Hero Gears

Hero Gear refers to equipment that can be crafted and equipped on Heroes to increase their stats and effectiveness. Hero Gear is a key progression system for strengthening your heroes beyond level and star upgrades.

Overview

Each hero can be equipped with up to six pieces of gear, one for each equipment slot. Gear provides direct stat bonuses to the hero, which in turn benefits the troops and city functions associated with that hero.

Equipment Slots

Heroes have six gear slots:

Weapon — Primary offensive stat boost
Helmet — Head armor, typically defense or HP bonus
Chest — Body armor with various stat bonuses
Pants — Leg armor with speed or defense bonuses
Boots — Movement and gathering-related bonuses
Accessory — Special bonus slot varying by hero type

Gear Quality Tiers

Gear comes in three quality tiers, each significantly stronger than the last:

Quality Tier	Color	Description
Uncommon	Blue	Basic gear, relatively easy to craft
Rare	Purple	Mid-tier gear with stronger bonuses
Epic	Gold/Orange	High-tier gear with the strongest bonuses

Each quality tier requires different crafting materials and provides progressively stronger stat bonuses.

Crafting Gear

Gear is crafted in the Gear Workshop (part of the city building system):

Collect required crafting materials from events, gathering, and gameplay
Navigate to the Gear Workshop
Select the gear piece you wish to craft
Spend the required materials to craft it
Equip the crafted gear on your chosen hero

Crafting Materials

Materials needed for gear crafting are obtained through:

Alliance Events (Bear Hunt drops)
State vs. State (SvS) events
Daily quests and missions
In-game events and chests
Exploration activities

Chief Gear

Chief Gear is a special category of equipment worn by the Chief (player character) rather than heroes:

Provides city-wide or march-specific bonuses
Has its own upgrade and crafting system
Different sets provide different bonuses (e.g., gathering set, combat set, construction set)

Hero Gear vs. Chief Gear

Hero Gear — Worn by individual heroes, boosts hero-specific skills and the troop types they specialize in
Chief Gear — Worn by the player's Chief avatar, provides broader city or march bonuses

Pets

Pets are a related system where companions can be acquired and leveled up to provide additional bonuses:

Each pet has unique passive skills
Pets are leveled up using pet-specific materials
Higher-level pets provide stronger bonuses
Pets can focus on combat, development, or hybrid bonuses

Tips

Prioritize crafting Hero Gear for your most-used heroes first — especially your primary combat hero and primary development hero.
Upgrade to Purple gear before starting on new Blue gear pieces.
Collect event materials consistently — gear crafting materials are primarily event-gated.
Match gear to hero type — use combat-oriented gear on combat heroes and development gear on development heroes.
Chief Gear sets should be switched depending on activity (wear gathering set while gathering, combat set when attacking).