The equipment interface in Avowed provides direct access to upgrades.
Equipment in Avowed may be upgraded, which improves their stats and their effectiveness in combat, allowing the player to continue using their weapons, armor, and off-hand items as they move to newer regions and fight more difficult enemies.
Cores[ | ]
Cores are a special item that can be socketed into non-unique equipment of Fine quality and above, giving the item a specific magical or mechanical effect.
An item's current core is represented by an icon to the right of the item name in the equipment window. An empty circle indicates that the item can be modified with a core, but does not have one equipped. The effects of an equipped core are shown under the item stats.
Quality[ | ]
The quality upgrades available on a unique item. This item's quality level is "Common Quality, +3/3.
All equipment is available in four different qualities: Common, Fine, Exceptional, and Legendary, denoted using a roman numeral (I, II, III, IV). Each quality itself has a base level (0), and then three tiers of improvement. The notation for a quality level reflects both the base and the upgrade tier, for example, "Common Quality, +1/3" signifies a common item that has been upgraded once.
There are two types of items that can be upgraded:
- Normal items: Have a fixed quality, typically denoted as a prefix to the item name. They may be upgraded three times before they reach their maximum effectiveness.
- Unique items: These also have a quality level, but unlike normal items, their quality can be improved. For instance, a unique item that starts as Fine can be upgraded to Exceptional through successive enhancements.
Upgrades are crafted using a combination of specific ingredients and an amount of copper skeyts 
, which varies depending on the type of item and the current quality of the item. Two-handed weapons have a cost (in ingredient amount and coppers) that is double that of the equivalent one-handed weapon. Higher quality upgrades typically require rarer and more exotic ingredients.
List of quality upgrades[ | ]
| Quality | Upgrade | Cost (1h) | Cost (2h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common (I) |
+0/3 | - | - |
| +1/3 | 90 |
180
| |
| +2/3 | |||
| +3/3 | |||
| Fine (II) |
+0/3 | 144
|
|
| +1/3 | 225
|
450
| |
| +2/3 | 540
| ||
| +3/3 | |||
| Exceptional (III) |
+0/3 | ||
| +1/3 | |||
| +2/3 | |||
| +3/3 | |||
| Legendary (IV) |
+0/3 | ||
| +1/3 | |||
| +2/3 | |||
| +3/3 |
Behind the scenes[ | ]
- Cores are likely based on the modifications system in The Outer Worlds.