Zelda Breath of The Wild Guide – Clothing, Armor and Shields for Wii U and Switch

Discover all the suits, armor and shields, their characteristics and their location.
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Armor Sets

Barbarian Armor

This armor set consists of a Barbarian Helmet, a Barbarian Breastplate, and a Barbarian Trousers. Each piece gives us an Attack bonus +By wearing the full set we receive a damage bonus on Charged Attacks.

  • Level 1 – DEF 5.
  • Level 2 – DEF 8.
  • Level 3 – DEF 12.
  • Level 4 – DEF 20.

barbarian helmet

  • Defending: 3.
  • Added effect: attack +.
  • Location: Kahoi Sanctuary.

Improvements

  • Level 1: centaleon horn x3. 
  • Level 2: centaleon horn x5 + centaleon hoof. 
  • Level 3: centaleon hoof x8, centaleon viscera x1. 
  • Level 4: Centaleon entrails x10, Elden horn x1. 

Barbarian Breastplate

  • Defending: 3.
  • Added effect: attack +.
  • Location: Meirah Shrine.

Improvements

  • Level 1: centaleon horn x3.
  • Level 2: centaleon horn x5, centaleon hoof x5.
  • Level 3: centaleon hoof x8, centaleon viscera x1.
  • Level 4: centaleon viscera x10, Faren horn x1.

barbarian pants

  • Defending: 3.
  • Added effect: attack +.
  • Location: Zakkih Shrine.

Improvements

  • Level 1: centaleon horn x3.
  • Level 2: centaleon horn x5, centaleon hoof x5.
  • Level 3: centaleon hoof x8, centaleon viscera x3.
  • Level 4: centaleon viscera x10, Nayen horn x1.

Climbing Set

This set consists of a Climbing Scarf, Climbing T-shirt and Climbing Tights. Each piece gives us a Climb bonus, By wearing the complete set we receive a Climbing Resistance bonus.

  • Level 1 – DEF 5.
  • Level 2 – DEF 8.
  • Level 3 – DEF 12.
  • Level 4 – DEF 20.

Climbing scarf

  • Defending: 3.
  • Added effect: scalar +.
  • Location: Hiddar Shrine.

Improvements

  • Level 1: Keese's wing x3, swift mushroom x3.
  • Level 2: Electric Keese Wing x5, Swift Lizard x5.
  • Level 3: ice keese wing 5, swift frog x10.
  • Level 4: Fire Keese Wing x5, Swift Violet x20.

Climbing T-shirt

  • Defending: 3.
  • Added effect: scalar +.
  • Location: Keltsar Shrine.

Improvements

  • Level 1: Keese's wing x3, swift mushroom x3.
  • Level 2: Electric Keese Wing x5, Swift Lizard x5.
  • Level 3: ice keese wing 5, swift frog x10.
  • Level 4: Fire Keese Wing x5, Swift Violet x20.

climbing tights

  • Defending: 3.
  • Added effect: scalar +.
  • Location: Tannaoh Shrine.

Improvements

  • Level 1: Keese's wing x3, swift mushroom x3.
  • Level 2: Electric Keese Wing x5, Swift Lizard x5.
  • Level 3: ice keese wing 5, swift frog x10.
  • Level 4: Fire Keese Wing x5, Swift Violet x20.

Dark Link Suit

Parts in this set cannot be upgraded and have no added effect. By wearing the complete set we receive a Night Speed bonus (we are faster at night).

dark mask

  • Defending: 3.
  • Location: at Kilton's Monster Shop. 1999 Mons.

dark tunic

  • Defending: 3.
  • Location: at Kilton's Monster Shop. 999 Mons.

Dark pant

  • Defending: 3.
  • Location: at Kilton's Monster Shop. 999 Mons.

Desert Set

This set consists of Desert Scrunchie, Desert Shoulderplate, and Desert Greaves. Each piece gives us Heat Resistance and by wearing the complete set we receive a bonus to Electricity Resistance.

  • Level 1 – DEF 5.
  • Level 2 – DEF 8.
  • Level 3 – DEF 12.
  • Level 4 – DEF 20.

Desert scrunchy

  • Defending: 3.
  • Added effect: Heat resistance.
  • Location: Gerudo secret club shop and Arkadia shop.

Improvements

  • Level 1: icy jelly x3. 
  • Level 2: icy jelly x5, ice keese wing x3.
  • Level 3: Ice Keese Wing x8, Frost Lizalfos Tail x3.
  • Level 4: Frozen Lizalfos Tail x10, Sapphire x5.

Desert Shoulder Pad

  • Defending: 3.
  • Added effect: Heat resistance.
  • Location: Gerudo secret club store and Arkadia store.

Improvements

  • Level 1: icy jelly x3.
  • Level 2: icy jelly x5, ice keese wing x3.
  • Level 3: Ice Keese Wing x8, Frost Lizalfos Tail x3.
  • Level 4: Frozen Lizalfos Tail x10, Sapphire x5.

desert greaves

  • Defending: 3.
  • Added effect: Heat resistance.
  • Location: Gerudo secret club shop and Arkadia shop.

Improvements

  • Level 1: icy jelly x3.
  • Level 2: icy jelly x5, ice keese wing x3.
  • Level 3: Ice Keese Wing x8, Frost Lizalfos Tail x3.
  • Level 4: Frozen Lizalfos Tail x10, Sapphire x5.

Insulating Suit (electricity)

The pieces of this suit have a bonus of resistance to electricity, by wearing the complete suit we directly become invulnerable to lightning. This suit cannot be purchased.

Insulating helmet

  • Defending: 3
  • Added effect: resistance to electricity
  • Location: In the secondary mission "Damn!", you have to talk to Shima at the Lake post in the region of the Farone tower.

Improvements

  • Level 1: electric jelly x3.
  • Level 2: electric jelly x5, electro fruit x5.
  • Level 3: electro mushroom x5, electric lizalfos tail x5.
  • Level 4: electric lizalfos tail x10, topaz x10.

Insulating tunic

  • Defending: 3.
  • Added effect: resistance to electricity.
  • How to get it: in the Yassa sanctuary, this Sanctuary is in the region of the Tower of Hills and to reveal it you must complete the Heroic Trial "The storm test«.

Improvements

  • Level 1: electric jelly x3.
  • Level 2: electric jelly x5, electro fruit x5.
  • Level 3: electro mushroom x5, electric lizalfos tail x5.
  • Level 4: electric lizalfos tail x10, topaz x10.

Insulating pants

  • Defending: 3
  • Added effect: resistance to electricity.
  • How to get it: in the Antuaka sanctuary, this Sanctuary is in the Farone Tower region, to unlock it you must complete the Heroic Trial “The Trial of Thunder”.
Zeldra Breath of the Wild - Insulated Pants

Improvements

  • Level 1: electric jelly x3.
  • Level 2: electric jelly x5, electro fruit x5.
  • Level 3: electro mushroom x5, electric lizalfos tail x5.
  • Level 4: electric lizalfos tail x10, topaz x10.

Flame Retardant Suit

Zeldra Breath of the Wild - Goron Shop

The pieces of this suit give us a bonus of fire protection, when complete we receive a set bonus that makes us invulnerable to flames. To access the entire northern half of the Eldin region, we need this suit, until we get it we have to consume level 2 Heat Elixirs, to be able to access the Southern Mine and Goron City we need at least one piece, but to To reach the Northern Mine we need two.

  • Level 1 – DEF 5.
  • Level 2 – DEF 8.
  • Level 3 – DEF 12.
  • Level 4 – DEF 20.

Fireproof Helmet

  • Defending: 3
  • Added effect: protection against the fire
  • Location: Goron city store. 2000 Rupees.

Improvements

  • Level 1: fireproof lizard x3, moblin horn x3.
  • Level 2: fireproof lizard x5, moblin horn x5.
  • Level 3: fireproof butterfly x5, moblin viscera x3.
  • Level 4: fireproof butterfly x8, hinox viscera x5.

Fireproof Armor

  • Defending: 3.
  • Added effect: protection against the fire.
  • Location: Goron city store. 600 Rupees. We can also get it by doing the secondary mission "Fireproof" Talking to Masatt in the Southern Mine (before reaching Goron City), you must give him 10 fireproof lizards that we can locate in the area by lifting the stones.
Zeldra Breath of the Wild - Masatt

Improvements

  • Level 1: fireproof lizard x3, moblin horn x3.
  • Level 2: fireproof lizard x5, moblin horn x5. 
  • Level 3: fireproof butterfly x5, moblin viscera x3. 
  • Level 4: fireproof butterfly x8, hinox viscera x5. 

Fireproof Greaves

  • Defending: 3.
  • Added effect: protection against the fire.
  • Location: Goron city store. 700 Rupees.

Improvements

  • Level 1: fireproof lizard x3, moblin horn x3.
  • Level 2: fireproof lizard x5, moblin horn x5.
  • Level 3: fireproof butterfly x5, moblin viscera x3.
  • Level 4: fireproof butterfly x8, hinox viscera x5.

Gerudo Set

This set cannot be upgraded and has no added effect, but By wearing the entire set we receive a heat resistance bonus.

Gerudo Veil

  • Defending: 1.
  • Location: main mission «Infiltration mission».

Gerudo bib

  • Defending: 1.
  • Location: main mission «Infiltration Mission».

Gerudo pants

  • Original defense: 1
  • How to get it: main mission «Infiltration Mission».

Ancestral Set

Zeldra Breath of the Wild - Ancestral Armor

The pieces of this armor give us ancestral resistance, it is perfect for us when we face guardians or do tests of strength in the sanctuaries, by having the 3 pieces we receive a set bonus in ancient attack. A detail to highlight is that along with the Hylian Armor, they are the armors with the highest defense index. Also, as an important piece of information when buying the pieces of this armor, which are quite expensive, we not only need 2000 rupees but it also requires that we have ancestral materials. In the description of each piece I put the ones we need apart from the rupees.

  • Level 1 – DEF 7.
  • Level 2 – DEF 12.
  • Level 3 – DEF 18.
  • Level 4 – DEF 28.

Ancestral Helmet

  • Defending: 4.
  • Added effect: ancestral resistance.
  • Location: Akkala laboratory store, once we get the blue fire to the lab. 2000 Rupees and have 20 Ancestral Gears, 5 Ancestral Axes, 3 Ancestral Cores.

Improvements

  • Level 1: ancestral screw x5, ancestral spring x5.
  • Level 2: ancestral spring x15, ancestral gear x10.
  • Level 3: ancestral axis x5, ancestral core x5.
  • Level 4: star fragment x3, large ancestral core x3.

ancient armor

  • Defending: 4.
  • Added effect: ancestral resistance.
  • Location: store Akkala's laboratory, once we get the blue fire to the laboratory. 2000 Rupees  and have 20 Ancestral Gears, 5 Ancestral Screws, 3 Ancestral Cores.

Improvements

  • Level 1: ancestral screw x5, ancestral spring x5.
  • Level 2: ancestral spring x15, ancestral gear x10.
  • Level 3: ancestral axis x5, ancestral core x5.
  • Level 4: star fragment x3, large ancestral core x3.

ancient greaves

  • Defending: 4.
  • Added effect: ancestral resistance.
  • Location: store Akkala's laboratory, once we get the blue fire to the laboratory. 2000 Rupees  and have 20 Ancestral Gears, 5 Ancestral Springs, 3 Ancestral Cores.

Improvements

  • Level 1: ancestral screw x5, ancestral spring x5.
  • Level 2: ancestral spring x15, ancestral gear x10.
  • Level 3: ancestral axis x5, ancestral core x5.
  • Level 4: star fragment x3, large ancestral core x3.

Hylian Set

Zelda Breath of the Wild - Hylian Armor
  • Level 1 – DEF 7.
  • Level 2 – DEF 12.
  • Level 3 – DEF 18.
  • Level 4 – DEF 28.

Hylyan helmet

  • Defending: 3.
  • Location: Hatelia village store. 180 Rupees.

Improvements

  • Level 1: chuchu jelly x5, bokoblin viscera x3.
  • Level 2: Keese wing x5, Moblin viscera x3.
  • Level 3: Lizalfos tail x5, Hinox viscera x3.
  • Level 4: centaleon hoof x4, centaleon viscera x2.

Hylian armor

  • Defending: 3.
  • How to get it: Hatelia village store. 250 Rupees.

Improvements

  • Level 1: chuchu jelly x5, bokoblin viscera x3.
  • Level 2: Keese wing x5, Moblin viscera x3.
  • Level 3: Lizalfos tail x5, Hinox viscera x3.
  • Level 4: centaleon hoof x4, centaleon viscera x2.

Hylian Greaves

  • Defending: 3.
  • How to get it: Hatelia village store. 200 Rupees.

Improvements

  • Level 1: chuchu jelly x5, bokoblin viscera x3.
  • Level 2: Keese wing x5, Moblin viscera x3.
  • Level 3: Lizalfos tail x5, Hinox viscera x3.
  • Level 4: centaleon hoof x4, centaleon viscera x2.

 

Stealth Set

Zelda Breath of the Wild - Stealth Suit

The garments in this set have a added effect that does not grant more Stealth, also has a set bonus that gives us Night Speed. It should also be noted that of all the sets is the one with the lowest base defense rating. Although since it can be improved (and here it is also the worst, reaching only 16 points) it can have more defense than all those that do not allow improvements and their added effect It is very good for hunting, collecting and carrying out surprise attacks. against enemies.

  • Level 1 – DEF 4.
  • Level 2 – DEF 6.
  • Level 3 – DEF 9.
  • Level 4 – DEF 16.

Stealth Mask

  • Original defense: 2.
  • Added effect: stealth +.
  • Location: Kakariko village shop. 500 Rupees.

Improvements

  • Level 1: stealth flower x3.
  • Level 2: stealth flower x5, stealth firefly x5.
  • Level 3: stealth mushroom x8, stealth snail x5.
  • Level 4: lively snail x10, calm princess x5.

Stealth Tunic

  • Defending: 2.
  • Added effect: stealth +.
  • Location: at the Kakariko village shop. 700 Rupees.

Improvements

  • Level 1: stealth flower x3.
  • Level 2: stealth flower x5, stealth firefly x5.
  • Level 3: stealth mushroom x8, stealth snail x5.
  • Level 4: lively snail x10, calm princess x5.

Stealth Leggings

  • Original defense: 2.
  • Added effect: stealth +.
  • Location: at the Kakariko village shop. 600 Rupees.

Improvements

  • Level 1: stealth flower x3.
  • Level 2: stealth flower x5, stealth firefly x5.
  • Level 3: stealth mushroom x8, stealth snail x5.
  • Level 4: lively snail x10, calm princess x5.