All Tears of the Kingdom armor locations

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom armor sets offer two benefits: defense and style. Sure, you take less damage in better outfits, but you also get to look good doing it. So, you probably want to hunt out all the best bits. That's where we come in - here are all the TOTK armor locations in the game.

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Here's everything in our Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom armor guide:

What's the best Tears of the Kingdom armor set?

The best armor set in Tears of the Kingdom is the Zonaite armor. This set boosts your energy cell recharge time and gives Link 84 defence when fully upgraded, keeping him very safe.

Singular items like the diamond circlet and the Barbarian set offer attack boosts as well as good defense, so these may be better choices if you don't have the full set.

It's good to remember that the Glide Suit and Miner's armor sets offer unique benefits, too. The best armor has a situational answer, depending on what you're doing, so don't forget to play around with different items. Of course, if you prefer something for its aesthetics, looking good is important too.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom armor locations

Ancient Hero's Aspect set location

Ah, so you've found all 152 shrines, have you? If not, go and do that. When you have, head to the Temple of Time and find the Ancient Hero's Headgear, Armor, and Trousers.

Archaic set location

The first armor set you find in Tears of the Kingdom is the archaic set. There are three pieces found on the Great Sky Island, where you start the game. The legwear is in a chest on the main path, and the archaic tunic is in the Pondside Cave. You can also find warm greaves in a hollow tree, on the east side of the island.

Barbarian set location

We've only found the torso piece of the TotK Barbarian armor set so far. It's part of the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Misko's treasure quest, and you can see the location marked up above.

Champion's Tunic location

The key to this item is hidden in Link's house in Hateno Village. Around the back, there's a well - hop down it, and you find a secret room of Zelda's. If you take a peek at her diary, you get the quest to find a brand new Champion's Tunic hidden in Hyrule Castle's throne room. Light the two torches on either side of the throne in the Sanctum/Throne Room of Hyrule Castle, and a chest containing the 'Champion's Leathers' reveals itself.

Charged set location

• Charged Headdress
  • In the Dracozu River near Dracozu Lake
• Charged Shirt
  • Near Dracozu Lake, close to the Spring of Courage
• Charged Trousers
  • Found in Damel Forest near Dracozu Lake

Climbing set location

• Climber's Bandana 
  • Found along the Upland Zorana Byroad
• Climbing Gear
  • Found in the North Hyrule Plain cave
• Climbing Boots
  • Found inside the Ploymus Mountain cave

Dark set location

The Dark armor is available from Bargainer statues in the Depths. You can buy each piece for 150 poes from the Bargainer statue at Lookout Landing for 150 poes. The armor is available first, but then the tights and hat become available as you find three and then five statues in the depths.

Depths set location

These items aren't sold by any particular Bargainer statues - instead, you need to have found two, then four, then six statues in order to get the pieces. These alternate with the Dark armor. The hood, tunic, and gaiters of the Depths set each cost 150 Poes from the statues you find.

Desert Voe set location

• Desert Voe headband
  • Purchased at Kara Kara Bazaar in the Gerudo Desert
• Desert Voe spaulder
  • Bought from the Gerudo Secret Club in Gerudo Town
• Desert Voe trousers
  • Also bought from the Gerudo Secret Club in Gerudo Town

Ember set location

• Ember headdress
  • In the YunoboCo HQ South Cave, to the north of Goron City
• Ember shirt
  • Goronbi River cave, near the Goron hot springs
• Ember trousers
  • Cephla Lake cave, located in the Eldin Canyon

Evil Spirit set location

You can find all three pieces of the Evil Spirit set in Hyrule's three labyrinths.

• Evil Spirit Mask
  • South Lomei
• Evil Spirit Armor
  • Lomei Labyrinth Island
• Evil Spirit Greaves
  • North Lomei

Fierce Deity set location

• Fierce Deity mask
  • In the Skull Lake Cave
• Fierce Deity armor
  • Found in the Akkala Citadel Ruins summit cave
• Fierce Deity boots
  • Ancient Tree Stump cave north of Mount Daphnes

Flamebreaker set location

All three pieces of this armor set are purchasable at any time at Goron City's armor shop.

Froggy set location

The sticky, TotK Froggy armor set comes as separate rewards from Traysi for the Potential Princess Sightings quest progression, where Link chases down leads at stables with Penn the reporter. To start this quest, head to the Lucky Clover Gazette office on the way to Rito Village, in the location seen above.

Frostbite set location

• Frostbite headdress
  • Brightcap Cave, south of Oromuwak shrine in Tabantha
• Frostbite shirt
  • Lake Kilsie Cave on the north coast of the lake
• Frostbite trousers
  • In the Hebra Headspring Cave above Hebra Plunge

Glide set location

The Glide set is integral as Link to take to the skies. Across the map, there are three islands - Bravery, Valor, and Courage - each of which has a trail to complete. It costs one Zonai charge to enter each trial. You must complete all three tests within 35 seconds. Courage Island is right above Thundra Plateau, Bravery is above the Lost Woods, and Valor is above Lodrum Headland in the South Lanayru Sky Archipelago. The armor pieces are a reward for each test.

• Glide mask - Valor Island test
• Glide shirt - Courage Island test
• Glide tights - Bravery Island test

Hylian set location

You can purchase all three parts of the Hylian set in the Lookout Landing Armor Store.

Miner's set location

• Miner's mask
  • Found in the Abandoned Kara Kara mine in the Depths, under the Gerudo Desert
• Miner's top
  • In the Daphnes Canyon mine in Central Hyrule's depths
• Miner's trousers
  • In the Hylia Canyon min, also in Central Hyrule's depths

Mystic set location

All three pieces of the Mystic set are sold by Koltin at his shop.

Phantom set location

• Phantom Helmet
  • Found on Puffer Beach, south of the Faron Grasslands
• Phantom Armor
  • Found on Hyrule Ridge
• Phantom Greaves
  • Found in the East Barrens of the Gerudo Desert

Radiant set location

You can purchase all three parts of the Radiant set in Kakariko Village's clothing store.

Royal Guard set location

All three pieces of the Royal Guard armor are in Hyrule Castle.

• Royal Guard Cap
  • In a chest in Princess Zelda's room.
• Royal Guard Uniform
  • Hidden in the Guard's Chamber
• Royal Guard Boots
  • In the King's study

Rubber set location

• Rubber helm
  • Head to the Sarjon Woods cave along the Floria River. Swim through the cave, avoiding the Horroblins and Like Likes on the way. Eventually, you reach a waterfall - go down and find the rubber helm below.
  • Rubber armor
    • Inside Whistling Hill cave, behind two breakable walls.
• Rubber tights
  • Find the Horon Lagoon cave, just to the west of Talus Plateau. Make your way through the underground section to find the item.

Snowquill set location

You can purchase all three pieces of the Snowquill set from a store in Rito Village for 1,000 rupees per piece.

Soldier set locations

You can find all three parts of the Soldier set through the secret passage in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Lookout Landing - head through the secret passage that appears after you complete a little bit of the game. Be warned, this passage takes a lot of rock-breaking tools to get through, so you need to come prepared.

Stealth set location

You can purchase all three parts of the Stealth set in Kakariko Village's clothing store.

Tingle set location

• Tingle's Hood
  • Found behind the Statue of the Eighth Heroine in the Gerudo Highlands
• Tingle's Shirt
  • Found in Dueling Peaks South cave
• Tingle's Tights
  • Cape Cales Cliffbase cave, located in East Necluda

Tunic of Memories location (BotW Champion's Tunic)

You can get the Breath of the Wild Champions Tunic after finding all six Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom bargainer statues in the depths. After gaining all three pieces of both the Dark and Depths sets, the statues will offer the Tunic of Memories.

Yiga set location

• Yiga Mask
  • Inside the Old Man's shack on the Great Plateau
• Yiga Armor
  • Inside the Akkala Ancient Lab, after defeating Yiga clan members
• Yiga Tights
  • Found in the Yiga Clan Maritta Branch, by ascending through the ceiling

Zonaite set location

All three pieces of the Zonaite set are found on sky islands:

• Zonaite Helm
  • On Lightcast Island, over Tabantha Frontier
• Zonaite Waistguard
  • On Zonaite Forge Island, over East Necluda
• Zonaite Shin Guards
  • On the circular part of the Sky Mine, over Akkala Sea

Zora set location

To pick up the Zora armor set, you need to seek out a specific quest. In Zora's domain, find Yona sitting in a shallow pool among others. There she tells you that she needs to fix the armor, and requires you to fetch an ancient arowana fish to do so. You can catch one in the pond on the Great Sky Island that we've highlighted above. Take the fish back to her for the Zora armor.

To get the helm and greaves, you first need to complete the Water Temple challenge. Once you have, head to Zora's Domain and speak to the two soldiers in the right corner, having a conversation. Thus begins a quest to find the final pieces of the legendary armor.

To hunt down the Zora helm, head to the Floating Scales Island (the sky island almost directly above Tal Tal Peak). On the island, scope out the sides of the floating rock to find an entrance, then simply glide down, run through the area, and pick up the helm.

To find the Zora greaves, head to the Ancient Zora Waterworks and delve deeper through the area until you reach the cavern with all the waterfalls in it. Check behind the waterfall directly in front of you as you land facing forward in the cavern to find the greaves.

Hero sets

These sets are almost all found in the depths and are all themed around previous iterations of Link and what he wears in other games. In BOTW, you had to unlock them with amiibo figures, but now you can find them in the game.

Hero set

• Cap of the Hero
  • Tuft Canyon Mine, East Necluda Depths
• Tunic of the Hero
  • Dueling Canyons Mine, West Necluda Depths
• Trousers of the Hero
  • Corvash Canyon Mine, Hebra Mountains Depths

Hero of Awakening set location

• Mask of Awakening
  • In the Thundra Plateau cave
• Tunic of Awakening
  • In the Ancient Columns cave
• Trousers of Awakening
  • In the Coliseum Ruins cave

Hero of the Sky set location

• Cap of the Sky
  • Retsam Grove, East Necluda Depths
• Tunic of the Sky
  • Minshi Grove, Great Hyrule Forest Depths
• Trousers of the Sky
  • Crenel Canyon Mine, Central Hyrule Depths

Hero of Time set location

• Cap of Time
  • Sturnida Lavafalls, Hebra Mountain Depths
• Tunic of Time
  • Lindor Canyon Mine, Hyrule Ridge Depths
• Trousers of Time
  • Gerudo Canyon Mine, Gerudo Summit Depths

Hero of Twilight set location

• Cap of Twilight
  • Found in a gleeok den in the Great Hyrule Forest's depths. Good luck.
• Tunic of Twilight
  • Located in Rist Mine, in the Akkala Sea depths area
• Trousers of Twilight
  • Teleport to the Niuzimod Lightroot under the Akkala Citadel Ruins, and jump down into the mine area. The chest containing the trousers is right in the middle

Hero of the Wild set location

• Cap of the Wild
  • Hebra Dark Skeleton, Hebra Mountains Depths
• Tunic of the Wild
  • Gerudo Dark Skeleton, Gerudo Desert Depths
• Trousers of the Wild
  • Eldin Dark Skeleton, Eldin Canyon Depths

Hero of Winds set location

• Cap of the Wind
  • Tingel Island Chasm
• Tunic of the Wind
  • Cuho Canyon Mine, Tabantha Frontier Depths
• Trousers of the Wind
  • Cresia Pit Mine, East Necluda Depths

Masks and hats

• Monster masks
  • Purchased at Koltin's store, at night
• Korok mask
  • A reward in the Forest Coliseum in the Depths
• Vah Medoh helm
  • In the Biron Snowshelf Cave
• Vah Rudania helm
  • Inside Lizard's Burrow
• Vah Naboris helm
  • Found in the West Gerudo Underground Ruins in the desert
• Vah Ruta helm
  • Behind the waterfall in the Cave Under Zora's Domain - yes, that's actually what it's called
• Cece's Hat
  • Complete the Mayoral Election side quest in Hateno Village
• Lightning Helm
  • Complete the Yiga Blademaster's three challenges
• Sheik's Mask
  • Reward for surviving the Desert Coliseum in the depths
• Zant's Helm
  • Reward for surviving the Scorching Coliseum in the depths
• Midna's Helmet
  • Reward for surviving the Lone Island Coliseum in the depths
• Majora's Mask
  • Reward for surviving the Floating Coliseum in the depths
• Ravio's Hood
  • Reward for surviving the Secluded Coliseum in the depths

Sand boots and snow boots location

Rather than completing quests to unlock the sand boots and snow boots, you buy them from the Gerudo Secret Club shop, same as the Desert Voe garb. You can pick up the sand boots for 1,200 rupees and the snow boots for 1,300 rupees.

That's all the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom armor we've found so far. For more, check out our Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom amiibo, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Hestu, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom shrines, and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom koroks guides.