Graveyard Keeper 2 Tools & Equipment Guide
Every gear line in Graveyard Keeper 2 explained: the tech tree, crafting stations, weapons and armour - and what your zombies should hold.
Published September 22, 2026 · Last updated September 24, 2026
Quick Answer: What Gear Matters in Graveyard Keeper 2?
Gear in Graveyard Keeper 2 splits into two owners. You, the Keeper, craft weapons and armour for your own fights around the Town. Your zombies are the second gear line: every zombie carries exactly one tool or weapon plus one piece of armour, and the tool you give it adds a mastery bonus to the skill tree it inherited from you. Between those two lines, equipment is what turns the graveyard from a chore into an automated business — and what keeps the Town standing during the purge battles.
| Gear Block | Who Uses It | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| Keeper tools | You | Work the world: mining, harvesting, building; upgradeable |
| Keeper weapons & armour | You | Crafted gear for the six-day-cycle Town battles |
| Zombie tools | Your workers | One tool each; adds +1 to +6 mastery in the zombie's inherited tree |
| Zombie armour | Your fighters | One armour slot each; keeps zombie troops alive in battle |
Zombie Gear Is a Progression System, Not a Cosmetic
Every zombie you resurrect inherits one of your skill trees, and the red skulls on its corpse open perk slots. The tool you equip adds a mastery bonus on top of that, which means a well-equipped worker zombie genuinely out-produces a bare-handed one. Collars control how many red skulls — and therefore perks — a zombie can actually use, so collar tier and tool quality go hand in hand. Gear your best corpses first; a Bronze collar caps a zombie at 5 red skulls no matter how good the tool is.
- Red skulls = perk slots: each red skull on the corpse opens one slot.
- Collar tiers: Bronze up to 5 red skulls, Golden up to 10, Steel up to 99.
- Tools grant +1 to +6 mastery in the zombie's inherited tree.
Where Each Page Fits
The tech-tree page covers how red, green and blue points unlock the five mastery trees your zombies inherit. The crafting page explains the station hierarchy from Laboratory I to the Resurrection Lab and the Jeweler's collar tiers. The weapons page covers combat — your own arsenal, zombie fighters with spears and bows, and tower defense. The armour page covers protective gear and the fortifications that defend the Town between battles.