In Anthem, items have different rarity levels. The two highest levels are Masterwork and Legendary. You can find a list of all known weapons and components for these rarities here.
What you need to know: In Anthem, there are 6 different rarity levels. They differ from each other through their colors and inscriptions.
You can find inscriptions in the window below each item. They grant your Javelin various bonuses and/or additional effects. The number of additional bonuses depends on the respective rarity level.
Masterwork and Legendary items typically have a unique special effect that drastically increases the item’s effectiveness. This is determined by the inscription.
These rarity levels exist:
| Rarity Level | Color | Inscriptions |
| Common | white | 1 |
| Uncommon | green | 1 |
| Rare | blue | 2 |
| Epic | purple | 3 |
| Masterwork | orange | 4 + special effect |
| Legendary | yellow | 4 + special effect (unconfirmed if higher) |
What does the list show? All known Masterwork and Legendary items, along with their respective special effects. Among them, you will find various Javelin abilities and weapons, as well as a variety of specific components.
Please note regarding the list: Not all Masterwork items have unique additional effects; some of them are simply stronger versions of already existing items. These will not be listed here.
Furthermore, there are currently no Masterwork versions for support abilities in Anthem.
The images of the items are still in English and will be replaced by German ones as soon as we have the corresponding screenshots.
How to quickly and efficiently obtain Legendary and Masterwork items, we have for you here.
List of all Masterwork and Legendary items
Note: Some descriptions require more precise wording. These will be updated as soon as the respective item has been found in the game.
Ranger-Exclusive Equipment
Grenades
- Last Argument (Fragmentation Grenade): Hitting enemies with this grenade adds 700% charge to the Ultimate ability.
- The Gambit (Sticky Grenade): Hitting an enemy with this grenade triggers an ice explosion.
- Explosive Incendiary (Inferno Grenade): Creates a fire explosion when two or more enemies are set on fire by this grenade.
- Cold-blooded (Frost Grenade): Successfully freezing an enemy increases melee damage for a few seconds.
- Big Opening (Guided Rocket): A successful guided rocket kill from above increases weapon damage for a few seconds.
Launchers
- Argos Mace (Explosive Rocket): Triggers an electric explosion with a successful kill.
- Vengeance (Impulse-Explosion): Hitting an enemy with this ability increases melee damage by 110% for 20 seconds.
- Fist of the Mountain (Impulse-Explosion): Hitting an enemy with this ability has a chance to trigger a massive explosion.
- Tactical Charge (Toxic Arrows): This ability receives a permanent extra charge.
- Recurring Revenge (Guided Rocket): A successful kill with this ability fully recharges it. This effect can only be activated every 7.5 seconds.
- Ember Lance (Spark Beam): Triggers a fire explosion after a short hit sequence.
Ranger Components
- Benefit of the Flying: Floating increases all damage resistance by 10%.
- Vanguard Pin: A successful melee kill restores 20% of shield capacity.
- Favor of the General: A successful melee kill increases the damage of the launcher for a few seconds.
- Vanguard Pin of Destruction: A long hit sequence with the launcher partially charges the Ultimate ability.
- Combined Weapons: A successful kill with the launcher increases grenade damage by 50% for 3 seconds.
- Defensive Bulwark: At low health, weapon damage is increased for a few seconds.
- Elemental Operations: Enhances all elemental effects applied to enemies.
- Tactical Superiority: Hitting a weak point reduces heat buildup of the thrusters for a few seconds.
- Pinnacle of the Spear: Performing a combo attack restores 40% armor for nearby allies.
- Determination of the Victor: Successful multi-kills immediately restore part of the armor.
Interceptor-Exclusive Equipment
Attack System
- Absolute Zero (Cryo-Spear): Hitting an enemy from above triggers an ice explosion.
- Bitter Harvest (Storm Mine): This ability receives a permanent extra charge.
- Relentless Stalker (Seeking Spear): Hitting an enemy increases weapon damage for a few seconds.
- Serpent Veil (Poison Bomb): Melee kills increase all acid damage for a few seconds.
- Raneris Charge (Spark Sprint): A successful kill fully recharges this ability. This effect can only be activated every 7.5 seconds.
Hit System
- Viper Bite (Toxic Mist): Hitting an enemy fills part of the Ultimate ability.
- Shadow Claw (Phantom Hit): After a small kill sequence, this ability is fully recharged.
- Sanadeen’s Rest (Plasma Star): Hitting enemy weak points restores part of the shield system.
- Second Death (Storm Hit): Hitting an enemy triggers a fire explosion.
- Cariff’s Claw (Detonation Hit): A successful kill restores part of health.
Interceptor Components
- Conductive Mesh: A short hit sequence with the melee attack triggers an electric explosion.
- Path of Determination: Sprinting increases melee damage for a few seconds.
- Path of Adaptation: A small hit sequence with your abilities increases all damage for a few seconds.
- Path of Speed: Hitting an enemy with your attack system increases the damage of your hit system by 50% for 5 seconds.
- Talisman of Power: Hitting an enemy with your hit system increases the damage of your attack system by 50% for 5 seconds.
- Path of the Scavenger: Picking up ammunition increases weapon damage for a few seconds.
- Path of the Bold: A successful melee kill restores part of armor.
- Revenge Matrix: At low health, all damage is increased for a few seconds after collecting a repair kit.
- Fleeting Talisman: After 3 consecutive dashes, the currently equipped weapon is reloaded.
- Survival Algorithm: Removing a negative status effect restores 20% of the shield system. This effect can be activated every 10 seconds.
Colossus-Exclusive Equipment
Artillery Launcher
- Rubidium Oven (Fire Wall Mortar): Setting an enemy on fire recharges this ability. This effect can only be activated at regular intervals.
- Last Judgment (High-Explosive Mortar): Hitting two enemies increases all damage by 35% for 20 seconds.
- Titan’s Hail (Detonation Mortar): This ability can trigger explosive combos from now on.
- Vassa’s Arc (Lightning Coil): Multiple hits create an electric explosion.
- Voltaic Dome (Shock Coil): Hitting any enemies with this ability instantly freezes them.
Heavy Launchers
- Liquid Green (Poison Spitter): As long as this ability is equipped, combo attacks deal 200% more damage.
- Best Defense (Siege Artillery): Upon a successful hit, armor is restored by 35%. This effect can only be activated at regular intervals.
- Fiery Response (Flamethrower): Triggers a medium explosion upon a successful kill.
- Fist of the Crucible (Flamethrower): After a successful kill, the damage of this ability increases by 40%. This effect can stack up to 5 times.
- Garret’s Hammer (Railgun): This ability receives a permanent extra charge.
- Black Powder (Flak): Upon a successful kill, this ability is fully recharged.
Colossus Components
- Grand Appearance: Upon a hard landing, an explosion is triggered at the impact point.
- Ablative Shield: A successful shield break increases resistance to physical damage. This effect can only be activated at regular intervals.
- Vanguard Badge: A successful shield break triggers a surrounding explosion.
- Pin of the Stalwart: A successful shield break increases all ability damage by 40% for 5 seconds.
- Reinforced Hull: Removing a negative status effect increases damage by 20%. This effect can only occur every 10 seconds.
- Catalytic Overdrive: Successfully triggering a combo attack increases the damage of your abilities for a few seconds.
- Acknowledgment of Destruction: A successful melee kill restores 20% of your armor.
- Badge of Destruction: A successful multi-kill with the Ultimate ability partially refills the Ultimate gauge.
- Synchronized Frame: A successful kill increases damage of heavy launchers for a few seconds.
- Shock Therapy: Hitting an enemy with the artillery launcher increases heat dissipation for a few seconds.
Storm-Exclusive Items
Blast Seal
- Winter’s Wrath (Ice Storm): Upon a successful kill from above, this ability refills. This effect can only be activated at regular intervals.
- Venomous Blaze (Flame Explosion): After a certain number of consecutive hits, this ability inflicts additional acid damage.
- Hailstorm Renewal (Ice Explosion): Upon a successful kill from above, a part of the shield system is recharged.
- Binary Star (Living Flame): Fires a second projectile upon activation.
- Eternal Reflection (Lightning Hit): While hovering, electrical damage is increased.
Focus Seal
- Stasis Chain (Bow’s Wrath): Hitting an enemy triggers an electric explosion.
- Black Ice (Glacial Spear): Upon a successful kill, this ability freezes other nearby enemies.
- Chaos Hail (Hoarfrost Shard): Successfully freezing an enemy increases the damage of your Blast Seal by 125% for 20 seconds.
- Seal of Spirit Opening (Shock Explosion): Upon a successful kill from above, this ability is restored. This effect can only be activated at regular intervals.
- Thousandfold Supernova (Fire Ball): Hitting an enemy increases the damage of this ability by 5% for 5 seconds. This ability can stack up to 20 times.
Storm Components
- Brand of the Master: Hitting an enemy with the Focus Seal increases the damage of the Blast Seal by 60% for 5 seconds.
- Brand of the Student: Hitting an enemy with the Blast Seal increases the damage of the Focus Seal by 60% for 5 seconds.
- Brand of the Reckless: A successful shield break increases seal damage for a few seconds.
- Mark of the Gunslinger: While hovering, all weak point damage is increased.
- Amulet of Winter: Applying ice effects increases weapon damage for a few seconds.
- Brand of the Vanguard: A successful shield break increases damage resistance for a few seconds.
- Mark of Wrath: While the Focus Seal is charging, the damage of the Blast Seal is increased by 50% for a few seconds.
- Mark of Doom: While the Blast Seal is charging, the damage of the Focus Seal is increased by 50% for a few seconds.
- Mark of Clear Mind: Removing a negative status effect restores part of the armor. This effect can only be activated at regular intervals.
- Book of Precision: Weak point kills with a sniper rifle increase electrical damage for a few seconds.
Universal Components
- Recovery Munitions: Increases the reserve capacity of all weapons by 30%. Picking up ammunition restores part of the armor.
- Dampened Strikes: Significantly increases the shield values of the Javelin. When the shield is consumed, damage resistance increases for a few seconds.
- Cooling System: Increases heat capacity by 50%, allowing the Javelin to fly more effectively. Significantly reduces the duration of the overheat condition.
- Emergency Energy: Increases the base damage of the Ultimate ability by 30%. The Ultimate bar instantly fills when the armor takes critical damage. This effect can only be activated at regular intervals.
- Symbiotic Boost: Significantly increases the armor value of the Javelin. Increases all damage for a few seconds after picking up a repair kit.
Universal Components added with Patch 1.0.4:
- Bloodthirst: Increases the base damage of melee weapons by 30%. After a melee hit, melee damage is increased by 75% for 10 seconds.
- Acid Balls: Increases the ammunition reserves and damage of shotguns. If an enemy is hit by 7 bullets from a shotgun, they will be subjected to an acid status effect.
- Giant Slayer: Increases the ammunition reserves and damage of precision rifles. Increases weak point damage by 50% after 5 consecutive precision rifle shots.
- Concentrated Frost: Increases the ammunition reserves and damage of light machine guns. After 10 consecutive machine gun shots, the target is frozen.
- Feedback Loop: Increases the ammunition reserves and damage of assault rifles. Increases damage resistance by 50% for 10 seconds after firing the last shot of an assault rifle magazine.
Weapons
Precision Rifles
- Death from Above (Guardian): While hovering, weak point damage is increased by 65%.
- Soothing Touch (Anvil): Hits with this weapon reduce recoil by 50% for 5 seconds. This effect can stack up to 5 times.
- Thunderbolt of Yvenia (Scout): This weapon can deal electrical damage, with a 33% chance per shot.
Assault Rifles
- Ralner’s Firestorm (Hammerhead): After hitting successfully, this weapon ignites the enemy.
- Divine Vengeance (Keeper): This weapon triggers a large fire explosion on every third weak point hit.
- Elemental Rage (Defender): Hitting elite enemies increases elemental damage by 5% for 10 seconds. This effect is stackable up to 20 times.
Light Machine Guns
- Artinia’s Gambit (Merciless): Reloading this weapon triggers a combo explosion in the immediate vicinity.
- Cycle of Pain (Sledgehammer): Hitting a weak point increases the fire rate of this weapon for a few seconds.
- Renewed Courage (Raw Violence): The last shot of the magazine reduces the recoil of this weapon by 50% for 20 seconds. This effect can stack up to 20 times.
Heavy Pistols
- Punishing Herald (Wrecking Blow): While hovering, the damage of this weapon is increased by 200%.
- Close Encounter (Suppressing Fire): Performing a maneuver (Dash) increases all weapon damage by 75% for 10 seconds.
- Glorious Result (Determination): Hitting two weak points increases all weapon damage by 150% for a few seconds.
Semi-Automatic Pistols
- Vassa’s Surprise (Hailstorm): A melee hit with this weapon partially reloads the magazine.
- Garretus’ Counterstrike (Trajectory): At critical health, all weapon damage is increased by 125% for 10 seconds.
- Endless Battle (Fulcrum): Hitting an elite enemy at close range increases weapon and melee damage by 110% for 5 seconds.
Shotguns
- Daddy Shotgun (Spread Shot): Reloading this weapon increases its potency and grants 150% bonus damage for 5 seconds. This effect can stack up to 2 times.
- Gleaming Fortress (Choker): Landing 8 shots from a magazine will recharge 35% of the shield system.
- Rolling Carnage (Revenge): Performing a maneuver (Dash) increases all weapon damage by 50% for 20 seconds. This effect can stack up to 3 times.
Sniper Rifles
- Siege Breaker (Whirlwind): This weapon freezes the target after 3 successful hits.
- Wyvern Blitz (Death’s Eye): While hovering, this weapon deals 40% more damage against weak points.
- Truth of Tarsis (Devastator): Hitting a weak point of enemies affected by a status effect triggers a combo attack.
Grenade Launchers
- Rain and Downpour (Gunner): On a kill, all negative status effects are lifted, and effect resistance is increased by 75% for 10 seconds.
- Revenge of the Sentinels (Aftershock): This weapon triggers a corrosive acid effect in the area after a kill series.
- Galvincus’ Balm (Lurker): Hitting two enemies restores 25% of the armor.
Automatic Cannons
- Stral’s Fist (Skybreaker): Hitting an enemy increases weapon damage. This ability is stackable.
- Endless Siege (Bath Flood): Increases the magazine size by 100%, as well as the base damage by 100%.
- Last Stand (Butcher): At low health, all weapon damage is increased by 75% for 10 seconds.
The majority of the German screenshots come from our helpful reader “mthies”.
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