Holyday Studios launched Firestone into Early Access on 26 September 2019 and shipped the 1.0 version on 1 April 2024. You field a party of up to five heroes plus one guardian against waves of enemies in the setting of Alandria, and the party keeps fighting while you are offline. Progress comes from research trees, slot-based gear enchanting and repeated ascensions rather than from manual combat input.
Your choice of equipment defines your damage output and playstyle. This guide ranks every major option, explains what makes each one strong, and tells you which builds they pair best with.
Equipment Rankings
| Equipment | Tier | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | S | Pushing one damage hero's output during the early campaign stages | The attack slot, and it only boosts the single hero wearing it. |
| Chestplate | A | Keeping your tank alive through wave spikes | The health slot for one hero. |
| Boots | A | Front-line survivability alongside the Chestplate | The armour slot for one hero. |
| Wrist | B | Raising the whole party's damage without touching individual heroes | One of the account-wide slots: it raises attack across all heroes rather than just the wearer. |
| Relic | B | Account-wide scaling and the anchor point you balance every other slot against | The slot that boosts every attribute on every hero, which makes it the highest-value slot on the account. |
S-Tier: Weapon
The attack slot, and it only boosts the single hero wearing it. That makes it the right early investment for your main damage dealer and the wrong one for a bench hero.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | S |
| Best For | Pushing one damage hero's output during the early campaign stages |
| Key Mechanic | Five hero party plus one guardian |
| Recommended Build | Warrior |
How to get it: Available from mid-game onward. See our walkthrough for the exact progression point.
Best builds using Weapon: Pairs naturally with Warrior thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.
A-Tier: Chestplate
The health slot for one hero. Boris wants it first because he already carries the most health in the early roster and the front rank is where fights are decided.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | A |
| Best For | Keeping your tank alive through wave spikes |
| Key Mechanic | Slot-based gear enchanting |
| Recommended Build | Mage |
How to get it: Accessible in the early-to-mid game. Check our maps guide for the location.
Best builds using Chestplate: Pairs naturally with Mage thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.
A-Tier: Boots
The armour slot for one hero. It stacks with the Chestplate on the same hero, so the two together define how far your front line can push before the party stalls.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | A |
| Best For | Front-line survivability alongside the Chestplate |
| Key Mechanic | Firestone and Meteorite research trees |
| Recommended Build | Priest |
How to get it: Accessible in the early-to-mid game. Check our maps guide for the location.
Best builds using Boots: Pairs naturally with Priest thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.
B-Tier: Wrist
One of the account-wide slots: it raises attack across all heroes rather than just the wearer. That makes its enchant levels worth more than the single-hero slots once you have several heroes rotating.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | B |
| Best For | Raising the whole party's damage without touching individual heroes |
| Key Mechanic | War Machine campaign |
| Recommended Build | Druid |
How to get it: Found in later areas. Our walkthrough covers when you can access this.
Best builds using Wrist: Pairs naturally with Druid thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.
B-Tier: Relic
The slot that boosts every attribute on every hero, which makes it the highest-value slot on the account. Guides generally suggest keeping the Ring one to three levels above it and tier 1 gear two to four levels below it.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | B |
| Best For | Account-wide scaling and the anchor point you balance every other slot against |
| Key Mechanic | Ascension resets |
| Recommended Build | Paladin |
How to get it: Found in later areas. Our walkthrough covers when you can access this.
Best builds using Relic: Pairs naturally with Paladin thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.
Equipment Progression Path
The order you should acquire equipment as you progress:
- Starting gear → Enough to clear Campaign
- Chestplate → Your first real upgrade, available early
- Boots → Mid-game upgrade with good scaling
- Weapon → Best-in-slot, aim for this by late game
- Upgrade to max → The power spike from max upgrades is enormous
Equipment Tips
- Always upgrade your primary equipment before diversifying. One strong option beats three mediocre ones.
- Match your equipment to your build's stat priorities for maximum scaling.
- Enchant the slot and not the item. Levels stay attached to the slot, so a Common chestplate enchanted twice stays at level 2 when you replace it with a Mythic one, which means you should never wait for good gear before enchanting.
- Check our tier list for how equipment rankings affect overall build effectiveness.
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