Editing Equipment

'''Equipment''' is the gear your survivor wears into battle: weapons, armour, shields and trinkets. Equipping better gear raises your '''attack''' and '''defense''', which decide how well you fare in Hunting and on Expeditions. This page covers the player's own equipment; for creature gear see [[Dino Gear]], and for full drop-only [[Sets]] see the [[Sets]] page.

== Equipment slots ==

You have '''six''' equipment slots, and each holds one item at a time:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Slot !! Typical stat !! Notes
|-
| Weapon || Attack || Your main source of damage
|-
| Head || Defense || Helms and hoods
|-
| Chest || Defense || Tunics, vests and plate
|-
| Legs || Defense || Leggings and greaves
|-
| Shield || Defense || Shields and aegises
|-
| Trinket || Attack + Defense || Charms, talismans and pendants that give a little of both
|}

== How stats work ==

* '''Attack''' comes mainly from your weapon (and a little from trinkets). Higher attack means you win Hunting fights and Expedition runs faster and against tougher foes.
* '''Defense''' comes from the four armour slots — head, chest, legs, shield — plus trinkets. Higher defense means you take less punishment and survive harder content.
* Your total attack and defense are the '''sum''' of every equipped piece. A balanced loadout fills all six slots rather than stacking a single stat.
* Wearing a complete biome [[Sets|Set]] adds a flat bonus on top of the individual pieces — see [[Sets]].
* Combat consumables stack with gear: [[Food]] heals you mid-fight and [[Tonics]] such as Berserker Brew (+attack) or Stoneskin Elixir (+defense) give temporary boosts.

== Where equipment comes from ==

* '''[[Crafting]]''' — early wood, bone and hide gear.
* '''[[Smithing]]''' — the metal tiers, from bronze through obsidian.
* '''Cave delves''' — eight '''unique''' best-in-slot pieces, each a rare drop from one specific cave (see the Unique gear table below).
* '''Expeditions''' — drop-only biome [[Sets]] and the endgame Primal set.
* '''The [[Shop]]''' — the Ancient Amber Pendant, sold only by the Amber Exchange.

== Weapons ==

Weapons are made by [[Crafting]] and [[Smithing]] and provide attack.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Weapon !! Attack !! Source
|-
| {{Icon|wooden-club}} [[Wooden Club]] || 6 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|stone-blade}} [[Stone Blade]] || 5 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|sling}} [[Hide Sling]] || 10 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|bone-spear}} [[Bone Spear]] || 16 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|bronze-spear}} [[Bronze Spear]] || 15 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|bronze-axe}} [[Bronze Axe]] || 17 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|hunting-bow}} [[Hunting Bow]] || 20 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|iron-hammer}} [[Iron Hammer]] || 30 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|iron-spear}} [[Iron Spear]] || 28 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|silver-blade}} [[Silver Blade]] || 34 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|composite-bow}} [[Composite Bow]] || 39 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|golden-warhammer}} [[Golden Warhammer]] || 39 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|obsidian-spear}} [[Obsidian Spear]] || 47 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|crystal-blade}} [[Crystal-Forged Blade]] || 45 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|obsidian-blade}} [[Obsidian Blade]] || 50 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|flint-spear}} [[Flint Spear]] || 8 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|copper-knife}} Copper Knife || 10 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|ashwood-recurve}} Ashwood Recurve || 32 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|ironbark-stave}} Ironbark Stave || 47 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|gilded-blade}} Gilded Blade || 43 || Smithing
|}

Beyond the craftable tiers, drop-only [[Sets]] pieces and the Primal set climb far higher (the Primal Warspear tops out at 101 attack).

== Armour ==

Armour fills the head, chest, legs and shield slots and provides defense.

=== Armour classes ===

Since v0.36.57 crafted gear is priced by '''biome tier''' rather than by skill level, so [[Crafting]] and [[Smithing]] pay the same at the same tier — a Fiber Tunic is now worth exactly as much as an Iron Plate, just shaped differently. Each source makes a different '''class''':

{| class="wikitable"
! Class !! Made by !! Shape
|-
| '''Light''' || {{Icon|crafting}} [[Crafting]] || Spends part of its budget on '''attack''', the rest on defense
|-
| '''Heavy''' || {{Icon|smithing}} [[Smithing]] || Puts its whole budget into '''defense'''
|-
| '''Medium''' || biome drop [[Sets|sets]] || Between the two
|}

A light piece is therefore not a worse heavy one — it is a different trade. The same change made every slot level-up worth something (no crafted piece merely matches something you already had), tied each hunt to a home [[Biomes|biome]] that pays its [[Items#Biome armour materials|armour material]], and made crafted armour broadly stronger — the Hide Vest is the only piece that dropped (4 → 3 defense).

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Armour !! Slot !! Defense !! Source
|-
| {{Icon|hide-hood}} [[Hide Hood]] || Head || 2 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|bone-helm}} [[Bone Helm]] || Head || 5 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|bronze-helm}} [[Bronze Helm]] || Head || 5 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|obsidian-helm}} [[Obsidian Helm]] || Head || 13 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|hide-vest}} [[Hide Vest]] || Chest || 3 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|fiber-tunic}} [[Fiber Tunic]] || Chest || 6 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|iron-plate}} [[Iron Plate]] || Chest || 8 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|obsidian-plate}} [[Obsidian Plate]] || Chest || 15 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|hide-leggings}} [[Hide Leggings]] || Legs || 5 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|bronze-greaves}} [[Bronze Greaves]] || Legs || 6 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|iron-greaves}} [[Iron Greaves]] || Legs || 9 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|wooden-shield}} [[Wooden Shield]] || Shield || 4 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|bronze-shield}} [[Bronze Shield]] || Shield || 6 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|iron-tower-shield}} [[Iron Tower Shield]] || Shield || 9 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|obsidian-bulwark}} Obsidian Bulwark || Shield || 13 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|mangrove-shield}} Mangrove-Frame Shield || Shield || 6 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|copper-cap}} Copper Cap || Head || 3 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|iron-helm}} Iron Helm || Head || 8 || Smithing
|}

Two armour pieces also carry a little '''attack''' alongside their defense: the '''Bone Helm''' (+1) and the '''Mangrove-Frame Shield''' (+2).

== Trinkets ==

Trinkets occupy their own slot and give a mix of attack and defense.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Trinket !! Attack !! Defense !! Source
|-
| {{Icon|amber-charm}} [[Amber Charm]] || 2 || 2 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|sky-talisman}} [[Sky Talisman]] || 4 || 4 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|ancient-amber-pendant}} [[Ancient Amber Pendant]] || 5 || 5 || Amber Exchange ([[Shop]])
|-
| {{Icon|cloudwood-talisman}} Cloudwood Talisman || 6 || 6 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|silver-gemring}} Silver Gemring || 3 || 3 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|trailhorn-talisman}} Trailhorn Talisman || 4 || 3 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|cloudwood-glider}} Cloudwood Glider || 0 || 6 || Crafting
|}

== Unique cave gear ==

Cave delves each hold one '''best-in-slot''' unique piece that drops nowhere else — a very rare reward for repeated winning delves. These are among the strongest single items outside the drop-only [[Sets]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Item !! Slot !! Stats !! Source cave
|-
| {{Icon|fang-of-the-depths}} [[Fang of the Depths]] || Weapon || 85 attack || Vale Abyss
|-
| {{Icon|flickerfang-spear}} [[Flickerfang Spear]] || Weapon || 45 attack || Drowned Cavern
|-
| {{Icon|mosslit-crown}} [[Mosslit Crown]] || Head || 12 defense || Echoing Deep
|-
| {{Icon|pearlscale-vest}} [[Pearlscale Vest]] || Chest || 20 defense || Tidewrack Cave
|-
| {{Icon|stalkers-greaves}} [[Stalker's Greaves]] || Legs || 16 defense || Glacier Hollow
|-
| {{Icon|aegis-of-the-deep}} [[Aegis of the Deep]] || Shield || 24 defense || Ashen Gallery
|-
| {{Icon|glowstone-talisman}} [[Glowstone Talisman]] || Trinket || 10 attack / 10 defense || Skyvein Chasm
|-
| {{Icon|cavern-charm}} [[Cavern Charm]] || Trinket || 5 attack / 5 defense || Rootway Hollow
|}

== See also ==

* [[Sets]] — drop-only biome equipment sets and their bonuses
* [[Smithing]], [[Crafting]] — how to make gear
* [[Dino Gear]] — saddles and bardings for tamed creatures
* [[Food]], [[Tonics]] — combat consumables
* [[Shop]] — the Amber Exchange

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