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Gear Guide

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Gear changes the combat readiness and physical appearance of your Champions. Stronger gear equates to stronger Champions and is paramount for victories throughout Battleworld.

In order to access your gear, you will need to navigate to your Champion's OVERVIEW menu. You may do so by:

  • Tapping on your Champion on the home screen
  • Tapping the UPGRADE button on the home screen

    An image displaying how to access the Champion overview screen from the home screen.

  • Tapping your Champion’s profile image in the fight screen
  • Tapping the An image of the inventory icon found on the home screen. icon in order to access your CLAIMED GEAR inventory menu

In your OVERVIEW menu, the different gear slots for your Champion will be displayed on the right side of your screen.

A screenshot of the overview menu with the gear slots on the right side of the screen highlighted.

Tapping each icon will display which pieces of gear you have for that specific slot and Champion. The number at the bottom of the gear slots denotes your inventory capacity for the specified Champion.

A screenshot showing a portion of the overview screen with the chest gear slot highlighted.

Equipping Gear

To equip your gear:

  1. Tap the appropriate gear slot icon you wish to equip
  2. Tap the gear you wish to equip
  3. Tap the An image of the yellow equip button. EQUIP button in the gear info window
    • Gear highlighted in white is currently equipped to your Champion

      An image with two pieces of gear side-by-side. The piece of gear on the right is highlighted in white.

Upgrading Gear

Upgrading your gear will make it even more powerful, increasing both your Champion’s stats and rating. While most upgrades require Gold to complete, you may need more advanced materials for higher-rated gear.

To upgrade your gear:

  1. Tap the gear you wish to upgrade
  2. Tap the UPGRADE button in the gear info window
    • If you have enough resources to upgrade, you will be able to proceed to the next step

      An image of the yellow upgrade button.

  3. Tap the UPGRADE button in the LEVEL REQUIREMENTS window
    • Gear with the An image of the available upgrade icon found on gear. icon have available upgrades
    • Gear with the An image of the fully upgraded icon found on gear. have been fully upgraded

Scrapping

If you have acquired an excess, or you have outgrown your old gear, you can scrap those items for resources. You may scrap gear from your OVERVIEW or your INVENTORY menus.

In order to scrap gear:

  1. Tap the gear you wish to scrap
  2. Tap the An image of the blue scrap button. SCRAP button
    • Be sure to confirm that you have the right gear selected, and the resources you will receive

      A screenshot of an example of what you would receive from scrapping gear.

  3. Tap the SCRAP IT! An image of the yellow scrap it button. button

Accidentally scrap an item? Kabam Support can often assist with the restoration of accidentally scrapped gear, though remember that any resources gained will need to be removed. Please be sure to contact Kabam Support as soon as possible to provide as much information as possible to expedite the investigation, as this will increase your chances of a successful restoration.

Information to include when submitting a ticket:

  • Approximate time and date in which the accidental scrap occurred.
  • Item name and item details (Champion, slot, rarity, and any specific synergies or enhancements where applicable).

Gear Types

Gear in the head, chest, neck, arm, and leg slots add stat benefits to your Champion but do not change your abilities.

An image of the different gear slot icons.

Gear in your weapon slot, however, does change the abilities you have available for some Champions.

An image of the weapon slot icon.

For example, Black Panthers can use claws or spears. This gives them two dramatically different playstyles to choose from. In order to swap between playstyles, you will need to equip the appropriate weapon.

Obtaining Gear

Gear can be obtained throughout Battleworld. Crates and crystals award gear as possible or guaranteed items.

An image showing an arrangement of crates, crystals, and some of the types of items you receive from them.

Gear may also be received from completing arena conquest or stronghold matches. You are more likely to receive gear for the current Champion you are using from these game modes.

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