Armor provides defense and often grants special set bonuses or environmental resistances. Armor can be upgraded at Great Fairy Fountains using various monster parts and materials. Each piece can be upgraded up to four times, significantly increasing its defense and unlocking set bonuses.
Key Armor Sets:
- Hylian Set: Basic defense, cheap to upgrade.
- Warm Doublet/Snowquill Set: Cold resistance.
- Flamebreaker Set: Heat resistance (Death Mountain).
- Zora Set: Swimming speed, allows swimming up waterfalls.
- Gerudo Set: Heat resistance (Gerudo Desert).
- Stealth Set: Stealth boost, night speed boost (set bonus).
- Climbing Set: Climbing speed boost, reduced stamina consumption (set bonus).
- Barbarian Set: Attack boost, reduced stamina consumption for charge attacks (set bonus).
- Ancient Set: High defense, Guardian resistance, Ancient proficiency (damage boost with Ancient Weapons).
- Rubber Set: Shock resistance.
- Radiant Set: Bone attack proficiency, disguise from Stal enemies.
- Champion's Tunic: Highest defense single piece, displays enemy HP.
Prioritize upgrading armor that matches your playstyle and the challenges you face.