Eques' Scales (Uncommon armor set)

Our take on Eques' Scales

“First into the sand, on horseback”

“First into the sand, on horseback”: longer dashes help Lancers close in with the dash thrust and help Archers escape a crowd. It is an Uncommon set from Common chests, so it is cheap to complete, but Secutor’s Pursuit does more for dash builds once you have Epic chests.

What does the Eques' Scales set bonus do?

+8% Dash distance

Each dash covers more ground, for escaping crowds or closing in with the Lancer’s dash thrust.

+7 Vitality and +35 Max HP

On our level-1 Gladiator with 124 Max HP, the set’s +35 Max HP alone would be a 28% increase. Every set adds flat health that scales with rarity. Uncommon sets give +7 Vitality / +35 Max HP, against +5 / +25 for Common and +11 / +55 for Rare.

How do you get the Eques' Scales pieces?

Uncommon gear can also come from chests. These are the chests that can roll Uncommon items:

A chest that rolls Uncommon still picks one item from every Uncommon armor and weapon, so a specific piece of Eques' Scales is much rarer than the Uncommon chance.

Who should use Eques' Scales?

• Archer (bow): +8% Dash distance.
• Lancer (spear): +8% Dash distance.

How to build around Eques' Scales

Archer (bow). Archers live on distance: keep both dashes ready, hold attack to keep shooting, and let every third shot’s volley hit groups. Community Archer runs past wave 50 stacked crit chance and attack speed from boons on top of their set.

Lancer (spear). The Lancer’s two thrusts and 360° sweep reward staying at the edge of a crowd. Use the dash thrust (dash + attack) to close gaps, and put early points into Gladius → Sharpened Edge for +2% damage per rank on every hit.

Fit: our reading of the bonus Based on the class cards and skill tree we saw in game, not on damage tests.

How does it compare with other Uncommon sets?