Armor

For other items similar to Armors, see Clothes (Disambiguation) and Attire.

Armors are recurring Items in The Legend of Zelda series.^[1]^[2]^[3] Armors go unnamed in Twilight Princess. They are pieces of Clothing and protective covering that Link can wear.

Location and Uses

A Link to the Past

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A Link to the Past instruction booklet

Armor

You start off wearing a suit of green cloth which hardly protects you at all. During your adventure, you will find the Blue Mail and the Red Mail. These suits of armor reduce damage from enemy attacks by 25% and 50% respectively.

A Link to the Past & Four Swords instruction booklet

Armor

In addition to Green Armor, there is also Blue and Red Armor. Wearing armor reduces the damage received from attacks.

Twilight Princess

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Suits of Armor can be found in Hyrule Castle. They are equipped with Spears.

Breath of the Wild

Main article: Armor in Breath of the Wild

Armor serves a variety of purposes, primarily to provide Link with defensive padding, allowing him to endure more damage. Damage numbers are shown numerically in Breath of the Wild, albeit indirectly. Each unit of damage normally deals a quarter of a Heart to Link. For example, an attack with a power of 4 will damage Link by one full Heart. By wearing Armor, Link can decrease the amount of damage he takes. Each piece of Armor has a numeric rating that contributes to Link's overall Defense. The higher Link's Defense, the less damage he will take from Enemy attacks. Wearing Armor subtracts the attack's strength value by Link's total defense value. Wearing Armor with a defense rating greater than or equal to the strength of the attack will reduce that damage to a quarter of a Heart, and no matter his defense, Link takes at least a quarter of a Heart of damage from any attack. Armors often pair with other pieces to form Armor Sets.

Certain pieces of Armor also provide Added Effects that can boost Link's attack, movement speed on Snow, Sand, through Water, or while Climbing, boost his stealth capabilities, or protect him from the environment. Environmental hazards include Lightning, Fire, heat, Ice, and the cold. Most clothing can be enhanced up to four times by the revived Great Fairies, with the number of available upgrades dependent on how many Great Fairies have been restored. Each upgrade comes with a certain cost of Materials. Armor Sets that have been enhanced at least twice may provide Set Bonuses.

If Link has no Armor on, some characters will pass comment.^[4]^[5]

Extra pieces of Armor were added in the Expansion Pass DLC, and some pieces can also be gained by scanning certain Amiibo on the Wii U and Nintendo Switch consoles.

There are 107 pieces of Armor available to collect overall, of which Link can carry a maximum of 100 pieces in his Inventory at any one time.

Tears of the Kingdom

Main article: Armor in Tears of the Kingdom

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Armor and damage calculations to Link works the same way as it did in Breath of the Wild. However, the Strength of Weapons used against Link is now calculated differently.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
Language	Names	Meanings
Japanese	防具 (Bōgu)	Protective Gear
Chinese^{TRTraditional}	防具 (Fángjù)
Dutch	Kleding^[6]	Clothes
French^EUEuropean	Vêtement
German	Rüstungen
Italian	Abito o armitura
Korean	방어구 (Bangeogu)
Russian	Одежда и доспехи (Odezhda i dospekhi)
Spanish^{LALatin American}	Vestimenta
Spanish^EUEuropean	Vestimentas
This table was generated from Zelda Wiki's translation data.

Gallery

Breath of the Wild
Link without any Armor
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Link wearing the Hylian Hood, Hylian Tunic, and Hylian Trousers
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Link wearing the Diamond Circlet
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Link wearing the Ruby Circlet
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Link wearing the Sand Boots
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Link wearing the Snow Boots
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Link wearing the Bokoblin Mask, imitating a Bokoblin's stance
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Link wearing the Moblin Mask, imitating a Moblin's stance
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Link wearing the Lizalfos Mask, imitating a Lizalfos's stance
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Link wearing the Lynel Mask, imitating a Lynel's stance
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Link wearing the Warm Doublet
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Link wearing the Champion's Tunic
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Link wearing the Salvager Headwear, Salvager Vest, and Salvager Trousers
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Link wearing the Salvager Headwear, Salvager Vest, and Salvager Trousers
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Concept art of Link wearing Midna's Helmet