The Only Armour Guide You Need In God of War Ragnarök

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The best armor in God of War Ragnarök you can only get in the late game. However early game armor is still good for damage, defense, and health for a good while.

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00:00Armour builds are a much bigger part of Ragnarok than they were in the previous game,

00:03with players choosing armour depending on what they want the God of War to be capable of.

00:07Your playstyle here really is going to be best suited by different types of armour,

00:12so there isn't going to be one catch-all armour for everyone.

00:15Depending on what you like to do and how you like to fight,

00:18you'll end up finding an armour set or various pieces that work best for you.

00:22However, to give you a good idea of what's available and things that you might like,

00:25here is a selection of armour sets for players to choose from,

00:28with options for the early game, the mid game and the late game,

00:31things like best for aggro and defence, and a best armour set overall.

00:36Something else that you need to know is that armour comes in many forms,

00:38and a single set usually has a very particular function and synergy.

00:42For example, in the Lunda set, the chest piece grants poison effects to Kratos,

00:46while the wrist and waist pieces increase damage done to poisoned enemies.

00:50Consequently, there is rarely any advantage to mixing up different bits of armour from

00:54different sets, as they are unlikely to pair as well together as armour specifically from the same set.

01:00So, keep the armour together if you can.

01:02So for the best God of War Ragnarok armour that you can get,

01:05the Steinborn armour set is fantastic,

01:07but it's from the late game and final sequences of God of War Ragnarok.

01:11There's nothing better that we could find in this incredibly resilient armour set.

01:14It's a resilient build that actually grants more defence than the UI bar can even show,

01:19as well as granting lifesteal and stunning shockwaves when Kratos takes damage.

01:24Which won't matter much, because your defence is so high.

01:27So not only will even the toughest bosses do piddling damage when they hit you,

01:32Kratos auto-retaliates and even gets health back from hitting them.

01:35So how do you get this amazing armour?

01:37Well, once you have the Draupnir Spear, head to the Lake of the Nine of Midgard,

01:41and at its southern edge behind some breakable ice, you'll find the Mystical Heirloom,

01:45which can be used to awaken four trolls frozen as statues.

01:48The slumber stones they drop can be turned at any blacksmiths into this tanky armour.

01:52If you're having trouble finding them, check out the video in the description below

01:56that we've linked and is a full guide to getting this amazing armour set.

02:00The best mid-game armour is Lunda's armour set.

02:03Lunda's armour is pretty great for a few reasons.

02:06First of all, you can get it pretty early on,

02:08but more importantly, it's a solid option for a multitude of reasons.

02:11The chest piece has a high chance to inflict poison on unarmed attacks, parries and blocks,

02:16doing bonus damage and weakening enemies' attacks,

02:18while the other two pieces increase all damage done to poisoned enemies.

02:22Plus, the whole set nicely boosts strength and luck, among a few others.

02:25This will even carry you comfortably into the late game if you're willing to upgrade it.

02:29Now, how to get Lunda's armour set.

02:31To get Lunda's armour set, it's a reward for the Lunda's Lost Armour labour,

02:35in which three damaged pieces of the armour are found around the River Delta.

02:39This opens up after fighting the Nidhogg boss fight in Vanaheim.

02:42Just go back to the smith's shop in Freya's Cap to get it,

02:45then search the areas marked here to find them as artefacts.

02:49Once you have them, head back to Lunda to get them all fixed up.

02:52So, what's the best early game armour?

02:54It's basically the first optional set you can get.

02:57The Dwarven Nidavellir set is designed to prove the value of doing side quests and favours,

03:02and it does that nicely.

03:04A vitality and defence boosting set,

03:06the armour chest piece grants health for stun-grabbing enemies,

03:09while the wrists and trousers reduce the rate at which stun bars drain,

03:12making it much easier to enact these health-restoring finisher moves.

03:16So, how to get this early armour set.

03:18This early game armour becomes accessible

03:20after Mimir will have some dialogue prompting the start of the In-Service of Asgard favour,

03:25which has you clear three mining rigs of enemies,

03:28and then destroy the rigs themselves, marked on the map here.

03:31Take the ore that each rig drops back to the Haldra brothers,

03:33and they can forge it into some shiny new armour for you,

03:36which should help you loads in the early game.

03:39So, what's the best offensive armour if you like doing high damage?

03:42Well, the Guarding Light armour, aside from boosting strength,

03:45it also puts luck-focused boosters on your attacks.

03:48All attacks you do have a moderate chance to boost strength, runic or luck,

03:52as well as having a chance to do critical hit explosions on every attack you make.

03:56With fast hitting combos like the Blades of Chaos,

03:58you'll be getting these buffs and bursts constantly.

04:01So, how do you get this offensive armour?

04:03Well, unsurprisingly it's part of the Guiding Light favour in the Lake of the Nine,

04:07where you find runes and messages left behind by Tyr on his destroyed statue.

04:12While not an official reward, right next to each message which you can find on this map,

04:16is a buried treasure with one of the three armour pieces in,

04:19glinting gold to make sure you don't miss them.

04:22So, all you have to do once you've got this favour is go and pick them up, which is great!

04:26So, if you want an armour set that's a bit more defensive,

04:28then the Raven Tyr's armour is great.

04:31It's a reward for advancing through the Eyes of Odin questline.

04:34The Raven Tyr's armour provides a very high defence,

04:37as well as a small chance to heal you on every hit you land,

04:39as well as increasing the potency of all healing you get.

04:42If you pair it up with the Leviathan Axe's grip of the Fallen Alchemist,

04:45which has a high chance to restore health with every Serpent Snare attack,

04:49this turns into a great armour.

04:51In order to get this health boosting armour, you only need to find 18 of Odin's Ravens.

04:55Go to Niflheim, look under the Raven Tree,

04:58and you should be able to pop open some chests to get the armour sets.

05:01If you need help finding any of the Ravens, we have a full video

05:03which lists all of the ones that you need to get throughout the whole game.

05:07Go and check out our YouTube channel to find that Ravens video,

05:10which should help to get you at least the 18 that you need for this armour.

05:15NIFLHEIMER

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