Equipment – armor, weapons, and sets
Equipment determines whether your attacks succeed and whether your castles hold. It is worn by commanders (you send them to attack and defend against foreign and domestic targets) and barons (they maintain order and the economy at home in the castles). If you neglect equipment, you can have as many soldiers as you want, and you will still be at a disadvantage against someone who has a commander fully equipped in every slot. I will explain how these slots work, what rarity and sets mean, and mainly how to assemble equipment based on what you currently need.
Slots for armor, weapon, helmet, and accessories
Every commander and baron has a set of slots where you equip pieces of equipment. The backbone consists of armor, weapon, and helmet, along with additional slots for accessories (shield and auxiliary pieces). Each slot adds some bonuses, and each piece has its focus – one may increase wall attack, another may provide protection against enemy gates, and another may affect order or taxes when assigned to a baron.
It is important to fill the slots according to the role. A commander you send to conquer wants completely different pieces than a baron who stays in the castle and maintains the economy. Don't try to have one 'universal' guy for everything – it doesn't work. Instead, prepare multiple sets of equipment and switch them according to the task. This is what saved equipment configurations are for, so you don't have to manually swap pieces every time.
Sets and set bonuses
Each piece of equipment has its rarity, which determines how strong the bonuses are and how many different properties it has. It increases as follows: common, uncommon, rare, epic, and at the top, legendary. The higher the rarity, the bigger the numbers and the more stats on one piece.
Practical advice: don't hoard piles of common pieces hoping they will advance you. The real advancement comes mainly from epic and legendary pieces that have the right stat for the given role. However, rarity is not everything – a legendary piece with wall attack is useless to you if you need castle defense. Always look for the combination of rarity + correct stat + correct slot, not just the color of the frame.
Why a complete set beats individual pieces
Many people underestimate this. Pieces of equipment belong to sets, and when you wear multiple pieces from the same set on one commander, you gain an additional set bonus that you wouldn't get from individual pieces. Usually, this is a significant boost to attack, defense, or whatever the set is focused on – that's why it's worth knowing which set is for what and collecting it purposefully.
Build equipment by sets, not as a random collection of the strongest individual pieces. Sometimes it's better to sacrifice a bit of raw numbers on one slot and instead of a stronger piece from a foreign set, put a weaker piece there that completes the set and activates the set bonus. Plan ahead which pieces of the given set you are collecting so that they ultimately fit together.
Gems and upgrading pieces
Pieces of equipment can be further enhanced with gems. A gem adds a bonus to the piece according to its color and type, so you can turn a solid piece into a top-notch one. Gems have levels (the higher the level, the greater the bonus) and colors depending on which stat they boost – a different color is for attack, another for defense, and another for order or taxes.
Don't waste good gems on weak pieces that you will soon discard. Save them for pieces that form the backbone of your main offensive or defensive set and that you will wear long-term. And match the gem color with the focus of the piece – an attack gem belongs on an attacking piece of an attacking commander, not on a baron's economic equipment.
How to assemble equipment according to the situation
Attack versus defense is the basic division, and each requires a different approach.
Offensive commander: you go all in on stats that increase attack strength, especially those that help overcome the specific defense of the target – wall attack, gate attack, tower attack. It pays off to have specialized sets depending on whether you are hitting a castle, an outpost, or a resource depot. Defense varies there, and different stats will push you through.
Defensive commander and castle defense: here you want wall, gate, and tower protection and bonuses that strengthen your defending troops. If you expect a raid, switch the commander to a fully defensive set before someone arrives, not after the attack is underway.
Barons: they don't deal with combat but with public order, taxes, and production. Weak order reduces your income and satisfaction in the castle, so a baron's equipment is purely an economic matter – sets and pieces focused on order and taxes. Keep this equipment on barons permanently, not offensive pieces that won't help anyone.
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