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By Max Roberts, Jack K., Jon Ryan, +35.8k more
Updated: Aug 26, 2022 8:24pm UTC

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt includes several types of Armor that Geralt can customize to his liking. Armor includes the Chest, Gloves, Trousers, and Boots. Armor can often be found in containers around the land, looted off enemies, or purchased from Armorers and sometimes Blacksmiths (though only Armorers can help Geralt craft armor if he has the right Crafting materials.

Use the links below to jump to the armor type you want to learn more about.

Chest Armor
Trousers
Gloves
Boots

Looking for Witcher School Gear? Take a look at our guides for finding all of the sets:

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Armor comes in three types, Light, Medium, and Heavy. Each offers it's own strengths and weaknesses, especially when combined with certain Character Abilities, as heavier armor will give you more defense, but might not offer as much bonuses to Signs as medium armor.

Armor will also have varying stats, though certain kinds will have fixed types of bonuses, but at varying percentages of defense against certain attacks.

Below is a list of armor, the materials it takes to craft, and more. (Base Armor Rating will be taken from crafting results when applicable)

Chest Armor

Armor Name
Base Armor Rating
Potential Defense Bonuses
Crafting Requirements
Kaer Morhen Armor
15+
Bludgeoning,
Slashing,
Monsters,
Elemental
-
Cidarian Gambeson
26+
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing

Warrior's Leather Jacket
30+
Bludgeoning,
Slashing,
Monsters,
Elemenal
2x Wire,
1x Cured Leather,
Kaer Morhen Armor,
2x Leather Scraps
Shirt
1+
-
-
Elegant Courtier's Doublet
1+
-
-
Kaedweni Gambeson
42+
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing
3x Thread,
3x Cured Leather,
4x Linen,
2x Leather Straps,
1x Leather Scraps
Angrenian Curiass
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Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing
1x Meteorite Ore,
4x Linen,
2x Dark Steel Plate,
3x Leather Straps,
3x Hardened Leather
Ard Skellig Aketon
92+
Bludgeoning,
Slashing
2x Rope,
5x Linen,
1x String,
2x Leather Scraps,
2x Hardened Leather
Bounty Hunter's Gambeson
67+
Bludgeoning,
Slashing
4x Thread,
5x Linen,
1x Leather Scraps,
4x Cured Leather,
3x Leather Straps
Cidarian Calvary Armor
97+
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing
3x Leather Scraps,
4x Linen,
4x Steel Plates,
3x Hardened Leather,
5x Leather Straps
Spikeroog Aketon
54+
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing
2x Thread,
3x Cured Leather,
5x Linen,
2x Leather Straps,
3x String
Shiadhal's Armor
150+
Igni Sign Intensity,
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing,
Burning
1x Silk,
2x Cured Draconid Leather,
5x Linen,
3x Meteorite Silver Plate,
2x Amber Dust
Superior Ursine Armor
170+
Adrenaline Point Gain,
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing,
Monsters,
1x Monster Essence,
3x Cured Draconid Leather,
Enhanced Ursine Armor,
2x Dimeritium Plate,
1x Monster Hide

Trousers

Armor Name
Base Armor Rating
Potential Bonus Defenses
Crafting Requirements
Hunting Trousers
4+
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing,
Elemental,
Monsters

Hunter's Trousers
8+
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing
1x String,
1x Leather Scraps,
2x Linen,
3x Thread
Nilfgaardian Trousers
2+
-
-
Assassin's Trousers
30+
Vitality,
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing
1x String,
1x Cured Leather
2x Linen,
4x Leather Straps

Gloves

Armor Name
Base Armor Rating
Potential Bonus Defenses
Crafting Requirements
Hunting Gauntlets
1+
Slashing,
Bludgeoning,
Elemental,
Burning

Hunter's Gauntlets
4+
Bludgeoning,
Slashing
1x Cured Leather,
2x Leather Scraps,
3x Thread
Axeman's Gauntlets
9+
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing

Tracker's Gauntlets
10+
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing,
Burning

Cavalry Gauntlets
4+
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing

Boots

Armor Name
Base Armor Rating
Potential Bonus Defenses
Crafting Requirements
Hunting Boots
8+
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing,
Elemental
2x String,
4x Leather Scraps,
1x Linen,
3x Thread
Cavalry Boots
9+
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing,
Burning

Elegant Nilfgaardian Shoes
1+


Assassin's Boots
26+
Piercing,
Bludgeoning,
Slashing
2x String,
4x Leather Scraps,
1x Cured Leather,
3x Thread

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild HuntCD Projekt Red
Initial Release: May 18, 2015
ESRB: Mature
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