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Within the game, all armor is craftable by players. Some require simple ingredients, others, not so much. There are a few different pieces, too, such as helmets, capes, and body armor. Generally, as a rule, the harder to craft and collect materials for, the better the armor is. Recipes found in more dangerous biomes and as drops from advanced combat provide the best kinds. Without further adieu, let’s take a look at which are the best armor in Valheim.

D-Tier

Capes

Chances are, the first armor material players will find in Valheim is deer hide. This can be made into a cape! Cool, right? Unfortunately, capes don’t provide much in terms of protection. They’re mostly aesthetic - which is fine for this kind of game - but some can have benefits.

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Some capes can provide buffs, and advantages, not protection, which can be very beneficial when traversing other climates than the Meadows biome. The Troll Hide cape will provide a set bonus when worn with the other armor pieces: +15 to players’ Sneak stat. While not protective, this is a very helpful addition. Similarly, the Wolf fur cape and Lox cape are frost resistant!

C-Tier

Rag Set

The ‘beginner’ armor set - if it can even be called armor. Only consisting of a tunic and pants, this is what players originally spawn with. This set barely provides any protection, really, but it’s nice to have some clothing.

Leather Set

Next up is the Leather Set of armor. This has a helmet, tunic, and pants. These can be upgraded at the workbench a little bit to provide more protection, but are still quite basic. The pieces also weigh a bit more. To make these, players will need Deer Hide and Bone Fragments for each piece.

B-Tier

Troll Leather Set

The stand-out blue set is the Troll Leather pieces. Made from Troll Hide and some Bone Fragments, this is the first substantial set that will make a difference in the game. As well as the clothing pieces, there is a hood and a cape to match. As mentioned, wearing all of these will add to the sneak skill of players.

Bronze Plate Set

The first metal set is the Bronze armor. This is made from Bronze plates, which are created with iron and tin at a Forge. Early on, this can be a bit of work but is definitely worth it because of the protection that the set provides. The workbench can upgrade these, too, which adds even more! Note, though, that due to the metal materials, this armor set will slow the players’ movement speed by 5%.

A-Tier

Root Set

Here’s the most interesting-looking set: the Root Set. Made up of a mask, a harnesk, and leggings, this set has some cool benefits. How to make the Root Set can be a little confusing, but all it needs is Roots, Ancient Bark, and Deer Hide.

The Root set adds a bonus to players - the harnesk is resistant to piercing damage, and all the pieces add a set bonus of +15 to the Bow skill. However, the set is weak towards fire damage. Due to being, obviously, wood.

Iron Set

As an evolution of the Bronze, the set is the Iron Set. Consisting of a helmet, scale mail, and greaves, the Iron set is heavier and reduces movement speed by 5% as well. But, it is a very good choice of armor.

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The difficulty comes from finding Iron, which is only found in the Swamp biome.

S-Tier

Wolf Set

Greater still is the Wolf armor set. This has a cape in it, too - which is the best-looking item in the game due to the cute wolf head draped over players’ shoulders. The Wolf armor chest and legs go along with the Drake helmet to provide utmost protection.

The chest piece is frost-resistant, as is the cape, but the set does dampen movement by 5% again. Despite it being in the Wolf set, the Drake helmet requires Drake trophies to craft, not just Wolf pelts.

SS-Tier

Padded Set

The last, and the best, is the Padded armor set. Though it does not provide any resistance or extra buffs, the set is the strongest armor available in the game for now and will allow players to easily traverse all biomes without fear of being picked off by a Deathsquito. The set is lighter than both Wolf and Iron sets but has the same -5% movement speed.

Valheim is available on PC now.

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