Hitting level 40 in Evomon opens up a whole new layer of power for your team, and it comes in the form of wearable gear. Equipment gives your monsters real stat boosts, and each completed set adds a battle-changing passive on top. The catch is that the two upgrade currencies behind it, Enhance Stones and Refine Stones, are easy to burn on the wrong pieces. Here is how the system works and where your resources should actually go.
Quick answer: Reach level 40, run Equipment Challenges at Silent Sands to farm gear and stones, target a Legendary set with the correct primary stat for your build, enhance only the pieces you plan to keep, and use Refine Stones to reroll the bonus stats on strong Legendary bases.
Unlock Equipment Challenges at level 40
You cannot access any equipment until your trainer reaches level 40. Getting there requires completing the fourth ascension, which raises both your character’s and your monsters’ level caps. Once you hit that mark, travel to Silent Sands and look for the glowing gold portal, then interact with it to open the Equipment Challenges.
These are party-based boss fights, similar to World Boss runs, but with one big difference: there is no turn limit. You can take your time stacking status effects before finishing the fight with your strongest skills. Each run can drop gear, Player EXP, and crafting resources, so it is worth clearing them regularly even when you are not chasing a specific piece.
There are four challenge tiers, each with its own level requirement, and every tier contains three zones. Different zones drop different equipment sets, and you can freely switch between them when forming a party. Look for the small crown icon on the reward screen, since it marks the set that farms in that zone. Higher tiers increase your odds of rarer drops, so always run the hardest one your team can clear.
| Equipment Challenge | Level required |
|---|---|
| Challenge 1 | Level 40 |
| Challenge 2 | Level 50 |
| Challenge 3 | Level 55 |
| Challenge 4 | Level 65 |
Rarities and why Epic gear is a trap
Gear comes in three rarities, and they behave very differently. The most important rule for new players is that Epic pieces cannot be modified at all. Whatever stats an Epic piece has when it drops are the stats it keeps forever, so any stone you spend on it is gone.
The only Epic set is the Hero Set, made up of the Hero’s Talisman, the Hero’s Broken Crown, and the Hero’s Hunting Proof. Treat it as a placeholder if you need something equipped early, but never invest resources into it.
Legendary gear is where every stone should go. These pieces carry bonus stat buffs and a set passive that Epic gear does not have. Mythic gear unlocks from level 55 and appears to be a stronger version of the existing sets, possibly with the same passives plus higher base stats or an extra buff. Its exact effects are not confirmed yet, so there is no reason to plan around it early.
| Rarity | Can be enhanced or refined? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic | No | Hero Set only; fixed stats forever. |
| Legendary | Yes | Adds bonus stats and a set passive. |
| Mythic | Unlocks at level 55 | Likely stronger versions of existing sets. |
Equipment slots and primary stats
Every Evomon has three equipment slots, and each slot locks its primary stat to a specific pair. The primary stat sits at the top of the piece and is the one enhancing raises. The secondary stat below it is random and can be any stat, which is why you keep farming even within the same set. Legendary pieces also carry a bonus stat box, the black box that can hold the six core stats or elemental damage buffs like extra fire or bug damage.
| Slot | Primary stat options |
|---|---|
| Sword (offensive) | Attack or Special Attack |
| Shield (defensive) | Defense or Special Defense |
| Boots | Speed or HP |
Match the primary stat to your monster’s role before you spend anything. A sword rolling Attack suits a physical hitter, boots with Speed suit a fast build, and so on. Stones dumped into a mediocre base become dead weight the moment a better piece drops.
All Legendary sets and their passives
There are six Legendary sets right now, and each one points at a clear build. A set passive only activates once all three pieces from the same set are equipped on a single Evomon. Mix pieces from different sets and you lose the passive entirely.
The three switch-in sets, Deep Sea, Court of the High Sky, and Windfalcon, only trigger when the Evomon swaps into battle. They may not fire when it leads the fight from turn one, so build them around a monster you rotate in. Molten is the standout tank set, flipping losing trades when HP drops low, while Nether keeps energy-hungry attackers fueled and Blossom Sea offers passive healing.
| Set | Passive | Effect |
|---|---|---|
 Deep Sea Set | Deepsea Lost Dream | On first switch-in, raise Attack by 2 stages. |
 Court of the High Sky Set | Court of the High Sky | On first switch-in, raise Special Attack by 2 stages. |
 Windfalcon Set | Galeplume Windfalcon | On first switch-in, raise Speed by 2 stages. |
 Nether Wandering Set | Nether Wandering Spirit | Restore 1 energy every 2 turns. |
 Molten Set | Ancient Lava Beast | When HP falls below 50%, raise Defense and Special Defense by 3 stages. |
 Blossom Sea Set | Blossomsea Spirit Stag | Restore 10% HP on a turn the Evomon is in battle and does not attack. |
Known Legendary pieces so far include Ocean’s Tear and Azure Sea Coral Crown for Deep Sea, the Fate-Star Emblem for Court of the High Sky, the Windfalcon Gem for Windfalcon, the Voidmoon Ring for Nether Wandering, and the Molten Gold Horn for Molten. The remaining slots for each set are still being farmed out.
Enhance Stones vs Refine Stones
Mixing these two currencies up is one of the most common ways players waste progress. They do completely different things, and one can never fix what the other handles.
| Currency | What it does | Where to spend it |
|---|---|---|
| Enhance Stones | Raises the primary (top-line) stat by one level. | Pieces you plan to keep or carry forward. |
| Refine Stones | Rerolls the bonus stat box on Legendary gear; can change stats and their grades. | Legendary pieces that already have a good primary stat. |
Get the base right before spending anything heavily. Enhancing only pushes the primary stat, so hold your Enhance Stones if a piece is just a placeholder. Refining only touches the bonus box, so there is no point refining a weak Legendary hoping to fix its main stat. Both stones drop from Equipment Challenges and the Battle Pass, and Refine Stones also come from the Traveling Merchant who appears in the overworld.
Enhance, refine, and transfer gear at the Gear Station
All three operations happen at the Gear Station in the Main City, where you talk to the NPC Carly. Line up a Legendary piece and your stones before you start.
Note: Refining is a repeat process, not a guaranteed one-shot upgrade. Save Refine Stones for Legendary pieces that already have the primary stat you want, since a poor base stays poor no matter how many stones you feed it.
Farm stones and salvage the rest
Equipment Challenges are the main source for both gear and stones, so consistent runs are what actually build your kit. You will pile up duplicates and junk pieces quickly, which is where salvaging comes in. Breaking down extra equipment is one of the best routes to more Refine Stones, and an active Battle Pass can pay out stone bundles at specific levels on top of your dungeon drops.
There is a practical reason to salvage often beyond the stones. Your equipment inventory caps at 500 items, and hitting that wall stalls your gains mid-farm. Clear out anything you will not enhance, transfer, or refine as you grind so your bag never fills up.
Mistakes that waste your progress
- Sinking stones into Epic gear, which can never be modified.
- Refining a weak Legendary base, since refining cannot touch the primary stat.
- Mixing pieces from different sets and never completing one, which means the passive never activates.
- Replacing an enhanced piece without transferring your plus levels first.
- Letting inventory hit the 500-item cap instead of salvaging as you go.
Keep these gear currencies mentally separate from the rest of the game’s systems. Enhance and Refine Stones are gear-only and have nothing to do with Element Stones, Evolution Stones, or Omni Stones, which handle evolving and tuning the monsters themselves. Once your equipment loop is running smoothly, those are the natural next things to grind, just don’t expect a Refine Stone to evolve a monster.
