Darfari cannibals are the first type of human enemy you will encounter in the exiled lands. These savages wear the skin and bones of their enemies in ritualistic fashion.
Darfari Skin is the only light strength armor that can be obtained in game. It is extremely light and allows the user to dodge incoming hits instead of taking them. This makes this armour ideal for any combat situation, because you can easily avoid damage and more readily dish it out. The armor itself is also extremely cheap and easy to make, requiring only layered silk, ivory, and thick hide. This armor will also protect you from the heat of the volcano, but you will be aflicted by frostbite at the Mounds of the Dead and the Frozen North. For added protection; modify the armor with the Bulk Plating mod. If you need to climb to high places; add an Armor Flexibility kit.
How to Craft Flawless Epic Darfari Skin:
⦁ All epic recipes require level 60
⦁ Choose the Savage Armors feat
⦁ Craft at an Improved Armorer's Bench
⦁ Flawless version requires specific T4 armorer: B'naru Heavyhands
Zingaran Freebooter is the outfit of choice for brigands and pirates. Although it hardly resembles anything that could be considered armor, Zingaran Freebooter is a strong alternative to darfari for those who prefer to be fully clothed and wish to freely roam colder parts of the world.
Zingaran Freebooter is the only light vitality armor available in game. Much like its Darfari counterpart, the armor allows you to more freely dodge attacks. The armor itself is cheaper to craft than darfari, requiring only layered silk and feline pelts. Since this equipment provides vitality, the user can also specialize in either archery or melee. This armor will allow you to traverse anywhere except the volcano. Like other light armors, For added protection; modify the armor with the Bulk Plating mod. If you need to climb to high places; add an Armor Flexibility kit.
How to Craft Flawless Epic Zingaran Freebooter:
⦁ All epic recipes require level 60
⦁ Choose the Zingaran Freebooter Epic feat
⦁ Craft at an Improved Armorer's Bench
⦁ Flawless version requires specific T4 armorer: Tarris Leatherbinder
Without the Savage Frontier Pack, Shemite Armor is the only accuracy armor provided in game. With the latest changes to player movement, archery has become a strong and viable option for fighting other players. Light armor will allow you to carry more ammunition without being encumbered, and you will not need to invest as many points into agility to maintain a decent dodge speed.
Like other light armors, this one is on the cheaper side; it only requires thick hide and layered silk to craft. Use the armor flexibility kit for less weight and easier climbing, so you can gain a vantage point to pepper your enemies with arrows.
How to Craft Flawless Shemite Armor:
⦁ All epic recipes require level 60
⦁ Choose the Shemite Nomad Epic feat
⦁ Craft at an Improved Armorer's Bench
⦁ Flawless version can be made by any T4 armorer
7. Flawless Epic or Non-Epic Aquilonian Infantry (Best Medium Vitality Armor, good armor for leveling)
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Aquilonia is Robert Howard's version of Rome in the Hyborean age. With it's flowing tasset and leather chest piece,this armor in particular is designed to give you that legionary feel.
The Aquilonian Infantry armor requires the Jewel of the West Pack DLC. Because of how the DLC armor works, the flawless variants do not require a specific armorer to make. Combined with its great aesthetic, relatively simple crafting method, and its attribute bonus, this armor is an excellent option for both leveling and endgame. As a heat armor, this outfit can take you through the heat of the volcano, but will not help you in the North.You will need at least 20 points invested into agility and to have decent roll with this equipment and you will also want to have at least twenty attributes invested into encumberance to use this armor effectively. Use either the armor reduction kit to halve the weight of it, or add Master Armor Plating to increase your damage reduction without further encumbering yourself. You can wear any two medium armor pieces with any three light armor pieces and maintain a light classification, which will making rolling smoother and grant superior protection.
How to Craft Flawless Epic or Non-Epic Aquilonian Infantry Cuirass Armor:
⦁ All epic recipes require level 60
⦁ Purchase the Jewel of the West DLC pack
⦁ Choose the base Armorer feat and Exiled Epics feat
⦁ Craft at an Improved Armorer's Bench
⦁ Flawless version can be made by any T4 armorer
6. Flawless Epic or Non-Epic Khitan Captain (Best Medium Strength armor, good for leveling)
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A very ornate armor made to protect those who inhabit the lands of the Khitai, to don this armor is to swear your loyalty to your lord or emperor, and to protect them at any cost.
The Khitan Captain armor requires The Imperial East Pack DLC. This armor functions much like the Aquilonian Infantry armor and is made using the same type of materials. This armor in particular will protect you from cold environments and will grant you a significant strength bonus, and as you might imagine should be purely used for melee combat.
How to Craft Flawless Epic or Non-Epic Aquilonian Infantry Cuirass Armor:
⦁ All epic recipes require level 60
⦁ Purchase the Imperal East Pack DLC
⦁ Choose the base Armorer feat and Exiled Epics feat
⦁ Craft at an Improved Armorer's Bench
⦁ Flawless version can be made by any T4 armorer
5. Flawless Epic Medium Armor with Bearer Pack. (Best outfit for farming)
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The medium armor set is the first you will probably craft in game. It's worn by many non-player characters and has a semi-open chest to reveal the muscles that carries the immense load that you bear.
Armor Statistics:
⦁ Total damage reduction: 58%
⦁ +12 Encumberance
⦁ Total weight: 42.83
⦁ Classification: Medium
⦁ Heat Resist
⦁ Recommended Modifications: Bulk Plating
Although at first this outfit seems quite basic, it is truly the Bearer Pack that completes this set. The Bearer pack alone provides +5 attribute points which is absolutely vital to any farming build. As Conan Exiles is primarily a survival game, you will find yourself in constant need of resources. Using this gear set will allow you to more easily achieve 50 encumberance and will leave enough attribute points to invest into your agility, vitality, and survival stat. You will always want to put bulk plating on this armor, as the bulk plating mod will sigfnicantly increase your defense rating, being encumberance means being able to carry an indefinite amount of weight.
How to Obtain Medium Armor with a Bearer Pack:
⦁ Epic recipes require level 60
⦁ Choose the base Armorer feat and Exiled Epics feat
⦁ Craft at an Improved Armorer's Bench
⦁ Flawless version can be made by any T4 armorer
⦁ Knock out a bearer thrall of any tier and break them in wheel of pain, after the thrall is broken you can place it and just take his bearer pack.
This is a legendary armor set that can be crafted from Armor scraps that are farmed from the warmakers dungeon. This is actually two sets of armor, the regular version will make you hot in the coldest of places and the "chilled" set that will make you cold in the hottest of places. This armor makes the wearer seem absolutely enormous and provides the highest defense rating available in the game. However, the weight is a tremendous trade off. In order to use this armor your must make a significant investment in encumberance (at least 30) which leaves you less to spend in more important attributes such as vitality, strength, or accuracy. Player owned thralls however do not become encumbered and do not suffer from temperature effects, making this gear perfect for your thralls. The helmet also doubles as a sandstorm mask, which will protect your thralls from being gassed by other players. If you do decide to use this armor, you will want to use the Armor Reduction kit to halve the weight of it. If you give it to a thrall, it doesn't matter if it becomes heavier, so just put the bulk plates on it.
How to Obtain Godbreaker armor:
⦁ Epic recipes require level 60
⦁ Learn the recipe inside the Warmaker's dungeon
⦁ Choose the base Armorer feat and Exiled Epics feat
⦁ Craft at an Improved Armorer's Bench
Video guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFJe0Xn-M9I
3. Champion's Armor (Looks great, strength, and special effects)
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While this armor deeply resembles Silent Legion, it is actually a legendary armor that is acquired from the Warmaker's dungeon. With it's thick plate and horned helmet, you will easily intimidate your foes.
On the surface this armor appears to be a cold variant of the ever popular silent legion armor, but this armor also has a random chance to remove a cripple, bleed, or poison ailment from your character. In a situation where you are being chased or are bleeding and don't have any bandages available, this could mean life or death for you. As this is a cold resistant armor, you can wear it anywhere except the volcano. If you find yourself becoming extremely hot in the desert, just keep a waterskin on hand to help your character cool off.
How to Craft the Champion's armor:
⦁ Epic recipes require level 60
⦁ Learn the recipe inside the Warmaker's dungeon
⦁ Choose the base Armorer feat and Exiled Epics feat
⦁ Craft at an Improved Armorer's Bench
Video guide:
2. Redeemed Silent Legion
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The black sheen of the silent legion, crafted by the finest armorers in the exiled lands. This gear will make you stand out as cream of the crop.
This is the games iconic Silent legion armor crafted by a legendary armorer thrall. This armor features high damage reduction, heat resistant capabilities, and a high attribute bonus. In order to craft this armor you will need to venture into the frozen north to scavenge for the star metal located within meteorites. It also requires black ice, which you can also acquire on your trip to the frozen north. Since this armor does resist heat, it will allow you to maintain a neutral temperature in the volcano. The armor itself will slow your roll due to its heavy classification, so make sure you pack plenty of heals so that you can tank damage. Consider applying either master armor plates for extra defense without added weight or using armor reduction kit to lessen the weight of the armor.
How to Craft Redeemed Silent Legion:
⦁ The recipe can be obtained inside the Black Keep dungeon by the Bridge of the Betrayer
⦁ The Redeemed variant can only be crafted if you have broken an armorer from a purge event
Video guide:
1. God's Eye, Commander's Chestplate, Gauntlets of the Brute, Verminhide Pants, Verminhide Boot (Legendary melee armor)
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This is a combination of legendary armor pieces that don't have a full set. Although there are many Legendaries in game, this one maximizes your combat potential.
This is truly a legendary set of equipment that maximizes your melee potential by raising all your attributes by focusing on your strength, stamina, and health. This armor consists of a God's Eye, Commander's Chestplate, Gauntlets of the brute, Verminhide Pants and boots. Each of these items are incredibly rare and can only be acquired by killing world bosses around the unnamed city. These items can also only be repaired with Lgendary Armor Patch kits, which only work if the item has some durability left. If the item fullybreaks; there is no way to fix it; it is lost forever.
How to Obtain This Gear:
⦁ Kill world bosses in Unnamed City and hope for legendary drops!
