Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth introduces a new weapon branding system akin to the socketing systems found in the JRPGs which inspired the series’ shift to turn-based combat. At Julie’s Gearworks, players can use specific crafting materials to enhance their weapons and unlock brand slots at certain enhancement levels. Access to Julie’s Gearworks is unlocked through completion of Substory 20 in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth‘s Chapter Four, which players are prompted to begin by the bartender of Revolve Bar.

How to Unlock Weapon Brand Slots

Every weapon in the game features three brand slots which open up as the player enhances the weapon, increasing its primary stats. These brand slots unlock uniformly for all weapons: the first at enhancement level 10, the next at enhancement level 30, and the final one at enhancement level 50.

Once a brand slot is unlocked on a weapon, players can buy brands from Julie’s Gearworks to affix and add new properties to that weapon. New brands become available as players level up Julie’s Gearworks through monetary investment or crafting weapons. When the Gearworks reaches Facility Rank 4, its maximum level, all available brands have been unlocked. There are no other brands to obtain through any other means in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

How to Apply Brands to Weapons

Applying a brand to a weapon is a simple process in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Visit any Julie’s Gearworks location, speak with the girl behind the counter, and select the “Weapon Upgrades and Brands” menu option. This opens a new menu where the player can select one of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth‘s many jobs by name, then select a weapon from a list of weapons they currently own. Selecting one of these weapons opens another menu, featuring two options: Strengthen Weapon or Brand.

• Strengthen Weapon allows the player to spend materials to enhance the weapon, potentially unlocking new brand slots.
• Brand allows the player to view available brand slots for that weapon and apply brands to any unlocked slots.

There are no restrictions on which brands players can apply to a weapon’s brand slots; any unlocked brand can be attached to any weapon once a branding slot is available. Additionally, brands can be overwritten by simply purchasing and applying another brand to that slot.

Each weapon brand in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth can be applied only once to a single weapon, though it is possible to stack brands with similar abilities as long as they are different brands. For example, the player can brand a weapon with both Seal of Bolts and Seal of Bolts EX, both of which boost the damage of electric attacks. However, applying two Seal of Bolts EX to a single weapon is a no-go.

Understanding the Effects of Brands

In Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, it is crucial to focus on the precise terminology in the descriptions of each brand’s effects, highlighted in dark orange text, to grasp the function of each brand. While the effects of most brands are clear, we’ve opted to offer additional details on these game terms to aid players in understanding the function of these brands.

• Attacks refers to any skill or basic attack, including both Physical attacks, which are categorized into blunt (fist icon), gun (gun icon), and blade (knife icon), and Magic attacks, categorized into fire (flame icon), electric (bolt icon), and ice (droplet icon).
• Brands which affect attacks of a specific elemental type will affect any magic attack featuring that elemental icon. They will also affect any physical attack that features a combination physical / elemental icon, or that is performed using a weapon featuring an elemental property, denoted by the presence of an elemental icon in the weapon’s tooltip.
• Basic attacks are exactly that, any basic attacks performed on an enemy when not using a skill. Brands affecting basic attack damage will work alongside those increasing elemental type damage when basic attacking using a weapon with an elemental property.

• Damaging status ailments include any status ailments which continuously deal damage to the enemy. This includes Bleed, Poison, Burn, and Cold.
• Restrictive status ailments include any status ailments which limit an enemy’s actions, but do not deal damage. This includes Blind, Charm, Drunk, Fear, Paralysis, Rage, Silence, Sleep, and Stun.
• Stat buffs are any positive buffs a character applies to themselves or other party members which affect their attributes, defense, or resistances.
• Debuffs are any debilitating debuffs a character applies to enemies which affect their attributes, defense, or resistances.

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All Weapon Brands and What They Do

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth features a total of 36 unique brands that players can apply to their weapons. Some of these brands are stronger versions of the previous one, while others offer completely unique effects. When two brands with similar effects, like the Seal of Bolts and Seal of Bolts EX mentioned earlier, are applied to the same weapon, their effects are additive, allowing the player to benefit from both brands.

Here is a full list of all brands players can unlock at Julie’s Gearworks, along with the required Facility Rank, cost, and effect for each, in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Released

January 26, 2024