How To Upgrade Weapons In Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Learn how to upgrade weapons in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth! Discover Julie's Gearworks, necessary materials, and when you can start boosting your party's damage.

Alright, so you wanna make your weapons hit harder in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth? It's a pretty straightforward process once you know where to go and what you need. Think of it like this: your weapons are your main tools, and keeping them sharp is key to taking down those tough baddies.

The main place you'll be doing all this weapon-boosting is at Julie’s Gearworks. You'll find it in West Waikīkī, right on Hula Avenue. Don't worry about trying to find it too early, though. The game actually makes you visit this spot during Chapter 4 as part of the main story, specifically for a quest called Substory 20: Better Bat. So, you can't miss it, and you can't even start upgrading until you hit that point. That means you're probably looking at about 8-10 hours of gameplay before you can make your first weapon upgrade, so be patient!

Julie's Gearworks is pretty central and you'll be going back there a bunch throughout the main story, so it's easy to access.

Now, upgrading weapons isn't exactly pocket change. You probably won't be able to give your whole party a massive damage boost right away. It's more realistic to expect to upgrade one or two characters significantly once you're about halfway through the game. By then, you'll find that money and materials are much easier to come by, or you'll discover better ways to farm them, like tackling the Hawaiian Haunt dungeon.

Weapon Upgrade Materials

To make your weapons truly sing, you'll need specific materials. These can be found all over Hawaii and Japan – just keep an eye out for chests, defeat enemies, and don't be afraid to spend some cash at vendors. The materials you'll need for general upgrades are:

• Iron Fragments (Common)
• Iron Chunk (Uncommon)
• Iron Ore (Rare)
• Pure Steel (Super Rare)
• Lustrous Steel (Extremely Rare)

Besides those, there are also crafting materials you'll use to create entirely new weapons from scratch. These include:

• Beautiful Seashell
• Ethereal Egesta
• Electrical Fragments
• Lava Fragments
• Ice Fragments
• Rainbow Fragments

Remember, you'll also need a base weapon to craft a new one. If you want to dive deeper into weapon crafting or find out which weapons are the best, we've got other guides that cover those topics!