Your hero’s equipment is a powerful way to gain advantages over opponents. This guide explains how equipment works, when bonuses apply, and what you should know about tiers, variants, and upgrades.
Changing Equipment
You can change your hero’s equipment at any time.
Exception: Items that influence travel speed can only be changed if your hero is not traveling.
How Item Effects Work
Village & building effects: Only apply to the village your hero is currently assigned to.
Presence required: If your hero leaves the village or dies, the items no longer have any effect.
Hero & troop effects: Work only for the hero or for troops fighting together with the hero.
Weapon bonuses:
Example: a clubswinger weapon (+3) affects all clubswingers in the hero’s village, regardless of which player owns them.
Multiple heroes with the same type of effect do not stack—only the strongest effect counts.
Equipment Tiers
There are three tiers of equipment, unlocked as the gameworld progresses (timing depends on game speed):
Tier 1: Day 1 until Day (40 ÷ speed)
Tier 2: From the next day until Day (80 ÷ speed)
Tier 3: From the next day until the end of the gameworld
Bonus Variants
Equipment bonuses can vary slightly.
Example: A helmet with +10 health points may also appear with a variant of –2 or +2.
This means the helmet could provide +8, +10, or +12 health points.
Only one bonus value appears in the game, not all three.
You can check the possible variant ranges in the detailed item descriptions.
Upgrade Gems
Earn upgrade gems by playing the card game.
Use them to enhance the effects of certain equipment.
Item Categories
Equipment is grouped into six categories, plus consumables.
✨ Tip: If your equipment doesn't seem to be working, check if your hero is present in the village and alive. This is the most common reason bonuses appear "inactive."