
Why Tier Items Matter
- Best gear in the game: Tier weapons and armor are the strongest gear available.
- Designed for progression: Each tier is meant to match the difficulty of mobs at that stage of leveling.
- Upgrades, not replacements: You usually don’t throw your old tier away, you use it to craft the next tier.
How Tier Crafting Works
Tier crafting is an upgrade path, you build items tier-by-tier instead of jumping straight to the end.
Most tier items require:
- Tier and slot specific blueprints
- The previous tier version of the same item (Tier 1 → Tier 2 → Tier 3, etc)
- A crafting material, or a Starforged piece (depending on what you’re crafting)
- Materials are usually things like gems or plates created from ore
- Tier armor often uses a matching Starforged armor piece as part of the recipe
Exception:
- Tier 2 Rings do not require Tier 1 rings, you can craft Tier 2 rings without upgrading from Tier 1.
- Tier-based shoulder items start at Tier 3.

Starforged Shell Pieces
Crafting Tier Armor also requires Starforged Armor for specific items. Starforged pieces are made using tier-specific Starforged sets, and they’re almost like a “pre-tier” version of the real tier armor.
In general, Starforged Armor is crafted using:
- Ores and/or gems
- A matching armor mold (for the specific slot/type)
Molds are typically sold by shop-keepers
Tier Equipment Sets
Tier sets are FO2’s main upgrade path. Craft the set that matches your main stat so you stay strong without wasting gold/time on the wrong gear.
- Stamina (Tank / Survival): craft Bastion (armor + weapons)
- Intellect (Spell / Mage): craft the Mage set
- Agility (Speed / Ranged): craft the Dragon set
- Strength (Melee / Physical): craft the Knight set
Tip: Pick the stat you stack the most on gear. Each tier upgrades into the next (T1 → T2 → T3…).