Gear rarity is a new system coming into The Amber Valleys update.
Upon crafting a weapon or piece of armor, there will now be a chance to upgrade it to a higher rarity, improving its damage, resistance, and durability.
These are to help give earlier tiers of weapons and armor greater relevance in later stages of the game.
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There will be 5 tiers, standard, superior, exceptional, rare and legendary
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To help craft stronger weapons, you'll need to increase your intelligence, high intelligence will mean you gain access to higher levels of rarity with the maximum rarity, legendary offering a 20% increase on stats from the base level.
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If you wish to grind out those stats and kit yourself out, you can respecc yourself at Herne for 200 hoots as well!