List of gear elements | Gear in BioShock Infinite BioShock Infinite guide, walkthrough
Last update: 10 March 2020
On this page of the guide to BioShock Infinite, you will find a complete list of all gear elements. The gear elements were divided into categories based on slots in character inventory - you will find separate lists for hats, shirts, boots, and pants.
Hats (head protection)
Hats are used primarily to support your melee attacks by charging them with the effects of some of the vigors. They should also offer additional protection and make you faster in combat.
 | AMMO CAP Effects: When shooting, empty clips have 40% chance of auto filling without reload. |
 | BURNING HALO Effects: 70% chance that a melee target is set ablaze. Victim takes 300 damage over 4 seconds. |
 | ELECTRIC PUNCH (DLC) Effects: 70% chance that a melee target is stunned. Victim is vulnerable for 4 seconds. Availability: Only for the Early Bird season pass owners. |
 | ELECTRIC TOUCH Effects: 50% chance that a melee target is stunned. Victim is vulnerable for 3 seconds. |
 | EXTRA! EXTRA! (DLC) Effects: When found, Voxophones provide Silver Eagles. Availability: Only for the Collector's Edition owners. |
 | GEAR HEAD Effects: Become harder to detect. Affects Automated Turrets, Zeppelins, and Motorized Patriots. |
 | HILL RUNNER'S HAT Effects: Shield breaking increases movement speed. 50% faster for 5 seconds. |
 | QUICK HANDED Effects: Decrease weapon reload times by 30%. |
 | RISING BLOODLUST Effects: After each successful kill (up to 5), weapon damage is increased. Resets 10 seconds after last kill. |
 | SHELETRED LIFE Effects: Grants brief invulnerability when gaining health from snacks and health kits. |
 | SPARE THE ROD Effects: 30% chance melee target becomes Possessed. Possessed victim is an ally for a few seconds. |
 | STORM Effects: Killing with Devil's Kiss, Shock Jockey, or Bucking Bronco causes effects to chain to nearby enemies. |
 | THROTTLE CONTROL Effects: Increased throttle and braking control on Sky-Lines. |
Shirts (torso protection)
Shirts are used mostly to support the effectiveness of your firearms and they can also assist in surviving in the bigger battles. Some of the shirts also provide passive "auras" that inflict damage to the attacking opponents.
 | AMMO ADVANTAGE (DLC) Effects: Increases clip size for all weapons by 75%. Availability: Only for the Early Bird season pass owners. |
 | BLOOD TO SALT Effects: Enemies provide Salts upon death 40% of the time. |
 | BULLET BOON Effects: Increases clip size for all weapons by 50%. |
 | COAT OF HARMS Effects: Enemies become easier to melee execute. |
 | DROP CLOTH Effects: Landing off a Sky-Line increases movement speed. 50% faster for 5 seconds. |
 | EXECUTIONER Effects: Melee strikes against staggered enemies add 60% chance to critical hit. Victims take 25% more damage when struck. |
 | NITRO VEST Effects: Increase radius of explosive weapon splash damage. |
 | PYROMANIAC Effects: When struck, 50% chance to burn nearby enemies. Victims take 400 damage over 3 seconds. |
 | SCAVENGER'S VEST Effects: Enemies provide ammo upon death 40% of the time. |
 | SHOCK JACKET Effects: When struck, 50% chance to shock nearby enemies. Victims take 50 damage, vulnerable for 2 seconds. |
 | SKY-LINE ACCURACY Effects: Increase weapon accuracy on Sky-Lines. |
 | SUGAR RUSH (DLC) Effects: After eating a snack, move 50% faster for 3 seconds. Availability: Can be won in the Industrial Revolution mini-game (pre-order). |
 | WINTER SHIELD Effects: When dismounting from a Sky-Line, applies a shield that can absorb up to 50% of your maximum health in damage. |
Boots (feet protection)
Boot upgrades offer various effects than can increase both your offensive as well as defensive capabilities. Some of these effects may radically influence the player's effectiveness in dealing with large groups of enemies.
 | BETRAYER (DLC) Effects: Killing a Possessed human causes them to explode. Nearby enemies take 360 damage over 5 seconds. Availability: Only for the Collector's Edition owners. |
 | DEATH FROM ABOVE Effects: Increase weapon damage by 30% on Sky-Lines. |
 | EAGLE STRIKE (DLC) Effects: Increase weapon damage by 50% on Sky-Lines. Availability: Only for the Early Bird season pass owners. |
 | FIT AS A FIDDLE Effects: When revived, recover full health. |
 | FLEET FEET (DLC) Effects: When evading, movement speeds are increased. Affects side strafing and backpedaling. Availability: Can be won in the Industrial Revolution mini-game (pre-order). |
 | HANDYMAN NEMESIS (DLC) Effects: Increases damage against Handymen by 50%. Availability: Can be won in the Industrial Revolution mini-game (pre-order). |
 | KILL TO LIVE Effects: Melee executions have 65% chance to give health. |
 | NEWTON'S LAW Effects: Landing off a Sky-Line knocks back nearby enemies. |
 | NOR'EASTER Effects: Killing an enemy from a Sky-Line gives 50% chance of brief invulnerability. |
 | OVERKILL Effects: Killing with excessive damage stuns nearby enemies. |
 | TUNNEL VISION Effects: Aiming increases damage by 25%. Hip firing reduces damage by 25%. |
 | VAMPIRE'S EMBRACE Effects: Melee kills give health. |
Pants (leg protection)
Pants are used mostly to increase the player's offensive capabilities, especially in direct close combat. Most of the effects work well with an aggressive style of play that often puts the main character on a brink of death.
 | ANGRY STOMPERS Effects: When extremely low on health, deal 2x damage. |
 | BRITTLE-SKINNED Effects: Melee targets briefly vulnerable. Victim takes 2x damage for 5 seconds. |
 | BULL RUSH (DLC) Effects: Melee targets are knocked back. Availability: Only for the Collector's Edition owners. |
 | DEADLY LUNGERS Effects: Melee strike range increased by 3x. |
 | FIRE BIRD Effects: Jumping from a Sky-Line has a 100% chance to burn nearby enemies. Victims take 400 damage over 3 seconds. |
 | GHOST POSSE Effects: Killing with a Vigor trap has a 50% chance to cause the enemy gun to become a ghostly ally for a few seconds. |
 | GHOST SOLDIER (DLC) Effects: Killing with a Vigor trap has a 70% chance to cause the enemy gun to become a ghostly ally for a few seconds. Availability: Only for the Early Bird season pass owners. |
 | HEAD MASTER Effects: Increases critical hit damage by 50%. |
 | HEALTH FOR SALTS Effects: When out of Salts, you will use health to cast Vigors. |
 | LAST MAN STANDING Effects: When very low on health, killing an enemy gives health. |
 | SKY-LINE RELOADER Effects: Jumping on or off a Sky-Line reloads weapon. |
 | SPECTRAL SIDEKICK Effects: Dropping a weapon creates a ghostly ally for a few seconds. |
 | URGENT CARE Effects: Decrease shield recharge delay by 1 second. Increase shield recharge rate by 2x. |