Gear

The gear system in game is a good way to improve the strength of Heroes. The gear increases the stats of the heroes, which for combat Heroes result in increased combat damage and increased durability. Solari Heroes will benefit from the increased stats that combat gear gives, which can be useful to increase productivity of a building they are working at (see the guide on Optimizing Production).

Gear can be obtained with qualities from Rare (blue) to Master (red) and can be upgraded to increase the power of the gear. There are four gear slots available for each Hero. One can wear a Helmet, Chest Armor, Weapon and an accessory.

## Obtaining Gear

The first gear you will find will be special gear for Solari Heroes. These are found hidden in chests in the Fortress itself.

First captures of Cities in the world can also give gear as rewards.

Gear boxes can be obtained from completing the expedition mode daily, if unlocked.

Another source of gear is the Season quest. If one buys the season pass, more gear boxes can be gained as a reward.

The Enemy Elimination Event in the Personal Armaments Race can also give a gear box as a final reward.

It is possible to forge gear in the Gear Factory.

## Enhancing gear

Gear can be upgraded by pressing on the gear and pressing the enhance button. Tin blocks are needed for upgrading the gear and can be found in similar places to where the gear can be found. Blue gear can be enhanced up to level 5, purple gear up to level 15 and orange gear up to level 20.

One can disassemble gear, which will return some of the spent resources. Disassembling epic gear will always return an Electric Supercharger, which is needed to upgrade orange gear above level 15. Disassembling gear below level 15 returns all tin blocks spent on the gear. Gear above level 15 returns all Electric Superchargers upon disassembly, but not all tin. You can also Reset a piece of gear, costing Diamonds. You return almost the same resources as the disassemble option, minus the Supercharger for epic gear and a minor amount of tin for the gear piece itself.

The costs for enhancing gear are shown in the table below.

With Clean Energy you can imbue gear, which can re-roll the stats on that piece of gear. You can choose to save or to give up the attribute you see from imbuement. You can only imbue again after making this choice.

### Gear Refinement

After reaching level 20 on Epic gear, you can refine this piece of gear to be able to increase the stats even further. Refining the gear costs one Gear Modifier, and possibly more after leveling the gear piece. You can buy the item in the shop. In Canada, you can buy the entire gear modifier for $135 CAD before applicable taxes.

After refining the gear, the gear will ascend from Epic to Master (red) rank. You can level the gear until level 30 after Refinement, increasing the gear's attributes and unlocking an additional orange attribute at level 30. Furthermore, the refined gear has increased values for the Blue attributes and the Gear Set. The Gear set bonus is only applicable if 2 or 4 pieces are of Master rank. When there are not enough gear pieces for the master set bonus, the normal bonus will still be active.

## Gear stats

Higher gear quality and a higher gear level will give more stats.
The first two stats of a piece of gear are always the same type, and are based on the armor slot. For a Chest piece, this will be AGI and VIT,

The two blue bonuses depend on the set and the first two stats of the item. For a Reaper chest piece this will be DEF and VIT %. These slots are unlocked at level 5 and level 10 respectively.

The last two orange slots are randomized. Elite (purple) gear gets one orange slot while Epic (orange) gear gets two slots. These slots are unlocked at level 15 and level 20 respectively.

Gear/Stat Table is the detailed page for that are possible to get in each type of gear. You can get duplicate stats on the same weapon. The value of each stat depends on whether it is the first orange stat unlocked at level 15, or the second stat unlocked at level 20. The amount and available stats also depend on the type of gear (Weapon, Helmet, Body and Jewelry). You can also put the gear piece in the Imbue slot and press the ! button to see which attributes you can roll with that specific type of gear.

## Gear sets

The following sets of gear are ingame and craftable in the Gear Factory. Some of these sets can only be unlocked in a specific Season of the game.

Bonuses are given for equipping 2 and 4 items of the same set.

### Master Gear set bonuses

Refined / Master gear will have increased set bonuses. The known set bonuses are shown in the table below:

### Set recommendations

These are some basic recommendations for equipping your Heroes. Note that these are just examples and might not be the appropriate gear for your Hero or Lineup!

* Reaper - Best used for WPN DMG dealers: Commandos
* Hurricane - Best used for TAC DMG dealers: Riflemen
* Castle - Best used for Tanks: Defenders
* Apocalypse - Best used for DMG dealers that attack the back row e.g. Blanche, Laurel, Kobayakawa
* Death - Best used for single-target DMG dealers e.g. Galande, Rebecca
* Tough Wall - Best used for Tanks: Defenders
* Heal - Best used for Healing/Shielding Supports e.g. Jessie, Alisa
* Resolute - Best used for DMG dealers
* Alpha Bless - Best used for Buffing Supports e.g. Betty, Suzuki Ren
* Mental Control - Best used for support/tank
* Self Healing - Best used for damage soaking back-line heroes and tanks
* Super Core - Best used for Buffing Support Heroes. The effectiveness depends on the Hero's position in the Lineup and their attack order in battle, which depends on their LUK and Initiative.
* Ripper - Best used in a Damage over Time lineup and to counter Resolute wearers.

## Unique Items

These items are unique and might not be always obtainable. If any sets or bonuses are missing, feel free to add them or notify someone on the Wiki or Discord who can help.

* Tycoon: Gear set for Casino.
* Agent: Gear set for Dylan.
* Spike: Thorns set obtained previously from The Boys events.
* Leader: Gear set for Butcher.
* Watchtower: Gear set for Hughie.
* Dazzle: Gear set for Starlight.
* Smart Butler: Gear set for NATE.
* Elite: Gear set for a Solari Hero.
* Scientist: Gear set for Luke