Horizon Forbidden West: Best armor for Aloy

In Horizon Forbidden West there is not one best armor like in Horizon Zero Dawn, but there are six pieces waiting for you - depending on which specialization you have chosen. In this guide you will learn:

  • Which armor is the best for which specialization
  • Where to get it

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All the info about the best armors in Horizon Forbidden West

As mentioned earlier, all armors have certain effects that pay into their respective specializations. For example, those who prefer to play Aloy as a machine master will benefit from additional machine health or the "Mounted Archer" bonus. If you play Aloy as a huntress in Horizon Forbidden West, you'll find more concentration or stamina regeneration on the best armor.

Also, you can upgrade each legendary outfit 5 times to unlock more skill or fabric slots. Also, you can get the best armor for your favored specialization relatively early in the game and don't have to wait until level 50. It depends much more on how successful you are in the arena duels and collect the extra pieces of Peak Dread Wings or Peak Serrated Teeth. Still, be prepared for it to take a while to get all the outfits together.

For the Warrior: Oseram Master Craftswoman

  • Where can I get the armor? You'll need to complete the "Keruf's Components KG" quest series in its entirety to get it. It includes several loot contracts and is not ready right after the first mission.
  • Bonus skills:
    • 2 Blast attack
    • 1 Resonator charge
    • 1 Resonator Damage
    • 1 Courage Strike Master
    • 1 Resonator Strike (yet to be unlocked)
    • 1 Energized Duration (to be unlocked)
  • Fabric Places:
    • 2 Melee damage (to be unlocked)
    • 2 Critical Strike (to be unlocked)

For the Trapper: Elite Carja Stalker

  • Where can I get the armor? You can buy the legendary armor from Dukkah at the Maw of the Arena. It will cost you 54 Arena medals.
  • Bonus Skills:
    • 2 Trap Limit
    • 1 Fast trapper
    • 1 Smoke bomb capacity
    • 1 Nimble Craftswoman
    • 1 Unobtrusive (to be unlocked)
    • 1 Quiet movement (to be unlocked)
  • Tissue Places:
    • 2 Skilled looter (to be unlocked)
    • 2 Robust Trapper (to be unlocked)

For the huntress: Nora Thunder Warrior

  • Where can I get the armor? You can also get this armor for 54 Arena Medals from Dukkah at the Maw of the Arena.
  • Bonus Skills:
    • 2 Concentration
    • 1 Deep Concentration
    • 1 Concentration Regeneration
    • 1 Stamina Regeneration
    • 1 Camouflage Ranged Combat (to be unlocked)
    • 1 Heavy weapon (to be unlocked)
  • Tissue Places:
    • 2 Weapon Stamina (to be unlocked)
    • 2 Courage Strike Master (to be unlocked)

For the survivor: Tenakth Conqueror

  • Where to get the armor Go to Dukkah at the Maw of the Arena and you will get the Legendary Armor for 54 Arena Medals.
  • Bonus Skills:
    • 2 Low Health Courage
    • 1 Low Health Melee
    • 1 Low Health Defense
    • 1 Dodge
    • 1 "Low Health" Ranged Combat (to be unlocked)
    • 1 Courage Strike Master (to be unlocked)
  • Tissue Places:
    • 2 Second Chance (to be unlocked)
    • 2 Blast Attack (to be unlocked)

For the intruder: Utaru Winter Robe

  • Where can I get the armor? The Utaru Winter Robe is sold to you by the Seamstress in Thornmarch. It will cost you 2,000 metal shards, 1 Quake Tooth Circulator, and 1 Lace Dreadwing Heart.
  • Bonus Skills:
    • 2 Quiet Movement
    • 1 Quiet Spear
    • 1 Unobtrusive
    • 1 Smoke Bomb Capacity
    • 1 Silent Strike (yet to be unlocked)
    • 1 Silent Strike healing (to be unlocked)
  • Tissue Places:
    • 2 Stealth Ranged (to be unlocked)
    • 2 Silent Strike Strengthening (to be unlocked)

For the Machine Master: Tenakth Tactician

  • Where can I get the armor? This legendary armor is also available from the closer in Dornmarsch. It also costs 2,000 metal shards, and on top of that, 1 Thunder Jaw Circulator and 1 Lace Snake Tooth Heart.
  • Bonus Skills:
    • 2 Durable Bridging
    • 1 Machine Element
    • 1 Machine Health
    • 1 Quiet Movement
    • 1 Mounted Archer (yet to be unlocked)
    • 1 Mounted Defense (to be unlocked)
  • Tissue Places:
    • 2 Unobtrusive (to be unlocked)
    • 2 Machine damage (to be unlocked)

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