What are the best builds in Arms of God?

The best builds combine weapon merges with complementary blessings. S-tier builds include the Lightning Crossbow with Chain Lightning blessing and the Void Scythe with Life Steal. Our builds guide has 15+ tested combinations with DPS numbers.

How many levels are in Arms of God?

Arms of God features 60 core levels plus 10 optional challenge stages. Each act introduces new enemy types, environmental hazards, and boss encounters that require different strategies to overcome.

How does the weapon merge system work?

Weapon merging combines two weapons of the same tier to create a stronger version with inherited stats and new effects. Higher-tier merges require specific weapon pairs — check our merge guide for the complete recipe list.

What are the best weapons in the Arms of God tier list?

S-tier weapons include Seraph's Judgment (Holy AoE), Void Scythe (Life Steal), Lightning Crossbow (Chain Lightning), and Burning Pike (Damage over Time). Our tier list ranks all 60 weapons by actual combat performance across all 4 Acts.

Arms of God Currency & Resource Guide — How to Farm Gold, Upgrade Materials & Never Run Out

2026-08-09·Guides

The Economy of Arms of God

There are five currencies in Arms of God. The game introduces them one at a time, which makes each feel manageable. The trap is that two of them — Divine Essence and Blood Crystals — seem rare early on and you hoard them, while Gold and Iron Shards seem abundant and you waste them.

By Act 4, you will have 200,000 Gold you cannot spend and zero Blood Crystals for your final upgrades. This guide prevents that.

The Five Currencies

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Gold Farming

Best Early Game (Act 1-2): Elite Farming Route

Route: Act 2 Cathedral → Armory → Underground Passage

Time: ~4 minutes per run

Yield: ~800 Gold per run

Strategy: Two elites per route, each drops 300-500 Gold. Fast weapons clear it fastest.

Best Mid Game (Act 3): Boss Rush

Route: Act 3 boss (Fire Elemental) repeated

Time: ~6 minutes per run

Yield: ~1,500 Gold + chance of Divine Essence

Strategy: Frost + Flame combo melts the boss in under 2 minutes. See [Fire Elemental guide](/guides/arms-of-god-fire-elemental-boss-guide).

Best Late Game (Act 4+): Divine Engine Farm

Route: Full Act 4 clear → Divine Engine Omega

Time: ~15 minutes per run

Yield: ~5,000 Gold + materials

Strategy: Full endgame build required. The Omega boss drops 3-5x everything. [Omega boss guide](/guides/arms-of-god-divine-engine-omega-boss-guide).

Iron Shard Farming

Iron Shards come from three sources:

1. Dismantling weapons (main source) — dismantle every weapon you do not use

2. Act 3+ elite kills — roughly 2-5 shards per elite

3. Daily quests (if available) — check the quest board in the hub

NEVER sell weapons for Gold. Always dismantle. Gold is farmable. Iron Shards are bottlenecked by drop rates.

Dismantle priority:

Duplicate weapons: dismantle immediately

Weapons below your current tier: dismantle

Off-class weapons you will never use: dismantle

Keep only: your two main weapons + one experimental option

Divine Essence — The Real Bottleneck

Divine Essence is the most frustrating currency because it gates blessing upgrades AND respecs. Every point spent on the wrong blessing is a point you need to farm back.

How to get Divine Essence:

Boss kills: 1-3 per boss (first kill of the day)

Act 3+ elites: ~10% drop chance

Weekly challenges: 5-10 per completion

Hard Mode bosses: 5-8 per kill

Spending priority:

1. Upgrade your PRIMARY blessing to level 5 (cost: 15 total)

2. Unlock second blessing slot (cost: 10)

3. Upgrade secondary blessing to level 3 (cost: 6)

4. Save the rest for respecs (cost: 5 per respec)

Do NOT spend Essence on a blessing you might swap later. Test blessings at level 1 before committing upgrades.

Blood Crystals — Do Not Waste These

Blood Crystals are the rarest currency. You get roughly 40-50 in a full playthrough, and legendary upgrades cost 10-20 each. There is no infinite farm — once spent, they are gone until NG+.

Spending priority (non-negotiable):

1. Main weapon legendary upgrade: 15 crystals

2. Secondary weapon legendary upgrade: 15 crystals

3. Armor legendary upgrade: 10 crystals

4. Any remaining: blessing capstone (if your build is final)

NEVER spend Blood Crystals on:

Cosmetics (yes, the vendor offers them — ignore)

Consumable buffs (temporary, not worth it)

Weapons you are "testing" — test at Epic rarity first

Soul Fragments

Soul Fragments drop exclusively from bosses. Each boss drops 1-3 fragments, once per difficulty. Total available in one playthrough: ~30.

Cathedral capstone priority:

1. Weapon Damage +10% (5 fragments)

2. Blessing Cooldown -15% (5 fragments)

3. Max HP +20% (5 fragments)

4. Everything else

Farming Schedule (Most Efficient Route)

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| 15 min | Act 3 boss rush (3 kills) | 15 min | 4,500 Gold, 3-9 Essence |

| 30 min | Full Act 4 clear | 25 min | 5,000 Gold, 5-15 Shards, 3-8 Essence |

| 60 min | Two Act 4 clears + Omega attempt | 60 min | 10,000+ Gold, 15+ Shards, Essence, possible Crystals |

Common Resource Mistakes

Buying consumables. The hub vendor sells temporary buff potions. They are a Gold trap. The buffs last one room. Save your Gold for permanent upgrades.

Upgrading armor too early. Weapon upgrades give you faster clears. Faster clears = more resources. Armor upgrades give you survivability. Survivability without damage = longer fights = more chances to die anyway. Weapons first, always.

Hoarding materials. If you have the materials to upgrade and you are committed to the weapon, spend them now. A +15 weapon clears 3x faster than a +10. The resources you save by clearing faster outweigh the cost.

Not dismantling. Players hold onto weapons "just in case." After Act 2, if you have not used a weapon in 5+ runs, dismantle it. You can always farm it again later.

Next: [Farming Routes — Best XP, Gold & Material Locations](/guides/arms-of-god-farming-routes-gold-xp-materials)