Armor

Armor is a new class of items in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Armor serves a variety of purposes, primarily defensive, allowing Link to take more damage. Certain pieces of armor, such as the Warm Doublet, can also protect Link from the elements, similar to the Goron Tunic from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

For the first time in a Zelda game, Link can choose to unequipped his armor completely. When all armor is unequipped, Link will appear bare chested and bare footed, wearing equipment straps and only a pair of boxer shorts. Once acquired, Link will also wear the Sheikah Slate on his belt, regardless as to whether he is wearing armor or not when using it or its Runes.

When Link first awakens from the Slumber of Restoration, he is armorless though an Old Shirt and Well-Worn Trousers can be found in chests located in the hall beyond the chamber where Link slept in medical stasis. Some armor sets or head armor allow Link to disguise himself causing certain enemies to not attack him depending on the armor or set in question. These include the monster masks sold by Kilton which cause specific archetypes the masks represent to not attack Link. The Level 2 or higher "Radiant" and "Phantom Ganon" armor sets effect all "Stal" enemy archetypes save for Stalnox in the same manner. Majora's Mask functions as an all in one version of the masks sold by Kilton, as it affects Bokoblin, Moblin, Lizalfos, and Lynel archetypes.

Link can also obtain the "Gerudo" armor set which is actually Gerudo women's clothing in order to enter Gerudo Town. The disguise is also required for the side quests "The Eighth Heroine" and "The Forgotten Sword", along with any quests received in or require Link to enter Gerudo Town. The Sirwal can be replaced with either the Sand Boots or Snow Boots and the disguise will be maintained. The Gerudo Veil can be replaced by the Thunder Helm.

NPCs may become frightened or react defensively if Link wears certain kinds of armor around them. These include the "Dark" set, "Phantom" set, "Phantom Ganon" set, and "Radiant" set (night time only).

While armor can be obtained from treasure chests, acquired from certain characters over the course of the story, or as rewards for completing Side Quests it can also be purchased from certain shops. Some armor can only be obtained through shops like Fang and Bone, Cherry at the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab and the Rare Armor Shop. In Hateno Village, there is a shop called the Kochi Dye Shop that allows Link to dye his armor different colors.

List of armor[]

Head armor[]

Body armor[]

Leg armor[]

Armor sets[]

There is some armor that give effect bonuses for wearing those in the same set. Most need to get enhanced by the Great Fairies twice to access them. However DLC armor sets have their set bonus by default as they cannot be upgraded. Armor Sets obtained by Amiibo Rune must be upgraded twice. Some armor sets lack set bonuses entirely.

Set	Head	Body	Legs	Effect	Set Bonus
Ancient	Ancient Helm	Ancient Cuirass	Ancient Greaves	Guardian Resist	Ancient Proficiency
Barbarian	Barbarian Helm	Barbarian Armor	Barbarian Leg Wraps	Attack Up	Charge Ark: Stamina Up
Climbing	Climber's Bandanna	Climbing Gear	Climbing Boots	Climb Speed Up	Climbing Jump Stamina Up
Dark	Dark Hood	Dark Tunic	Dark Trousers	None	Night Speed Up
Desert Voe	Desert Voe Headband	Desert Voe Spaulder	Desert Voe Trousers	Heat Resistance	Shock Resistance
Fierce Deity	Fierce Deity Mask	Fierce Deity Armor	Fierce Deity Boots	Attack Up	Charge Ark: Stamina Up
Flamebreaker	Flamebreaker Helm	Flamebreaker Armor	Flamebreaker Boots	Flame Guard	Fireproof
Gerudo	Gerudo Veil	Gerudo Top	Gerudo Sirwal	None	Heat-Resistant; Hylian "Vai" Disguise
Hero	Cap of the Hero	Tunic of the Hero	Trousers of the Hero	None	Master Sword Beam Up
Hylian	Hylian Hood	Hylian Tunic	Hylian Trousers	None
Phantom	Phantom Helmet	Phantom Armor	Phantom Greaves	Attack Up
Phantom Ganon	Phantom Ganon Skull	Phantom Ganon Armor	Phantom Ganon Greaves	Stealth Up	Disguise; Bone Atk Up
Radiant	Radiant Mask	Radiant Shirt	Radiant Tights	Stal Lure	Disguise; Bone Atk Up
Rex's costume	Salvager Headwear	Salvager Vest	Salvager Trousers	None	Swim Dash Stamina Up
Royal Guard	Royal Guard Cap	Royal Guard Uniform	Royal Guard Boots	None	Charge Atk. Stamina Up
Rubber	Rubber Helm	Rubber Armor	Rubber Tights	Shock Resistance	Unshockable
Sky	Cap of the Sky	Tunic of the Sky	Trousers of the Sky	None	Master Sword Beam Up
Snowquill	Snowquill Headdress	Snowquill Tunic	Snowquill Trousers	Cold Resistance	Unfreezable
Soldier's	Soldier's Helm	Soldier's Armor	Soldier's Greaves	None
Stealth	Stealth Mask	Stealth Chest Guard	Stealth Tights	Stealth Up	Night Speed Up
Time	Cap of Time	Tunic of Time	Trousers of Time	None	Master Sword Beam Up
Tingle's Outfit	Tingle's Hood	Tingle's Shirt	Tingle's Tights	None	Night Speed Up
Twilight	Cap of Twilight	Tunic of Twilight	Trousers of Twilight	None	Master Sword Beam Up
Wild	Cap of the Wild	Tunic of the Wild	Trousers of the Wild	None	Master Sword Beam Up
Wind	Cap of the Wind	Tunic of the Wind	Trousers of the Wind	None	Master Sword Beam Up
Zora	Zora Helm	Zora Armor	Zora Greaves	Swim Speed Up	Swim Dash Stamina Up