Dragon's Dogma 2: Ultimate Guide to Weapon & Armor Upgrades

[@sai_786]

Battahli - sword, daggers Elven - magick bow, staves, staff Dwarven - duo spear, greatsword, shield, trickster weapon (debatable) and all armor Bow can fit into either Battahli or Dwarven depending on your party setup

[@IcE-_-Kidd]

Nice

[@gambbit1]

Dwarven smithing is the same as vermonth but with more knockdown power/defense. Its my go to for all armor and strength based weapons. For magic weapons (mage,sorcerer and magicarcher)the elven smithing for the highest magic damage.

[@SuperStatch]

this

[@Dare_To_Game]

I also sometimes use Batahli smithing for pure physical weapons, especially those where knockdown is less of a factor, like small rapid striking weapons.

[@duarteleonardo8352]

@@Dare_To_Game just remember to consider that knockdown also affects stagger, so it is still usefull on daggers. I dont see any case where that slight difference in strenght makes up for the huge increase in knockdown

[@ohnoitisnt666]

Dwarven also adds weight.

[@gambbit1]

@@ohnoitisnt666 with Dragonforge weight isn't a thing anymore 😉

[@Lexi-vl5eh]

I was expecting it to be more complex than that. Nice that its so simple.

[@Dare_To_Game]

Glad you like it!

[@user-yz5fr1iw7h]

@@Dare_To_Game Is there a way i can give seeker tokens to dragonforged???Meow

[@HenryKobyla1407]

I like Elven upgrades for staffs, magick bows, and censers, battahli for pure physical, Dwarven for phys+magick, and dwarven for pretty much all armor.

[@Dare_To_Game]

That's pretty much how i do things too.

[@starplatinum3573]

Thank you for the video, finally someone that actually explained right

[@ParryThis]

Well done mate! I was hoping for a video like this, just for a clear easy to see comparison.

[@Dare_To_Game]

Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed it.

[@carinasmirnoff1780]

Hey, thanks for this. I had just been doing whatever. Didnt realize there was such a tangible difference.

[@Dare_To_Game]

Glad it helped!

[@MexMX]

Pretty neat. Thanks for taking your time!

[@Dare_To_Game]

Thanks for watching!

[@DeutzFarmer96]

Awesome video. Keep up the great work.

[@Dare_To_Game]

Thank you very much. Will do.

[@duyle557]

Most helpful dd2 video by a long shot. Thanks for the upload but if you can cover magic and armor as well it would be most appreciated!

[@stargatefan10]

It wasn't until my second playthrough that i discovered that Dwarven upgrades were even a thing.

[@Dare_To_Game]

Yeah, they can go by relatively unnoticed if you aren't looking.

[@Jriedem]

Can you do a video where you do different upgrades types on the same weapon? Like vermunduan first. Battahl second and Dwarven 3rd and see how that differs from the others you just demonstrated?

[@VisionoftheChief]

The wiki shows it for every weapon, even after dragonforge.

[@xavierdoesntmatter]

@@VisionoftheChief I may not be finding the same wiki you're referencing because for some reason I'm not finding that info but maybe my google skills are just lacking this morning. You got a link?

[@Dare_To_Game]

Perhaps. I'd have to test it first, and see if there is a tangible difference in doing it that way.

[@mmurphy3608]

Both useful and entertaining. Thanks!

[@Dare_To_Game]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@joshfrayer4534]

When I was short mats I just set a pawn quest before I went to bed, next morning bingo upgrade complete let others hunt those elusive undead bosses

[@drewcarry8280]

So id like to point out when you went to the battahli merchant which I think it was the merchant you specifically buy armor from, it does make a difference between going to enhance your weapon from the armor merchant instead of enhancing it at the actual weapon merchant.

[@craigwilson8255]

I was thinking right away that a weapon with magick and even some extra knock down. I even wonder if different vocation weapon types scale differently for each forge... Appreciate the video.

[@Jon212Farrand]

Very useful information

[@Dare_To_Game]

Glad you liked it

[@daveedwards8410]

Be interesting to see if the enhanced weapons from battali that add more weight are reduced more when halved at the dragonforge

[@abnushagnasty805]

Appreciate you doing this. I had an idea that each different upgrade had its own strength/weakness but now I regret that I upgraded one of my weapons at the elven smith. Wish there was a way to delete upgrades and start over 😢

[@Dare_To_Game]

In new game plus i believe you can reset weapons at the dragonforge guy.

[@abnushagnasty805]

Not at new game plus yet but that’s good to know. Thank you.

[@bash6002]

I do dwarven on every single thing except staves and archistaves

[@TrashPanda-2112]

What!? Theres different upgrades. Level 50 and just finding out.

[@ZephrusPrime]

Knockdown is meta.

[@Dare_To_Game]

Knockdown is fairly important, as is knockdown resistance.

[@timkowalczyk9027]

Can you do the magic and armor please and maybe bow!

[@HBMHD]

Sorry but people NEED to stop asking for thumbs up and subscribes BEFORE the actual video...

[@salkey3987]

YEET

[@Dare_To_Game]

YOTE

[@TheeIronJedi]

Pretty sure everyone knows this at this point.

[@Dare_To_Game]

Well, judging from the comments section, clearly not EVERYBODY.

[@HungryEatNow]

Brilliant but poorly executed…

[@Dare_To_Game]

I think it gets the job done. Even if every relevant number isnt on display, it still shows what is needed to understand the system.

[@BayArea510.]

Its more than adequate for this situation. Matter of fact it's exactly what i wanted to know. Now i understand why other ppls wespons in videos have higher dps than mine do. Great video bro !!!

[@stonedasfudge5947]

Mage/Sorcerer Yes use Dwarven. Knockdown = Critical Hit