Gearing Guide

Gearing 101

This guide aims to set a rough guideline on gear progression. Farming for the perfect set of gear takes up a good part of your endgame, and it is generally expected that the devs will periodically release fresh sets of gear that will power creep existing sets. Nevertheless, the fundamentals for gearing remain the same throughout the game’s lifespan.

This also includes:

• Not using Auto Equip, which has a history of sucking.

• Ignoring Combat Power (CP) (CP matters little when it comes to gearing, as specific stats will inflate CP more than others).

For Optimal Gear Progression from Early Game to Late Game, Check out our Gear Progression Guide below!

Gear Progression Guide

Summary

Players should aim for (in general, not a strict goal):

• About 8 to 10 3-line/ 4-line HP% Accessories to gear 2 parties of 5.

• At least 4 weapons each of the following:

  • Swords for Knights. (CDMG/ ATK% lines)

  • Staffs with at least (Added Target II) for healers (ATK% lines)

  • Staffs for Magic DPS (CDMG/ ATK% Lines). 

  • Bows for Archers. (CDMG/ ATK% Lines)

• Enough 3-4 line Crit Resist% + Block Chance Armor for 2 parties.

• About 8 to 10 - 3 to 4 line HP%/CDMG% Runes.

This does not include special equipment that you can get from Events, Adventure Maps, the Tower of Oberon, the World Tree Rift and the Abyss.

Equipment Basics

Equipment in Lost Sword can be farmed from various sources, including Adventure mode, Treasure Exploration, Stonehenge, Raids, and the Labyrinth. It comes in different rarities, ranked as follows:

Stats on each piece of equipment can be divided into the following:

• Main Stat - Standard lines that every equipment in the category gets - Flat ATK for weapons; Flat DEF for Armor; Flat HP and ATK for Accessories; and Flat HP and DEF for Runes. Increases with each upgrade level.

• Unique Stats - Stats that come with the weapon, with 2 lines that get unlocked upon reaching Upgrade +7 and +10.

• Special Stats (Sub-stats) - Each equipment piece has specific potential sub-stat rolls depending on its slot (e.g., weapon, helmet, armor). The maximum values for flat sub-stats increase with the item's level.

Weapon

• ATK 100~300+ 

• ATK% 15%-30% 

• Ignore Damage Reduction 5.5%~10% 

• Critical Damage Increase 15%~30% 

• Priority 20~30

Armor

• HP 1000~3000 

• Defense 100~250+

• DEF% 10%~30% 

• Block Chance Increase 6%~8% 

• Crit Resistance Increase 4%~8%

Accessory

• HP 1000~3000 

• HP% 15%~30%

Runes

• ATK 100~300+

• HP 1000~3000 

• HP% 10%~30% 

• DEF 100~300+

• Crit Damage Increase 15%~30% 

• Priority 20~30

Refinement

Refinement further boosts your Legendary equipment. Each piece has a different refinement bonus, but the maximum value remains consistent. Each refinement level increases its bonus by 0.3% per level, up to 30% at Lv100. Refinement requires Refinement Stones, obtainable from Crafting, Event Shop, and Soul Shop. We recommend refining only equipment with exceptional substat rolls or pieces you'll use long-term to conserve resources.

• Weapon - 0.3%~30% ATK

• Armor - 0.3%~30% DEF

• Accessory - 0.3%~30% HP

• Rune - 0.3%~30% Crit Damage

General Recommended Substats

• Weapon: ATK% (especially for healers), CDMG%, Ignore Damage Reduction

• Armor: Crit Resist > Block Chance

• Accessory: HP%

• Runes: HP% (Tanks/Support), CDMG% (DPS)

DPS Substats (Rule of Thumb)

• CDMG% as a substat/speciality wants as high a Crit Rate as possible to become comfortable investing in. It becomes comfortable starting from about 50%. Eventually, you will want to hit beyond 100% to start gaining Critical Amplification, which is another multiplier on damage.

  • Main Crit Rate sources: 

    • 5% base

    • Accessories: 10% (SH9 and up) 

    • Weapon slot: 5% Stonehenge Weapon/20% SH10+ Unique Weapons

    • Pet Skills/ Stats: Phoenix Active Skill (10%), T5 Unleashed Eva Pet (6%) 

    • Pet Gems: Round Gems

    • Cards: Any DPS card (10%), Cristina Card (5% party buff)

    • Character skills: ie. Merlin/ NEO Bedi Passive 2 (15% at T5)

    • Constellation 2

  • Crit Resist Reduction Sources: (15% lvl 10 Lilith Card; 10% T5 Isabel Ultimate), Cristina Active/ Ultimate. Note: Crit Resist Reduction is an additive reduction and can go negative. 

  • You may have to reset for higher damage variance.

• CDMG% vs ATK% - aim for whatever is lower. 

• Against Enemies with high Crit Resistance (i.e. Tiamat daily raid): ATK% is king.

• Ignore Damage Reduction (IDR) is a very powerful stat (additively reduces Damage Reduction), but only against enemies with Damage Reduction. Unlike Critical Resistance, Damage Reduction cannot go Negative as a result of IDR. You can gain IDR from various sources (pets, cards, equipment), so adjust as necessary depending on the boss.

• Pay attention to what stats your DPS scales off and gear accordingly. You may refer to the builds in each character page.

Defensive Gearing (Rule of Thumb)

• Armor: Because Enemy ATK and Crit Rate are both unknowns, the most straightforward method is: 

  • Stacking DMG reduction to hit as close to the 50% cap as possible (accounting for enemy Ignore Damage Reduction stat). 

  • Having some Critical Resistance to minimise enemy critting.

  • To stack as much DEF as possible to reach the cap of 50% Defense Ratio (Enemy ATK/Your DEF + Enemy ATK).  

  • Block Chance also gives you a chance to double your DEF per hit.

  • As such, we usually recommend a mix of Defensive Stats on your Armor, leaning on Critical Resistance and Block Chance lines. (1 to 2 Block Chance, 2+ lines of Critical Resistance).

• Accessory: Accessories can only get Flat HP and HP%, so that one is self-explanatory.

• Rune: HP% and CDMG are the only 2 notable stats for this slot. If you are having trouble surviving, go for HP%; otherwise, CDMG to squeeze out more damage.

Early Game (Before Adventure Chapter 40-20)

Early on, you will be using whatever you can pick up as you will be rushing through this stage so quickly that you won’t be able to farm for good substats. The gear below are very likely to be replaced, but some of the gear listed below will continue to see some use in the end game.

Stonehenge 15 Gear (Dropped from Guild Raid chests; later farmable starting from SH10 and up)

Early on, the only way you can obtain these equipment is randomly via the Guild Raid Chest, given out every 2 weeks at the end of each Avalon Raid week. These gear are a major step up on every other gear at this point of the game.

New Players can join an established guild and stand a chance to obtain the above gear from the mail immediately after joining.

You will be able to farm variants of this gear later starting from Stonehenge 10. Aside from the Accessory and Staff, most of the Imperial Set will be replaced eventually.

Adventure

Extreme Rune/Claiomh Solais Rune (Dropped from certain levels of Hard/Hell Adventure Mode)

Unique Runes that come with ATK%, HP% and DEF%, with stat lines increasing with Item Level at higher-level clears.

Swordbringer’s Rune/ Green Knight’s Rune (Dropped from SH8/9 or Adventure Mode starting from Ch 25)

These are random runes that you will find while clearing Adventure mode, Stonehenge/ Cowqueen runs, and idle loot. These do not have any particularly impressive statlines and you will be using the ones with the best Substats until you unlock Thunderhearts in SH11 (Chapter 53)

Tower Gear

Mirror Armor (Obtained from Stage 10 of Hunting the Succubus Event Dungeon)

Currently one of the Best-in-Slot DPS Armor for HP-scaling DPSes like Lueira due to its +25% HP Unique stat. Armors cannot have HP% substats, so this makes it a very good armor to further increase their HP Pool and Damage. Towards the late game, as you start to stack more and more HP% from other sources, consider replacing this with late-game armor with Flat HP substats.

Dual Blades (50F Tower of Oberon Unique Sword)

A homage to the original Swordmaster Story by Codecat, this weapon has [Added Target III], 30% ATK, 20% ATK Speed and 20% Crit Rate. Expect to use this for a very long time.

Barisada (10F World Tree Rift Unique Sword)

Anessa’s personal weapon, used mainly for the [Blizzard Storm] unique stat - a 1.5-second Freeze to all enemies on a 15-second cooldown. Buys valuable time for your team to reach cooldowns without dying. BiS defensive weapon for defensive tanks like Galahad.

Dragon Gear (Crafted with Gold Cubes)

Equipment you can receive as drops; or craft with materials from Raid content. The Dragon Gear can be crafted with Gold Cubes as well. Equipment in this category typically are a small step up from Adventure gear and will have [Added Target II] in the weapon slot and 2 or more additional statlines in their unique stats.

Stonehenge Gear (Farmable from Cowqueen Dungeon)

Tiamat’s Scripture (SH4 Unique Accessory)

Probably one of the better accessories you can get early game, Tiamat’s Accessory is good for early game DPS/ supports and still remains relevant for late game in Raid Content with its DEF reduction passive to squeeze out some additional damage. You only need 1 copy for that purpose, but you can look into getting some extra if you have cowqueen attempts to burn.

Pegasus (5F Stonehenge Unique Accessory)

Notable for its non-stackable [Rubber I] unique stat that gives a 10% ATK Team Party buff. 

Aegis (7F Stonehenge Unique Accessory)

Notable for its [Damage Reflect] unique stat, which deals 15% additional hit of the holder’s ATK. 

Healing Goddess Statue (8F Stonehenge Unique Accessory)

First set of Accessories to have the Healing + 10% (bonus healing done) line in its Unique Stats. 8F Stonehenge is also the first location where you will be able to farm Legendary Gear in bulk. 

Crown of the Dead (9F Stonehenge Unique Accessory - Unlocked after Ch 34-20)

While not the earliest piece of Gear to have 10% Critical Hit Rate, this is the first point in the game you will be able to get them in bulk. 

Mid Game (Before Adventure Chapter 59-40 finished, or reaching Round Table Level 300)

At this stage, odds are good that you will be stuck at stages for extended periods of time, allowing you to farm Stonehenge and Idle drops to gear out your team further. Some of these gear gets replaced eventually when you progress beyond chapter 60 and unlock Stonehenges 12 and up, so do not aim for perfect substats.

Adventure Gear

Green Knight’s Armor/ Holy Fire Armor (Idle loot drop)

Starts to drop starting from Chapter 40. Variants of this with higher item levels (and slightly higher flat DEF) start to drop in later levels, so just pick the one with the best substats.

Wrath of Agnes (56-40 Hell Unique Armor)

The wearer gains 6% Crit DMG every 10 seconds, scaling up to a max of 30% by the 45-second mark. It is potentially the strongest offensive raid armor currently released. However, this Armor piece CANNOT gain substats and damages the wearer every second. Those ticks can crit, scaling off the wearer’s own Crit Rate and CDMG stat, meaning the 3.3% HP loss can translate to upwards of 18% HP loss PER second. This HP burn puts a lot of stress on the healer. This armor would be very good for Stonehenge since the burn does not reapply, but the CDMG does reset between Boss Tickets.

Stonehenge Gear

Arondight (10F Stonehenge Unique Sword)

BiS beginner knight weapon outside of the Dual Blades for Knights, having [Added Target III], 20% Crit Chance and 10% Ignore Damage Reduction. You can only have 1 set of Dual Blades, so expect to farm at least 2 to 3 more of these for your other Knights.

Gold Armor (10F Stonehenge Unique Armor)

Current BiS Tank/Healer Armor for beginners, having additional 10% Crit Resist, 5% Block Chance and 10% Healing Received unique stat lines. You will be farming about 5 to 6 sets for your Tanks, Supports and Healers.

Thunderclap (11F Stonehenge Unique Staff - unlocked Adventure Ch 53)

Good option for Support Wizards. Finally gives Wizards access to an Arondight/Dual Blades standard weapon - Crit Rate, Ignore Damage Reduction and a very powerful Active skill. Pairs really well with the new BiS Weapon Domination, as its additional hits will proc the Shock on the Thunderclap’s active.

Thunderheart (11F Stonehenge Unique Rune - unlocked Adventure Ch 53)

Massively bumps up survivability with its Eye of the Storm passive, which gives the wearer emergency Healing when their HP falls below 35%. Runes are notoriously difficult to get usable substats on, so try to prioritise these for your Tanks, but ultimately everyone will be wearing one of these until you unlock Stonehenge 14F at Chapter 71. 

Tower Gear

Infinity Staff (20F World Tree Rift Unique Staff)

Tiamat’s personal weapon. This weapon might not seem like much, but is unique in the sense that it unlocks a unique buff (Additional Damage, DEF%, ATK%, ATK Speed, CDMG, and Crit Rate) every 7 seconds into the fight. 

Gambanteinn (31F World Tree Rift)

Previously only obtainable in Labyrinth as an ultra-rare drop, 31F World Tree gives you a copy guaranteed. A curious weapon with a 36 Second 1 Buff Dispel. Unlike other World Tree equipment, this staff can roll for Substats. We recommend getting at least 2 ATK% lines.

Failnaught (50F World Tree Rift Unique Bow)

A bow that is purely intended for bossing - no Added Target, but has a rare Attack Speed stat line and the <Unerring Bow> Active skill, which grants the wearer 200% Critical Hit Rate for a short amount of time. 

Red Hare (51F World Tree Rift Unique Accessory)

Think Pegasus, but with an additional Loyalty Line that grants 3% Additional Damage to the whole party. This gear cannot gain substats, but already comes with 30% HP and DEF lines, so you shouldn’t miss it much. You will be using one of these in any raid/DPS check situation.

Late Game (Stonehenge 12 unlocked and beyond)

This is the current end-game point as of this guide’s rewriting. Once you hit Round Table level 300, as long as you keep progressing, you will unlock the required Stonehenge stages for them really quickly.

Most of the gear listed below is the current best-in-slot pieces. This does not mean that you have to go all in for perfection, as the game will continue to update with new gear over time.

Adventure Gear

Destruction’s Favour (69-40 Hell Unique Accessory)

Applies a buff featuring the newly introduced ATK AMP stat, which is a newly added multiplier on ATK%. Despite the effect decaying over the course of 50 seconds, it is incredibly potent on any ATK-scaling DPS.

Stonehenge Gear

Sagittarius (12F Stonehenge Unique Bow - unlocked Adventure Ch 60)

Previous BiS general-purpose bow. Will have its uses for Stonehenge or Brawl as it has Added Target III statline. This eventually will be replaced by the Mechanical Crossbow (SH15) from Adventure Ch 77 onwards.

Aquarius (12F Stonehenge Unique Staff (Healers only) - Unlocked Adventure Ch 60)

Current BiS general-purpose healer staff. Added Target III and Healing 30% just means you heal more, even with weaker substats. 

Fragarach (13F Stonehenge Unique Sword - Unlocked Adventure Ch 65)

Similar to the legend, which can bypass any armor and inflict unrecoverable wounds, Fragarach applies a stacking DEF reduction debuff with its active. The active also deals damage, giving Knights another ATK% multiplier to scale off. Fragarach comes with the usual 20% Crit Rate, 10% IDR, and [Added Target II].

Merlin’s Robe (13F Stonehenge Unique Armor)

Unlocked Adventure Ch 65 - Basically Gold Armor, but with higher % Block Chance stacked on top of the Healing Received and 2nd Crit Resistance Line.

Rune of Focus (14F Stonehenge Unique Rune)

Currently the Best in Slot rune for all Wizard, Knight and Archer DPSes (Sorry, Lueira) due to it offering a Critical Hit chance line on top of the Thunderheart’s healing and shield passive. Again, runes are notoriously hard to farm substats on, so expect a long grind.

Rune of Healing (14F Stonehenge Unique Rune)

Best in slot defensively for healers, offering a healing and block chance line. That being said, it does not outright replace the Thunderheart, the Thunderheart being able to provide burst healing from its passive.

Domination (15F Stonehenge Unique Staff)

Currently the best-in-slot weapon for Wizard DPSes, applying a buff to self that deals an additional 10% ATK per hit, while reducing the enemy’s DMG dealt. With that being said, it will be beneficial to keep at least 1 Thunderclap holder in a party if you field multiple wizards, as the extra hit also procs Shocks.

Mechanical Crossbow (15F Stonehenge Unique Bow)

The current best-in-slot weapon for Archers, as it applies a 6-second buff that trades in 5% Critical Hit Rate to deal an additional 30% damage per hit every 15 seconds. Additional Hits are powerful in general, as they scale off the full force of any buffs and your stats.

Tower Gear

Celestial Rune (Abyss 50F Unique Rune)

Basically a much bigger Extreme Rune, packing 35% ATK/ DEF/ HP. See the Extreme Rune entry for an explanation.

Claiomh Solais: Chaotic (100F Abyss Unique Staff)

A unique weapon that is oddly placed in the meta. Applies a buff that grants 150% ATK but reduces Critical Damage by 75%.

The massive ATK% buff is mainly very suitable for greatly improving Morgan le Fay’s Mark Damage Limit. However, due to the loss of Crit DMG, a well-statted Thunderclap/ Domination will still outperform this staff damage output-wise.