Gear Progression

Warhammer Online's endgame is a seven-tier ward ladder. Each tier unlocks the next when you equip five pieces from any combination of sets at that tier — and at every tier you can choose your acquisition route: RvR (open-world Realm-vs-Realm), Scenario, Dungeon PvE, or Public-Quest PvE. After Ward 7 (Invader) there are no more ward gates — only Renown Rank — and that's where Warlord and Sovereign sit as best-in-slot endgame armor.

With no career picked, each cell stacks every class's variant (~24 chips per cell). Pick your class to see just your chain.

Ward Ladder

Each row is a Ward tier. Each column is an acquisition route. Equip 5 pieces from any combination of sets in a row to unlock that ward.

T1 Recruit2f
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T2 Scout3f
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T3 Soldier5f
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T4 Officer5f
RvRAnnihilator Accursed Defender Kit—Annihilator Battle Kit—Annihilator Blood Offering Kit—Annihilator Defender's Kit—Annihilator Devotee's Kit—Annihilator Dusk Warrior's Kit—Annihilator Essence Devourer Robes—Annihilator Firecaller's Robes—Annihilator Forest Courser's Kit—Annihilator Guardian's Kit—Annihilator High Mage's Robes—Annihilator Inquisitor's Kit—Annihilator Lionmark Kit—Annihilator Painbringer's Kit—Annihilator Runerobes—Annihilator Sigmarite Kit—Annihilator Squig Calla's Kit—Annihilator Waaaghbringa's Fings—Annihilator War Boyz' Kit—Annihilator War Brudda's Kit—Annihilator War Kit—Annihilator Warped Daemoncaller's Robes—Annihilator Warped Ravager Kit—Annihilator Work Kit—
ScenarioMercenary Accursed Defender Kit—Mercenary Battle Kit—Mercenary Blood Offering Kit—Mercenary Defender's Kit—Mercenary Devotee's Kit—Mercenary Dusk Warrior's Kit—Mercenary Essence Devourer Robes—Mercenary Firecaller's Robes—Mercenary Forest Courser's Kit—Mercenary Guardian's Kit—Mercenary High Mage's Robes—Mercenary Inquisitor's Kit—Mercenary Lionmark Kit—Mercenary Painbringer's Kit—Mercenary Runerobes—Mercenary Sigmarite Kit—Mercenary Squig Calla's Kit—Mercenary Waaaghbringa's Fings—Mercenary War Boyz' Kit—Mercenary War Brudda's Kit—Mercenary War Kit—Mercenary Warped Daemoncaller's Robes—Mercenary Warped Ravager Kit—Mercenary Work Kit—
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T5 Conqueror5f
RvRConqueror's Accursed Defender Kit—Conqueror's Battle Kit—Conqueror's Blood Offering Kit—Conqueror's Defender Kit—Conqueror's Devotee Kit—Conqueror's Dusk Warrior Kit—Conqueror's Essence Devourer Kit—Conqueror's Firecaller Robes—Conqueror's Forest Courser Kit—Conqueror's Guardian Kit—Conqueror's High Mage Robes—Conqueror's Inquisitor Kit—Conqueror's Lionmark Kit—Conqueror's Painbringer Kit—Conqueror's Runerobes—Conqueror's Sigmarite Kit—Conqueror's Squig Calla Kit—Conqueror's Waaaghbringa's Fings—Conqueror's War Boyz' Kit—Conqueror's War Brudda Kit—Conqueror's War Kit—Conqueror's Warped Daemoncaller Robes—Conqueror's Warped Ravager Kit—Conqueror's Work Kit—
ScenarioDominator's Accursed Defender Kit—Dominator's Battle Kit—Dominator's Blood Offering Kit—Dominator's Defender Kit—Dominator's Devotee Kit—Dominator's Dusk Warrior Kit—Dominator's Essence Devourer Kit—Dominator's Firecaller Robes—Dominator's Forest Courser Kit—Dominator's Guardian Kit—Dominator's High Mage Robes—Dominator's Inquisitor Kit—Dominator's Lionmark Kit—Dominator's Painbringer Kit—Dominator's Runerobes—Dominator's Sigmarite Kit—Dominator's Squig Calla Kit—Dominator's Waaaghbringa's Fings—Dominator's War Boyz' Kit—Dominator's War Brudda Kit—Dominator's War Kit—Dominator's Warped Daemoncaller Robes—Dominator's Warped Ravager Kit—Dominator's Work Kit—
DungeonRedeye Accursed Defender Kit—Redeye Accursed Defender Kit—Redeye Battle Kit—Redeye Blood Offering Kit—Redeye Blood Offering Kit—Redeye Defender Kit—Redeye Devotee Kit—Redeye Dusk Warrior Kit—Redeye Essence Devourer Kit—Redeye Firecaller Robes—Redeye Forest Courser Kit—Redeye Guardian Kit—Redeye High Mage Robes—Redeye Inquisitor Kit—Redeye Lionmark Kit—Redeye Painbringer Kit—Redeye Runerobes—Redeye Sigmarite Kit—Redeye Squig Calla Kit—Redeye Waaaghbringa's Fings—Redeye War Boyz' Kit—Redeye War Boyz' Kit—Redeye War Brudda Kit—Redeye War Kit—Redeye Warped Daemoncaller Robes—Redeye Warped Ravager Kit—Redeye Work Kit—
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T6 Vanquisher5f
RvRVanquisher Accursed Defender KitRR55–58Vanquisher Battle KitRR55–58Vanquisher Blood Offering KitRR55–58Vanquisher Defender KitRR55–58Vanquisher Devotee KitRR55–58Vanquisher Dusk Warrior KitRR55–58Vanquisher Essence Devourer KitRR55–58Vanquisher Firecaller RobesRR55–58Vanquisher Forest Courser KitRR55–58Vanquisher Guardian KitRR55–58Vanquisher High Mage RobesRR55–58Vanquisher Inquisitor KitRR55–58Vanquisher Lionmark KitRR55–58Vanquisher Painbringer KitRR55–58Vanquisher RunerobesRR55–58Vanquisher Sigmarite KitRR55–58Vanquisher Squig Calla KitRR55–58Vanquisher Waaaghbringa's FingsRR55–58Vanquisher War Boyz' KitRR55–58Vanquisher War Brudda KitRR55–58Vanquisher War KitRR55–58Vanquisher Warped Daemoncaller RobesRR55–58Vanquisher Warped Ravager KitRR55–58Vanquisher Work KitRR55–58
ScenarioOppressor Accursed Defender Kit—Oppressor Battle Kit—Oppressor Blood Offering Kit—Oppressor Defender Kit—Oppressor Devotee Kit—Oppressor Dusk Warrior Kit—Oppressor Essence Devourer Kit—Oppressor Firecaller Robes—Oppressor Forest Courser Kit—Oppressor Guardian Kit—Oppressor High Mage Robes—Oppressor Inquisitor Kit—Oppressor Lionmark Kit—Oppressor Painbringer Kit—Oppressor Runerobes—Oppressor Sigmarite Kit—Oppressor Squig Calla Kit—Oppressor Waaaghbringa's Fings—Oppressor War Boyz' Kit—Oppressor War Brudda Kit—Oppressor War Kit—Oppressor Warped Daemoncaller Robes—Oppressor Warped Ravager Kit—Oppressor Work Kit—
DungeonSentinel's Accursed Defender Kit—Sentinel's Battle Kit—Sentinel's Blood Offering Kit—Sentinel's Defender Kit—Sentinel's Devotee's Kit—Sentinel's Dusk Warrior Kit—Sentinel's Essence Devourer Kit—Sentinel's Firecaller Robes—Sentinel's Forest Courser Kit—Sentinel's Guardian Kit—Sentinel's High Mage Robes—Sentinel's Inquisitor Kit—Sentinel's Lionmark Kit—Sentinel's Painbringers Kit—Sentinel's Runerobes—Sentinel's Sigmarite Kit—Sentinel's Squig Calla's Kit—Sentinel's Waaaghbringa's Fings—Sentinel's War Boyz Kit—Sentinel's War Brudda Kit—Sentinel's War Kit—Sentinel's Warped Daemoncaller's Robes—Sentinel's Warped Ravager Kit—Sentinel's Work Kit—
Public QuestOnslaught Accursed Defender Kit—Onslaught Battle Kit—Onslaught Blood Offering Kit—Onslaught Defender Kit—Onslaught Devotee Kit—Onslaught Dusk Warrior Kit—Onslaught Essence Devourer Kit—Onslaught Firecaller Robes—Onslaught Forest Courser Kit—Onslaught Guardian Kit—Onslaught High Mage Robes—Onslaught Inquisitor Kit—Onslaught Lionmark Kit—Onslaught Painbringer Kit—Onslaught Runerobes—Onslaught Sigmarite Kit—Onslaught Squig Calla Kit—Onslaught Waaaghbringa's Fings—Onslaught War Boyz' Kit—Onslaught War Brudda Kit—Onslaught War Kit—Onslaught Warped Daemoncaller Robes—Onslaught Warped Ravager Kit—Onslaught Work Kit—
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T7 Invader5f
RvRInvader's Accursed Defender KitRR60–63Invader's Battle KitRR60–63Invader's Blood Offering KitRR60–63Invader's Defender KitRR60–63Invader's Devotee KitRR60–63Invader's Dusk Warrior KitRR60–63Invader's Essence Devourer KitRR60–63Invader's Firecaller RobesRR60–63Invader's Forest Courser KitRR60–63Invader's Guardian KitRR60–63Invader's High Mage RobesRR60–63Invader's Inquisitor KitRR60–63Invader's Lionmark KitRR60–63Invader's Painbringer KitRR60–63Invader's RunerobesRR60–63Invader's Sigmarite KitRR60–63Invader's Squig Calla KitRR60–63Invader's Waaaghbringa's FingsRR60–63Invader's War Boyz' KitRR60–63Invader's War Brudda KitRR60–63Invader's War KitRR60–63Invader's Warped Daemoncaller RobesRR60–63Invader's Warped Ravager KitRR60–63Invader's Work KitRR60–63Triumphant Accursed Defender KitRR65–68Triumphant Battle KitRR65–68Triumphant Blood Offering KitRR65–68Triumphant Defender KitRR65–68Triumphant Devotee KitRR65–68Triumphant Dusk Warrior KitRR65–68Triumphant Essence Devourer KitRR65–68Triumphant Firecaller RobesRR65–68Triumphant Forest Courser KitRR65–68Triumphant Guardian KitRR65–68Triumphant High Mage RobesRR65–68Triumphant Inquisitor KitRR65–68Triumphant Lionmark KitRR65–68Triumphant Painbringer KitRR65–68Triumphant RunerobesRR65–68Triumphant Sigmarite KitRR65–68Triumphant Squig Calla KitRR65–68Triumphant Waaaghbringa's FingsRR65–68Triumphant War Boyz' KitRR65–68Triumphant War Brudda KitRR65–68Triumphant War KitRR65–68Triumphant Warped Daemoncaller RobesRR65–68Triumphant Warped Ravager KitRR65–68Triumphant Work KitRR65–68
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DungeonBloodlord Accursed Defender Kit—Bloodlord Battle Kit—Bloodlord Blood Offering Kit—Bloodlord Defender Kit—Bloodlord Devotee Kit—Bloodlord Dusk Warrior Kit—Bloodlord Essence Devourer Kit—Bloodlord Firecaller Robes—Bloodlord Forest Courser Kit—Bloodlord Guardian Kit—Bloodlord High Mage Robes—Bloodlord Inquisitor Kit—Bloodlord Lionmark Kit—Bloodlord Painbringer Kit—Bloodlord Runerobes—Bloodlord Sigmarite Kit—Bloodlord Squig Calla Kit—Bloodlord Waaaghbringa's Fings—Bloodlord War Boyz' Kit—Bloodlord War Brudda's Kit—Bloodlord War Kit—Bloodlord Warped Daemoncaller Robes—Bloodlord Warped Ravager Kit—Bloodlord Work Kit—
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RankedVictorious Accursed Defender Kit—Victorious Battle Kit—Victorious Blood Offering Kit—Victorious Defender Kit—Victorious Devotee Kit—Victorious Dusk Warrior Kit—Victorious Essence Devourer Kit—Victorious Firecaller Robes—Victorious Forest Courser Kit—Victorious Guardian Kit—Victorious High Mage Robes—Victorious Inquisitor Kit—Victorious Lionmark Kit—Victorious Painbringer Kit—Victorious Runerobes—Victorious Sigmarite Kit—Victorious Squig Calla Kit—Victorious Waaaghbringa's Fings—Victorious War Boyz' Kit—Victorious War Brudda Kit—Victorious War Kit—Victorious Warped Daemoncaller Robes—Victorious Warped Ravager Kit—Victorious Work Kit—

Post-Ward Endgame

No more ward gates — purely Renown-Rank gated. Players mix Sovereign with Warlord, Triumphant, Sentinel, and others for build-specific stat combos.

Endgame armor

Warlord RunerobesRR70–73Warlord's Accursed Defender KitRR70–73Warlord's Battle KitRR70–73Warlord's Blood Offering KitRR70–73Warlord's Defender KitRR70–73Warlord's Devotee KitRR70–73Warlord's Dusk Warrior KitRR70–73Warlord's Essence Devourer KitRR70–73Warlord's Firecaller RobesRR70–73Warlord's Forest Courser KitRR70–73Warlord's Guardian KitRR70–73Warlord's High Mage RobesRR70–73Warlord's Inquisitor KitRR70–73Warlord's Lionmark KitRR70–73Warlord's Painbringer KitRR70–73Warlord's Sigmarite KitRR70–73Warlord's Squig Calla KitRR70–73Warlord's Waaaghbringa's FingsRR70–73Warlord's War Boyz' KitRR70–73Warlord's War Brudda KitRR70–73Warlord's War KitRR70–73Warlord's Warped Daemoncaller RobesRR70–73Warlord's Warped Ravager KitRR70–73Warlord's Work KitRR70–73King's Bounty Accursed Defender KitRR75–78King's Bounty Battle KitRR75–78King's Bounty Blood Offering KitRR75–78King's Bounty Defender's KitRR75–78King's Bounty Devotee's KitRR75–78King's Bounty Dusk Warrior's KitRR75–78King's Bounty Essence Devourer KitRR75–78King's Bounty Firecaller's RobesRR75–78King's Bounty Forest Courser's KitRR75–78King's Bounty Guardian's KitRR75–78King's Bounty High Mage's RobesRR75–78King's Bounty Inquisitor's KitRR75–78King's Bounty Lionmark KitRR75–78King's Bounty Painbringer's KitRR75–78King's Bounty RunerobesRR75–78King's Bounty Sigmarite KitRR75–78King's Bounty Squig Calla's KitRR75–78King's Bounty Waaaghbringa's FingsRR75–78King's Bounty War Boyz' KitRR75–78King's Bounty War Brudda's KitRR75–78King's Bounty War KitRR75–78King's Bounty Warped Daemoncaller's RobesRR75–78King's Bounty Warped Ravager KitRR75–78King's Bounty Work KitRR75–78King's Ransom Accursed Defender KitRR75–78King's Ransom Battle KitRR75–78King's Ransom Blood Offering KitRR75–78King's Ransom Defender's KitRR75–78King's Ransom Devotee's KitRR75–78King's Ransom Dusk Warrior's KitRR75–78King's Ransom Essence Devourer KitRR75–78King's Ransom Firecaller's RobesRR75–78King's Ransom Forest Courser's KitRR75–78King's Ransom Guardian's KitRR75–78King's Ransom High Mage's RobesRR75–78King's Ransom Inquisitor's KitRR75–78King's Ransom Lionmark KitRR75–78King's Ransom Painbringer's KitRR75–78King's Ransom RunerobesRR75–78King's Ransom Sigmarite KitRR75–78King's Ransom Squig Calla's KitRR75–78King's Ransom Waaaghbringa's FingsRR75–78King's Ransom War Boyz' KitRR75–78King's Ransom War Brudda's KitRR75–78King's Ransom War KitRR75–78King's Ransom Warped Daemoncaller's RobesRR75–78King's Ransom Warped Ravager KitRR75–78King's Ransom Work KitRR75–78

Genesis Accessories

A separate accessory ladder. Capes (5 Crests) and jewelry (10 Crests) paired together unlock a set bonus. Earnable from level 16+ via Zone Lock bags.

Genesis Garb of the Undying—

Weapon Lines

Weapons don't live in the armor-set matrix — they're individual items grouped by named lines. Subjugator is the Lv 40 baseline; Fortress and Bloodlord are the two endgame upgrades (RvR vs PvE). Pass a career on the /progression page to narrow.

388 classified sets across the ladder. Every classification is sourced to a specific page on wiki.returnofreckoning.com — see the phase-1f-set-explorer.md Research Findings for the per-set citations.

NEEDS VALIDATION: the T1-T3 set names (Recruit / Scout / Soldier ward families) come from the WardTier seed but lack dedicated wiki pages; the Victorious set page on the wiki doesn't yet exist; the per-piece Renown gates on Annihilator / Conqueror are unconfirmed. Sovereign main-spec vs off-spec (King's Ransom vs King's Bounty) split also needs confirmation against in-game data.