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Equipments (also called Gear) are items that can be worn/equipped on the player character. They include all weapons, armor and accessories. They are a core component of gameplay throughout the franchise, and the main way to raise attributes. Most gear are exclusive to specific classes.
Placement

Every equipment is to be worn on a specific part of a player character body. These positions are called equipment slots, and can be viewed in the inventory.
Slot | Diablo I | Diablo II | Diablo III | Diablo Immortal | Diablo IV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Torso (Chest) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Shoulders | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Main Hand | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Off Hand | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Two-Handed | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Legs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Feet | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Hands | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Neck | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Waist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Wrist | ✓ | ✓ | |||
finger | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Head
This is the armor-type equipment worn over the head. It includes all types of helms.
Torso
At times called the chest slot. It is the armor-type equipment worn over the chest, and includes all forms of body armor (simply called armor in some games).
Shoulders
It is the armor-type equipment worn on the shoulders. Though counted as a single slot, pauldrons come in pairs.