Denial is the first stage of grief . <| sep |> Since you would need to be paying xp for many Evocations if they were available , I actually think that the Artifact weapon and armor costs being three dots is more for how much better their stats are over mortal things than just Evocation potential . It also makes it so that it ' s enough of a Merit investment that it seems like a luxury to have than I htink something assumed to be had . That said , in the particular setup for your game and with no further promise of Evocations , plus apparently how gear is just being given out , I don ' t see a problem with what others said on just mkaing ' em two dots . Though to me two dot weapons and armor is probably more in the line of gear that ' s mundane stats with minor magical beneifts more than full blown daiklaves . And stuff .