📄 VENDOR RESET – SHD INTEL REPORT

🛒 VENDOR RESET – SHD INTEL REPORT

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2026

Reset Date: August 18, 2026

Status: Active ✅

Vendors Reset Every Tuesday @ 03:30 EST

Cassie Opens Wednesdays — See Resources Below

📝 INTRO:

This week’s vendor reset is a very strong one for build preparation, especially with the upcoming Gear 3.0 rework on the horizon. The standout picks include the double-crit Sokolov knee pads, The Apartment, The Forge, and the rare Good Times at Countdown. There are also several pieces worth grabbing now because upcoming gear-set and brand changes could make them significantly more valuable.

🧩 FEATURED ITEMS THIS WEEK

🔶 Sokolov Concern Knee Pads — Double Crit at Marco Polo. Change the Weapon Damage core to Armor for a powerful hybrid/SMG setup. 🔥

🔶 The Apartment — Named Sig MPX with Perfectly Measured at DZ South. Change Crit Damage to Damage to Targets Out of Cover. 🔥

🔶 The Forge — Named holster at Castle with 50% Shield Health. Prototyping increases this to 75%. 🔥

🔶 The Good Times — Named M60 with Perfect Fast Hands at Countdown. A rare opportunity to grab this PvP-exclusive LMG outside the DZ. 🔥

🔶 The Carnage — Named NGEV with Perfect Sadist at Campus. Consider changing Health Damage to Armor Damage or Crit Chance.

🔶 Urban MDR — Clan Vendor rifle with Damage to Targets Out of Cover already equipped, giving you freedom to change the talent.

🏬 VENDOR LOCATIONS & NOTABLES

🔹 COUNTDOWN VENDOR

🔥 The Good Times — Named M60 with Perfect Fast Hands. A rare Countdown appearance and one of the week’s strongest pickups.

✅ Boomstick — Named shotgun available this week.

✅ Grease — Named knee pads available from the Countdown vendor.

⚠️ Countdown items cost 75 Countdown Credits each.

Cassie Reminder: Named items from the Countdown rotation may also appear at Cassie Mendoza when she opens Wednesday.

🔹 HAVEN — MARCO & ROY

Marco Polo:

🔥 Sokolov Concern Knee Pads — Double Crit makes these one of the best pieces of the week. Change Weapon Damage to an Armor core for a strong hybrid or tanky SMG build.

✅ Like Glue — Named Super 90 with Perfect Brazen. Change Swap Speed to Damage to Targets Out of Cover for a stronger weapon setup.

Roy Benitez:

✅ Providence Chest — Crit Damage and useful for crit-focused builds.

✅ Zoo Gloves — Headshot Damage and Armor Regen, useful for defensive/headshot setups.

Overall, Marco is the main destination this week, with the Sokolov knees being the standout.

🔹 WHITE HOUSE VENDOR

✅ Glory Days — Named P416 with Perfect Nearsighted, providing extremely high stability. A solid accuracy-focused AR.

✅ Eminence Armaments Backpack — Unstoppable Force with useful attributes for shield/pistol and damage builds.

⚠️ Good pieces, but neither is a priority over the major picks elsewhere this week.

🔹 CLAN VENDOR

🔥 Urban MDR — Already has Damage to Targets Out of Cover, allowing you to freely recalibrate the weapon talent.

✅ Araldi Holster — High Weapon Damage/Crit Chance and a strong starting point for marksman/headshot builds. Consider changing Crit Chance to Headshot Damage.

✅ Rigger Gloves — Useful if completing the gear set or building a skill-focused setup.

✅ Hard Wired Gloves — Worth checking for missing gear-set pieces.

✅ Eclipse Protocol Mask — Useful for status-effect builds and Expertise.

🔹 THEATRE SETTLEMENT

🔥 5.11 Knee Pads — Worth keeping an eye on with the upcoming 5.11 rework, which is expected to introduce Protection from Elites and increased threat-related bonuses.

✅ Electric Knee Pads — Potentially useful for status-effect or bleed builds after recalibration.

⚠️ Even if the current rolls aren’t perfect, 5.11 pieces may be worth holding onto for the upcoming changes.

🔹 CAMPUS SETTLEMENT

🔥 The Carnage — Named NGEV with Perfect Sadist. Consider changing Health Damage to Armor Damage or Crit Chance.

✅ Habsburg/Marksman-related gear — Worth checking if you’re building around headshot or sniper setups.

Overall, Carnage is the main reason to visit Campus this week.

🔹 CASTLE SETTLEMENT

🔥 The Forge — Named holster with 50% Shield Health. Prototyping raises this to 75%, making it an important pickup for dedicated shield builds.

✅ Habsburg Gear — Several pieces available that can become useful after recalibration.

✅ Eminence Armaments Holster — Potential option for specialized builds.

🔹 DARK ZONE VENDORS

⚠️ DZ items require DZ Resources.

DC West

✅ Baker’s Dozen — Named M1A with Perfect Lucky Shot.

🔥 Legodus Gloves — Worth considering because Legodus is expected to receive changes aimed at SMG builds.

⚠️ Don’t spend heavily here unless you specifically need the pieces.

DC South

🔥 The Apartment — Named Sig MPX with Perfectly Measured. Change Crit Damage to Damage to Targets Out of Cover.

This is one of the week’s strongest weapon pickups.

DC East

⚠️ Mostly skippable this week.

✅ Future Initiative Mask — Has Skill Damage and may be useful if you need a specific healer/support piece.

🔹 BROOKLYN BRIDGE SETTLEMENT VENDOR

✅ Hiligard Knee Pads — Solid defensive/utility option.

✅ NEGEV — Available with Unhinged. Can be built around depending on your preferred LMG setup.

⚠️ Overall stock is useful for specific builds but doesn’t compete with Marco’s Sokolov knees.

💰 DON’T FORGET DANNY WEAVER!

The hidden vendor is stocked as usual and sells caches for textiles:

• 1 × Exotic Cache

• 2 × Named Item Caches

• 5 × Field Proficiency Caches

Always worth a visit! 🧭🟧

🆕 ESCALATION REQUISITION VENDOR

Located beside the Countdown Vendor at the Base of Operations.

🔹 Random Prototype Cache — 5 Tokens

🔹 Knee Pad Cache — 10 Tokens

🔹 LMG Cache — 10 Tokens

⚠️ Daily cache categories rotate every 24 hours.

This week’s rotation focuses on Knee Pads and LMGs, making it particularly useful if you’re hunting for pieces connected to the upcoming Gear 3.0 changes.

🧠 SHD TACTICAL NOTES

• Gear 3.0 Preparation: Don’t automatically dismantle every good LMG, SMG, shotgun, Gila Guard, 5.11, or other potentially affected piece. Strong rolls may become much more valuable after the rework.

• Prototype your named gear: The Forge is the perfect example — its Shield Health bonus increases from 50% to 75% when prototyped.

• Stretch Goals: Continue farming Stretch Goal caches if you’re hunting the Lexington, as these caches offer an increased opportunity to obtain it.

• Expertise: Named items you don’t need for builds can still be useful donations toward Expertise, especially for newer agents.

📌 SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS

Top Picks: 🔥

✅ Sokolov Concern Knee Pads — Marco Polo, Haven

✅ The Apartment — DZ South

✅ The Forge — Castle

✅ The Good Times — Countdown Vendor

✅ Urban MDR — Clan Vendor

Special Mentions:

⭐ The Carnage — Campus

⭐ Like Glue — Roy Benitez

⭐ Legodus Gloves — DZ West

⭐ 5.11 Knee Pads — Theater