Best armor on Reddit
140 reviews from r/MHWilds, r/fo76, r/EldenBling and 29 more subreddits
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#1
Armor
4.7
(19)
"Secret Service"
"I think Civil Engineer is the best all-around"
"Secret Service Armor, is overall the best armor imo."
"I think it is the Secrete Service Armor. Could not find a better one yet."
"I would say a Secret Service armor. It has a lot of resistance."
"At end game, I would say either: Secret Service Armor - 250 DR, 220 ER, 220 RR."
"I just got a full stack finally today of secret service armor w/jetpack and it’s been pretty bulletproof."
"Secret service armor. It will be available for purchase in 10 days."
"At level 90 I'd recommend Secret Service armor. It has great defenses."
"SS armour is the most well-balanced set in the game"
#2
Kaiden
4.5
(8)
"Kaiden or Raging Wolf Helm, Altered Ronin armor or altered Igon's armor, Confessor Gloves, Vagabond or Vulgar militia greaves."
"Kaiden helm, scale armour (not scaled), and rakshasas gloves"
"Kaiden set will probably be your best bet."
"Kaiden sellsword armor"
"Kaiden helm/ scale armour chest (scale not scaled)/ highwayman's gauntlets."
"Kaiden helm altered ronin armor and there are a fucking million gloves that look like that"
"Kaiden helm, regular gauntlets, and maybe scaled armour."
"I know most people are saying Kaiden Helm, but I’d try out the leather crown and see if you like that more"
#3
Namielle
5.0
(5)
"Namielle, my beloved"
"Namielle (F) Version was dope"
"This shit is magnificent, especially the beta one, as you can change the colour of the glow"
"Namielle armor easily."
"Nami armor"
#4
Shroud
5.0
(3)
"Shroud is amazing. Use it and see if it works for your build but it probably does. Gz!"
"Shroud. The answer is always Shroud."
"Right now the best chest for just about everyone and everything is the new shroud."
#5
Samurai
5.0
(2)
"Samurai armor looks swag and is also the best heavy armor in the game, hands down."
"Samurai armor all day. Great protection without hurting your damage potential too too much."
#6
Ebony Odogaron
5.0
(2)
"Grinding for Ebony Odogs armor was worth it, I feel like a warrior of darkness🤣"
"Ebony Odogaron armor is peak."
#7
Ultrabreeze
5.0
(2)
"I'll give a vote for the Ultrabreeze, but I have not tried the others."
"I have an Ultrabreeze that I like a lot. I would replace it immediately and without hesitation if something happened to it."
#8
Silver
5.0
(2)
"If you want a short answer, silver armor is the best armor."
"Silver armor negates most negative effects."
#9
Spectre
5.0
(2)
"Mage: Spectre armor."
"For mage you'd choose Spectre armor."
#10
Fierce Deity
5.0
(2)
"Fierce Deity has decent defense, looks cool, and gives a large attack buff."
"For me it’s Fierce Deity, Stealth, or Glide Armor."
#11
Dark Future
5.0
(2)
"I love the dark future and biohazard armor."
"Should be Dark Future and Scale Brigade. i like sleek armor."
#12
Frostfang
5.0
(2)
"Female frostfang beta 👌👌"
"Especially the armored female Frostfang set. It just exudes girl boss energy."
#13
Black Bear
5.0
(2)
"The black bear set."
"Black Bear armor is peak for current Kratos."
#14
Hustle
4.5
(2)
"Don't sleep on Hustle. The IAS and FRW are excellent for builds that can't tele."
"...hustle or COH. No point in not having enigma though."
#15
Golem
4.5
(2)
"It’s either golem or silver."
"Best in the lost cities, golem has a lot of durability."
#16
EpicArmory
4.0
(2)
"Lower to mid tier pricing: Mytholon, Epic Armory, Burgschneider/Zeughaus"
"And for cheap armour checkout epic armoury and mytholon as brands."
#17
Mytholon
4.0
(2)
"Lower to mid tier pricing: Mytholon, Epic Armory, Burgschneider/Zeughaus"
"And for cheap armour checkout epic armoury and mytholon as brands."
#18
Valkyrie
4.0
(2)
"I think the Valkyrie set or deadly mist set are probably my top picks."
"I prefer the Valkyrie set."
#19
Secret Service Armor
4.0
(2)
"Secret service is the best all around yea, civil engineer is a close 2nd with added perks of weapons breaking less often."
"Iirc SS has the best balance of resistances out of the big three (the other two being BoS and CE), but I think as a tradeoff, it doesn't have a set bonus."
#20
Neptunium
4.0
(2)
"Best underwater, Neptunium is strong."
"It’s Either Golem/Neptunium with pirate hat."
#21
Raging Wolf
4.0
(2)
"Raging wolf helmet, scale armor, leather gloves."
"Raging wolf or Iron helm with Kaiden armor?"
#22
IOTV
3.5
(2)
"Unironically try to get your hands on an IOTV with the ancillary armor."
"Honestly as much as I hate it the IOTV with all the soft armor add ons would be perfect."
#23
St George's
5.0
(1)
"The St George's armor set from the river raids increases attack damage after impaling an enemy."
#24
Sarugami
5.0
(1)
"The magic monkey armour makes parrying and dodging OP and fonts an insane amount of resolve with the right charms."
#25
Monk's
5.0
(1)
"The Monk's armor offers a solid boost to your minion capacity and damage."
#26
Mk4
5.0
(1)
"Mk4 for all classes is goated, but roughneck and lords of the deep are peak."
#27
Hannibal
5.0
(1)
"Regardless of class I will use hannibal armor sets. that is the best armor set upgrades."
#28
Gosaku
5.0
(1)
"For open melee either Gosaku's or Sarugami Armour. Both encourage you to utilise a key combat mechanics."
#29
Fundoshi
5.0
(1)
"Fundoshi is the best one ever, no need for any other."
#30
Fallen Hero
5.0
(1)
"Running the fallen hero armor with the spears is pretty overpowered."
#31
Nuremberg/Leipa
5.0
(1)
"Nuremberg/Leipa cuirass, magdeburg legs and arms, warhorse helmet and noblemans gauntlets are the best pieces in the game."
#32
Galerus/Leather
5.0
(1)
"Galerus/leather armor are top tier."
#33
Hallowed
5.0
(1)
"The Hallowed set has the Holy Dodge set bonus."
#34
Bazelguese
5.0
(1)
"Bazelguese Helm is peak."
#35
Exodii
5.0
(1)
"The exodii's cataphract armor is a straight upgrade from riot armor."
#36
Turtle
5.0
(1)
"Melee: Turtle armor."
#37
Shroomite
5.0
(1)
"Ranger: Shroomite armor."
#38
Cataphract
5.0
(1)
"Cataphract will always be the best armor for range and melee."
#39
Safijiva
5.0
(1)
"It's just peak in design and I absolutely love the effects."
#40
Radobaan
5.0
(1)
"Radobaan armor is actually sick with the pearlascent rainbow paint it has for its white pigment."
#41
Banbro
5.0
(1)
"Banbro armor is so hard for no reason love the alpha chest piece specifically."
#42
Safi Jiiva
5.0
(1)
"Safi Jiiva was my favourite, I spent SO long using photo mode on that set."
#43
Frostfang Barioth
5.0
(1)
"Frostfang Barioth, i just like the design of the armor and fur."
#44
Pukei Pukei
5.0
(1)
"Pukei pukei by far for me, especially the MR version."
#45
Fatalis
5.0
(1)
"Fatalis. Skill and fashion related."
#46
Blackveil Hazaak
5.0
(1)
"Blackveil Hazaak Armor was just so fucking cool."
#47
Silver Rathian
5.0
(1)
"I like Silver Rathian and Gold Ingot."
#48
Guild Palace
5.0
(1)
"Personally really like guild palace and legiana alpha set."
#49
Safi
5.0
(1)
"Safi for me."
#50
Nargacuga
5.0
(1)
"Nargacuga or kirin. Both are very iconic for reasons."
#51
Anjanath
5.0
(1)
"Best set is Anjanath. The black fur cape and collar for the female set looks soo good."
#52
Odogaron
5.0
(1)
"Odogaron’s armor for both genders and both variants are just peak armor design."
#53
Fire Knight
5.0
(1)
"Fire knight set with the alternate helm you get from the unique dude before messmer is probably best bet overall"
#54
SSP-1001
5.0
(1)
"The ssp-1001 survey suit is the best in the game fully maxed out."
#55
Union
5.0
(1)
"Union would probably be the best as it has built in poison resistance."
#56
Diamond Exo
5.0
(1)
"The Diamond Exo is the best armor in the game."
#57
Night King
5.0
(1)
"With the bannercraft mod you can make Night King armor which is by far the best."
#58
Muspelheim
4.0
(1)
"...the elemental armor from muspelheim is really good..."
#59
Malzeno
4.0
(1)
"...the Malzeno armour is actually very good for most weapons..."
#60
COH
4.0
(1)
"...the other two options of COH and Fortitude are good as well..."
#61
Austere Shadowslayer
4.0
(1)
"1. Austere Shadowslayer"
#62
Esoteric Anarchist
4.0
(1)
"Esoteric Anarchist"
#63
Sakai Clan
4.0
(1)
"Sakai clan if you're doing a lot of traveling because it trivializes the random encounters with mongols on the road."
#64
Sakai
4.0
(1)
"I found myself using Sakai armor a lot especially when I didn’t want stealth play and needed to eliminate some enemies with standoffs."
#65
Riot Gear
4.0
(1)
"Best armor (imo bc there's a couple contenders) is the riot gear found in the lonesome road dlc."
#66
MEDIC
4.0
(1)
"For a new player, I would recommend a Medium MEDIC armor. 6 stims will come in handy for them while they learn the ins and outs of the enemies."
#67
Kensei
4.0
(1)
"Kensei and sarugami are my faves but the gosaku AND the sakai clan armor are right behind."
#68
Banbaro
4.0
(1)
"Banbaro Male"
#69
Tiki
4.0
(1)
"Summoner: Tiki or Spooky Wood armor."
#70
Hub
4.0
(1)
"I'm fond of the various hub armors."
#71
Phantom
4.0
(1)
"The phantom armor has 8 defense which is pretty good."
#72
Soldier
4.0
(1)
"For raw defence it’s a tie between the soldier, wild, zonaite, and heroes aspect sets."
#73
Phoenix
4.0
(1)
"Phoenix is a variant of cataphract with better burn protection."
#74
Velkhana
4.0
(1)
"Velkhanas alpha male set"
#75
Raging Brachydios
4.0
(1)
"Raging brachy alpha hits the balance of medieval knight/fantasy monster just right for me"
#76
Messmer
4.0
(1)
"Messmer's Soldiers Helm would work too."
#77
Nidavellir
4.0
(1)
"Nobody talking about Nidavellir set? it is very good, you get it in the beginning of game, and it is easy to upgrade."
#78
Zamor
4.0
(1)
"Maybe Zamor chest to match the scaling."
#79
Summoner
4.0
(1)
"Summoner armors like the mechanic are real nice"
#80
Zeus
4.0
(1)
"Flawless zues armor"
#81
SEVA-I, SEVA-D, PSZ-9I Falcon
4.0
(1)
"SEVA-I, SEVA-D, and PSZ-9I Falcon feel like the best general use suits."
#82
Corundum
4.0
(1)
"I like the Corundum Suit, i got it off a monolith guy."
#83
Spark Science
4.0
(1)
"The spark science exosuit. The whatever 100I."
#84
Champ Gundyr
4.0
(1)
"It looks cool as shit and is pretty effective too."
#85
Havel
4.0
(1)
"I did a high vitality build and ran havel armor."
#86
Dragonslayer
4.0
(1)
"Defaulted to dragonslayer armor or iron dragonslayer armor."
#87
Black Iron
4.0
(1)
"A good combo for poise to weight ratio is Black Iron Helm and Leggings."
#88
Faraam
4.0
(1)
"Faraam Armour, and Dragonslayer Gauntlets."
#89
Miner
4.0
(1)
"The list below should give the best bang for the mining buck armor wise."
#90
Steel
3.0
(1)
"Try and avoid steel but if you end up getting steel, get the frag coating..."
#91
Gala
3.0
(1)
"Not the best, but my fav being the Gala armor."
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