In this overview, we want to present all our guides and information articles about The Division so that you always keep an overview and your questions can be answered quickly. This guide overview will be continuously updated.
- Tips and information for Beginners
- Skills and specific Builds
- Information about Weapons
- Information about armor pieces, Gear Sets, crafting, and currencies
- Information and tips for the Dark Zone
- What can you do in the Endgame of The Division? (besides DZ)
- Overview articles about Updates and Expansions
- Other information
1. Tips and information for Beginners
Have you just started your journey as an agent and the first questions and problems are already arising? The following guides and information articles will give you tips on how to successfully start the game. You will also find information here that will be quite useful at the beginning.
- These options are available to you when creating a character.
- This is how you efficiently collect XP to quickly reach max level 30.
- With these 10 perks, the start is successful – this is how you quickly generate credits and experience points.
- This is how big the map of The Division is.
- These enemies are waiting for you in the game.
- There are also “Pro Tips” directly from the developers.
- What do all these abbreviations in The Division mean? We explain them here.
- This is how you efficiently get lockpicks in The Division.

2. What skills are there? How do I create a specific build?
The Division is very complex, so it’s not always easy to keep track of all the values, attributes, or skills. The following guides aim to prevent you from feeling overwhelmed by all these factors. Instead, we want to present them to you in a clear and compact manner.
- Here you can find an overview of all skills: Skills, Talents, and Perks.
- In this article, you will find all mods for the skills.
- With this calculator, you can combine the skills in advance.
- The maximum stats for armor pieces after 1.5.
The following builds are presented in detail – (These were created before update 1.4!):
- This is how you create a healer build
- This is how you skill a tank, DD, and healer – in addition to general tips
- In this guide, you will find tips for a sniper build.
- Here are some tips for a solo build.
- Here you will find a special Caduceus build.
- In this article, you will find an explosive sticky grenade build!
- Here’s an offensive tank build!
- You can find a PvP tank build for the Dark Zone here.
- Here we present a DD build with over 300k SPS!
- Here’s a tank build with over 500k toughness!
- Here we deal with a sniper build after update 1.2.
- In this article, we present three all-round builds in detail.
- Need more toughness? Here we present a build with 700k toughness.
- You can find an experimental healer build in The Division here.
Current builds since update 1.4:
- Here you can find a powerful healer build since update 1.5.
- Here’s a one-shot sniper build.
- A powerful build around the D3-FNC set can be found here – 1.5
- We introduce an interesting build around the AlphaBridge set – 1.5
- A build around FireCrest and the Urban-MDR can be found here – 1.5
- The best builds after update 1.5 are summarized here.

3. Information about Weapons in The Division

In this overview, you will find general information about the weapons in the game. Additionally, we provide detailed reviews of specific weapons.
- This is how you recognize whether one weapon is better than another.
- This is how you reroll weapon talents.
- Here you will learn how stability, precision, horizontal and initial stability affect your weapon.
- Here we deal extensively with stability and overall stability.
- Here you will find exciting information about headshot damage in The Division.
- Here we present the best weapons since the update 1.5.
- These are the new weapons in 1.5 and what they can do.
- The new named weapons from 1.5 are presented here.
- You can find the locations of all named weapons here.
- The best weapon talents for PvE in The Division.
- The best weapon talents in PvP.
Here you will find information about specific weapons in detail:
- Liberator
- Vector .45
- Tenebrae
- AK-74 Black Market Version
- Warlord
- Caduceus
- Valkyria
- M1A Series A
- AUG A3 Para XS
- SASG-12 S
- T821 Police Version
- Hungry Hog
- Historian
- SVD Precision Rifles
- The Showstopper?
- G36 Assault Rifles.
- The PP-19 SMGs
- Urban-MDR
- FAMAS
- Tommy Gun and Thompson

4. Information about Armor Pieces, Gear Sets, Crafting, and Phoenix Credits

The following guides and information articles revolve around armor, crafting, and Phoenix Credits. Here there are numerous customization options; especially new agents need to find their way around.
- What are Phoenix Credits?
- With this method, you can efficiently farm Phoenix Credits.
- In this guide, we deal with crafting items.
- This is how you efficiently farm Division Tech.
- How can I change the roll of my equipment, how does the improvement station work?
- Here you will learn everything you need to know about modding your armor.
Information about the gear sets:
- These are the unique talents of the gear sets from update 1.1.
- Here we present the four sets from update 1.2.
- These are the five sets from expansion 1.3.
- This is how you obtain the individual parts of the gear sets.
Note: Most gear sets were revised with 1.4. You can find all talents and bonuses of the sets in the following article. Otherwise, you can read (outdated) reviews in the links provided for the individual sets.
- Here we present the combat gear of the assault.
- Is this the “Call of the Watcher” set, the best gear set in the game?
- Here you will find information about the “Authority of the Tactician”.
- The “Way of the Nomad” set is designed for solo players.
- This is the “Mark of the Predator” set in The Division.
- Is the “Lone Hero” set the best set of update 1.2?
- Here we present the “Loyalty of the Hunter” with a sniper build.
- The “Final Measure” has important bonuses for a tank.
- This is the AlphaBridge set, a strong set from 1.3.
- What can the Retriever set, the support set?
- This is the DeadEYE set in The Division.
- For the hot-blooded agents, there is the FireCrest set.
- Do you want to blind the enemies? Here we introduce the B.L.I.N.D. hybrid set.
- B.L.I.N.D. no longer exists! Now it’s the Death Reaper/Banshee set.
- Here is the Frontline set.
The named gear pieces since 1.5:
Since update 1.5, there are named gear pieces in The Division that have unique talents:

5. How do I survive in the Dark Zone?

The Dark Zone is the PvP area in The Division and can also pose problems for experienced agents. Different rules apply in this area than in PvE. To ensure that you are not lost here but survive as long as possible, we provide tips and tricks below.
- This guide provides seven tips on how to dominate the PvP area.
- We will show you here how to efficiently achieve a high DZ rank.
- How does loot work – especially in the Dark Zone?
- What awaits you in the north of the Dark Zone?
- Here you will find the Dark Zone chests that may contain delicious items.
- With this tool, you can create your own farming route.
- Here we present tips for solo agents in the Dark Zone – 1.5

6. What is there to do after reaching max level 30?
Have you already reached the maximum level in The Division and now want to dive into the endgame content? Here is an overview of everything you should know about the endgame content of The Division.
Incursions:
- Here you will find a guide on how to complete the incursion “Falcon Lost” in challenge mode.
- This is how you complete the incursion “Clear Sky” in hard mode.
- Here we present the process and mechanics of “Dragon’s Den”.
- This is how you master Dragon’s Den in heroic mode.
Underground:
Survival:
General:
- Lucrative endgame activities after 1.4.
- This is how high-stakes targets and high-risk targets work.
- Starting a second character? Here are reasons why leveling up in The Division is worthwhile.
- Haven’t had time to take a closer look at New York? Here are eleven noteworthy details that you can now visit in The Division.

7. Overview articles about the expansions and updates

Below we list our overview articles about the expansions and updates in The Division.
- What update 1.1 brought and what the incursions look like, you can learn here.
- All information about update 1.2 “Conflict” is presented here.
The first major expansion “Underground” 1.3:
- All information from the special report on 1.3.
- These are the underground missions
- These are the weapon balance changes in 1.3.
Update 1.4 – The major shift in The Division:
This free update significantly changed the player experience, eliminated numerous issues, and resulted in many agents returning to The Division:
- The most important innovations in update 1.4.
- The complete patch notes of 1.4.
- Lucrative endgame activities after 1.4.
- 9 things you should do in update 1.4.
Update 1.5 and Survival:
- This is the survival mode.
- Here we provide beginner tips and pro tips for survival.
- Five things you should do immediately in update 1.5.
- The complete patch notes of update 1.5.
- The new weapons, the named weapons, and named gear pieces from update 1.5.
- The maximum stats of armor pieces after 1.5.
- Are submachine guns still worth it in 1.5?

8. Other questions and information

Everything else you should know about The Division is available in the following overview.
- Trophies and Achievements: Here you will find all achievements for PS4 and Xbox One.
- The phone recordings and the additional “filler material” in The Division are really great.
- This is what exotic damage does in The Division.
- What is “Toughness” in The Division? Find out here.
- This is how the trading feature works in The Division.
- Is the effect of the Tactical Scanner stackable? Find out here.
- These contents are offered to us in the first year: Year-One content presented.
- Here you will find some hidden Easter eggs in The Division.
- In this article, we present ten “unresolved mysteries”.
- Background information on the setting of The Division can be found in a video series by Ubisoft.
- How does The Division differ from other shooters like Destiny or Call of Duty? What unique features does Ubisoft’s shared-world shooter have? Here we have created a comparison of the three shooters.
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