarmed
|
0 |
 Copper Ore Node
|
 Reinforced Bone
|
6 |
| Gem Vein | Reinforced Bone
|
6 |
 Sulphur Ore
|
 Copper
|
9 |
| Regular Gem Vein | Copper
|
9 |
 Quartz
|
Copper
|
9 |
 Iron Ore Node
|
 Merciless Copper
|
12 |
| Flawless Gem Vein |  Iron
|
15 |
 Ghost Crystal
|
Iron
|
15 |
 Silver Ore
|
 Merciless Iron
|
18 |
 Emery
|
 Dark Silver
|
23 |
 Blood Crystal
|
Dark Silver
|
23 |
Trivia
The current maximum (permanent) gear level is 91, by wearing Dracula's Shadow Armour Set equivalent gear, a Blood Key equivalent jewelry piece, and holding a Legendary Ancestral Weapon. It could be temporarily increased to 92, by consuming Brute blood of at least 30% blood quality in 1.0. But this is no longer the case.