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Now This is a Knife

Use a Weapon's Spell with an Affix

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How to unlock the Now This is a Knife achievement in Gems of War - Definitive Guide

MemoriesOfFinal

TrueAchievements

20 Jun 2018 03:15

This is part of the 3.5 update.

In Gems of War, a weapon gets an Affix on the 6th upgrade or higher. That means only rare (green) weapons or higher can get an affix.

To check a weapon, go to the weapon tab in the troops category and press RB to upgrade a weapon.

dev notes: You can get Ingots from:

Randomly from a PVP battle (this includes, Guild Wars and Arena)
PVP Tier and Ranked Rewards
Gem Chests (which contain Ultra-Rare ingots or better)
Weapon Bundles in the Shop
Raid Boss + Invasion Event Rewards and Shop
Upgrading ingots in the Soulforge (at a ratio of 10 to 1)

The easiest way to get this achievement is to farm PvP (any battle) with a fast farming team and win. Losing does not reward Ingots. It can be done in Casual as well.

Rare (green) weapons take 21 rare ingots, so between using the Soulforge to convert 10 common ingots to 1 rare or using rare ingots, you'll level it up quickly.

After that, use the weapon in a battle and the Achievement will unlock.

As of the Raid Event on July 2nd, you can buy up to Tier 5 (cost is 30 gems, 70 gems, 150 gems, 250 gems, 350 gems for a total of 850 gems) and get the first affix on a Legendary weapon without effort. Legendary Ingots are being sold at Tier 3, 4 and 5. Would I recommend it just for the achievement? Not really, but its an option. Its a decent amount of Legendary Ingots for any long term player though.

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20 Jun 2018 03:15

14 Comments

That's only if you want to level up a legendary weapon, then its not fast. If you want the achievement fast, just upgrade a rare weapon.

@Ozzpot You know it :p

By MemoriesOfFinal on 20 Jun 2018 05:46

Thanks Memories, the guild sure misses ya

By redsales on 20 Jun 2018 14:55

You might want to add that you can only get them in PvP if you win. Everytime I lost I never got one. Everytime I won, I got one every single time

By Its Uncle Kev on 20 Jun 2018 16:47

Thanks redsales, will do Nighthawk673

By MemoriesOfFinal on 20 Jun 2018 19:10

Thanks, took about 2 hours to farm everything needed.

By AndruwJones on 20 Jun 2018 23:01

Recommend green weapons like the Phoenix Crossbow. Quick and easy. Quick explore game after upgrading to Level 6, cast it for achievement and it's done.

By neeker75 on 21 Jun 2018 00:32

Excellent guide worked like a charm thanks.

By rockinroosters on 21 Jun 2018 11:37

I'm level 157 and only spent souls/gems on my current army. I'm so glad I had enough to get these new achievements. Superior guide btw. 10/10 thumbs up!

By Joker De Pablo on 21 Jun 2018 12:49

Thank you guys, glad it worked out for everyone

By MemoriesOfFinal on 21 Jun 2018 20:22

I have earned a few ultra-rare and epic ingots, is there any way to use these on a rare(green) weapon to level it up?

By IIIT3III on 25 Jun 2018 16:58

sadly no, no downgrading (yet, probably never though). On the bright side, the higher the rarity, the better to have for long term purposes.

By MemoriesOfFinal on 25 Jun 2018 21:51

thx

By Cuprofen on 10 Sep 2022 00:03

WTH Memories, you're a Gems guru too?

By Izzy of Albion on 20 Jun 2018 04:41

You actually have to upgrade common to rare, rare to ultra-rare, ultra-rare to epic, then epic to legendary. So not super fast.

By Dreadnaut12 on 20 Jun 2018 04:47

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MadDogProskelion

TrueTrophies

15 Aug 2018 02:15

This only works with Rare (Green) or better weapons, as you have the Affix gained with the sixth upgrade.

You can use the Soulforge to level up Ingots at a 10:1 ratio.
You cannot currently degrade higher tier Ingots to lower tier.

Ingots can be obtained through winning in PvP; Guild Wars & Arena modes with wins.
It is also possible to obtain through Gem Chests; Invasion & Siege shops; and Weapon Bundles.

Rarely can be obtained in Boss Events (Siege and Portal).

After achieving the Affix on the 6th Upgrade, use the weapon in any mode to use its' power and trophy will pop.

15 Aug 2018 02:15

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With the addition of the Underworld, Ingots can be won and received through completing delves and increasing your reputation across the various factions.

By MadDogProskelion on 29 Dec 2018 16:44

The, Pants, Party

XboxAchievements

Affixes are special skills that a weapon can unlock after reaching Level 6 or higher. Common weapons can only get to Level 5 and will not work for this achievement. To upgrade a weapon, you will need Ingots of the same color (so for a rare weapon, you'll need rare green ingots). You need a total of 21 ingots to increase a weapon to Level 6, regardless of the color.

Ingots are most easily received from Delves (see Title Update 10), though they can also come from PVP wins, gem chests, Raid and Invasion rewards and shops, or increasing the rarity of an ingot at the Soulforge. If you get 10 common ingots, you can turn that into one rare, and so on. Once you have all 21 ingots, increase a rare (or higher) weapon to Level 6, then use the weapon in battle by equipping it to your hero, the achievement will unlock. Bear in mind, you need to fully upgrade a weapon of a specific kingdom for the "I Have the Power" achievement, so you can combine these two achievements together essentially.

See this FAQ for more info on Upgrading Weapons.

Kazuma-2

stratege.ru

15 Jul 2018 20:59

This guide was translated automatically.

I still don't understand what an "affix" is. I simply equipped this fork from the trophy picture (Brazulette) as a weapon for the Hero. And he used it in battle. That's it, they gave it

trophy!!!

15 Jul 2018 20:59

2 Comments

Any rare weapon with green mana, upgraded to level 6, has the affix.
But really, it’s easier to find a fork and bleed it.

By baccet on 13 Feb 2019 10:10

It seems that almost any weapon can be used, BUT you need to upgrade it to at least level 6. If a weapon has less leveling, it probably won't fit.

By Quadro on 16 Jul 2018 00:45