Visible Armor - Group
Visible armor in Secrets of Faydwer goes through a progression from tier 2 to tier 4. You can not simply loot the best BP or Robe from Crystallos, instead you must go through the each step. Links to armor are available at the bottom of the page
The tier 2 armor is divided by armor type and the mobs that drop is drop all 4 armor types for a specific slot. You can find them from the following mobs:
Chest - The Rot in HoS, Eldervine the Twisted in FM, Warden Jaklor in BM, Coleoptera Assault Sweeper in MG.
Legs - Cadaverous Bloom in HoS, Sootmane the Brute in FM, Raknos the Fang in BM, and Gearlord Memorantis in MG.
Arms - Ancestral Deathguard in HoS, Ironfoot in FM, Hikor the Pitmaster in BM, and Mechano Sendaii Dronequeen in MG.
Head - Sorrow in HoS, Steamwork Guardian Model 1 in FM, Horak in BM, and Commander Gearmost in GSB.
Feet - Festerclaw in HoS, Hogswaller in FM, Wulren Venomdrinker in BM, and Commander Shockmore in GSB.
Hands - Blinking Spirit in HoS, Rusty in FM, Vorash in BM, and Minotaur Warleader in GSB.
Wrists - Hester Valance and Silius the Gaffe in HoS, Belchforth the Unclean and Hardbottom in FM,
Crawtooth in BM, Lerosma and Fuelmaster XXI in GSB, and THE Destructorizor XOOX in MG.
The first step in progressing the armor is to acquire a "Steamcore" for your class. The steamcores drop in tier 3 zones and each one can work for two classes. The cores are:
Mag/Bst - Consort
Clr/Shm - Dedicant
Enc/Brd - Dream
Dru/Rng - Druadic
Wiz/Ber - Intensity
War/Rog - Martialism
Nec/Shd - Necrotic
Mnk/Pal - Purification
The steam cores drop in set pairs as follows:
Dream & Druadic - Commander Gearwell in GSZ, Foundry Master Slagspring in SF, Head Scientist Gripwir and
Malfunctioning Steamwork Borri in SHIP, Larth the Toad and Wizbobble in MMM
Martialism & Necrotic - Engineer LXII in GSZ, Head Mechanic Binsprocket and Station Attendant Sparkbolt in SF,
Head Scientist Spodwork and Head Scientist Wripple in SHIP, Geartop in MMM
Purification & Dedicant - Shocktroop Commander XIX in GSZ, Quartermaster Thickgear in SF,
Former Head Scientist Bozle and Head Scientist Fizzil in SHIP, Steamwork Trainer and The Hangman in MMM
Intensity & Consort - Zeka Repairer III in GSZ, Foreman Bronzecoat and Steamwork Prototype Mark XIX in SF,
Head Administrator Grigano and Head Scientist Belnot in SHIP, Glorb in MMM
If you are unable to get a steam core for your class it is possible to change them around. In Dragonscale Hills you can purchase a Steam Core Re-gearing Kit for 40k. You will also need a "XYZ Core Gear Kit" which costs 10k. Buy the Core Gear Kit which matches the core type you need (ie warriors buy the Martialism Core Gear Kit). Combine the "XYZ Core Gear Kit" with your Steam Core inside the Re-gearing Kit to create the Steam Core for your class. The kits are consumed, so expect to spend 50k for each core you need to change. The kits require Indifferent faction to purchase.
To upgrade you need to purchase a Steam Core Embedder from the Automated Vending Unit II in Dragonscale Hills (this requires indifferent faction with Ak'Anon Strike Force V faction). In the embedder place your tier 2 armor and the steamcore and press combine. The embedder is consumed in the process.
After upgrading to tier 3 your next drop comes from Crystallos. In crystallos are 4 types of elements, Air, Earth, Ice, Fire. You have some choices here. You can combine your tier 3 armor with one of the 4 elements inside a Elemental Essence Grafter to create a tier 4 armor, or you can combine all 4 essences in Elemental Essence Amalgamator to create a Prismatic Essence. Then combine the tier 3 armor with the Prismatic Essence inside a Elemental Essence Grafter to create the best tier 4 armor.
If you combine with a single essence, and change your mind, you can combine the item in a Elemental Essence Extractor to get back the base tier 3 item as well as the essence.
The 4 essences drop off the named mobs in each of the 4 wings of Crystallos. The containers are sold at various faction levels from the Crusader of Veeshand merchants in Dragonscale Hills.
Tier 2
| Wrists | Hands | Feet | Head | Arms | Legs | Chest | |
| Plate | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Chain | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Leather | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Silk | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Tier 3
| Wrist | Hand | Feet | Head | Arms | Legs | Chest | |
| Warrior (Martial Steel) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Cleric (Dedicated Steel) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Paladin (Purified Steel) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Ranger (Druadic Linked) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Shadowknight (Necrotic Steel) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Druid (Druadic Hide) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Monk (Purified Hide) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Bard (of the Dream) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Rogue (Martial Alloy) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Shaman (Dedicated Alloy) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Necromancer (Necrotic Silk) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Wizard (Intense Silk) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Magician (Commanding Silk) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Enchanter (Dreamer's Silk) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Beastlord (Commanding Hide) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Berserker (Intense Alloy) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |