# Equipment and Sigils: spend upgrades on the problem you face

Compare gear, main stats, set effects and the actual combat preview before investing in an item or replacing a working build.

Official guide: https://www.spacezodiacs.com/guides/starter-equipment-and-sigils/
Source checked: 2026-11-04

## What is the best equipment for my hero?
There is no single best item for every hero and mode. Start with the job: survive opening damage, finish an enemy, support allies or apply a useful effect. Read the hero's skills and compare the stats and effects that help that job. A higher label alone does not show how much the item improves your actual fight.

## What should I compare on a Sigil?
Inspect the slot, main stat, stars, quality, level, substats and set identity. Consider which set effects will actually be active on the equipped hero. Compare a complete working arrangement rather than assuming one attractive piece outweighs the bonuses you would lose by replacing it.

## When should I refine or improve an item?
First confirm that it fits a hero you use and that the relevant mode applies its benefits. Check the cost and result preview, then decide whether another improvement would address the same problem more effectively. Prioritize a small useful core before spreading scarce upgrade resources over every new item.

## How should I choose a dungeon?
Choose the desired drop or set, then the difficulty your team can clear reliably. Read the dungeon and boss guide for that encounter. Farming a harder floor is useful only when its clear rate and rewards justify the time and resources spent. Check current reward previews; old screenshots can show an earlier balance version.

## What should I do with spare equipment?
Review equip, sale, melt or other available actions and their outcomes before confirming. Keep possible replacements until you have compared them. An equipment grade, refinement level and hero rank are different systems, so a gear label is not a promise that a hero has reached the corresponding rank or level.

When asking for build advice, include the hero's exact variant, mode, current equipment, Sigils and the enemy or mechanic causing trouble. Those details make a recommendation more useful than a generic tier list.