🛒 SHD INTEL REPORT – Week of November 18th, 2025
Reset Date: November 18th, 2025
Status: Active
Vendors Reset Every Tuesday @ 03:30 EST
Cassie Opens Wednesdays — See Resources Below
📝 Intro:
This week’s vendor reset is not considered strong, with multiple sources calling it “one of the worst weeks in a while” for the Base of Operations. Still, there are several valuable pickups, particularly from Countdown, Clan, and select Dark Zone vendors. Here is the full combined breakdown.
🧩 FEATURED ITEMS THIS WEEK
⭐ Top Recommendations
Carnage (Campus – SMG) — Great pickup; roll Reload Speed → Crit Chance.
Providence Mask (Clan Vendor) — Headshot Damage core; strong for headshot builds.
TDI Card Custom (DZ South) — Highly useful pistol; recommended to farm but worth owning.
Firm Handshake (Countdown) — Max Weapon Damage + Status + Headshot Damage.
Tactical M249 (DZ East) — Solid LMG; keep one but requires optimization.
Hollow Man (DZ East) — Max Health Damage + Crit Chance; still valuable for some builds.
🏬 VENDOR LOCATIONS & NOTABLES
Countdown Vendor
Firm Handshakes (Gloves)
Weapon Damage (max 16%), Status Effect, Headshot Damage
→ Cost: 75 Countdown credits
Instigator (MMR)
Crit Chance
→ Cost: 75 Countdown credits
White Death (MMR)
Swap Speed, Future Perfect
→ Recommended to skip
Haven – Marco & Roy
Marco:
Thorn Shotgun – Perfect Brazen; change Mag Size → Damage to Targets Out of Cover
Empress International Holster – Skill Tier, Skill Haste, Skill Damage; great for skill builds
Roy:
Lightweight M4 – Mag Size + Ranger
Pennyu Gloves – Skill Tier, Skill Haste, Skill Damage
White House Vendor
Hermano Backpack – Armor, Crit Damage, Explosive Resistance
Badger Tuff Backpack – Armor, Explosive Resist, Crit Chance, Galvanize
Brazo Chest – Armor, Crit Chance, Skill Damage, Spark
Clan Vendor
Named Item: The Relic
Named Item: The Cherished (poor rolls)
Gear Sets:
Foundry Bullwork Knees (Armor/Crit Damage)
Tipping Scales Mask
Ongoing Directive Backpack
Weapons:
LVA-C (Rifle) – Maxed Damage to Target Out of Cover
Providence Mask – Weapon Damage + Headshot; can roll Crit
Crit Hit Damage Mod – 10.7% (good for HC/new players)
RNK Chest Piece – Skill Tier, Repair Skills, Skill Haste (can roll Empathic Resolve/Unbreakable)
Theatre Settlement
Boomstick – Strong roll
Bubble Shotgun – Rate of Fire + Killer
Imminence Gloves – Rainbow, skip
Mira Gear Set – Healing pieces; replace Armor Regen with Skill Haste
Campus Settlement
Carnage (SMG) – Good roll; Reload Speed → Crit Chance
Golem Holster – Armor, Crit Chance; roll Regen or Crit Damage
Black Market RPK (Relic) – Headshot + In Sync
Castle Settlement
Darkness (MMR)
Big Shot – Can roll Damage to Armor → ROF or CHC
You Mask – Armor & Crit
Sockoff Holster – Weapon Damage, Hazard, Crit Damage
Dark Zone Vendors (Require DZ Resources)
DC West:
Baker’s Dozen (M1A) – Good beginner rifle
Tactical Sausage (SMG) – Pummel; Crit Damage → Damage to Target Out of Cover
Hannah-U Gloves – Skill Haste (farm in Countdown)
Channus Gloves – Status variant (also better farmed in Countdown)
DC South:
Eclipse Protocol – Backpack & Chest (core pieces for status builds)
TDI Card Custom – Skill Tier (very useful)
DC East:
Tactical M249 – Rate of Fire + Crit Chance
White Death – Soft Spot + Crit Chance (skip)
Foundry Bullwork Mask
Vtoso Holster – Rare appearance
Imminence Masks – Crit/Crit possible
Hollow Man Mask – Health Damage + Crit Chance (high value for specific builds)
Brooklyn Bridge Settlement Vendor
Honey Badger – Poor roll
Double Barrel Shotgun – Damage to Target Out of Cover (great for off-hand/talent swapping)
Sonoff Shotgun – With Deto
Zodokia Holster – Weapon Damage, Crit Damage (requires optimization to add Crit Chance)
🧠 SHD TACTICAL NOTES
This reset is below average, but still offers key niche items for SMG, LMG, headshot, and skill builds.
DZ purchases are not recommended unless you specifically need the rolls.
Countdown offers the best overall value this week.
Farm → optimize → upgrade where possible instead of buying bad rolls.
📌 SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS
Top Picks:
Carnage (Campus)
Firm Handshake (Countdown)
Providence Mask (Clan)
Tactical M249 (DZ East)
TDI Card Custom (DZ South)
Hollow Man (DC East)
Special Mentions:
Double Barrel (Brooklyn) for off-hand optimization
RNK Chest (Clan) for Empathic Resolve/Unbreakable builds
Brazo Chest (White House) with Spark
💡 Why Visit Vendors?
Even with optimized builds and a full blueprint library, vendors remain crucial — especially for feeding Expertise, reroll fodder, or filling gaps in hybrid and Hardcore loadouts. For new Agents, vendor stock offers reliable sources of Named items and endgame gear without heavy RNG farming.
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