Augment Farming Guide — EverQuest Legends

Augment Farming — Maximizing Your Gear Potential

Augments are one of the most impactful progression systems in EverQuest Legends. These slottable enhancements provide substantial stat bonuses when inserted into gear, effectively turning every piece of equipment into a customizable platform. An augmented set of group gear can rival or even exceed unaugmented raid gear, making augments one of the highest-value investments of your time in EQL. This guide covers everything you need to know about augments — from the types available and where to find them to efficient farming strategies and optimal augment selection for each role.

The augment system in EQL allows you to insert augmentations into specially marked slots on your gear. Each augment provides specific stat bonuses — HP, mana, resistances, attack, spell focus effects, and more. The right combination of augments can dramatically enhance your character's performance, and because augments are separate from the gear itself, you can swap augments between gear upgrades without losing your investment.

Augment Types

Augments in EverQuest Legends come in several categories based on the type of bonus they provide and the slots they fit into.

Stat Augments — The most common type. Stat augments provide direct bonuses to primary stats such as strength, stamina, agility, dexterity, wisdom, and intelligence. These are the foundational augments that every character needs.

• HP Augments — Provide raw health point bonuses. Critical for tanks and valuable for every class. HP augments are the most universally desired augment type because more HP always helps.
• Mana Augments — Provide raw mana point bonuses. Essential for caster and healer classes that depend on their mana pool for sustained performance.
• Resist Augments — Provide bonuses to specific resistances (fire, cold, magic, disease, poison). Resist augments are crucial for building resist sets for raid encounters.

Effect Augments — Less common but more powerful. Effect augments provide activated or passive abilities when slotted into gear.

• Proc Augments — Add weapon proc effects such as anger, enraging blow, or damage procs. Proc augments are essential for tank weapons to enhance aggro generation. See our Warrior tank guide for how procs contribute to aggro management.
• Focus Augments — Enhance spell effects such as healing amount, spell damage, mana cost reduction, or cast time reduction. Focus augments are highly valued by healers and casters.
• Flowing Thought Augments — Provide mana regeneration. FT augments are among the most coveted augments for caster and healer classes because mana regeneration directly translates to sustained spell casting.

Hybrid Augments — Combine two or more stat bonuses in a single augment. Hybrid augments are more efficient than slotting multiple single-stat augments because they conserve augment slots. The best hybrid augments come from raid content and provide combinations like HP plus resist, or mana plus focus effect.

Augment Slot Types

Gear in EQL has augment slots that accept specific types of augments. Understanding slot types helps you plan which augments to farm for each piece of gear.

Type 1 Slots — Accept stat augments only. The most common slot type, found on most gear pieces. Type 1 slots are where you insert HP, mana, resist, and stat augments.

Type 2 Slots — Accept stat and effect augments. Type 2 slots are more versatile and can hold either stat bonuses or ability-enhancing effects. These slots are found on higher-quality gear and are more valuable because of their flexibility.

Type 3 Slots — Accept effect augments only. These slots are typically found on weapons and specialized gear pieces. Type 3 slots are where you add proc effects, focus effects, and Flowing Thought.

Type 4-7 Slots — Specialized slot types for specific augment categories. These are found on raid-level gear and accept the most powerful augments in the game.

Augment Farming Locations

Augments are obtained from various sources throughout EverQuest Legends. Each source has different augment types, difficulty levels, and time investments.

Dungeon Bosses — Named enemies in dungeon content drop augments appropriate for the dungeon's level range. Dungeon boss augments are among the most reliable sources of quality augments for group-level players. Focus on dungeons that drop augments relevant to your role.

• Blackburrow — Early-level augments focused on basic stats. Good for beginning characters building their first augment set.
• Crushbone — Low-to-mid-level augments with a mix of stat and minor effect bonuses. The Crushbone bosses provide solid augments for the level range.

Group Content — Repeatable group encounters and missions provide augment rewards. Group content augments are competitive with dungeon boss drops and can be farmed repeatedly, making them a reliable source for targeted farming.

Raid Content — The most powerful augments come from raid encounters. Raid augments provide the highest stat bonuses and the most desirable effect combinations. Access to raid augments requires participation in a raid force, making raiding the primary endgame augment source.

Tradeskill Crafted — Some augments can be crafted by tradeskill specialists. Tradeskill augments provide stat bonuses and are a reliable source for players who prefer crafting over farming. The quality of crafted augments is generally below raid level but competitive with group content.

Vendor Purchased — A limited selection of basic augments is available from vendors for in-game currency. Vendor augments are the weakest available but provide a starting point for new characters who need basic stat enhancements.

Quest Rewards — Certain quests provide augments as completion rewards. Quest augments vary in quality but some are among the best available for their level range. Heritage quests in particular often reward exceptional augments.

Efficient Farming Strategies

Target Farming — Identify the specific augments you need and focus your farming on the content that drops them. Random farming across all content is inefficient compared to targeted runs through content that drops your desired augments.

Group Optimization — Farm augment-rich content with a well-composed group. A tank, healer, and crowd control form the core, while adding DPS speeds up clears. The faster you clear content, the more augments you earn per hour. Check our group composition tier list for optimal group builds.

Rotation Farming — Rather than farming the same content repeatedly, rotate through multiple dungeons and encounters that drop different augments you need. This provides variety, prevents burnout, and builds a diverse augment collection.

Augment Trading — Some augments are tradeable. If you receive augments for a role you do not play, trade them with other players for augments you need. Building a network of augment trading partners accelerates everyone's progression.

Raid Scheduling — If you are in a raid guild, coordinate with your guild to schedule raids that drop the augments most needed by the roster. Efficient raid targeting maximizes the augments earned per raid session.

Prioritize by Impact — Augment your most impactful gear slots first. Chest, legs, and weapons provide the largest total stat contribution, so augmenting these pieces yields the biggest performance improvement. See our gear upgrade priority guide for slot-by-slot impact analysis.

Tips and Strategies

• Start augmenting early: Do not wait until you have raid gear to begin augmenting. Even basic augments on group gear provide significant stat improvements that make content easier and accelerate your progression toward better gear.

• Use the augment pool system: EQL allows you to remove augments from gear and reuse them. When you upgrade a gear piece, you can transfer your augments to the new item. This means investing in augments is never wasted — they carry forward through gear upgrades.

• Match augments to your role: Tanks should prioritize HP and resist augments. Healers should focus on mana and Flowing Thought. Melee DPS should emphasize attack and strength. Caster DPS should prioritize intelligence and spell focus. Consult our best in slot gear guide for role-specific augment recommendations.

• Build resist augment sets: Raid encounters often require specific resistances. Maintaining a set of resist augments that you can swap in for specific fights is essential for raid progression.

• Farm with a regular group: Consistent groups develop efficient clear patterns and can farm augments significantly faster than pickup groups. Building a regular farming group is one of the best time investments you can make.

• Track your augment inventory: Maintain a list of augments you own and augments you need. This helps you avoid farming duplicates and focus on the augments that provide the most value for your current setup.

Common Mistakes

• Ignoring augments on group gear: Many players save augments for raid gear, missing out on significant stat improvements during the group content phase. Augment your group gear — you can transfer augments later.

• Slotting the wrong augment type: Each slot type accepts specific augment types. Purchasing or farming an augment that does not fit your gear's slot type wastes time and resources. Always check slot compatibility before investing in augments.

• Prioritizing minor stats over major ones: A small strength augment on a tank is far less valuable than an HP augment of equivalent quality. Always prioritize the stats that matter most for your role.

• Farming alone: Augment farming is significantly more efficient in groups. Solo farming is slower, more dangerous, and provides fewer augments per hour than group farming.

• Forgetting about augment removal: When you upgrade gear, remember to remove your augments from the old piece before selling or trading it. Leaving augments in replaced gear is a permanent loss.

• Neglecting resist augments: Raid content demands resist augments. Players who only stack primary stat augments will struggle in encounters that require specific resistances. Balance your augment strategy between offense and defense.

Conclusion

Augments are one of the most rewarding progression systems in EverQuest Legends. They provide substantial, customizable stat enhancements that dramatically improve your character's performance at every stage of the game. By understanding augment types, farming the right content, and prioritizing the most impactful augments for your role, you can efficiently build an augment collection that transforms your gear from good to exceptional.

For more gear guidance, see our best in slot gear guide for role-specific equipment targets, our gear upgrade priority page for efficient upgrade planning, and our beginner guide for foundational game knowledge. For tradeskill-crafted augment options, visit our tradeskill leveling guide.