Max | Upgrades Mad Max Guide

Buying new skills will be rewarded with, among other things, new attacks used by Max.

In pause menu you can upgrade Max's equipment, his skills and weaponry. New upgrades become available after fulfilling specific requirements, for example completing a mission or obtaining a specific rank. Requirements can be checked in the pause menu, in Max tab. Each new upgrade increases some characteristics of Max, for example his resistance to hits, damage he deals or the number of bullets in the shotgun. Each upgrade costs a certain amount of Scrap.

Available upgrades

Knuckledusters - increases damage dealt by Max in melee combat. Each level increases the base damage by 10%.

Jacket - provides better protection from melee attacks and ranged shots. Each level increases the resistance by 10%.

Wrist armor - reduces the damage received after an unsuccessful block. Additionally, increases the damage dealt after successful block, as counterattack.

Ammo belt - first upgrade allows you to wear knives and other types of ammunition, next ones increase the ammunition capacity.

Head- changes the way Max looks, doesn't impact statistics.

Shotgun - increases shotgun capacity (you don't have to reload it after each shot), it also increases the damage dealt with that weapon.

Skills - impacts the attacks available for Max. More detailed information can be found in the Combat - on foot chapter of this guide.

Tools - Max's equipment that cannot be upgraded or deactivated. The only upgrade available to buy in this category is Jimmy bar which you should buy as early as possible.

Griffa

Griffa can be found in various places, in various locations.

In addition to upgrades that can be bought in pause menu, Max also has various skills obtained in a different way. In order to develop them, you must have a specific rank that increases the maximum level of ability and a specific amount of Griffa tokens which can be spent on upgrades. Griffa tokens required for upgrading the abilities can be obtained by completing missions, increasing character rank (Legend tab in pause menu) or for obtaining achievements. Griffa can be found in various places of the map. If you have enough tokens, walk to the location where he can be found and talk to him. Remember that each time you visit him you must spend all the tokens you have. Once you upgrade each ability to maximum, you will no longer receive new tokens.

Upgrading abilities is especially important at the beginning of the game. At that point you should visit Griffa whenever you collect some tokens. Thanks to that, Max will be gradually developing and the obtained skills will make it easier to survive (increasing the health bar is especially valuable).

Longevity - increases the number of health points. One of the most important abilities which should be upgraded whenever it is possible.

Metabolism - Max will regain more health points from food and maggots.

Judgement - increases Max's legend level. It doesn't affect any skill, so upgrade this ability only if you have nothing else to improve.

Essence - Max is finding more water in tanks.

Volition - you find more scrap.

Adaptation - you use less fuel when driving a vehicle.

Attunement - an important ability that increases the damage dealt with melee weapons.

Channeling - it allows you to remain in fury mode longer. Together with attunement should be developed as early as possible.

Munition - Max is finding more bullets.

Intuition - melee weapon you pick up is more durable. Together with high attunement level greatly increases Max's combat potential.