Latest update Added Ryusei Kai and a row for Hakuhou Created by elp this is a collection of simple references to choose the best gear for a gear slot FOR PVE Built with math simulations and tests All comparisons within rows assume maximum enhancement levels but you can still follow this guide with 10 gear As usual the use case or enemy content is separated into two groups Barring PvP all other relevant gamemodes fall under these two categories For example a dual boss is still considered as ST Boss because the same gear works Boss or ST Single target boss battles where we care about pure damage output to one boss Campaign May be further split into mob and boss but campaign boss battles can just be treated as long mob battles Stagger uptime and splash are important factors Disclaimers Warning These tables list the gear that are usually the best Use your own judgment for when certain gear may be optimal in a specific situation like fast HE guns against San Diego CM Most ships in the game will follow this general template but some ships have skills that may change what gear they equip Some of them will be easy to recognize while others will not be if you have questions about whether a ship breaks the mold ask in Discord #gameplay help This is not strictly a crafting guide and as such don t treat all pieces listed in this guide as safe to craft Conversely several pieces of gear have been deliberately omitted from this guide While they might be better than some of the options that are listed though not best in slot they are only marginal improvements over some of the pieces that are listed while being much more expensive to obtain like 13 Monarch Gun For more details consult the ECGC equipment guide It can be overwhelming with its text descriptions separation by gear type and gear that most players shouldn t obtain which is why this Quick Gear Guide tm was created in the first place

BB Main Gun Guns in the same cell are ordered from fastest to slowest not necessarily from best to worst We do not account for timing requirements for syncing BB Aux Gun CV Airplanes Airplanes in the same cell are ordered from fastest to slowest not necessarily from best to worst We do not account for timing requirements for syncing and we do not consider individual ship skills such as the torpedo buff of Amagi CV Amagi s damage buff to TBs means that for IJN carriers in the same fleet and herself TBs are preferred over DBs in campaign and converging TBs do more damage against Medium Armor than BF 109G s 1 Prioritize limited Ryusei Kai for stronger slots if they can take the Ryusei s timing Main Fleet AA

Vanguard aux guns should refer to the DD CL guns sections where appropriate DD Guns Some ships strongly prefer the fastest Barrage Spam guns to even the rainbow damage guns against all kinds of enemies and armor types As of September 2025 the most relevant of these ships are Trafalgar Z52 and Kazagumo Other somewhat notable examples include Shimakaze Lenja Nana Kawakaze Z47 and Scylla the last of whom can also use Twin 100mm Kai CL Guns CLs who can equip DD guns should refer to the DD Guns section for what gun they should equip CA Guns CB Guns Surface Torpedoes Some ships prefer fast reloading torpedoes to activate skills Vanguard AA

We prioritize survivability over offense for vanguard auxes If you know they won t sink or sink too early then you may bring offense auxes Cruiser Auxes DD Auxes