Equipment

**Equipment** refers to various weapons, armors, and accessories equipped by characters throughout the story. In a world where the threats of war and monster attacks are ever-present, good equipment are crucial for survival. They can provide significant advantage in combat by raising the user's power level or granting special properties like magic resistance, or even allow the user to destroy opponent's weapon if it is of inferior quality.

## Equipment Grading

Various equipment of different quality had appeared throughout the story and their quality differs greatly. All equipment appeared so far are classified into 1 of the 6 grades below, but equipment quality within the same grade can also differ by a lot.

### Normal Grade

Normal ( *nōmaru*?) grade equipment is typical weaponry forged by normal blacksmiths and widely available to the general public. These are the most commonly seen equipment in the market.

#### Weapons

* Great Axe
* Akira's Armor and Daggers

#### Armor/Items

* Circle Shield
* Full Plate Mail

### Special Grade

Special ( *supesharu*?) grade equipment is usually enchanted with some type of magic. They are considerably more expensive than Normal grade equipment (could cost 50 times as much according to LN Volume 10). Widely used among adventurers.

* Akira's Nameless Spear

### Rare Grade

Rare ( *rea*?) grade equipment is powerful enough to raise the level of adventurers. According to LN Volume 9, it's difficult even for A rank adventurers to have a whole set of Rare grade equipment. Most equipment created by Garm in the beginning of series are of this level. Examples include:

#### Weapons

* Equipment gifted to Kaval's Party.
* Treant Staff; Ellen
* Ogre series equipment obtainable from treasure chest, after defeating the level 30 floor boss in Ramiris' Labyrinth.
* Sword found by Basson in Ramiris' Labyrinth.

#### Armor/Items

* Exo-Armor; An armor worn by Youm Farmenas.
* Hard-Leather Armor; An armor worn by Gido.
* Mithril Armor; An armor worn by Jinrai.
* Scalemail; An armor worn by Kaval.
* Souder Robe; An armor worn by Ellen.

### Unique Grade

Unique ( *yunīku*?) grade equipment is usually displayed as the advertising masterpiece in shop or passed down as family heirloom among nobles. They are the best equipment available on the market, albeit extremely hard to find. Examples include:

#### Weapons

* White Dragon Robe; Armor made by Eira's scales.
* Trinity; Dragomir's Bow, (before awakening).
* Guren; Benimaru's katana, (before upgrade).
* Gourikimaru; Shion's ōdachi, (before upgrade).
* Vortex Spear; Gabiru's trident and the Lizardman tribe's heirloom.
* Albert's Cursed Sword and Cursed Armor.
* Dragon Slayer; Youm's sword.
* Youm's set of equipment given by Rimuru.
* Minotaur series equipment obtainable from treasure chest, after defeating level 50 floor boss in Ramiris' Labyrinth.
* Dead End Rainbow; Hinata's sword.
* Dragon Buster; A sword given to Hinata by the Clerics of The Seven Luminaries.
* Demon Slayer; Saare's sword.
* Ice Blade; Yamza's sword gifted to him by Clayman.
* Tempest Sword
* Tempest Knife
* Serkan's Unnamed Staff

#### Armor/Items

* Curse Mail; A set of cursed armor worn by Albert.
* Crimson Cape; A cape worn by Milim's slime persona.
* Elemental Armaments/Spirit Armaments; A set of armor used by the 10 Great Saints.
* Gate Shield; A shield used by Veldora's skeleton persona.
* Hell Cloth; A cloth worn by Rimuru's ghost persona.
* Hell Mail; An armor worn by Veldora's skeleton persona.
* Scale Shield; A shield used by various people.

### Legendary Grade

Legend ( *rejendo*?) grade equipment is the result of unique grade equipment that contains Magisteel getting exposed to highly concentrated Magicule for many years and evolving into a new metal. Equipment of this grade is so powerful that "owning one is akin to bringing a machinegun into a swordfight". As their name implies, these are legendary works that are often sealed away from public view. Kurobe is the only known blacksmith that could craft weapons of this grade late in the story. Examples include:

#### Weapons

* Freedom; A sword used by Lancelot.
* Moonlight; A rapier owned by Hinata Sakaguchi.
* True Hercules Edge; An ōdachi used by Shion, (before awakening)
* Azhdaya; A luger used by Luka Semenov.
* Carrion's White-Tiger-Blue-Dragon Halberd.
* Pandora; A lance used by Eloise Albizac.
* Phantom Pain; A rapier given to Hinata Sakaguchi by Rimuru Tempest.
* Longinus; A lance used by Nea.
* Snake Sword; A sword used by Yuuki Kagurazaka.
* Scarlet Sword; A sword used by Meldrey Tempest.
* Veto's Unnamed Axe.
* Equipment used by Royal Guards of the Eastern Empire
* Equipment granted to Generals of the Sanctuary.

#### Armor/Items

* Gold Circle Shield; A shield owned by Leon Cromwell
* Holy Spirit Armor; An armor owned by Hinata Sakaguchi.
* Eagle Crown; A crown worn and used by Carrion.
* Black Tortoise Belt; A belt worn by Carrion.
* Thalion Imperial Guards Ceremonial Armor.
* Eastern Empire Imperial Guardians Armor.

### God/Mythical Grade

God ( *gozzu*, lit. "Mythological Class"?) grade equipment, as their name implies, are a myth to most people. Imbued with godly powers, they only lend their power to those whom they deem worthy, and will transform into whatever forms suitable for their owner. Armor of this grade, when worn, allows the wearer's flesh to take on the properties of a spiritual lifeform. These are equipment used by some of the most powerful characters in series. Examples include:

#### Weapons

* Ark; A sword owned by Feldway.
* Asura; A sword owned by Milim Nava. It takes the appearance of a long curved single-edged blade. Paired with Rudra's Deva.
* Deva; A sword owned by Rudra Nam Ul Nasca. It takes the appearance of a normal-sized, double-edged sword.
* Origin Blood; A spear gifted to Jahil by Twilight Valentine.
* Beast Slayer; A sword owned by Obera.
* Grand Blade of Samael; A sword owned by Jeremiah Alwyn. It takes the appearance of an oversized longsword.
* Crumbling Fang; A sword owned by Dino.
* God-Binding Nails; A pair of nails used to bind Rindr.
* Callimore; A sword gifted to Lilah by Callie.
* Ruin Scepter; A scepter owned by Kagali.
* Fantasia; A lance owned by Eira Lucile Tempest. It takes the appearance of a long white lance that breaks apart like a bush of vines towards the base.
* Night Rose; A sword owned by Luminous Valentine, named after her palace destroyed by Veldora Tempest 2,000 years ago.
* Truth; A longsword used by Granbell Rosso since his days as a hero.
* Flame Pillar; A sword used by Leon Cromwell when he was a hero.
* Golden Gun; A gun used by Carrera.
* Ryuumatou; Rimuru's katana after evolution.
* Moon Mistress; A rapier owned by Chloe Aubert.
* Nambu; A sword used by Tatsuya Kondou.
* Chrysaor; A sword used by Leah Campbell.
* Glorious Harmony; An automatic gun used by Clay Easton.
* Freedom; A sword used by Luka Semenov.
* Crimson Lotus; A sword used by Benimaru.
* Divine Hercules Edge; An ōdachi used by Shion.
* Loop Annulus; A Chakram type weapon used by Moss.
* Vajra; A weapon used by Sylvia El-Ru.
* Chakram; A weapon used by Elmesia El-Ru Sarion.
* Vortex Spear; A trident used by Gabiru and the Lizardmen tribe's heirloom.
* Nova's Saber; A nameless saber used by Nova Armani.
* Mari; A six-shooter used by Kael Cadmael.
* Dragon Killer Ascalon; A longsword gifted to Grad Dwargo by Eira Lucile Tempest.
* Bastard Sword; A sword used by Arios.
* God-Slayer Cannon; A massive cannon like weapon used by Clint Rockwell.
* Highway Fang; A dagger made from a cryptid like monster's tooth used by Jack Stoll.
* Crescent Bow; A bow used by Mai Furuki.
* White Tiger Claw; A mythical weapon used by Gladim.
* Morning Star; A weapon created by Orlia's Multiple Weapons.
* Blue Dragon Blade
* Blue Dragon Spear
* Blue Dragon Gun
* Equipment gifted to Generals of the Eastern Empire.

#### Armor/Items

* Gleipnir; A chain used to bind Fenn.
* Divine Spirit Armor; An armor owned by Chloe Aubert. (Previously Legend-Grade in the hands of Hinata Sakaguchi).
* Storm Dragon's Armament; An armor owned by Eira Lucile Tempest gifted to her by Veldora Tempest.
* Spirit Princess Garbs; A set of clothing used by Lumi Nieve gifted to her by Ramiris.
* Iania; A shield owned by Sandhu Adalwulf.
* Generals of The Guardians Garb
* Tower Shield

## Notable Materials

There are some notable materials used in series to craft equipment with higher quality.

### Monster Parts

Body parts and substances from monsters could be used to create high quality equipment. For example, Youm's armor is created out of Knight Spider's exoskeleton, and scales from Charybdis can be used to create armors and weapons with powerful magical properties.

### Magisteel

Magisteel (魔鋼 *ma-kō*, lit. "Demonic Steel"?) is metal refined from Magic Ore. It is highly heat resistant, durable and excellent in conducting magic, hence very suitable for producing high quality equipment. However, it is also very expensive due to its scarcity, costing more than 20 times as much as gold of the same weight.

### Mithril

Mithril ( *misuriru*, lit. "Demonic Silver"?) is an alloy created by combining magisteel with silver. Weapons made of mithril are particularly effective against undead monsters. Known equipment made of mithril includes armor gifted to Jinrai by Rimuru and Minos Bardiche found in the labyrinth.

### Orichalcum

Orichalcum ( *oriharukon*, lit. "Divine Golden Steel"?) is a gold-colored alloy created by combining magisteel with gold. It is superior to magisteel in all aspects, including thermal properties, toughness and magical properties.

### Adamantite

Adamantite ( *adamantaito*, lit. "Biological Magic Steel"?) A sort of bio magi-steel on the level of orichalcum that is quite literally alive and bonds to it's user.

### Dragotite

Dragotite ( *doragotaito*, lit. "Dragon Aura Magic Steel"?) Adamantite that has been mutated by a True Dragon's magical energy. It shares all the properties of Adamantite but is considerably stronger.

### Crimson Steel (Hihi'irokane)

Crimson Steel ( *hihīrokane*, lit. "Ultimate Metal"?) Formed after exposing magisteel to concentrated magicules for thousands of years (or special conditions like Rimuru's stomach), this is the material spoken of only in fairytales and myth. Equipment made of Crimson Steel (Or Scarletite if you prefer), only responds to magic power from the owner it recognizes and will block out all wavelengths, even attempts to analyze it will utterly fail. Anything made of this legendary metal can be expected to be top of the line Legendary Grade goods bordering on, if not in, Gods Grade.

## Equipment Enchantment

In a world where magic is publicly available, there are various ways for craftsmen to enhance the equipment they made.

### Enchantment

By using Engraving Magic, the craftsmen could affix magical effects to equipment. Engraved magic gear could be infused with mana, and once infused, it was possible to execute certain magic. However, there was a limit to the number of varying magics that could be enchanted. At most, only two types of different magic could be enchanted. Moreover, it was impossible to remove the engraving after enchanting.

The Eastern Empire utilized this principle to create magic stone-powered weapons that could be used by everyone, resulting in obsolescence of Gadra's Magic Corps.

### Slotting

A new way of enhancing equipment invented by Kurobe and Kaijin, based on Rimuru's idea. By punching holes into equipment, Element Cores (magic marbles imbued with the power of spirits) can be inserted into these slots, granting the equipment magic properties.

Inserting Element Cores in different combinations could yield vastly different and unexpected results. For example, inserting a water spirit core next to a fire spirit one reduces power, but having a water spirit core paired with two fire spirit cores increases power by ten fold.