To minimize resource consumption during gear affixing in Sword x Staff, lock desirable high-tier stats on your high-rarity equipment immediately, set strict limits on your total reroll attempts, and avoid over-investing in low-tier gear. Blindly rerolling pieces without locking stats or chasing absolute perfection on four rolls will quickly exhaust your currency and materials.
How Stat Locking Works and When to Use It
Stat locking allows you to preserve a desirable roll while continuing to refine the remaining stat slots on a piece of gear. When a critical offensive attribute lands—such as Attack or Critical Rate—locking it guarantees that subsequent rerolls will not erase that progress.
However, locking a stat increases the gold and material cost for every follow-up roll attempt. Calculate whether the potential power gain justifies this higher expenditure before proceeding.
- Fresh Gear: Roll without locking stats when you first begin working on an unoptimized piece of gear.
- High-Rarity Gear: Always lock key primary stats on high-rarity or endgame-ready items to protect the investment you have already made.
- Low-Tier Gear: Avoid locking or aggressively affixing low-tier gear, as these items will be replaced as your progression advances.
| Gear Condition | Affixing Action | Resource Cost Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Unmodified piece with no key stats | Reroll all affixes without locking | Lowest base currency cost per roll |
| Desirable primary stat rolls (e.g., Crit Rate) | Lock the preferred stat before rerolling | Increases currency and material cost per subsequent roll |
| Target threshold reached or secondary stats hit | Stop rerolling and keep current gear state | Prevents resource exhaustion and saves stockpiles |
| Temporary or low-tier equipment | Minimal or no rerolling | Avoids wasting currency on temporary items |
Evaluating Reroll Thresholds and Stopping Points
Chasing a perfect set of four ideal stats on a single piece of equipment is the fastest way to trigger a resource drought. Instead, aim for a "good enough" threshold that delivers a strong power gain, then move on to upgrading other gear pieces or character systems.
- Secure the Main Offensive Stat: Lock your class's most critical primary stat as soon as it appears.
- Accept Strong Secondary Rolls: If a roll lands on a high-tier secondary stat that complements your build, keep the roll rather than spending extra currency to chase a minor upgrade.
- Establish Daily Reroll Limits: Set a firm cap on how many times you will roll a single piece of gear per session. If you hit a streak of bad random number generation (RNG), stop rolling and save your remaining materials.
Balancing Affix Costs with Account Progression
Affixing is only one component of character strength in Sword x Staff. Over-spending your gold and materials on marginal gear improvements leaves fewer resources available for other progression systems, such as Phantoms or Relics.
Perform aggressive affixing sessions only when you have accumulated a comfortable surplus of gold and rare materials. This stockpiling ensures you can absorb the rising costs of locking multiple stats without running out of currency mid-upgrade. Prioritize your highest-rarity items first so that every material spent translates directly into long-term account growth.
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