Armor
Armor reduces incoming damage and often comes with movement penalties, resistances, or set bonuses. Most armor sets have three core pieces (helmet, chest, legs), and many players add a cape separately for utility or resistance.
🧾 How the totals work
- **Base set cost** = crafting cost for quality 1 of each piece.
- **Upgrade cost to max** = the additional materials needed to upgrade each piece from quality 1 up to its maximum.
- Most sets upgrade to **quality 4**, but some late-game sets are currently limited to **quality 3**. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
- Costs below are based on the Valheim Wiki armor tables (recipes shown per quality). :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
🛡️ Armor Sets (Totals)
| Set | Tier / Biome | Type | Max Quality | Crafting Station | Base set cost (Q1) | Upgrade cost to max | Total cost to max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rag Armor | Meadows | Light | 2 | Workbench | Leather scraps 10 | Leather scraps 10 | Leather scraps 20 |
| Leather Armor | Meadows | Light | 4 | Workbench | Deer hide 18 | Deer hide 108, Bone fragments 90 | Deer hide 126, Bone fragments 90 |
| Troll Set | Black Forest | Light | 4 | Workbench | Troll hide 15, Bone fragments 3 | Troll hide 36, Bone fragments 6 | Troll hide 51, Bone fragments 9 |
| Bronze Armor | Black Forest | Heavy | 4 | Forge | Bronze 15, Deer hide 6 | Bronze 54 | Bronze 69, Deer hide 6 |
| Root Set | Swamp | Light | 4 | Workbench | Root 30, Ancient bark 30, Deer hide 4, Leather scraps 4 | Root 36, Ancient bark 90 | Root 66, Ancient bark 120, Deer hide 4, Leather scraps 4 |
| Iron Armor | Swamp | Heavy | 4 | Forge | Iron 60, Deer hide 6 | Iron 90 | Iron 150, Deer hide 6 |
| Fenris Set | Mountains (Frost Caves) | Light | 4 | Workbench | Fenris hair 60, Wolf pelt 12, Leather scraps 20, Cultist trophy 1 | Fenris hair 90, Wolf pelt 60, Leather scraps 48 | Fenris hair 150, Wolf pelt 72, Leather scraps 68, Cultist trophy 1 |
| Wolf Armor | Mountains | Heavy | 4 | Forge | Silver 60, Wolf pelt 12, Wolf fang 4, Drake trophy 2, Chain 1 | Silver 90, Wolf pelt 24, Wolf fang 6 | Silver 150, Wolf pelt 36, Wolf fang 10, Drake trophy 2, Chain 1 |
| Padded Armor | Plains | Heavy | 4 | Forge | Iron 30, Linen thread 55 | Iron 66, Linen thread 180 | Iron 96, Linen thread 235 |
| Carapace Armor | Mistlands | Heavy | 4 | Black forge | Carapace 56, Scale hide 9, Refined eitr 12, Iron 10, Mandible 2 | Carapace 168, Scale hide 18, Refined eitr 36 | Carapace 224, Scale hide 27, Refined eitr 48, Iron 10, Mandible 2 |
| Eitr-weave Set | Mistlands | Mage | 3 | Galdr table | Linen thread 56, Refined eitr 55, Scale hide 15, Feathers 10, Iron 2 | Linen thread 84, Refined eitr 45 | Linen thread 140, Refined eitr 100, Scale hide 15, Feathers 10, Iron 2 |
| Embla Set | Ashlands | Mage | 3 | Galdr table | Linen thread 56, Refined eitr 55, Asksvin hide 22, Flametal 5 | Linen thread 84, Refined eitr 45, Flametal 6 | Linen thread 140, Refined eitr 100, Asksvin hide 22, Flametal 11 |
| Ask Set | Ashlands | Light | 3 | Black forge | Linen thread 45, Lox pelt 12, Asksvin hide 30 | Linen thread 90, Lox pelt 18, Asksvin hide 45 | Linen thread 135, Lox pelt 30, Asksvin hide 75 |
| Flametal Armor | Ashlands | Heavy | 3 | Black forge | Flametal 56, Asksvin hide 9, Charred bone 12, Refined eitr 4, Morgen heart 1 | Flametal 84, Asksvin hide 9, Refined eitr 6 | Flametal 140, Asksvin hide 18, Charred bone 12, Refined eitr 10, Morgen heart 1 |
🧥 Capes
Capes usually add low armor, but can provide strong utility (resistances, feather fall, etc). See: Capes.