Best Gear Tier List

This is a guide to the Best Gear that Eve can get and equip in Stellar Blade! Read on to see a list of the best Gear that Eve can use as well as the best gear combinations in the game!

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Best Gear Tier List

Exospines Tier List
	Beta Enhancement Gear Perfect Combat Gear Shield Destruction Gear Double Edged Gear
	Beta Charge Gear Speed Increase Gear Combat Supply Gear Shield Enhancement Gear Burst Charge Gear
	Fixed Damage Gear Melee Protection Gear Protection Gear Combo Attack Enhancement Gear Crit Boost Gear Crit Enhancement Gear Training Gear Burst Expansion Gear
	Beta Recovery Gear Combat Continuation Gear Gold Gear Risk Taking Gear Shield Penetration Gear Burst Recovery Gear

Gear That Require Extreme Setups are Ranked Lower

Gear such as the Speed Increase Gear offers extremely minimal value unless multiple high level copies of the gear are stacked up. Gear like these are ranked lower due to unusability in most cases and can easily be replaced by other gear that can provide more value for less investment.

Gear Utilizing Optimal Play and Skill Usage Ranks Higher

Optimal play includes maximizing parries and dodge windows as well as ideal skill (both burst and beta) usage is considered. Each Skill has their own usage and being able to capitalize on the game's defensive mechanics will also allow you to build up gauges to use said skills which is why shield destruction, beta enhancement gear, and gear that rewards high-risk playstyle are ranked higher.

Best Gear Tier List Explanation

S Tier

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Perfect Combat Gear

Gear	How to Get
Perfect Combat Gear	★☆☆: Wastelands Drops from defeating Brute ★★☆: Xion Purchase from Kaya's shop in Xion ★★★: Xion There will be a supply box inside the facility where you stopped the water from the dam. Inside it is the gear.

Essential Gear to have especially when you're able to parry most enemy attacks with ease. Also always consider keeping your HP at max with potions and the Combat Supply gear to keep this gear active at all times.

Double Edged Gear

While this gear does increase the damage you take, the amount of damage it also provides is so massive that other gear cannot compare to it. This can allow you to quickly dispatch weaker naytibas with little to no difficulty while also having high enough damage against Elite and Alpha Naytibas.

And if you consider the increased damage taken, most of the time, you'll die if you mess up the parry or dodge timing against bosses late in the game which doesn't really make its down side that bad in comparison to the benefits it gives.

Beta Enhancement Gear

Gear	How to Get
Beta Enhancement Gear	★★☆: Matrix 11 Drops from defeating Juggernaut ★★★: Matrix 11 Talk to D1G-g2r after returning from Eidos 4. Clear all of D1G-g2r side quests first.

Beta Skills provide insane damage output that further increasing it will mean complete obliteration to your enemies and this gear exactly does just that.

Shield Destruction Gear

Gear	How to Get
Shield Destruction Gear	★☆☆: Eidos 7 Drops from defeating Corrupter ★★☆: Matrix 11 After defeating Juggernaut and approaching the submerged area, you will find a container down the hill near the camp. This contains the gear. ★★★: Matrix 11 Drops from defeating Belial in

Shields allow bosses to keep their HP up due to the damage reduction their shield provides. Shield Destruction Gear allows you to deplete their shields much faster which effectively makes you deal more damage to them in the long run. Always consider using this with the Shield Breaker skill to quickly deplete the enemy's shield bar.

A Tier

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Speed Increase Gear

Gear	How to Get
Speed Increase Gear	★☆☆: Eidos 7 In the Underground City Sector, there is a container in front of the person with the first floodgate key. This contains the gear. ★★☆: Matrix 11 Along the railroad tracks behind the Hive, there is a container here. Inside it is the gear. ★★★: Matrix 11 Drops from defeating Unidentified Naytiba

The Attack Speed stat gives a noticeable difference to how fast you can hit with every strike. This would allow you to deal more hits during the short windows of opportunity that appear in a fight.

Note that attack speed caps at 160%.

Burst Charge Gear

Gear	How to Get
Burst Charge Gear	★☆☆: Matrix 11 Defeat the Stalker in Matrix 11. ★★☆: Abyss Levoire Defeat the Maelstrom in Abyss Levoire. ★★★: Abyss Levoire At the the conveyor belt that flows from above in Spire 4, jump to avoid the lasers and go to the back to find a chest.

Increases the amount of Burst gauge you gain per dodge and/or blink which in turn, allows you to use more Burst Skills which are extremely powerful in their own right.

Beta Charge Gear

Gear	How to Get
Shield Destruction Gear	★☆☆: Eidos 7 Drops from defeating Corrupter ★★☆: Matrix 11 After defeating Juggernaut and approaching the submerged area, you will find a container down the hill near the camp. This contains the gear. ★★★: Matrix 11 Drops from defeating Belial in

Faster Beta Gauge charging for more beta skills. Consider equipping this gear if you have the Beta Enhancement Gear to maximize your Beta Skill damage!

Combat Supply Gear

Gear	How to Get
Combat Supply Gear	★★☆: Xion Purchase from Kaya's shop in Xion ★★★: Xion Drops from defeating Tachy

Increases your survivability when exploring the map. Works great against small Naytiba since you can dispatch them quickly and the amount of HP you restore doesn't change.

Shield Enhancement Gear

Gear	How to Get
Shield Enhancement Gear	★☆☆: Eidos 7 Drops from defeating Gigas ★★☆: Xion Purchase from Kaya's shop in Xion ★★★: Xion Drops from defeating Stalker

Increases max shield value which greatly reduces the damage you take. Great as a gear choice if you're taking too many hits against enemies and bosses.

B Tier

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Fixed Damage and Combo Attack Enhancement Gear

Gear	How to Get
Fixed Damage Gear	★★☆: Wasteland Obtained from the container atop the cliff down South ★★★: Wasteland Drops from defeating Karakuri
Combo Attack Enhancement Gear	★★☆: Great Desert Destroy the wooden boxes by detonating the bombs, after doing so there will be a container with the gear inside. ★★★: Great Desert Drops from defeating Unidentified Naytiba

Fixed Damage Gear is a great gear but its effects being locked behind being able to complete Level 2 combos makes it difficult to rank it any higher. A good DPS setup especially if you'll couple it with a few attack speed gear.

Melee Protection Gear and Protection Gear

Gear	How to Get
Melee Protection Gear	★☆☆: Eidos 7 Drops from defeating Corrupter ★★☆: Matrix 11 As you proceed through the station, Adam will notify that there are supplies nearby but an enemy will appear. A container is at the end of the wall. This contains the Gear. ★★★: Matrix 11 After entering the hypertube in Spire 4, there will be a container found at the back left. This contains the gear.
Protection Gear	★☆☆: Eidos 7 Drops from defeating Abaddon ★★☆: Xion Purchase from Kaya's shop in Xion ★★★: Xion Talk to Su after returning from Eidos 4. Clear all of Su and Enya's side quests first.

While these two protection gears are great, they're an option to consider only if you're having difficulty deflecting or dodging enemy attacks and there are setups that can allow you to get better value from using the said techniques. However, if you are taking too much damage or are trying to get more time to survive a boss to study their movesets, these gear are great options to consider equipping.

Critical Gear: A Suboptimal DPS Choice

Gear	How to Get
Crit Boost Gear	★☆☆: Eidos 7 Drops from defeating Gigas ★★☆: Matrix 11 Drops from defeating Juggernaut ★★★: Matrix 11 Purchase from Kaya's shop in Xion
Crit Enhancement Gear	★★☆: Abyss Levoire Drops from defeating Maelstrom in Abyss Levoire ★★★: Abyss Levoire Drops from defeating Maelstrom in Abyss Levoire

While critical strikes are great when they do activate but while critical strikes are not working, this also means you essentially have no gear equipped on these slots. Having a consistent DPS buff such as Double Edged Gear and and Perfect Combat Gear active will easily outclass the damage these Gear can provide while not being at the mercy of random critical strike chances.

Burst Expansion Gear

Gear	How to Get
Burst Expansion Gear	★★☆: Matrix 11 Defeat Tachy in Alpha Signal. ★★★: Matrix 11 Defeat Raven ithe Wasteland

Borderline C tier gear. Burst Energy is already difficult to build up due to its requirement being a perfect dodge which you can't easily use consecutively and this gear even adds a higher limit to the burst energy gauge you have. While it's great if you like to stock up on Burst Energy, it's a very sub optimal choice compared to just enhancing your burst energy recharge to allow you to use more burst skills during a single fight.

Training Gear

Gear	How to Get
Training Gear	★★☆: Xion Purchase from Kaya's shop in Xion ★★★: Xion Somewhere south of the Great Desert, a rocky area can be found. You can also find container here with the gear inside.

The more usable farming gear. It does provide more SP when equipped but most skills you'll need can easily be obtained by just naturally progressing the game. It's a great gear to have if you're intent on farming SP by defeating enemies but otherwise, a bad gear to have.

C Tier

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Beta and Burst Recovery Gear

Gear	How to Get
Beta Recovery Gear	★☆☆: Wastelands Defeat Corrupter in Wastelands ★★☆: Xion Purchase from Kaya's shop in Xion ★★★: Xion After entering Space Logistics Complex, turn left to find a container near the crane. This contains the gear.
Burst Recovery Gear	★☆☆: Great Desert Defeat the Stalker in the Great Desert. ★★☆: Eidos 9 Defeat the Corrupter in Eidos 9. ★★★: Eidos 9 Defeat the Democrawler in Spire 4

These Gear allow you to recharge your Burst and Beta energy at the cost of taking damage. Taking Damage highly unrecommended, especially against boss fights as not only does it reduce your HP, it also decreases your barrier which makes you susceptible to higher damage the longer the fight goes on. Having a gear that only works upon being hit by enemy attacks makes these gear almost unusable.

Risk Taking Gear

Gear	How to Get
Risk Taking Gear	★★☆: Xion Purchase from Kaya's shop in Xion ★★★: Xion When the elevator stops and you continue to proceed by jumping on bars, there will be a container here with the gear inside.

The least appealing gear option among all damage-enhancing gear. It provides a higher damage bonus than perfect combat gear but if you get hit, the game's immediately over. The value it provides over the disadvantage it requires is too great and the fact that you have to lower your HP means you'll have to take damage first in order for the gear to work.

Gold Gear

Gear	How to Get
Gold Gear	★★☆: Xion Purchase from Kaya's shop in Xion ★★★: Xion Complete the Great Desert puzzle where you put objects in 3 areas so the weight matches the displayed weight. After doing so, a path will open and inside it is the container with the gear.

Gold automatically comes to EVE in the form of missions and requests. You'll also obtain a plethora of gold from defeating enemies and the only way to use these mainly is to purchase a new set of bullets which you won't be using for the majority of the game.

Shield Penetration Gear

Gear	How to Get
Shield Penetration Gear	★☆☆: Altess Levoire Drops from Defeating Maelstrom in Altess Levoire ★★☆: Xion Purchase from Kaya's shop in Xion ★★★: Xion Drops from defeating Raven

Shield Penetration allows you to deal more damage to enemies with shields. This gear only gimps your character when you can instead, slot in a shield destruction gear and obliterate the enemy shield with one fully charged Shield Breaker beta skill. A nearly useless gear and is easily outclassed by other gear choices.

Combat Continuation Gear

Gear	How to Get
Combat Continuation Gear	★☆☆: Wastelands Drops from defeating Gigas in Wastelands ★★☆: Great Desert Drops from defeating Abbadon ★★★: Great Desert Defeat Corrupter before heading into Secret Garden. There will be a container nearby, inside is the gear.

This gear can only work by defeating enemies and it provides additional dps for a few seconds. The only time you'll require to fight multiple enemies are in the overworld and these are enemies that have low HP. The damage bonus you'll get during these scenario is unlikely needed which makes this gear one of our lowest ranked gear.

Best Gear Combinations

Flawless DPS Gear Setup

Perfect Combat Gear	Perfect Combat Gear
Double Edged Gear	Double Edged Gear

Shoots your damage output through the roof but one hit of damage taken and your dps and HP will quickly plummet. A high-risk high-reward gear setup but also our most recommended.

Beta Setup

Beta Charge Gear	Beta Charge Gear
Beta Enhancement Gear	Beta Enhancement Gear

A setup focused on minimal usage of combos and more on parries and beta skill usage. Use Beta Skills then parry the enemy attack to quickly build up your beta gauge and use Beta skills again.

Burst Setup

Burst Charge Gear	Burst Charge Gear
Burst Enhancement Gear	Burst Enhancement Gear

An alternative optoin to the Beta setup. If you would rather rely on using Burst Skill then this is the ideal setup. This setup maximizes the Burst energy gain from dodging and/or blink and filling your burst gauge for more burst skill usage.

MK 2 Gear Will be Available in NG+

Aside from the gear list mentioned above, MK 2 variants of gear will also be available in NG+. This means you can potentially stack up 4 types of the same gear in NG+ such as four attack speed gear or 4 beta Enhancement gear.

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