The latest Arcane Lineage Dark and Light update introduces 38 new gears, replacing accessories. Each gear provides unique effects, buffs, and combat enhancements. Here’s a Arcane Lineage Gears Guide of all the new gears, their effects, and their best use cases.
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Arcane Lineage Gears Guide 2025 March – All Gears for Classes
Offensive Gears (Boosts Damage)
1. Dragon Manore
- First strike applies 2 turns of bleed + 1 stack of Fractured.
- Every other strike applies an additional Fractured stack.
- Best For: High DPS classes (May get nerfed due to its power).
2. Band of Pressing Force
- +25% damage vs blocking opponents.
- +15% defense buff in the desert.
- Best For: Fighting in desert environments & against enemies that block.
3. Vulcan Knuckle
- +15% fire damage and 15% defense in the volcano.
- Changes strike element to fire.
- Best For: Fire-based builds & volcano combat.
4. Tainted Quiver
- First attack always applies Sundered (armor reduction).
- Subsequent attacks have a chance to remove the opponent’s energy.
- Best For: Boss fights and armor-breaking builds.
5. Blood Crystal
- Every time you apply bleed, you get:
- +5% defense
- +5% crit chance
- Lasts 5 turns
- Best For: Bleed-focused builds like Impaler.
6. Y Tool’s Wrath
- Every 5 turns, gain a stack of Overheat:
- +8% damage
- +7.5% speed
- Lose a stack when hit by an enemy.
- Best For: Sustained fights with heavy DPS.
Defensive & Utility Gears (Survivability & Buffs)
7. Parasitic Leech
- Heal all teammates for 2% of the damage you deal.
- Best For: DPS roles supporting allies.
8. Expedite Anklet
- Grants Godspeed skill:
- Increases speed scaling.
- Chance to gain energy when dodging.
- Negates block decay.
- Increases movement speed outside battle (rolls faster).
- Best For: Speed-based builds & PvE mobility.
9. Crystal Sphere
- Removes Crit Fatigue & +5% Crit Chance.
- +15% defense & +25% dark elemental damage.
- Best For: Dark-elemental DPS builds.
10. Stone Brand
- Summons gain “Stone Skin,” reducing 60% damage.
- When hit by an attack:
- -25% damage from the same element.
- +30% damage from all other elements.
- Best For: Summoner builds against single-element enemies.
11. Molten Carapace
- +30% defense when below 40% HP.
- Best For: Tanks & survivability.
12. Magma Charm
- 10% fire resistance.
- +15% movement speed.
- Best For: Fast travel & fire-resistant builds.
Location-Specific Gears (Boosts in Specific Areas)
13. Forest Charm
- +15% damage in forests.
- +25% nature-elemental attack damage.
- Best For: Early-game forest fights.
14. Imperial Headband
- When summons drop below 25% HP, they explode, dealing AoE damage.
- Chance to apply Stun & Weaken.
- Best For: Summoner builds.
15. Traveler’s Lamp
- Start battles with 1 extra energy.
- Apply 3 Vulnerable to all enemies.
- Provides light outside battle.
- Best For: Farming & aggressive early-game fights.
Summoner-Focused Gears
16. Golem R Core
- Summon a Sand Golem (currently very strong).
- Might get nerfed soon.
- Best For: Summoners needing tank summons.
17. Curse Brand
- Summons can now consume status effects at the cost of HP.
- +5% damage per unique effect consumed.
- Best For: Summoner builds fighting bosses with many status effects.
18. Blazing Brand
- When enemies attack your summons, they:
- Take small fire damage.
- Gain 3 stacks of fire.
- Best For: Fire Summoners.
19. Imbuement Reliquary
- Summons gain effects of your enchantment.
- Best For: Enchantment-based Summoner builds.
Miscellaneous Gears
20. The Biggest Pebble
- Throwing it increases escape chance by 300%.
- Best For: Escaping battles.
21. Wicked Crown
- Immune to poison.
- -15% DOT (damage over time) effects.
- Best For: Fighting poison enemies (Deep Forest).
22. Coagulated Fingernail
- +2.5 points to all base stats per turn.
- Best For: Long fights (Meta for boss battles).
23. Grain of Balance
- Lose 25% of highest stat, but increase all other stats by the same amount.
- Best For: Hybrid builds (multiclassing).
Best Gear Recommendations Per Class
DPS (Rogue, Berserker)
- Dragon Manore
- Band of Pressing Force
- Blood Crystal
- Y Tool’s Wrath
Summoner
- Golem R Core
- Curse Brand
- Blazing Brand
- Imbuement Reliquary
Tank (Paladin, Saint)
- Stone Brand
- Molten Carapace
- Parasitic Leech
Support (Saint, Healer)
- Parasitic Leech
- Traveler’s Lamp
- Coagulated Fingernail
Speed-based Builds
- Expedite Anklet
- Vulcan Knuckle
- Magma Charm
