Armor Sets and Locations

Armor in TOTK are unbreakable items that up your defense and offer special effects — and of course, fashion. In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, you'll find a great variety of armor with a myriad of effects, including attack buffs, improved climbing speed, cold or heat resistance, and many other effects. Most sets of armor have special bonuses when the complete set is worn. Armor is essential equipment, and knowing where to find armor sets and understanding how to make them stronger (spoiler, you do it at Great Fairies!) is essential. Tears of the Kingdom was released in 2025 for the Nintendo Switch 2. We've confirmed that there are no new armor sets added to TotK in the Switch 2 Edition. Looking for more info on everything new added to Tears of the Kingdom for the Switch 2? Check out our Switch 2 Edition guides!

Many pieces of armor can be found extensively exploring the 147 caves of Hyrule, and many more are in The Depths, some with Old Maps found in the Sky pointing to them. This guide includes images and set bonuses of all armor in TotK. By the way, to further increase your defensive capabilities, you may also be interested in How to Increase Your Hearts.

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Armor items include caps, tunics, trousers, and unique armor pieces. Each piece of armor has its own base defensive rating that mitigate the hearts you lose when struck by an attack. In addition, some pieces of armor may also provide extra bonuses, like improved climbing speeds and even the ability to swim up waterfalls. These pieces of armor can be found all over Hyrule, and range from being sold in Merchant shops in many of the main settlements in each region, to being hidden away in caves, located in treasure chests placed by Misko, the Legendary Bandit. You will no longer find armor for completing Shrines.

Just as it was in Breath of the Wild, most armor can be upgraded by seeking out the Great Fairy Fountains hiding in Hyrule. By upgrading your individual armor pieces in exchange for materials and rupees, you can increase the defensive capabilities of the armor, and also add unique set bonuses for wearing certain full sets of armor.

Collecting all three pieces of an armor set — the legs, body, and head gear — can offer a set bonus, a special buff that only activates when you own and equip all three pieces of the armor set. For example, the Snowquill Armor Set offers Cold Resistance when worn in separate pieces, but if you wear all three, you gain the Unfreezable bonus (which means enemies like Ice Keese cannot freeze Link into a Linksicle!). We've noted Armor Set Bonuses in the list below and on the pages for each Armor Set.

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Below is a list of all 29 armor sets in Tears of the Kingdom. The use this checklist to keep track of every armor piece you've found, and use the table as a reference to see each armor's effect and set bonus. It reads as Individual Piece Effect / Set Bonus (or upgraded set bonus). Click on the armor set for more details and to learn how to get each piece of the armor set.

Archaic Set

Hylian Set

Glider Set

Snowquill Set

Flamebreaker Set

Zora Set

Desert Voe Set

Climber's Set

Soldier's Set

Stealth Set

Radiant Set

Rubber Set

Barbarian Set

Yiga Armor Set

Zonaite Set

Miner's Set

Depths Set

Royal Guard Set

Dark Set

Mystic Set

Froggy Set

Phantom Set

Armor of the Wild Set

Evil Spirit Set

Charged Set

Ember Set

Frostbite Set

Tingle Set

Ancient Hero’s Aspect

The following includes armor sets that can be gained by using specific Zelda-themed Amiibo, however unlike Breath of the Wild, each of these armor pieces can also be found by exploring and finding chests in the world.

Armor of the Hero Set

Armor of Time Set

Fierce Deity Armor Set

Armor of the Wind Set

Armor of Twilight Set

Armor of the Sky Set

Armor of Awakening Set

Archaic Warm Greaves

Champion's Leathers

Well-Worn Hair Band

Amber Earrings

Opal Earrings

Topaz Earrings

Ruby Circlet

Sapphire Circlet

Diamond Circlet

Sand Boots

Snow Boots

Lightning Helm

Bokoblin Mask

Moblin Mask

Lizalfos Mask

Horriblin Mask

Lynel Mask

Vah Medoh Divine Helm

Vah Rudania Divine Helm

Vah Ruta Divine Helm

Vah Naboris Divine Helm

Island Lobster Shirt

Midna's Helmet

Zant's Helmet

Sheik's Mask

Ravio’s Hood

Majora's Mask

Cece Hat

Tunic of Memories

Korok Mask

The following includes armor sets that can be gained by using specific Zelda-themed Amiibo, however unlike Breath of the Wild, each of these armor pieces can also be found by exploring and finding chests in the world.

The following is a list of armor pieces that do not belong to any set, and do not benefit from set bonuses, though many can still be upgraded regardless.

Use this checklist to keep track of every armor piece you've found, and use the table as a reference to see each armor's effect and set bonus. It reads as Individual Piece Effect / Set Bonus (or upgraded set bonus). Click on the armor set for more details and to learn how to get each piece of the armor set.

Depths Set (New)

Piece Effect

Set / Upgrade Effect

Gloom Resistance

More Gloom Resistace

The following includes armor sets that can be gained by using specific Zeldathemed Amiibo, however unlike Breath of the Wild, each of these armor pieces can also be found by exploring and finding chests in the world.

The following is a list of armor pieces that do not belong to any set, and do not benefit from set bonuses, though may have individual effects and can still be upgraded.