# Chief Gear, Charms & Pets

Source page: https://wos.sheet.guide/en/guides/gear  
Last checked: 17 Oct 2026  
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Long-term stat systems that separate whales from everyone else, but F2P can build them too.

**TL;DR:** Raise Chief Gear **evenly**: set bonuses need 3 or 6 pieces of the same quality. Spread charms evenly. Pick pets for the skill you’ll use most.

## At a glance

### At a glance

- **Chief Gear** (Furnace 22): raise pieces evenly for the 3- and 6-piece set bonuses.
- **Charms** (Furnace 25): spread upgrades evenly. Early levels are cheap.
- **Pets** (Furnace 18): level one at a time, picked for the skill you use most.

## Details

### Chief Gear

- Unlocks at **Furnace 22**. Six pieces, and each pair boosts one troop type.
- **Set bonuses** trigger at 3 and 6 pieces of the same quality (the 3-piece bonus boosts defense and the 6-piece boosts attack, per community guides), so raise pieces evenly.
- Upgrade materials such as Hardened Alloy and Polishing Solution come mostly from events and shops. Hoard them for big jumps.
- Typical F2P path: get all pieces to the same quality before pushing any one higher.

### Charms

- Unlock at **Furnace 25**. Each gear piece has **3 charm slots** (18 in total), and charms add troop **Lethality and Health**.
- Upgrades use **Charm Guides** and **Charm Designs**. **Charm Secrets** are needed from level 12, and the Material Exchange opens once a charm reaches level 11.
- Spread upgrades evenly; early levels are cheap.

Note: Guides disagree on the maximum charm level (reports range from 11 to 18). Check in-game.

### Pets

- Pets unlock at **Furnace 18**, once your server has been open for a certain number of days.
- Each pet has an **active skill**. Leveling uses pet food, and refinement raises stats separately.
- Pick the pet whose skill fits your goal (march speed, gathering or combat), and level one at a time.

## In-depth pages

- [Chief Gear](https://wos.sheet.guide/en/guides/gear/chief-gear.md): Which pieces boost which troop type. Stats by quality, and what the 3- and 6-piece set bonuses do. Where Hardened Alloy, Polishing Solution, Design Plans and Lunar Amber come from.
- [Chief Charms](https://wos.sheet.guide/en/guides/gear/charms.md): How much each charm level adds, up to level 18. Guides, Designs and Secrets: costs and where to get them. Where to stop if you’re free-to-play.
- [Pets](https://wos.sheet.guide/en/guides/gear/pets.md): When each pet arrives, and what its active skill does. Leveling, advancement and refinement materials. When to fire which skill.