Foreword

As gearing in PVP is really complicated and depends on the teams you're running, this guide will only explain the archetypes for gearing.

Also, while the guide just uses the images for Counters gear, the guide applies to all types of characters.

PVP Gearing

There are five main kinds of PvP gear:

PVP Gear
CDR DPS
  • Set - CDR
  • Substats - Ground Damage, Skill Haste
PVP Gear
PVP Gear
Autoattack DPS
  • Set - ATK, ASPD, Any Spectral (Blaze Preferred)
  • Substats - Ground Damage on EVERY piece, Striker/Defender Damage on 2nd lines.
PVP Gear
Full Tank
  • Set - HP > DEF >>> EVA.
  • Inhibitor Weapons are mandatory because in PvP no set no latent Inhibs are better than any other alternative on frontliners
  • Substats - Ground Res on EVERY piece, Melee/Ranged/Counter Res on 2nd lines and latents. CDMG RES on maze armor. Evasion accessories whenever possible, but melee res Gordias ones are alright too.
CDR/ASPD Tank
  • Set - CDR/ASPD set
  • Inhibitor Weapons are mandatory because in PvP no set no latent Inhibs are better than any other alternative on frontliners
  • Substats - Ground Res on EVERY piece, Melee/Ranged/Counter Res on 2nd lines and latents. CDMG RES on maze armor. Evasion accessories whenever possible, but melee res Gordias ones are alright too.
  • This is a niche set that only is used in certain scenarios.
PVP Gear
Defensive CDR
  • Set - CDR
  • Substats - Skill haste on EVERY piece. Ground/Counter/Melee/Ranged RES on 2nd lines.

Relic Gear

PVP Gear
Britra

Mainly used as autoattack DPS based gear.

Useful LatentSetNotes
Ranged DamageASPD, ATK, CDRUsable on most DPS units. Ranged Damage + CDR set is niche.
Melee DamageASPD, ATK, CDMGNiche, mostly used by RElizabeth and terror
ATK%ASPD, ATK, CDMGTerror, PvE
CDMG%ASPD, ATK, CDMGTerror, PvE
PVP Gear
Inhibitor

Used as tank gear. Evasion Accessories are SIGNIFICANTLY better than hit ones.

Useful LatentSetNotes
Melee/Ranged Damage ResHP > Def >>> Eva, CDR, ASPDBIS Tank latents
HP%HP > Def >>> Eva, CDR, ASPDMostly PvE gear, but not bad in PvP too.
Skill HasteHP > Def >>> Eva, CDR, ASPDUsually worse than other options.
CDMG RES%HP > Def >>> Eva, CDR, ASPDOnly good on units with low evasion (below 50% including accessories). Not great if you are above the sure hit threshold.
PVP Gear
Swift

Used mostly for skill haste gear. Accessories have unique ability to roll Ground DMG Res with good amounts of skill haste, which makes highroll swift relics BIS support gear.

Additionally some units prefer attack speed over every other stat and there is nothing better than swift for such units.

Useful LatentSetNotes
Skill HasteCDRTune into ground res and use on supports.
ASPDASPDAHorizon, some AMina builds, maybe REujin?
ATK%/CDMG%ASPD, ATK, CDMGTerror
PVP Gear
Jungle

Used as 2pc set on frontliners, ETB healers can run full healing enchancement build (mostly used for ironside). Reminder that tanks can’t use wild weapons because inhibitor is still mandatory.

Useful LatentSetNotes
Incoming HealingIncoming Healing, Melee/Ranged/Ground DMG ResFrontliner gear, incredible on self-healing units. Most notable example is Mors.
HP%/CDMG RES%Incoming Healing, Melee/Ranged/Ground DMG ResFrontliner gear.
Healing EnhancementHealing EnhancementNon-skill haste based healers. Ironside and Acolytes basically. Claudia still prefers CDR.
SPDSpeedYou must really like playing Maestra.
ASPDHealing EnhancementAcolyte only pieces.
PVP Gear
Volcano

Used mostly for autoattack based dps units and terror.

Useful LatentSetNotes
Anti-Counter/Soldier/Mech DamageAnti-Ground DamageFor when you really hate one faction. Has higher values than Ranged Damage britras.
ATK%/ASPD/CDMGAnti-Ground Damage, Special Skill DMG AMPTerror gear.
DEF PenetrationDefense PenetrationUseless in PvP, but extremely good in some PvE content.