TL;DR: DPS carries usually want Omega, Falcon, Puppeteer, Hogyoku, Devil Sword or high-roll Secret mixed pieces. Farming and economy teams care most about Money Maker. Bossing teams value damage, cooldown, crit and reliable set effects more than raw rarity alone.
The safest progression path is to use Pirate, Ninja or Dragon Gi pieces while you are still farming early materials, then move into Secret sets once you can compare rolls and keep better stat ranges.
For DPS, prioritize gear that improves damage, cooldown, crit chance, crit damage or range. Omega and Puppeteer are strong damage-oriented sets when the unit can take advantage of damage-over-time or stacked damage value. Falcon is a practical DPS set when you need a focused body, helmet and shoes package.
Hogyoku is valuable as a special piece because cooldown reduction is difficult to replace. Devil Sword and other weapon slots should be judged by whether the unit is already damage-capped or still needs cooldown/range support.
For farming, Money Maker is the main set to watch. Money Maker Coat, Money Maker Hat and related pieces are not only useful in-game; they also have strong search demand, so players should treat the set as an economy loadout rather than a boss-kill loadout.
For bossing, do not blindly equip the highest rarity item. A lower-rarity piece with better cooldown or damage alignment can beat a Secret piece with the wrong stat. Use boss HP, unit role and the Gear Set Optimizer together before committing expensive rerolls.
Secret gear rolls should be kept when the stat matches the unit role and lands near the upper side of the known range. DPS units care about damage, crit and cooldown; support or control units may care more about range and cooldown; tank-style units value health and defense.
Lord Baras gear is currently marked as a data-gap set. Baras Chestplate, Baras Head and Baras Legs exist in the extracted gear data, but the full acquisition path and set bonus still need in-game confirmation. Do not over-rank Lord Baras until the event shop or drop path is verified.
Useful next pages: /games/anime-squadron/gear/sets, /games/anime-squadron/tools/gear-optimizer, /games/anime-squadron/tools/gear-roll-calculator, /games/anime-squadron/gear/money-maker-coat, /games/anime-squadron/events/baras.
