Want to turn monster loot into jaw‑dropping power? Crafting and upgrading in Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE is your ticket from rookie scrap to absolute unit. Below is a friendly, slightly chaotic guide to where the workbench is, what to click, and how to stop your weapons from looking like wet cardboard in later gates.
Where to Find the Crafting Station
You’ll unlock the crafting station after finishing Chapter 2: Lizards. Head back to the Hunter’s Association lobby and introduce yourself to May — the human who runs the place and probably the only person who enjoys sorting through scrap more than you do. This is where you turn raw drops into useful stuff.
Crafting Menu: What Does What
May’s bench has several tabs. Each one either turns materials into resources (potions, basic crafting parts) or upgrades items by crafting their higher‑tier variants. There’s also a Fusion tab for making ability runes. Think of it as a vending machine that sometimes gives you destiny instead of stale chips.
Upgrading Weapons
The weapon crafting tab is essential. It lets you forge new, higher‑tier versions of weapons you already own so they don’t become glorified sticks as enemies level up. There’s also a separate section to craft and improve gear for your recruited hunters, which you should absolutely use — unless you enjoy babysitting fragile AI teammates.
Crafting Potions & Consumables
Another tab handles potions and basic resources. Always keep a stash of potions on Jinwoo — they provide clutch buffs and keep you from turning into a dramatic pile of pixels mid‑combat. Crafting basic buffs is cheap and often lifesaving.
How to Find Materials
Materials drop from missions, specific monsters, and bosses. In the crafting menu you can click a material and hit the Source option to see where it drops — the game practically hands you a treasure map. If you’re short on time, you can sometimes buy mats at the Exchange Shop using Hunter Coins or craft lower‑tier resources into the items you need.
Quick Tips & Tricks
– Prioritize upgrading your main weapon first; everything else is backup drama. – Keep your recruit weapons current so your team actually contributes in co‑op chaos. – Don’t blow rare materials on experimental builds unless you enjoy rage‑farming. – Use the Source button to farm efficiently instead of wandering aimlessly. – Save some Hunter Coins for emergency purchases at the Exchange Shop. – Fuse runes when you have spare mats — that extra ability can swing a boss fight from tragic to triumphant.
Craft smart, hoard wisely, and don’t forget to laugh when your first legendary weapon crits for embarrassingly huge numbers. You’ve got this — and May’s got snacks for your inventory (probably).
