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<div style="font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;">Gear</div>
<div style="font-size: 0.85em; color: #6b7684; text-align: center;">two numbers, and a long climb</div>
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| colspan="2" style="padding: 0;" | <div style="max-width: 350px; margin: 0 auto;">![[Black_Desert_Equipment_screenshot.webp]]</div>
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| colspan="2" style="background-color: #1c232b; padding: 4px;" | <div style="color: #c9b27a; font-size: 0.85em; text-align: center;">The equipment window, with every slot labelled</div><div style="color: #6b7684; font-size: 0.75em; text-align: center;">From the Black Desert Wiki, Pearl Abyss</div>
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! style="background-color: #fff; color: #1c232b; width: 32%;" darkstyle="background-color: var(--wiki-surface); color: var(--wiki-color);" | Summary stats
| style="text-align: left;" | Attack power and defense power
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! style="background-color: #fff; color: #1c232b;" darkstyle="background-color: var(--wiki-surface); color: var(--wiki-color);" | Weapons
| style="text-align: left;" | Main, [[Black Desert/Awakening|awakening]] and offhand
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! style="background-color: #fff; color: #1c232b;" darkstyle="background-color: var(--wiki-surface); color: var(--wiki-color);" | Armor
| style="text-align: left;" | Helmet, chest, gloves and shoes
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! style="background-color: #fff; color: #1c232b;" darkstyle="background-color: var(--wiki-surface); color: var(--wiki-color);" | Accessories
| style="text-align: left;" | Rings, earrings, a necklace and a belt
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! style="background-color: #fff; color: #1c232b;" darkstyle="background-color: var(--wiki-surface); color: var(--wiki-color);" | Best sources
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Black Desert/Bosses|World bosses]], and the Blackstar quest line
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! style="background-color: #fff; color: #1c232b;" darkstyle="background-color: var(--wiki-surface); color: var(--wiki-color);" | Where power comes from
| style="text-align: left;" | [[Black Desert/Enhancement|Enhancement]], far more than acquisition
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'''Gear''' in ''[[Black Desert]]'' reduces to two numbers. Attack power and defense power summarize everything a character is wearing, and players describe a character's strength by quoting them rather than by listing equipment.

The slots themselves are conventional: a main weapon, an [[Black Desert/Awakening|awakening]] weapon and an offhand, four pieces of armor, and a set of accessories covering rings, earrings, a necklace and a belt.

What is unusual is where progress comes from. Most games hand out better items steadily. This one gives a character its final equipment fairly early and then expects years of [[Black Desert/Enhancement|enhancement]] on it. The sword a player owned early is often the one they still carry much later, many grades stronger.

= Boss gear =

The best conventional equipment drops from the scheduled [[Black Desert/Bosses|world bosses]]. A weapon from [[Black Desert/Kzarka|Kzarka]], an offhand from [[Black Desert/Nouver|Nouver]] or [[Black Desert/Kutum|Kutum]], armor pieces from the others, and each is a lottery on damage share rather than a purchase.

That arrangement makes the boss schedule part of gearing rather than a side activity. A player who wants the top tier attends the fights, and one who does not can buy the same pieces from other players at a considerable premium.

= Blackstar =

Blackstar equipment is the alternative to boss gear, and it is made rather than dropped. A quest line beginning in [[Black Desert/Mediah|Mediah]] leads through the story of three legendary blacksmiths, and finishing it produces a piece that competes with the boss items.

The cost is steep in an unusual way. Crafting a Blackstar piece consumes three boss gear items, and only unenhanced ones count, so a player spends the equipment they already have to obtain something better.

Its advantage is specific rather than general, since Blackstar weapons carry extra damage against monsters, which makes them the strongest choice for hunting grounds. The armor gives monster damage reduction and better defense, but costs enough that most players prefer fully enhanced boss armor.

Enhancing it works differently too. The first several steps succeed automatically, and failures beyond that cost durability rather than a grade, which is restored with memory fragments.

= See also =

* [[Black Desert]]
* [[Black Desert/Enhancement|Enhancement]]
* [[Black Desert/Bosses|Bosses]]
* [[Black Desert/Combat|Combat]]
* [[Black Desert/Black Stone|Black Stone]]
* [[Black Desert/Home|Home]]

= Further reading =

* [https://www.naeu.playblackdesert.com/en-us/Wiki?wikiNo=161 Blackstar Gear — Adventurer's Guide]
* [https://www.naeu.playblackdesert.com/en-US/Wiki?wikiNo=48 Enhancement — Adventurer's Guide]
* [https://blackdesertonline.fandom.com/wiki/Equipment Equipment — Black Desert Wiki (Fandom)]

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{{ Black Desert/Banner }} {| style="width: 100%; border: 2px solid #1c232b;" darkstyle="border-color: #48484a;" |- | colspan="2" style="padding: 10px; background-color: #1c232b;" | <div style="font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff; text-align: center;">Gear</div> <div style="font-size: 0.85em; color: #6b7684; text-align: center;">two numbers, and a long climb</div> |- | colspan="2" style="padding: 0;" | <div style="max-width: 350px; margin: 0 auto;">![[Black_Desert_Equipment_screenshot.webp]]</div> |- | colspan="2" style="background-color: #1c232b; padding: 4px;" | <div style="color: #c9b27a; font-size: 0.85em; text-align: center;">The equipment window, with every slot labelled</div><div style="color: #6b7684; font-size: 0.75em; text-align: center;">From the Black Desert Wiki, Pearl Abyss</div> |- |- ! style="background-color: #fff; color: #1c232b; width: 32%;" darkstyle="background-color: var(--wiki-surface); color: var(--wiki-color);" | Summary stats | style="text-align: left;" | Attack power and defense power |- ! style="background-color: #fff; color: #1c232b;" darkstyle="background-color: var(--wiki-surface); color: var(--wiki-color);" | Weapons | style="text-align: left;" | Main, [[Black Desert/Awakening|awakening]] and offhand |- ! style="background-color: #fff; color: #1c232b;" darkstyle="background-color: var(--wiki-surface); color: var(--wiki-color);" | Armor | style="text-align: left;" | Helmet, chest, gloves and shoes |- ! style="background-color: #fff; color: #1c232b;" darkstyle="background-color: var(--wiki-surface); color: var(--wiki-color);" | Accessories | style="text-align: left;" | Rings, earrings, a necklace and a belt |- ! style="background-color: #fff; color: #1c232b;" darkstyle="background-color: var(--wiki-surface); color: var(--wiki-color);" | Best sources | style="text-align: left;" | [[Black Desert/Bosses|World bosses]], and the Blackstar quest line |- ! style="background-color: #fff; color: #1c232b;" darkstyle="background-color: var(--wiki-surface); color: var(--wiki-color);" | Where power comes from | style="text-align: left;" | [[Black Desert/Enhancement|Enhancement]], far more than acquisition |} '''Gear''' in ''[[Black Desert]]'' reduces to two numbers. Attack power and defense power summarize everything a character is wearing, and players describe a character's strength by quoting them rather than by listing equipment. The slots themselves are conventional: a main weapon, an [[Black Desert/Awakening|awakening]] weapon and an offhand, four pieces of armor, and a set of accessories covering rings, earrings, a necklace and a belt. What is unusual is where progress comes from. Most games hand out better items steadily. This one gives a character its final equipment fairly early and then expects years of [[Black Desert/Enhancement|enhancement]] on it. The sword a player owned early is often the one they still carry much later, many grades stronger. = Boss gear = The best conventional equipment drops from the scheduled [[Black Desert/Bosses|world bosses]]. A weapon from [[Black Desert/Kzarka|Kzarka]], an offhand from [[Black Desert/Nouver|Nouver]] or [[Black Desert/Kutum|Kutum]], armor pieces from the others, and each is a lottery on damage share rather than a purchase. That arrangement makes the boss schedule part of gearing rather than a side activity. A player who wants the top tier attends the fights, and one who does not can buy the same pieces from other players at a considerable premium. = Blackstar = Blackstar equipment is the alternative to boss gear, and it is made rather than dropped. A quest line beginning in [[Black Desert/Mediah|Mediah]] leads through the story of three legendary blacksmiths, and finishing it produces a piece that competes with the boss items. The cost is steep in an unusual way. Crafting a Blackstar piece consumes three boss gear items, and only unenhanced ones count, so a player spends the equipment they already have to obtain something better. Its advantage is specific rather than general, since Blackstar weapons carry extra damage against monsters, which makes them the strongest choice for hunting grounds. The armor gives monster damage reduction and better defense, but costs enough that most players prefer fully enhanced boss armor. Enhancing it works differently too. The first several steps succeed automatically, and failures beyond that cost durability rather than a grade, which is restored with memory fragments. = See also = * [[Black Desert]] * [[Black Desert/Enhancement|Enhancement]] * [[Black Desert/Bosses|Bosses]] * [[Black Desert/Combat|Combat]] * [[Black Desert/Black Stone|Black Stone]] * [[Black Desert/Home|Home]] = Further reading = * [https://www.naeu.playblackdesert.com/en-us/Wiki?wikiNo=161 Blackstar Gear — Adventurer's Guide] * [https://www.naeu.playblackdesert.com/en-US/Wiki?wikiNo=48 Enhancement — Adventurer's Guide] * [https://blackdesertonline.fandom.com/wiki/Equipment Equipment — Black Desert Wiki (Fandom)]