Division 2 Gear Sets Tier List: Best Gear and Brand Sets

Red Horizon is Year 8 Season 3. It went live on 27 August 2026.

Title Update Y8S3.2 added the Red Moon Unleashed event. The event runs from 15 October to 3 November 2026.

The gear set board grades each set at 4 pieces. The brand board grades the 1, 2 and 3 piece bonuses together.

Gear has 6 slots. A 4-piece set leaves 2 slots for brand pieces or 1 exotic armor piece.

Striker's Battlegear, Tipping Scales, Hunter's Fury and Eclipse Protocol reach S. Each one runs under top current builds on 2 build lists.

Unit Alloys, Česká Výroba and Grupo Sombra are the S brands. Each one shows up in at least 5 top builds across both lists.

A gear set pays out at 4 pieces. The 4-piece talent is the reason to run the set.

Gear set	Letter	4-piece talent
Striker's Battlegear	S	Striker's Gamble
Tipping Scales	S	Throttle Control
Hunter's Fury	S	Apex Predator
Eclipse Protocol	S	Indirect Transmission
Heartbreaker	A	Heartstopper
Foundry Bulwark	A	Makeshift Repairs
Ember Engine	A	Spontaneous Combustion
Aces & Eights	A	Dead Man's Hand
Future Initiative	A	Ground Control
Concentrated Company	A	Camaraderie
Core Strength	A	Core Exercise
Ongoing Directive	A	Rules of Engagement
Hotshot	A	Headache
Breaking Point	B	On Point
Ortiz: Exuro	B	Ortiz Incinerator Turret Prototype
Refactor	B	Return to Sender
True Patriot	B	Red, White and Blue

The named chest and backpack of a set push its 4-piece talent further. These names match on 2 reads.

• Ember Engine uses the Flashpoint chest and the White Hot backpack.
• Future Initiative uses the Tactical Superiority chest and the Strategic Combat Support backpack.
• Breaking Point uses the Point of No Return chest and the Point of Honor backpack.
• Ortiz: Exuro uses the Chain Combustion chest and the Heatstroke backpack.
• True Patriot uses the Waving the Flag chest and the Patriotic Boost backpack.
• Refactor uses the Increased Interest chest and the Over-engineered backpack.
• Aces & Eights uses the No Limit chest.
• Heartbreaker uses the Max BPM chest.
• Ongoing Directive uses the Parabellum Rounds chest.
• Tipping Scales uses the Snowball backpack.
• Concentrated Company uses the One for All backpack.

A brand set pays out per piece. Each brand adds 1 bonus at 1 piece, 1 more at 2 pieces and 1 more at 3 pieces.

The table lists the 3 bonuses of 24 brands. The board above grades all 37.

Brand	Letter	1, 2 and 3 pieces
Unit Alloys	S	+5% Rate of Fire +24% Assault Rifle Damage +50% Magazine Size
Česká Výroba	S	+8% Critical Hit Chance +24% Shotgun Damage +30% Hazard Protection
Grupo Sombra	S	+13% Critical Hit Damage +20% Explosive Damage +39% Headshot Damage
Overlord Armaments	A	+12% Rifle Damage +30% Accuracy +30% Weapon Handling
Walker, Harris & Co.	A	+6% Weapon Damage +5% Damage to Armor +10% Damage to Health
Palisade Steelworks	A	+10% Armor on Kill +24% Protection from Elites +1 Skill Tier
Belstone Armory	A	+1% Armor Regeneration +100% Threat +36% Protection from Elites
Airaldi Holdings	A	+12% Marksman Rifle Damage +26% Headshot Damage +5% Damage to Armor
Petrov Defense Group	A	+12% LMG Damage +15% Weapon Handling +50% Ammo Capacity
Empress International	A	+10% Skill Health +13% Skill Damage +8% Skill Efficiency
Hana-U	A	+10% Skill Haste +13% Skill Damage +18% Weapon Damage
Gila Guard	A	+5% Total Armor +20% Hazard Protection +2% Armor Regeneration
Electrique	B	+10% Status Effects +20% Hazard Protection +8% Skill Efficiency
Douglas & Harding	B	+24% Pistol Damage +20% Skill Health +50% Accuracy
Wyvern Wear	B	+8% Skill Damage +20% Status Effects +45% Skill Duration
China Light	B	+15% Explosive Damage +20% Status Effects +30% Skill Haste
Habsburg Guard	B	+13% Headshot Damage +24% Marksman Rifle Damage +25% Status Effects
Badger Tuff	B	+12% Shotgun Damage +10% Armor on Kill +15% Total Armor
Zwiadowka	B	+15% Magazine Size +24% Rifle Damage +30% Weapon Handling
5.11 Tactical	C	+12% Protection from Elites +100% Threat +30% Hazard Protection
Imminence Armaments	C	+6% Weapon Damage +48% Pistol Damage +30% Skill Health
Legatus	C	+15% Magazine Size +24% SMG Damage +105% Optimal Range
Richter & Kaiser	C	+10% Skill Haste +40% Explosive Resistance +52% Skill Repair
Royal Works	C	+5% Weapon Handling +24% LMG Damage +50% Accuracy

Red Horizon changed 9 gear sets. Each line names the parts that changed.

• Aces & Eights changed its 2 and 3 piece bonuses, Dead Man's Hand and the No Limit chest.
• Breaking Point changed its 2 and 3 piece bonuses, On Point, the Point of No Return chest and the Point of Honor backpack.
• Concentrated Company changed Camaraderie and the One for All backpack.
• Hotshot changed its 2 and 3 piece bonuses and Headache.
• Negotiator's Dilemma changed its 4-piece talent.
• Ongoing Directive changed Rules of Engagement and the Parabellum Rounds chest.
• Ortiz: Exuro changed the Chain Combustion chest and the Heatstroke backpack.
• Tipping Scales changed Throttle Control and the Snowball backpack.
• True Patriot changed its 2 piece bonus, its 4-piece talent, the Waving the Flag chest and the Patriotic Boost backpack.

Echoes of Central Park arrives on 3 November 2026, and the Echoes of Central Park guide covers what it adds.

2 current build lists feed every letter. List 1 sorts PvE builds into current meta, very strong, reliable and situational. List 2 is creator build videos published after Red Horizon went live.

A gear set at S leads current meta builds on both lists. A set at A runs in strong builds on both lists. B marks a set with 1 current build. C marks a set with no current endgame build on either list.

A brand at S sits in at least 5 top builds across both lists. A brand at A sits in top builds on both lists. B and C follow the gear set rule.

A set or brand the lists split on drops 1 letter.

Next reads: the Division 2 builds guide, the exotic tier list, St. Elmo's Engine, Six12, Ouroboros and Danny Weaver.

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