Ghost of Yōtei Guide | 5 Best Armor to Get Early

You'll be able to get your hands on several powerful armour sets in Ghost of Yotei, and there are several good ones, especially earlier on in the game. 

Each will prioritise a different play style, from combat to stealth and range combat. This guide will do a breakdown for every niche.

Spider Lily Armor

The Spider Lily Armor is built for direct combat; it’ll increase your stagger, allowing you to break down enemy guards much faster. 

Breaking a guard will also trigger a shockwave that will do significant damage to nearby enemies, although the AOE is pretty small.

A unique perk of this specific armour set is that dead enemies can drop throwable weapons. This is especially useful when you consider that the throw bowls are highly effective, and they can instantly take down weak enemies.

They aren't guaranteed drops, but they're still useful regardless.

You'll be able to get your hands on the weapon through a mythic tale that will begin at the mysterious gate in the first region of the map.

Bounty Master Armor

This armour will remove your ability to perform normal parries, but fear not, as it does make it significantly easier for you to perform perfect parries and dodges. This allows you to do a lot of damage in your follow-up attacks, easily breaking down enemy defences.

The Bounty Master armor will also give you a spirit gain boost, and stealth kills will give you nearly a full spirit orb, meaning that you can heal more frequently. 

Just because regular parries are disabled, it doesn't mean that you can still block. You want to pay close attention to attacks with a blue glint, as those are the attacks that can be countered with perfect timing.

You’ll be able to get your hands on the armour by completing bounties from Kojiro's bounty board. After completing around four contracts, there will be a special target; taking on the target will get you the armour.

Crimson Kimono

The Crimson Kimono is a terrific stealth armour. When you equip it, it reduces enemy detection, allowing you to approach the enemies much closer without being spotted. 

It also significantly increases the range of the Kusarigama Assassination, once you unlock the skill, making long-range stealth kills much easier.

If you possess enough kunai ammo, you'll also be able to perform chain assassinations, allowing you to potentially take on five enemies rapidly.

To unlock the armour set, travel to Teshio Ridge and speak to Ugetsu in the Sakura Forest.

Armor of the Undying

Like the name says, this armour primarily focuses on survivability. Its special effect restores health, and enemies are staggered, and if you use the correct weapon type against the enemy's weapon type, it will maximise the effect.

This armour will also increase the time window for you to perform perfect parries and dodges. 

You’ll also be able to perform focus attacks to do extra trigger damage, although it won’t trigger often.

With all the perks combined, this armour will give you one of the strongest defensive perks in the game.

In the Ishikari Plains, you’ll be given the task of collecting four windchimes to get your hands on the armour.

Dragonfly Armor

For people who enjoy using ranged attacks, your best bet is the Dragonfly Armor. 

When you fully draw your bow with the armour equipped, there will be a blue glint, releasing the arrow that, during the blue glint, will increase the range of damage. 

It’s particularly strong with the short bow and will often significantly reduce the amount of total arrows needed to take down tougher enemies.

Empowered arrows will also restore concentration, increasing ability, endurance, and recharging them faster.

The armour will also decrease your reload time, making arranged combat much more efficient.

To get your hands on the armour, you'll want to head to Karen Forks in the Tekkashi Range and eavesdrop on an NPC conversation to start the quest line.

Each of these arms is catered towards different play styles, giving you a lot of options. Unlocking them early on will provide you with a strong start in Ghost of Yōtei.

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