Equipment & Slots
Updated 2026-07-12
Equipment does two jobs in Taro Bay: it makes you faster, and some pieces are the key that opens a diving zone. All gear is craftable and freely tradeable on the player market — never bought with real money.
The slots
You have thirteen equipment slots. Most simply carry stats; a few are dive-specific:
- Body & jewellery: head, body, legs, gloves, necklace, earrings, ring, shoes.
- Diving & activity gear: suit, helmet, lamp, boat, tool.
Each slot holds one item at a time. Equipping a better item in a slot replaces what was there.
Speed stats
Most gear carries a speed stat — a percentage that makes actions faster. Some bonuses help a single skill, some help everything. A few examples of what's in the water today:
| Item | Slot | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Diving Suit (tier 1) | Suit | +2% Diving |
| Diving Suit (tier 4) | Suit | +8% Diving |
| Fishing Boat (tier 1) | Boat | +2% Fishing |
| Fishing Boat (tier 4) | Boat | +8% Fishing |
| Pearl Necklace | Necklace | +1% Diving |
| Bronze Harvest Knife | Tool | +3% Farming |
| Silver Jewelry | Ring | +2% Artisan |
These stats add to your buffs in the same way — see the speed formula in Buffs: Food & Drink.
Tiers and zone gates
Some pieces of gear are tiered (tier 1, 2, 3, 4 — higher is better). Tiers matter because several diving zones require a piece of equipment to enter, and the rule is simple:
A gear requirement is met when the item in that slot is of tier equal to or higher than the one the zone asks for.
So if a zone asks for a tier-2 diving suit, a tier-2, tier-3 or tier-4 suit all satisfy it — you never have to keep an older, weaker suit around. In the current version the zone gates use the suit and boat slots (the lamp is reserved for a future dark-water gate). Which zone needs what is laid out in Diving Zones & Gates.
Practical advice
- Upgrade your diving suit as your first priority — it both speeds up diving and unlocks the next zones.
- Match your gear to what you do most: a better boat for fishing, a better knife for farming.
- Outgrown a piece? Sell it on the market — someone a few levels behind you needs exactly that.