Granblue Fantasy Relink: How to Unlock Weapon Ascension

Weapon ascension in Granblue Fantasy: Relink is one of those milestones you hit where you realize you’re actually in the late game.

It’s a big deal since Ascension weapons are not just stronger than normal gear. Once fully leveled and Awakened, they push your damage into a different level unlike regular weapons.

Due to that, players end up grinding more Proud and Maniac content just to unlock them. But how exactly do you ascend a weapon?

Let’s find out!

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How to Unlock Weapon Ascension in Granblue Fantasy Relink

When people talk about “weapon ascension”, they’re referring to the Ascension weapons that each character has.

These weapons come with the ATK-boosting trait by default and, crucially, they are the only weapons, alongside Terminus weapons, that can be Awakened past the usual level cap to gain extra stats and powerful traits later on.

Getting to Ascension weapons isn’t something you do early on.

The game unfortunately gates them behind story progression and difficulty requirements, so you won’t see these in the blacksmith until you’ve pushed into the late game.

To unlock Ascension weapons, you need to complete the main storyline and enter the endgame. After the credits roll and you return to Folca, the Blacksmith’s crafting list updates with Ascension weapons for every character.

That’s your cue that the game is ready to let you forge them.

However, crafting an Ascension weapon requires Champion Merits and rare materials dropped from higher-difficulty quests like Very Hard or above.

The moment Ascension weapons show up in the Blacksmith’s crafting list for a character, that means you’ve unlocked weapon ascension for that character.

You can then spend resources to craft and level it like any other weapon.

What Happens After Unlocking Them

Once you’ve made an Ascension weapon, you can level it to the usual cap of level 150. At that point, you can talk to Sierokarte at the Knickknack Shack and start the Awakening process.

This will boost its stats further and eventually unlocks powerful traits like Sigil Booster at max Awakening levels.

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