Shop Titans is Kabam's free to play shop management RPG, on Steam since 5 May 2020, where you craft gear and sell it to the adventurers walking through your door. You run blueprints through workers, haggle at the counter, then send heroes into dungeons to bring back components for the next tier. There are 18 hero classes to recruit and blueprint lines that run from the tier 1 Squire Sword all the way to tier 16 pieces like the Unearthed Blade.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Squire Sword | S | Opening counter stock and as a component for later sword blueprints. | The tier 1 sword and the first blueprint most players craft. |
| Arming Sword | A | Early counter sales and opening the path to tier 3. | The tier 2 sword, revealed by crafting enough of the tier below it. |
| Gladius | A | The transition from pure gold income into component management. | Tier 3, and the point where a sword needs steel as well as iron. |
| Cutlass | B | The mid early game, once you have spare crafting slots to chain. | Tier 4, and it consumes a finished lower tier sword alongside its raw materials. |
| Excalibur | B | Late game selling and gearing your highest Power heroes. | A tier 12 sword sitting alongside Titan Sword and Opulent Brand in the same tier. |
S-Tier: Squire Sword
The tier 1 sword and the first blueprint most players craft. It stays relevant long past tier 1 because higher tier blueprints consume finished lower tier items as ingredients.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | S |
| Best For | Opening counter stock and as a component for later sword blueprints. |
| Key Mechanic | Blueprint crafting and energy |
| Recommended Build | Soldier |
How to get it: Available from mid-game onward. See our walkthrough for the exact progression point.
Best builds using Squire Sword: Pairs naturally with Soldier thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.
A-Tier: Arming Sword
The tier 2 sword, revealed by crafting enough of the tier below it. That unlock by volume pattern repeats across every blueprint line in the game.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | A |
| Best For | Early counter sales and opening the path to tier 3. |
| Key Mechanic | Item quality and fusion |
| Recommended Build | Knight |
How to get it: Accessible in the early-to-mid game. Check our maps guide for the location.
Best builds using Arming Sword: Pairs naturally with Knight thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.
A-Tier: Gladius
Tier 3, and the point where a sword needs steel as well as iron. The widening component list from here is what pushes you into sending heroes on quests for materials.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | A |
| Best For | The transition from pure gold income into component management. |
| Key Mechanic | Counter haggling |
| Recommended Build | Thief |
How to get it: Accessible in the early-to-mid game. Check our maps guide for the location.
Best builds using Gladius: Pairs naturally with Thief thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.
B-Tier: Cutlass
Tier 4, and it consumes a finished lower tier sword alongside its raw materials. Plan two crafting slots for it, one feeding the other.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | B |
| Best For | The mid early game, once you have spare crafting slots to chain. |
| Key Mechanic | Hero questing in dungeons |
| Recommended Build | Cleric |
How to get it: Found in later areas. Our walkthrough covers when you can access this.
Best builds using Cutlass: Pairs naturally with Cleric thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.
B-Tier: Excalibur
A tier 12 sword sitting alongside Titan Sword and Opulent Brand in the same tier. By this point a single item is worth more than an entire early game shop takes in a day.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | B |
| Best For | Late game selling and gearing your highest Power heroes. |
| Key Mechanic | Guild city investment |
| Recommended Build | Sorcerer |
How to get it: Found in later areas. Our walkthrough covers when you can access this.
Best builds using Excalibur: Pairs naturally with Sorcerer 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 Howling Woods
- Arming Sword → Your first real upgrade, available early
- Gladius → Mid-game upgrade with good scaling
- Squire Sword → 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.
- Never leave a crafting slot empty. Shop Titans is a throughput game and idle slots are the one loss you cannot buy back later, because time is the only resource gold does not purchase.
- Check our tier list for how equipment rankings affect overall build effectiveness.
More Shop Titans Guides
- Shop Titans Shop Titans Overview
- Shop Titans Best Builds
- Shop Titans Tier List
- Shop Titans Walkthrough
- Shop Titans Beginner's Guide
- Shop Titans Tips & Tricks
- Shop Titans Combat Guide
- Shop Titans Boss Guide
- Shop Titans Maps & Locations
- Shop Titans Crafting Guide
- Shop Titans Classes & Characters
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