Upgrade Path
Each step consumes two of the prior tier to make one of the next. Upgrade cooldowns have been removed.
Base
Gorgon
15 total
looted
Tier 2
Adjusted
31 total
×2 → ×1
Tier 3
Improved
57 total
×2 → ×1
Tier 4
Modified
94 total
×2 → ×1
Tier 5
Augmented
147 total
×2 → ×1
Peak
Perfected
202 total
×2 → ×1
01
Acquisition
Where it drops
Gorgon parts and upgrade components drop from the shared-loot Gorgon Wave event on Ancient Greece, accessed through the "Deliver us from the Dark Queen" mission chain. The armor is snake/Medusa themed and visibly changes as it climbs the tiers.
Base parts are looted on Enslaved Daudaomur, Gorgon, and Gorgon's Shade.
The "consume two" economy
Every upgrade step takes two pieces of the current tier to produce one of the next. Following the full chain: 32 base parts → 16 Adjusted → 8 Improved → 4 Modified → 2 Augmented → 1 Perfected.
(L) blueprint versions of Augmented, Perfected and Titan armor were later added.
02
Tier Progression
protection per piece · narrow damage profileNote — Gorgon covers only four damage types: Impact, Cut, Stab and Acid. Figures below are from the official Next Island release notes; verify against current in-game panels if you have them.
Base
Gorgon
TT 15.1 PED
Protection
Impact6
Cut3
Stab3
Acid3
Total15
Durability1,100
Source
Looted from the Gorgon Wave event — the base part you stockpile to feed the chain.
Tier 2
Adjusted
TT 42 PED
Protection
Impact13
Cut6
Stab6
Acid6
Total31
Durability1,400
Upgrade
×2 Gorgon (base) → ×1 Adjusted, plus upgrade components from the wave event.
Tier 3
Improved
TT 85.9 PED
Protection
Impact23
Cut12
Stab12
Acid10
Total57
Durability2,000
Upgrade
×2 Adjusted → ×1 Improved, plus upgrade components.
Tier 4
Modified
TT 220 PED
Protection
Impact38
Cut20
Stab20
Acid16
Total94
Durability2,800
Upgrade
×2 Improved → ×1 Modified, plus upgrade components.
Tier 5
Augmented
TT 390 PED
Protection
Impact62
Cut30
Stab30
Acid25
Total147
Durability3,300
Upgrade
×2 Modified → ×1 Augmented, plus upgrade components. (L) blueprint version exists.
Peak
Perfected
TT —
Protection
Impact84
Cut41
Stab41
Acid36
Total202
Durability4,400
Upgrade
×2 Augmented → ×1 Perfected, plus upgrade components. The summit of the chain — 32 base parts per finished piece.
03
At a Glance
full progression| Tier | Stab | Cut | Impact | Acid | Total | Durability | TT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorgon | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 1,100 | 15.1 |
| Adjusted | 6 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 1,400 | 42 |
| Improved | 12 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 57 | 2,000 | 85.9 |
| Modified | 20 | 20 | 38 | 16 | 94 | 2,800 | 220 |
| Augmented | 30 | 30 | 62 | 25 | 147 | 3,300 | 390 |
| Perfected | 41 | 41 | 84 | 36 | 202 | 4,400 | — |
Gorgon trades breadth for depth — only four damage types, but Perfected reaches 202 total protection at 4,400 durability. The catch is the build cost: each Perfected piece is the end of a 32-part funnel, making a full 7-piece Perfected set a serious long-term project.