Evolving equipment requires the same amount of materials for weapons, relics, and armor. With weapons and relics you need shards of the corresponding item, while with armor you need gems of the corresponding rarity.
Cost to Evolve Equipment
Rank ->
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Total
Coins
NA
1000
5000
10000
16000
25000
40000
97000
Shards/Gems
10
20
50
100
150
180
210
720
Forging
There are 5 different materials used for upgrading armor: Soft Rattan, Hardened Rhino Hide, Jemmy Silver, Void Dust, and Star Movers. Soft Rattan and Hardened Rhino Hide are general materials while the other three correspond to jobs; Jemmy Silver for Melee, Void Dust for Ranged, and Star Movers for Magic. To be forged, Weapons and Armor require Soft Rattan, Hardened Rhino Hide, and the material corresponding to that weapon or armor's job type. Relics require all three of the job materials to be forged.