Max Equipment Bonuses

This guide is meant to help identify the best equipment in each slot for providing particular stat bonuses (a.k.a. best-in-slot, or BiS). It also lists equipment for reducing (or increasing) Menaces, and equipment with more specialized effects.

The guide is divided into three main sections:

• Best-in-Slot Calculator — For a chosen stat, displays the item(s) providing the highest bonus in each equipment slot. Stats include the four main attributes (Watchful, Shadowy, Dangerous, Persuasive), Reputation attributes/BDR (Bizarre, Dreaded, Respectable), and the Advanced Stats. The calculator can also exclude certain types of equipment, such as Ambition-specific items or ones only available by spending Fate.
• Menace Equipment — These items can reduce or increase Menace qualities, such as Nightmares.
• Special Equipment — Items boosting more uncommon qualities, such as those used in Knife and Candle; and items conferring qualities like Caprine Authority: that make special cards or options available.

Best-in-Slot Calculator

Choose a stat to optimize, and optionally exclude certain item types from the results.

 template = BestInSlot
 form = BiSCalc
 result = BiSCalcResult
 param = Quality|Quality||select|Dangerous,Persuasive,Shadowy,Watchful,Bizarre,Dreaded,Respectable,BDR,Inerrant,Insubstantial,Neathproofed,A Player of Chess,Artisan of the Red Science,Chthonosophy,Glasswork,Kataleptic Toxicology,Mithridacy,Monstrous Anatomy,Shapeling Arts,Steward of the Discordance,Zeefaring
 param = Fate|Include Fate Items?|no|toggleswitch|yes,no
 param = Mood|Include Boons/Burdens?|no|toggleswitch|yes,no
 param = Seasonal|Include Seasonal Items?|no|toggleswitch|yes,no
 param = Faction|Include Faction Items?|no|toggleswitch|yes,no
 param = Profession|Include Profession Items|none|select|all,none,Campaigner,Mystic,Silverer,Enforcer,Murderer,Licentiate,Journalist,Author,Correspondent,Rat-Catcher,Stalker,Monster-Hunter,Trickster,Conjurer,Crooked-Cross,Watcher,Agent,Midnighter
 param = Ambition|Include Ambition Items|none|select|all,none,Nemesis,Bag a Legend!,Heart's Desire!,Light Fingers!
 param = SMEN|Include SMEN Items?|no|toggleswitch|yes,no
 param = Retired|Include Retired Items?|no|toggleswitch|yes,no

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Menace Equipment

These items affect Menace qualities—either by reducing them (to keep you out of a Menace area like the Mirror-Marches, or get you out faster), or by increasing them. Refer to the Menaces guide for more information on managing your Menaces.

Equipment's Name	Menace	Effect	Equipment Slot
Ace of Pages	Hearts' Game: Counterplay	Massively reduces	Boon
Masked Former Priest	Nightmares	Increases	Companion
Bejewelled Cane	Nightmares	Reduces	Weapon
The Final Resting Place of an Old Friend	Nightmares	Reduces	Affiliation
An Elephant That Is Yet to Be Refuted	Nightmares	Increases	Home Comfort
A Firm Conviction of the Absence of the Supernatural	Nightmares	Reduces	Hat
The Distinction of the Waking Fire	Nightmares	Reduces	Adornment
Focused Albatross	Nightmares	Increases	Companion
Cheerful Goldfish	Nightmares	Reduces	Companion
Amber Ambassador's Seal	Nightmares	Reduces	Home Comfort
A Shard of Law-Glass	Nightmares	Greatly increases	Weapon
Cryptographic Chiropteran	Nightmares	Reduces	Companion
Wings of Change	Nightmares	Increases	Burden
Vake Claw	Nightmares	Increases	Weapon
Sporing Bonnet	Nightmares	Increases	Hat
At the Shore of Midnight, 5th Edition	Nightmares	Increases	Home Comfort
The Founding Principles of an Infernal Enclave	Nightmares	Greatly reduces	Affiliation
The Walls are Right	Nightmares	Reduces	Boon
Murgatroyd's Patented Fungal Christmas 'Tree'	Nightmares	Reduces	Home Comfort
Storm-bird	Nightmares	Reduces	Companion
Spiked Rosary	Nightmares	Reduces	Weapon
The Newt	Nightmares	Increases	Companion
Perforated Diver	Nightmares	Increases	Companion
The Walls are Wrong	Nightmares	Increases	Burden
Strange Aeronaut	Nightmares	Reduces	Affiliation
Aurochs-Fur Coat	Nightmares	Reduces	Clothing
Song Stuck in Your Head	Nightmares	Increases	Hat
Weasel of Social Discomfiture	Nightmares	Reduces	Companion
Red-and-Gold Reptile	Nightmares	Increases	Adornment
A Stalwart Commitment to Helping	Nightmares	Increases	Burden
An Awful Migraine	Nightmares	Greatly increases	Burden
A Parabolan-sized Headache	Nightmares	Increases	Hat
Rubies and Rattling Bones	Noises in the Library	Greatly increases	Burden
Celebrated Weasel	Plagued by a Popular Song	Greatly increases	Companion
An Overplayed Hand	Poison Tolerance of Your Target	Increases	Burden
A Remarkable Tolerance for Your Eccentric Behaviour	Scandal	Reduces	Boon
Unjustifiable Necktie	Scandal	Increases	Adornment
The Censored Census of 1862	Scandal	Increases	Weapon
High-Rolling Rantipoles	Scandal	Increases	Crew
Gravel-Voiced Gossip	Scandal	Reduces	Companion
Oenophilic Oppression	Scandal	Greatly increases	Burden
Ostentatious Paisley Suit	Scandal	Increases	Clothing
Modish Bonnet	Scandal	Increases	Hat
Diamond Newt	Scandal	Increases	Home Comfort
In Mr Huffam's Good Graces	Scandal	Reduces	Affiliation
An Enviable Social Calendar	Scandal	Reduces	Weapon
Pair of Scarlet Stockings of Dubious Origin	Scandal	Increases	Boots
The Newt	Scandal	Reduces	Companion
Wings of Change	Scandal	Increases	Burden
Stalwart Pigeon	Scandal	Increases	Hat
Handsome Lad with a Healthy Appetite	Scandal	Increases	Companion
Carnelian Sapphire Pendant	Scandal	Reduces	Adornment
Bag of Station VIII 'Humbugs'	Scandal	Increases	Weapon
A Hard-Earned Knack for Repair	Scandal	Reduces	Affiliation
Barrel with Leather Shoulder-Straps	Scandal	Increases	Clothing
Ravenous Thespian	Scandal	Increases	Companion
Burgundian Breviary	Scandal	Reduces	Weapon
A Silent Nod of Acknowledgement from Mr Hearts	Suspicion	Reduces	Affiliation
The Undying Respect of the Order of the Blackened Hoof	Suspicion	Reduces	Affiliation
Pirate Hat	Suspicion	Increases	Hat
Light-Drinking Cravat	Suspicion	Reduces	Adornment
A Remarkable Reluctance to Observe Your Misdeeds	Suspicion	Reduces	Boon
Set of Workman's Clothes	Suspicion	Reduces	Clothing
Wings of Change	Suspicion	Increases	Burden
Clay Corroborator	Suspicion	Reduces	Companion
Noise-Eaters	Suspicion	Increases	Boots
Sun-Kissed Polymath	Suspicion	Increases	Companion
Inconspicuous Overalls	Suspicion	Reduces	Clothing
Vake Claw	Suspicion	Increases	Weapon
Six-by-Two Carryall	Suspicion	Increases	Luggage
Lingering Goodwill	Suspicion	Reduces	Boon
A Preserver of London	Suspicion	Reduces	Affiliation
Sober Dress	Suspicion	Reduces	Clothing
Aria of Tranquillity	Troubled Waters	Reduces	Hat
Obstinate-class Cruiser	Troubled Waters	Greatly reduces	Ship
Crab-Clawed Tricorne	Troubled Waters	Reduces	Hat
Peaceable Cowl	Troubled Waters	Reduces	Hat
A Complete Set of Preserved Internal Organs	Unaccountably Peckish	Increases	Home Comfort
Sun-Blazoned Cuirass	Wounds	Reduces	Clothing
Tracklayer's Helmet	Wounds	Reduces	Hat
Wings of Change	Wounds	Increases	Burden
Liturgy of Metes and Bounds	Wounds	Increases	Weapon
A Fierce Commitment to London's Defence	Wounds	Increases	Burden
Staunch Comrades	Wounds	Reduces	Crew
Weasel of Woe	Wounds	Greatly increases	Companion
Analgesic Rhetorician	Wounds	Reduces	Companion
Ichorous Alarm	Wounds	Reduces	Home Comfort
An Awful Migraine	Wounds	Greatly increases	Burden
Mark of Disdain	Wounds	Increases	Weapon
Relic of the Revolution	Wounds	Increases	Home Comfort

Special Equipment

These items confer qualities that allow you to draw special opportunity cards (e.g., Noticed by the Merry Captain) or unlock notable options.

Equipment Name	Special bonuses	Equipment Slot
Birth-Name of a New Power	Aeolian Sensitivity	Hat
The Crown The Cosmogone Crown	Radiant-Crowned +1	Hat
The Demon The Violant Demon	Demon-Horned +1	Hat
The Infant The Ephebe, Manifold	Captured by Innocence +1	Hat
The Moth The Gant Moth	Moth-Winged +1	Hat
Shattered Mask	Delighted +1	Hat
A Six-Chambered Heart, Surgically Extracted A Fierce Heart, Surgically Extracted	Chirurgical Touch +1	Gloves
Overgoat Übergoat Heptagoat	Caprine Authority: +1, 2, 3	Companion
Weasel of Woe	Woeful +1	Companion
Your Very Own Miniature Hellworm	In the Company of a Hellworm +1	Companion
Your Brother, Returned	Visiting your Risen Brother +1	Treasure
Your Daughter, Returned	Visiting your Risen Daughter +1	Treasure
Your Lover, Returned	Visiting your Risen Lover +1	Treasure
Your Spouse, Returned	Visiting your Risen Spouse +1	Treasure
Cross of Southwark	Well known at Southwark Cathedral +1	Affiliation
Inducted into the Inverted Stalactite Society	Witnessed by the Silent Shame +1	Affiliation
The Iron Correspondents	A Member of the Pen-Bearers +1	Affiliation
Lowell's Locks & Cages	Appointment at Lowell's +1	Affiliation
A Member of the Crew of the St Elmo	Noticed by the Merry Captain +1	Affiliation
A Member of the Order of Those Who Will Not Be Caught Red-Handed	Noticed by the Queen of Air and Darkness +1	Affiliation
A Seat at the Bishop's Table	Noticed by the Saturnine Duke +1	Affiliation
The Thief-Oath of Tristram Bagley	Visiting Tristram Bagley +1	Affiliation
Your Very Own Miniature Hellworm, Saddled and Bridled	In the Company of a Hellworm +1	Transport