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Semaphore
For equipment, you generally have to accept that the stuff you forge up for a while to get to the endgame won't be the same equipment that you want to keep using in the endgame.
For weapons, I favor water gun and cursed nameless sword. Unfortunately for you, the water gun is from an event that has come and gone (though it will probably come again), while the cursed nameless sword comes from farming for cursed shards in 6-4. Other than that, you mostly want various event weapons that come and go.
For armors, among the easy to get ones, I favor the golden armor that drops in 5-3. Ultimate western armor is probably my favorite among the armors I've got, but that's also from an event that has come and gone. I use an original god of wind armor to change my generals' attack order, but that's kind of a gadget armor that you don't need more than one of. I also have a cursed nameless armor, which also comes from farming 6-4 and is useful mainly to ensure that the abilities on the cursed nameless sword will take effect. I've been leveling up an original nioh's armor (daily world boss, convoy 2-3) lately because it seems like it might be useful in pvp.
For accessories, a hatazirushi for your team leader is the indispensable one, and came from an event that just ended. I got two of them, so that my defense team could have one, too. I also have a Luis' traveler diary from an event. Among the easy to get accessories, zhan guo ce from level 5-4 is my favorite.
You can't get EVO emblem shard 3 or EVO card catalog volume 2. There was an event that had a small chance of dropping the EVO emblem shard 3, but it's over. And I only got one from the event, anyway. I don't think that the EVO card catalog volume 2 has ever been in the game, unless you can get it at an infinitesimal probability from the port or something like that.