Sultan's Game is a dark fantasy resource management RPG built around a single cruel loop. Every week a card is drawn, Carnality, Extravagance, Conquest or Bloodshed, and you have seven days to satisfy its demand or meet the executioner. The game ships with more than fifty endings, and most of them are bad.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty secrets | S | Weeks where an ally refuses a task or a faction blocks your only route to the card. | A hold over specific characters that opens options no amount of money will buy. |
| Coin | A | Extravagance decrees and buying your way out of a deadline you cannot meet on time. | The most flexible resource in the game, and the one Extravagance weeks devour fastest. |
| Loyal retainers | A | Bloodshed and Conquest weeks that would burn through unreliable helpers. | Allies with high loyalty who accept dangerous tasks without demanding payment or defecting. |
| Poison | B | Bloodshed decrees where an open confrontation would draw the wrong attention. | A quiet solution to problems that would otherwise cost you soldiers, reputation or time. |
| Military commission | B | Conquest weeks and any run that intends to end in open war rather than intrigue | Formal authority over troops, converting your household into something that can answer a Conquest card directly. |
S-Tier: Dirty secrets
A hold over specific characters that opens options no amount of money will buy.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | S |
| Best For | Weeks where an ally refuses a task or a faction blocks your only route to the card. |
| Key Mechanic | Weekly card draw |
| Recommended Build | Conquest specialist |
How to get it: Available from mid-game onward. See our walkthrough for the exact progression point.
Best builds using Dirty secrets: Pairs naturally with Conquest specialist thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.
A-Tier: Coin
The most flexible resource in the game, and the one Extravagance weeks devour fastest.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | A |
| Best For | Extravagance decrees and buying your way out of a deadline you cannot meet on time. |
| Key Mechanic | Seven day deadline |
| Recommended Build | Bloodshed enforcer |
How to get it: Accessible in the early-to-mid game. Check our maps guide for the location.
Best builds using Coin: Pairs naturally with Bloodshed enforcer thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.
A-Tier: Loyal retainers
Allies with high loyalty who accept dangerous tasks without demanding payment or defecting.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | A |
| Best For | Bloodshed and Conquest weeks that would burn through unreliable helpers. |
| Key Mechanic | Ally deployment |
| Recommended Build | Extravagance financier |
How to get it: Accessible in the early-to-mid game. Check our maps guide for the location.
Best builds using Loyal retainers: Pairs naturally with Extravagance financier thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.
B-Tier: Poison
A quiet solution to problems that would otherwise cost you soldiers, reputation or time.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | B |
| Best For | Bloodshed decrees where an open confrontation would draw the wrong attention. |
| Key Mechanic | Resource and secret management |
| Recommended Build | Carnality socialite |
How to get it: Found in later areas. Our walkthrough covers when you can access this.
Best builds using Poison: Pairs naturally with Carnality socialite thanks to how their stat scaling lines up.
B-Tier: Military commission
Formal authority over troops, converting your household into something that can answer a Conquest card directly.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier | B |
| Best For | Conquest weeks and any run that intends to end in open war rather than intrigue |
| Key Mechanic | Branching endings |
| Recommended Build | Generalist survivor |
How to get it: Found in later areas. Our walkthrough covers when you can access this.
Best builds using Military commission: Pairs naturally with Generalist survivor 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 Your estate
- Coin → Your first real upgrade, available early
- Loyal retainers → Mid-game upgrade with good scaling
- Dirty secrets → 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.
- Build a household that can answer any of the four decrees at a basic level rather than one that answers a single decree brilliantly. The draw is not yours to control, and a specialist run dies the first week its card does not come up.
- Check our tier list for how equipment rankings affect overall build effectiveness.
More Sultan's Game Guides
- Sultan's Game Sultan's Game Overview
- Sultan's Game Best Builds
- Sultan's Game Tier List
- Sultan's Game Walkthrough
- Sultan's Game Beginner's Guide
- Sultan's Game Tips & Tricks
- Sultan's Game Combat Guide
- Sultan's Game Boss Guide
- Sultan's Game Maps & Locations
- Sultan's Game Crafting Guide
- Sultan's Game Classes & Characters
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