Assassin's Creed Valhalla is the latest installment of Ubisoft's highly successful video game franchise, Assassin's Creed. The game was received positively by most, with many praising its massive open world, decent story, and fantastic RPG elements.
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Being an RPG game, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla features a wide variety of items that players can use at their disposal. Many areas of the game can also be considerably challenging. To combat this, there are a handful of armor sets in the game that players can wear to properly match their playstyle. Some of these armor sets are incredibly powerful and will help players make alliances and defeat Eivor's enemies with style and valor.
Updated on June 4, 2023, by Stephen LaGioia: Since its debut in 2020, Assassin's Creed Valhalla's lush worlds have been expanded thanks to updates and DLC by Ubisoft, including Wrath of the Druids, Seige of Paris, and the robust Dawn of Ragnarok. This dense amount of content and lootable goodies can seem overwhelming to those delving into the Viking fray for the first time. Even seasoned vets looking to brush up on their plundering can find it tough to delve back into the Animus and readjust. And with so many armor sets now populating the European locales, it seemed fitting to replenish this list with more great AC Valhalla armor sets, new and old.
The Raven Clan Armor Set is Eivor's default armor. Despite this, this armor set is more than capable of decently protecting Eivor throughout the game, if the player chooses.
This armor set increases the player's armor stat when their health is low, making it the perfect beginning armor set. It also gives an additional increase in Critical Chance. Aside from this, the armor offers no additional buff. While players can complete the game from start to finish just with this armor, it is recommended to explore other options.
Hence its name, the Huntsman Armor set is perfect for bow wielders and ranged attackers. While this type of gameplay is fun and offers extra challenges, it will ultimately hinder the player from experiencing the game's ultimate potential. Thus, this Wolf-aligned armor set should only ever be used in the early stages of the game or during particular missions.
The armor set provides players an increase in ranged damage when hitting enemies from 20m away. It also gives an additional increase in speed.
Eivor is sure not to fall too frequently in battle with this Wolf-aligned set. Obtainable by completing the Tombs of the Fallen, this set will grant players a well-rounded slew of buffs when the pieces are worn together. Even wearing two of the pieces will grant double-digit stat boosts for armor, melee damage, and range damage.
Yet, wearing all five will yield an explosive pulse following a short delay after being struck. While it's laced with a ten-second cooldown, it's highly effective, as it deals a wave of damage. This knocks down all enemies in its vicinity.
This thematic, intimidating armor set from Wrath of the Druids stands as one of the add-on's allures. The Raven-aligned gear rewards successful hits on the same enemy with health restoration, while boosting melee damage and poison build-up resistance.
This gives it a diverse slew of buffs that accommodate various fighting styles and complements its spooky imagery. Though it very much favors more aggressive players, allowing Eivor to outlast foes they overpower.
The epic, quasi-stand-alone DLC, Dawn of Ragnarok has much appealing content to entice returning players while drawing in newbies. Among these draws is the potent, red-hot Fire Giant set, which can be obtained by looting various chests scattered about Svartalfheim.
This flashy armor accommodates those who like to play with fire and melt opponents, as it increases melee damage when Eivor's weapon is on fire. It further turns a heated battle in favor of Eivor, granting tons of melee resistance when all pieces are equipped. As one might expect, fighting with a complete set can cause even larger foes to wear down rather quickly.
The Bear-aligned Berserker Armor set is quite the beast, and is visually awesome to boot. Eivor gets to wear a bear's head as a helmet, because why not? The only downside to this armor set is its accessibility. Players can get this as a free pack alongside the Gold or Ultimate edition of the game, or buy it in the Ubisoft store (1,500 Helix Credits). It also randomly appears in Reda's shop, but that is difficult to keep track of.
The armor offers a speed increase buff once the player's health goes low. It also offers an increase in attack and armor.
The Magister's Armor set has a very sleek-looking design. It also has quite a few useful buffs, but the only drawback is they only get triggered at night.
While wearing this armor, Eivor gains a 15-point increase in melee damage and ranged damage. Once again, only at night. It's such a shame that the buff is restrictive considering how great the armor set looks. The armor supposedly used to belong to a Hidden One member, who probably preferred to operate at night judging by the absurd buff restriction. The Magister's Armor Set is a Raven-aligned set.
The Galloglach Armor set has a solid Viking-centric design perfect for Eivor. It is not the best armor in the game, but it can be a good companion to those who prefer a heavy melee approach instead of using stealth or ranged weapons.
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The armor offers an increase in melee resistance upon successful enemy finishers. It also grants an additional increase to melee damage. The Galloglach Armor Set is a Wolf-aligned set.
The entirety of the Reaper Armor Set can be bought from Pierre, so acquiring it should be fairly simple enough. However, to purchase the items, the player will need to have enough Deniers, a new type of currency. The player can only collect Deniers by completing Rebel Missions.
Here is every piece of the armor set and how much they cost in Deniers:
The player will need a total of 2,050 Deniers and reach Infamy Rank three to complete the set. This set falls under the Way of the Raven and slows time for two seconds when spotted by an enemy. It also increases their health by 15%. This armor can really help players turn the tide in battle and dominate an opponent.
The armor of the God of Thunder himself, Thor's Armor set is very efficient in rendering enemies utterly defenseless. It allows players to really maximize their damage input while enemies remain helplessly stunned. This is the type of armor set players can use until the final areas of the game to remain strong and formidable.
This armor set provides players with an increase in speed whenever an enemy is stunned. It also increases stun chance. The Thor's Armor set is a Bear-aligned set. Defeat the Daughters of Lerion and reach Lerion's Tomb to obtain the whole set.
The Mentor's Armor set gives any player a conventional "assassin look" they've gotten used to in the earlier games of the franchise. This amazingly designed armor set makes players a melee powerhouse and is perfect for powering through even the most tedious areas of the game.
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This armor set increases the player's attack after every critical hit. It also increases the player's speed. The Mentor's Armor set works incredibly well paired with dual wields and weapons with a high critical chance. The Mentor's Armor set is a Raven-aligned set.
The Hidden Ones' Armor set is perfect for those who love the stealth gameplay mechanic. A real callback to the earliest Assassin's Creed games, it has a very sleek, sharp design supposedly made for the highest-ranking Assassins in the Creed.
The Hidden Ones' Armor set increases Assassination Damage when crouched and undetected for 10 seconds. Bow users and snipers will also love this armor set as it provides an increase in Headshot damage. The Hidden Ones' Armor set is a Raven-aligned set.
Each piece of the Bear-aligned Paladin Armor set is hidden inside a chest scattered all around Francia. Here are the locations of every single piece:
Equipping this armor set will increase the player's melee damage by 50, but an attack will also cost 5% more stamina. It also gives them a 70% adrenaline charge bonus and decreases stamina consumption for shield blocks.
The Thegn's Armor set is, without a doubt, one of the best AC Valhalla armor sets the players will ever stumble upon. This armor set encourages the players to be offensive and aggressive, the true Viking approach, and also encourages them to parry attacks more.
The Thegn's Armor set offers an increase in Critical Chance after landing a successful parry. On top of that, it also offers an additional increase to Critical Chance. Attacking more and more while donning this armor will see the player's critical hits grow, allowing them to defeat even the toughest enemies. The Thegn's Armor set is a Bear-aligned set.
The Brigandine Armor set is the most perfect companion when it comes to dealing with a large number of enemies, which occurs a lot in this game. It is designed with close combat with multiple enemies in mind. Players will find this armor set extremely effective in raids and missions.
This armor set increases Eivor's armor rating when surrounded by more than two enemies. It also offers an increase in melee damage. This is truly one of the best armor sets to don all throughout the game, right up to its completion. The Brigandine Armor set is a Bear-aligned set.
The following five armor sets were added in the Wrath of Druids DLC. To unlock all five, gamers will need to speak with Azar at the Trading Post in Dublin. Eivor will need to trade a series of items to level up Dublin Renown, unlocking the various sets of armor for purchase. A fast way to get the resources is by completing the Royal Demands missions which are marked by a birdhouse symbol on the map.
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At level one, players can purchase the Iberian Armor. The set provides three impactful buffs. Attacking after a dodge grants more damage, and Eivor will have higher melee damage and Evasion while wearing the armor. This one is quite useful for those who prefer stylish combat and survival since it heavily rewards dodges and evasion. This exotic armor is Raven-aligned.
At Dublin Renown level two, Eivor can purchase the Raven-aligned Egyptian armor set. Players will receive an increase to attack damage during daytime and a stacked melee buff. The Egyptian armor increases fire build-up resistance as well.
In terms of appearance, the Egyptian armor is not that impressive. The color scheme and mask look a little ill-fitting for a Viking, despite its uniquely neat themes. Still, the set is a viable option in Wrath of the Druids.
By level three Renown, the Rus armor set will be available for purchase. It is by far the most appropriate Norse outfit of the new sets. The traditional Viking look suits Eivor. When equipped, the armor can increase attack damage by 20 if Eivor is surrounded by five or more enemies.
The set is incredible at controlling crowds and eliminating multiple targets at once. For aggressive playstyles, the Rus armor is one of, if not the best in the game. Armor and Melee Resistance bonuses make the set even better.
The Byzantine Armor is not the most popular choice among the new sets. Most players prefer offensive buffs over defensive ones, especially for the DLC quests. However, armor, health, and melee damage buffs do have a noticeable effect in-game.
Plus, the Byzantine armor looks awesome, which is usually the primary motivation when grinding to unlock outfits in Assassin's Creed. The set is certainly one of the best in the game despite being a defensive option.
The final DLC armor set is rewarded after finishing all of the trade contracts. The Dublin Champion armor is the best archer set in the game. This Wolf-aligned set increases both ranged and stealth damage; both very useful for sneaky Viking assassins. Both of the abilities in the set stack for maximum bonuses of plus-20 in each category. No other ranged armor in Valhalla has comparable benefits.
The Trading Post grind is worth the effort because of how dominant the Dublin set is.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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