In Dragons Dogma 2 the stats and materials required for upgrading weapons and armor differ between cities/regions of the map. Although the game tells that to the player on the top-right corner of the upgrade screen with the different colored seals of each country, some people might miss this so I decided to make a quick guide to explain and show the differences between the upgrades on each region.

The Vermundian (blue) upgrades offer equally distributed stats and reduce equipment weight.

• Weight: -
  
• Physical Attack/Defense: ++
  
• Magick Attack/Defense: ++

The Elven (green) upgrades made on the Sacred Arbor offer greater Magick Attack/Defense but lesser Physical Attack/Defense and reduce equipment weight.

• Weight: -
  
• Physical Attack/Defense: +
  
• Magick Attack/Defense: +++

The Battahli (Yellow) upgrades offer greater Physical Attack/Defense but lesser Magick Attack/Defense and INCREASE the equipment weight.

• Weight: +
  
• Physical Attack/Defense: +++
  
• Magick Attack/Defense: +

The Blacksmith (white) upgrades offer equally distributed stats, INCREASED equipment weight and boost to Knockback Power/Resistance.

• Weight: +
  
• Physical Attack/Defense: ++
  
• Magick Attack/Defense: ++
  
• Knockback Power/Resistance: ++