Give an item through your teammate's equipment board
Dungeonbound's documented co-op gifting action is straightforward: place the piece you want to give on a teammate's board. That transfers equipment through the other player's build board, rather than through an assumed shared backpack or a made-up trade command. It lets your team move a useful piece to the player who wants to use it.
The official Dungeonbound co-op description directly describes this board-based handoff. It also distinguishes gifting from the dice system used when multiple players want dropped loot.
How to make the documented handoff
Use the equipment piece and the intended recipient's board as the basis for the transfer:
- Decide which piece you want to give and which teammate should receive it.
- Drop that piece onto the teammate's equipment board.
- Let the receiving player account for it in their own equipment setup.
The official overview gives that placement action, but it does not specify an extra confirmation key, trade-window sequence, or keyboard shortcut. There is no reason to invent a Shift-click instruction or a lobby command for the handoff.
Before choosing a recipient, compare the item with what that player is building. Dungeonbound equipment has shapes, effects, and hero restrictions; the v0.1.51 notes say tooltips show hero affinity and restrictions. Reading those details is more useful than assuming any gift will benefit every character equally.
Gifting is different from rolling for dropped loot
There are two separate decisions in the official co-op description:
- Dropped loot: everyone chooses what they want, and dice resolve competing claims.
- An equipment handoff: a player drops a piece onto a teammate's board to pass it over.
Do not apply the loot-roll description to every movement of equipment between players. The documented gifting action is the direct board handoff.
Co-op also preserves individual gold, shops, heroes, boards, and relics. Giving a piece does not establish that you can transfer gold through the same gesture, merge shop inventories, or access every item another player owns.
Look for equipment that rewards cooperation
The official overview specifically mentions co-op-only items that reward giving them away. That makes the decision to pass equipment part of the game's team-building possibilities, rather than only a way to clear an unwanted item.
The overview does not list every such item or its numerical reward. Read the actual piece's description before planning around a bonus, and do not assume that every gifted item triggers the same effect.
A useful team conversation is simple: who can make practical use of the piece, and does its tooltip mention a benefit from handing it over? Those questions use the documented systems without inventing a universal gifting build.
FAQ
How do you give an item to a teammate?
The official description says to drop the piece onto that teammate's board.
Do you need to win a dice roll to give away a piece?
The obtained description treats giving a piece and resolving competing loot choices as different actions. The board handoff is the documented gifting method.
Can the same gesture transfer gold?
The obtained source establishes an equipment handoff, not gold trading. Co-op players maintain separate purses.
Do all gifts provide a special bonus?
No universal gift bonus is documented. The official overview mentions specific co-op-only items that reward being given away, so check the item rather than assuming the rule applies to everything.