In God of War Ragnarok, armor sets are an important part of Kratos' equipment, which can greatly increase his stats and give him special bonuses. A total of 22 sets of armor for the main character can be found in nine worlds. In this guide, we'll list the stats and passive abilities of each set, as well as how to get them.
In addition, you can learn about the best armor sets for the early, mid and late game. Some of them provide constant healing, others increase defense, and still others increase attack. We add that Kratos' companions can also wear different armor, but they are only cosmetic in nature, that is, they do not affect the attributes of Atreus or Freya in any way.
All sets of armor in God of War Ragnarok
Survival Armor
- Primary stats: Strength and Defense
- Bonuses: none
You can see all the characteristics of this set after partial pumping in the screenshots below.
How to get?
This is the starting armor of the hero, in which he begins his new journey through the nine worlds.
Vidar's Armor
- Primary stats: Strength and Defense
- Chest Armor Bonus: Combo-point finishers have a chance (based on Luck) to temporarily increase Strength and resistance to knockdowns.
- Armour Bonuses for Arms and Hips: Combo-point finishers start dealing 10-20% more damage.
All the characteristics of this set after partial boost can be found in the screenshots below.
How to get?
The blueprint for this set appears in the dwarven shops after progressing through the story, i.e. automatically.
Strongscale Armor
- Primary stats: Strength and Defense
- Chest Armor Bonus: When blocking and parrying enemy attacks, there is a moderate chance (based on Luck) to create an explosion that deals additional damage.
- Armor bonuses Arms and Hips: Reduces damage taken from unblockable hits and back attacks by 50% when blocked.
You can see all the characteristics of this set after partial boosting in the screenshots below.
How to get?
The blueprint for this set appears in dwarven forges after advancing the main storyline, that is, automatically.
Nidavellir's best armor
- Primary stats: Strength, Vitality and Defense
- Chest Armor Bonus: Kratos regains health when he grabs a stunned enemy.< /li>
- Armor and Hip Armor Bonuses: Enemies' Stun Bars decay 100% more slowly.
All the characteristics of this set after partial boost can be found in the screenshots below.
How to get?
Accept the “In the Service of Asgard” request given by the musician in the Nidavellir Tavern. The screenshots below show its location.
To complete this task, you will need to cut down the drilling machines of Modvitnir, Altjof and Radsvinn, located in the location of the Blessed Bay (Svartalfheim). The images below show their location.
You will receive Nidavellir Ore as a reward , which is exactly what is needed to create the corresponding set of armor.
Armor of Enlightenment
- Main stats: Strength, Runes and Protection
- Chest Armor Bonus: When using Fire Scourge and Frost Awakening, there is a moderate chance (based on Luck) to trigger Runic Blessings.
- Armour Bonuses for Arms and Hips: Increases Rune Attack damage by 30% when fighting enemies , on which negative statuses are imposed.
You can see all the characteristics of this set after partial boosting in the screenshots below.
How to get it?
The blueprint for this set appears in dwarven forges after advancing the main storyline, that is, automatically.
Sunnah's Armor of Courage
- Primary stats: Strength, Vitality, and Protection
- Chest Armor Bonus: Increases melee damage dealt by an amount based on rage. If lethal damage is taken, it is absorbed by existing rage.
- Armor and Hip Armor Bonuses: There is a chance (based on Luck) that Kratos gains a rage surge after taking damage. The less life the hero has, the higher this probability.
All the characteristics of this set after partial leveling can be found in the screenshots below.
How to get?
The blueprint for this set appears in the dwarven shops after progressing through the story, i.e. automatically.
Effulgence Armor
- Main stats: Strength, Runes, Luck and Defense
- Chest Armor Bonus: There is a moderate chance (based on Luck) of a Rune Blessing after dodging at the last moment.
- Armor bonuses for hands and Hips: Dodging at the last moment creates a world shift that slows all nearby enemies for 1.75 seconds.
You can see all the characteristics of this set after partial boosting in the screenshots below.
How to get?
The elements of this armor can be found in legendary chests hidden in the Plains (Alfheim). You can get to the desired area after completing the “Secret of Groa” story mission.
The screenshots above show the location of three chests with pieces of armor. In a separate guide, we described in detail where to find them (press Crtl + F, and then enter the word “radiance” in the search bar).
Spirit Armor
- Main characteristics: Strength, Restoration, and Protection
- Chest Armor Bonus: Increases ranged or melee damage by 15% on successful attacks using relics or runes. The effect can stack up to three times.
- Arm and thigh armor bonuses: There is a low chance (based on Luck) to increase the recovery speed of runic attacks of the selected weapon when hit in melee. screenshots below.
How to get?
The blueprint for this set appears in Dwarven Forges after advancing in the main storyline, i.e. automatically.
Guiding Light Armor
- Primary stats: Strength, Luck and Defense
- Chest Armor Bonus: Each hit with a moderate chance (based on Luck) increases the Strength, Runes, and Luck of one of the hero's weapon types.
- Armour bonuses for arms and thighs: Each melee hit with a certain probability (depending on Luck; base chance is 8%), the hero inflicts a critical attack, which is accompanied by an explosion.
You can see all the characteristics of this set after partial pumping in the screenshots below.
How to get?
The elements of this set can be found in the Lake of Nine (Midgard) location next to the destroyed statue of Tyr. As part of the Guiding Light request, you will need to inspect several locations, however, only three of them have hidden armor – they are shown in the screenshots below.
How to get?
All pieces of armor can be found in three legendary chests located in Niflheim and opened after finding Odin's Ravens. In a separate guide, we told you where to find these birds.
Lunda's Lost Armor
- Primary stats: Strength, Luck, Runes and Protection
- Chest Armor Bonus: When blocking, parrying, and landing melee attacks with a high chance (based on Luck), Kratos can inflict additional damage or poison the enemy, thereby reducing the level of danger.
- Armor bonuses for arms and thighs: Increases melee damage by 40% when fighting poisoned enemies.
You can see all the characteristics of this set after partial boosting in the screenshots below.
How to get?
The elements of this armor can be found in the Delta of the River (Vanaheim). You will also need to find the Mysterious Sphere in order for Lunda to repair this set for you for free. We told you more about finding the right items in a separate guide.
Mani's Armor of Wisdom
- Main stats: Strength, Restoration, Runes and Protection
- Chest Armor Bonus: Increases the damage dealt by moves such as Frost Vapor and Extinguished Flame.
- Armor Bonuses for Arms and Thighs: Increases the duration of all negative statuses that are applied to enemies by 50%.
All the characteristics of this set after partial boost can be found in the screenshots below.
How to get?
The blueprint for this set appears in dwarven forges after advancing the main storyline, i.e. automatically.
Armor of the Eternal Flame
- Primary stats: Strength, Restoration, Runes and Protection
- Chest Armor Bonus: When the permafrost, whirlwind, or heat bar is fully filled, the hero gains a shield that prevents the hero from losing a charge after the first hit.
- Armor bonuses for arms and thighs: Increases permafrost, whirlwind and heat gain rate by 30%.
You can see all the characteristics of this set after partial pumping in the screenshots below.
How to get?
To do this, you must first find the Wishing Well in the Crater (Vanaheim) location. Then you need to throw crystal fragments at it. With a high probability, parts of this armor will fall out of it. We talked about this in more detail in a separate article.
How to get it?
Recipes for parts of this armor set will appear at blacksmiths immediately after the first dragon kill in the Crater location (Vanaheim). To craft it, you will need the teeth and claws of dragons. How to get these materials, we told in a separate article.
Hunter Armor
- Primary stats: Strength, Recovery, and Protection
- Chest Armor Bonus: Holding L2 for a few seconds temporarily increases damage from all ranged strikes.
- Armor bonuses for hands and hips: Increases damage from all skills and attacks of the hero that are related to ranged combat.
You can see all the characteristics of this set after partial leveling in the screenshots below.
How to get it?
To craft it, you will need a special material – the hunter's brand. You can get it as part of two requests and killing a secret boss named Indomitable Fury. We have covered this in more detail in a separate guide.
Steinbjorn's Armor
- Main stats: Protection
- Chest Armor Bonus: After receiving significant damage, the hero begins to regenerate health a little with each hit.
- Armour bonuses for arms and thighs: If damaged, there is a moderate chance (based on Luck) that nearby enemies will be knocked down from their feet and take damage from the stun.
You can see all the characteristics of this set after partial leveling in the screenshots below.
How to get?
To do this, you must first obtain a special relic called the Mystical Legacy, which is hidden on the Lake of Nine (Midgard). Next, you need to find, awaken and defeat three trolls turned into statues. We have covered this in detail in a separate article.
Hyptumade's Armor
- Primary stats: Strength, Luck, Runes, and Protection
- Chest Armor Bonus: After using a relic or a rune attack has a moderate chance (based on Luck) to instantly end its cooldown by 70%.
- Armor and Hip Armor Bonuses: Dealing damage with a Relic or Rune Attack has a chance (based on Luck; base chance is 20%) to drop a Fury or Life Stone.
With all the stats of this set after partial boost can be seen in the screenshots below.
How to get?
The blueprint for this set appears in dwarven forges after advancing in the main storyline, i.e. automatically.
Scorched Surt Armor
- Primary stats: Strength, Vitality and Protection
- Chest Armor Bonus: When you hit an attacking enemy, you deal additional damage.
- Armour bonuses for arms and thighs: When performing basic attacks and using skills, damage taken is reduced by 40% and resistance to knockback is increased off your feet.
You can see all the characteristics of this set after partial pumping in the screenshots below.
After that, you must pass the first six basic tests in the Crucible, which are launched in the central arena of the Crucible. Next, you will need to pass the main tests, which are issued when the basic ones are activated in a different sequence:
Endurance test: left arena + central arena.
- Boss test: right arena + central arena
- Shieldbreak Challenge: Arena Left + Arena Right
- Phantom Challenge: Arena Right + Arena Left
- Ring of Fire Challenge »: center arena + left arena.
- Onslaught challenge: center arena + right arena.
By completing these challenges, you will receive parts of the specified armor when opening legendary chests.
Berserker Armor
- Primary stats: Strength, Vitality, Runes, Recovery, Luck and Protection
- Chest Armor Bonus: When using a relic, greatly increases the hero's melee damage, but at the same time increases the damage he takes. The effect is limited in time.
- Arm Armor Bonuses: With a low chance (depending on Luck), the hero can create a soul blast that deals damage and speeds up the cooldown of the relic on a successful hit.
- Hip armor bonuses: Moderate chance (depends on Luck) ) the hero can create a soul explosion that deals damage and speeds up the cooldown of the relic in case of receiving damage, parrying or blocking.
All the characteristics of this set after partial pumping can be found in the screenshots below.
How to get it?
They drop from berserkers, whose graves can be found in different locations. Armor parts are mined in three areas: Plains (Alfheim), Misty Fields (Niflheim) and Lake of the Nine (Midgard). You can read more about finding tombstones and fighting these mini-bosses in our separate article.
Doombreaker Armor
- Primary stats: Strength, Vitality and Protection
- Chest Armor Bonus: The hero's Strength, Runes, and Defense stats are increased for a short time, and resistance to being knocked down after exiting rage mode is increased.
- Armor bonuses for arms and thighs: Gauge fill rate rage increases by 20%.
All the characteristics of this set after partial leveling can be found in the screenshots below.
How to get?
It is given out absolutely free of charge at the Dwarven Forge located in the Temple of Tyr, before the start of the last story mission.
Armor of the Rising Snow
- Main stats: Strength, Restoration, Luck and Protection< /li>
- Chest Armor Bonus: Knocking an enemy into the air has a high chance (depending on Luck) that the hero gains Strength and knockdown resistance for a short time.
- Armor and thigh armor bonuses: Increases stun damage dealt to airborne enemies by 40%.
You can see all the stats of this set after a partial upgrade in the screenshots below.
How to get?
It gives out for free to anyone who pre-orders the game. You can find the set in a blue chest near the dwarf shop.
The best armor sets in God of War Ragnarok
Best Nidavellir Armor + Raven's Tears Armor (Early Game)
We recommend that you combine your Raven's Tears bracers and belt for a 30% healing boost with Nidavellir's best Chestpiece, which will increase Vitality, which is extremely important in first half of the campaign. In addition, you will be grabbing a stunned enemy (R3) quite often early on.
< p>Immediately after the start of the battle, throw an ax at any opponent, and then start hitting him with your bare hands. This tactic greatly speeds up the triggering of Poison Vans. Based on this, you can build your own battle strategy, for example, focus on the strongest enemies or scatter the weaker mobs first. Most importantly, do not forget that blocking and parrying also allow you to activate the skill.
However, even if you choose to completely ignore these three actions, you can still find other sources of poisoning enemies – in this case, the damage bonus will also work. Among other things, this kit gives a significant increase in performance, so it allows you to feel good in battle up to about level 7, inclusive. After that, you should look for more powerful armor.
Berserker Armor (for late game)
The best balanced set in the game, as it significantly increases the strength of the hero, but at the same time increases his other parameters. Bonuses will also pleasantly surprise you, especially Soul Explosions, which not only deal a lot of damage to enemies, but also reduce the cooldown of the relic, making it possible to spam extremely powerful abilities much more often.
However, not every relic can get the maximum effect – we strongly recommend combining this set with the Skofnung hilt, given out for killing King Hrolf Kraka. This incredibly powerful relic unleashes 12 spectral swords that attack all nearby enemies.
Dragonscale armor + Berserker armor (best for parrying)
So, we advise you to wear Berserker legguards, and also a breastplate and bracelets made of Dragonscale. In such a build, you need to block and parry as many enemy attacks as possible. Although the buff is activated after the first block or parry, but if you endure a couple more hits, the effect will be even better.
Although in practice you will most likely counterattack after the first repulse of an enemy attack. Plus, the Soulless Rebuke passive from the Berserker set piece will trigger even if you take damage.
There are several other methods to enhance this build. From the relics, we advise you to take the Talisman of Meing, which increases melee damage for 10 seconds. Weapon upgrades, such as the Hilt of Brutal Might, can have a similar effect, although this requires capturing a stunned enemy. Since this is a different buff, it can co-exist with Dragon's Fury, making for a very interesting combo.
The biggest drawback of the build is that it does nothing to improve Kratos' Vitality. For this reason, we recommend choosing Valor from all Spartan Wrath abilities. Combine it with the Weighted Shield Frame, which grants a burst of rage on parry to increase the hero's safety. Plus, if you can time your Valor right and parry it, you'll not only get an even bigger health boost, but also an extra melee attack bonus.
Later, you can enchant the amulet with the Stone Idol of Souls, which will restore a small amount of rage and hit points when attacking enemies for several seconds. If you still don't have enough healing, then you can change Berserker's legguards to Raven's Tears belt.
Steinbjorn Armor (best for defense)
Since you can only get the Berserker armor at the very end of the game, this set can be a good replacement for it, which will allow you to survive even the most difficult trials of the final missions. Steinbjorn's Armor provides so much Defense that the final figure may not even fit on the UI panel, and thanks to Bloodthirsty and Stunning Retribution, you will constantly regenerate your health and often knock down opponents.
If you don't like parrying enemy attacks and don't want to die from two or three hits from bosses, then this set will be the perfect solution for you. Even the strongest opponent will not deal you much damage, which you can quickly restore with lifesteal. In addition, you can automatically perform a counterattack.
Guiding Light Armor (best for attack)
This set increases Strength and adds various Luck-based boosters to the hero's attacks. For example, you will deal critical hits accompanied by an explosion when fighting at close range. To unlock the full potential of Guiding Light Armor, it should be used with Chaos Blades, as they have fast combos, allowing you to constantly gain buffs and cause explosions.
Again, in the end game, this set is better to replace with the Berserker set, which can increase attack even more and has less restrictions.
