Among many other things, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey involves upgrading your armor, weapons, and abilities so you can continue to beat bigger and better foes. There are several legendary armor sets found within the game, but some sets might help you better than others. It does depend upon your gameplay, but in this list, we will assume that most people prefer to focus on their warrior damage and survivability.
There are those who might favor a hunter or assassin build — but generally, all players will inevitably run into many close-combat encounters. Keep reading to learn about the strongest, most effective armor sets in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, ranked from worst to best.
Updated June 4, 2023 by Stephen LaGioia: Assassin's Creed continues to expand its historical reach with the latest Viking epic Valhalla — along with the upcoming return-to-form Mirage and Japan-based RPG Codename Red. Yet, the antiquity-themed Odyssey has retained a large core fanbase, and for good reason. The stealth action adventure is brimming with lush worlds to explore and rewarding tasks to complete. Additionally, there is a massive lineup of weapons and gear to play with, which can be endlessly customized. And since we've since left out at least two more stout armor sets, we thought it was time to revisit and hone this definitive list of the game's most awesome armor.
It's largely understood that getting the most bang for your buck in terms of armor is actually finding Epic Gear with the right modifiers and engravings (in particular crit chance, crit damage, and assassination damage). So, Epic Gear is almost always better than Legendary Gear (with the right bonuses).
Legendary Gear only has two passive bonuses (not including the Armor Set bonus) while Epic Gear has three. So, if you aren’t planning on wearing the full Legendary Set (or haven’t found it all yet), then Epic Gear is better because you’ll get an extra passive bonus per Armor Piece.
Still, because Epic Gear Bonuses are randomized while Legendary Gear bonuses are the same every time, the focus will be the more manageable Legendaries.
20 Amazon/Achilles Set
While getting health boosts is nice, only getting five percent of the damage you deal back is marginal at best. Thankfully, some abilities (mostly of the Assassination variety) do some absurd damage, which earns you quite a big chunk of health back — unfortunately, the bonuses for the pieces of this set primarily focus on Warrior Abilities.
This set can be acquired by defeating all of the cultists in the Heroes of the Cult branch, and there are quite a few benefits to using it, especially if it's your only full Legendary set. But, because of the random spread of the bonuses, and the odd set bonus, it only just barely registers on this list.
19 Greek Hero Set
This Legendary set is a great choice for those who love tanky builds, and as an added bonus the set also looks fantastic as well. The Greek Heroes set pieces give you extra health, armor, melee resistance, half-damage resistance, and elemental resistance, as well as a 15 percent warrior ability boost with each acquired piece.
Regarding how to find it in-game, it doesn't have much to do with Greek Heroes at all and is actually acquired by defeating five different mercenaries. The mercenaries you have to defeat are the Translucent, the Frenzied, the Resplendent, the Flash, and the Lucky Drunk, in any order you choose.
18 Dionysos Set
There are a lot of armor sets found in the Ubisoft Store for Odyssey that use Helix Credits and are extra shiny, but you absolutely don't need to buy any of these to get through the game. The armors in-game are, quite frankly, a lot better than these ones on average, but if you’re okay with spending real-world cash, then the Dionysos Set is one of the better (and snazzier) options for assassins.
First of all, it looks great. but, most importantly, it's a set that lets you clear out entire compounds unseen and untouched. Each piece of this set gives +25 Assassin Damage, adding up to a total of 125 percent with all five pieces, while every other piece (except the headgear) gives a bonus to critical damage as well. And, pair that with the set bonus which gives another 100 percent to Crit Damage with Assassin abilities specifically, and it'll be difficult for anyone to survive an assassination attempt from one of the series' best Assassins.
17 Master Assassin's Set
The intoxication status effect in AC: Odyssey is a bit confusing at first, but it's really just a fancy word for poison. The only thing extra perk this gives, other than steadily hurting your opponent over time, is that an intoxicated enemy also has lower defense and attack, meaning you’ll hurt them more with the same attacks while also taking less damage from them.
You'd think Dionysos Set would be all about intoxication, considering it's named after the Greek God of festivities and wine, but it’s actually this set from the First Blade DLC that buffs this status effect so drastically. Many of the individual piece bonuses have a lot in common with other potent armor, but it’s the Armor Set Bonus that really separates the Master Assassin's Set from the rest of the pack.
When wearing the full set of armor, the Vanish Assassin’s Ability costs no Adrenaline and will now intoxicate all nearby enemies, lowering their defenses for stealth attacks buffed by the individual bonuses of each piece as well. It makes clearing out some of the more difficult forts found later on far simpler.
16 Snake Set
This set is perfect for anyone who prefers poison to fire, as it increases your intoxicated damage by ten percent — the hood (and boots) add ten seconds to the intoxicating effect, and the gloves increase the rate of elemental buildup by 50 percent. This set is also geared toward assassins as each piece adds 15 percent damage in this area.
The Snake Set is straight-up overpowered when paired with the Fanged Bow, which turns all normal bows into poisonous ones, as it allows you to intoxicate any enemy coming your way before they even get close. To acquire the Snake Set, much like the Achilles armor, you only need to defeat all of the members of the Eyes of Kosmos branch of the Cult. This set will turn you into an absolutely lethal Damage-over-time assassin.
15 Athenian War Hero Set
The Athenian War Hero set is a great choice for those who love to play sniper and utilize the Hunter abilities in AC: Odyssey, as well as for those tired of trying to hit enemies with arrows who use pesky shields. Why? Because, with this armor, your arrows get the handy, disruptive perk of shield-piercing.
Not only that, but this set also provides the wearer with extra headshot damage, increased bow charging speed, and a ton of bonus Hunter damage. The entire set can be obtained by defeating every member of the Delian League branch in the Cult of Kosmos. Bows and Hunter abilities have always been wildly strong in the more recent AC games, and even Valhalla is no different.
14 Pirate Set
Once again, another Legendary Set that requires Alexios/Kassandra to take out every single branch member in the Cult of Kosmos. This time around, it's the Gods of the Aegean Sea branch, most of which are naval experts that you'll fight on their own ships. After beating them all, you'll get the Pirate Set, and this is one that all pure Assassin-damage players should at least try out.
Every piece of the armor buffs either crit chance at full health, crit damage, or gives extra Adrenaline on an Assassination Kill. And, while the set bonus might seem boring compared to others, an extra 15 percent damage to Assassin Abilities on top of the other Assassin-damage buffs means you'll be doubling or even tripling your damage output.
That said, if you're gunning for this armor set, it's highly recommended you upgrade your ship before going on a hunt for these pieces as the Gods of the Aegean Sea have some very strong ships.
13 The Artemis Set
The final reward for slaying all the Legendary Beasts in the Daughters of Artemis quest is the Artemis set. This Legendary garb is meant for builds specializing in Hunter damage. It only makes sense, given that Artemis is the Goddess of the Hunt and is always depicted with a bow. If the shield-piercing set bonus of the Athenian War Hero set didn't sound too enticing, then the Artemis side likely will for most.
A lot of the individual bonuses are the same, but the overall set bonus gives an additional 50 percent damage to all Hunter Abilities, which is huge. Plus, while the Athenian War Hero set is all fancy and trimmed with gold, this actually looks like something an Assassin trying to blend in would wear, and the body paint is a great aesthetic bonus as well.
12 Immortal Set
The Immortal set is aptly named, since the set bonus literally makes you appear immortal by reviving you on death. There is a bit of a catch, as you just need to wait a minute for the cooldown to refresh, but it's well worth it.
This set is a huge help if you keep nearly clearing an entire Fort in one go, but end up getting discovered near the end and dying, frustratingly wiping most progress. Like with so many other armor sets, to get it, you just need to kill every member of the Worshippers of the Bloodline branch of the Kosmos Cult.
Individually, all the pieces of the armor set buff your Warrior Damage, and different pieces also buff your crit chance at low health, overall crit damage, and Adrenaline gain on critical hits. Frankly, it's just one of the better sets for Warrior builds and makes the harder areas of the game a lot more forgiving.
11 Agamemnon Set
The Agamemnon set is one of the most garish armor sets in the game. To get this, you just need to collect the pieces from the Silver Vein Cult of Kosmos branch. While the Master Assassin's and Snake Set were all about poison/intoxication damage, the Agamemnon set is entirely focused on the fire element.
Fire damage is honestly pretty overpowered in AC: Odyssey and this set only makes the imbalance more clear. All the armor pieces buff your Warrior Damage, but it's the extra bonuses to Elemental Buildup, fire damage, or burning duration that really caught our eye.
And, if you pair that with the absurdly broken set bonus of 50 percent burning rate (meaning the burning damage triggers 50 percent faster), this set makes a lot of the early to mid-game laughable easy. It's only when enemies start to pop up with fire immunity that you may run into some issues, but even then that only happens every now and again.
10 Arena Fighter's Set
The Arena fights in Pephka are a lot of fun and reminded us of the Colisseum fights in AC: Origins. After beating them all, you get this armor set. Now, It's a good idea to level yourself up to level 50 or to get started in the Arena because a lot of your opponents will be incredibly powerful.
Once you earn the set, you'll discover that its unique engraving brings an extra 50 percent of your damage dealt with Overpower abilities back as heath, which really goes a long way. That said, the individual bonuses are a bit too spread out between weapon types, with some buffing swords/daggers, heavy weapons, or staffs and spears. That said, if you tend to switch between a lot of different weapon types, this set might be perfect for you.
9 Nemean Lion Set
It's rather odd that Ubisoft has you literally hunt the Nemean Lion in the game, yet this armor made from its pelt is exclusive to the Helix Store. That said, outside of Epic Gear, it is one of the better Warrior sets, thanks to its huge bonuses to crit chance, crit damage, and overall health.
To get the most out of this armor, you will need to keep yourself at full health during the battles as that is when you will reap the most rewards from your fights. To be more specific, many of the armor pieces give extra crit damage/crit chance while at full health, and the set bonus, in particular, gives a flat five percent to crit chance and 25 percent to crit damage when topped up on HP. To get it, purchase the Nemean Lion Pack DLC.
8 Myrmidon Set
Odyssey isn't shy about offering many purchasable armor sets, including this often overlooked armor, worn by an ancient Greek mythological nation of the same name. Simply opting for the individual pieces bump up warrior damage 25 percent per segment, while varying in bumps to health, crits and total armor.
Basically, it's a nice well-rounded set that covers most of your bases in battle. Having the whole set yields a nifty bonus as well, making you immune to intoxication. This can be particularly helpful in the later parts of the game, and will ensure you stay well-protected. You'll need to invest in the Myrmidon Pack DLC to secure this stout armor.
7 Helios Radiant Set
This luminous armor set, not surprisingly, was inspired by the sun personification in Greek mythology Helios. The fun begins when simply wearing it for the first time, as your hero/heroine's eyes glow when equipped. Its set bonus is rather gimmicky and lacking practicality, unfortunately, as it'll boost damage by a whopping 200 percent — but only while on fire.
Still, individual pieces thankfully boost you quite a bit without putting yourself in danger. Each piece yields 25 percent warrior damage, with a host of other perks depending on the piece, including elemental resistance and critical chance while at low health. In fairness, these at least complement the issue of being set aflame, mitigating some of the burn damage.
6 Celestial Suit Set
There are a few Armor Sets in AC: Odyssey that are a bit over-the-top in terms of aesthetics. The Abstergo Elite set, for example, sticks out like a sore thumb compared to all the other gear in the game, but the Celestial Suit set still takes the cake.
Visuals aside, the Celestial Set is statistically pretty great too, though still not worth the Helix Credit investment for most. It’s another set that gives bonuses to Assassin Damage as well as extra Adrenaline on crits and Assassination Kills.
But, the best part about it by far is that every Assassin ability gives you 50 percent of the useful Adrenaline bar. This means that, if you use a bar to Vanish, it gives half the bar back immediately, allowing for a mere half the Adrenaline cost. That might not sound great on paper, but if you take the passive adrenaline regen outside of combat into consideration, it means all your Assassin abilities that don’t immediately trigger combat are basically free to cast!
5 Demigod Set
This is the final set acquired by defeating Cult of Kosmos members, as beating Deimos will give you four of the five pieces, and the last segment can be acquired from Aspasia in the "A Fresh Start" quest. This armor set is also unique in that each individual piece shares the exact same bonuses of 25 percent to Warrior Damage and ten percent to all damage in general, making it another top contender for the best set for Warrior builds. It's a true powerhouse.
That said, while its set bonus of plus-ten damage with all abilities might seem good, it largely prioritizes quantity over quality. Other set bonuses that buff specific types of abilities usually buff their damage by 20-50 percent, but this is only a ten percent increase. Because of that, this is as far as this armor goes, but it's still one of the most recognizable and interesting armor sets in the game.
4 Pilgrim Set
The Pilgrim Set is one of the trickier sets of armor to find in the game because you have to travel a long distance to get all the pieces. You will need to investigate legendary chests in places like the Akropolis of Argos in Argo, the Sanctuary of Eleusis in Attika, the Temple of Britomartis at Messara, the Temple of Artemis Orthia in Lakonia, and the Temple of the Golden Bowed Goddess in Malis. This is called the Pilgrim set after all, so is it rather thematically fitting.
It's an extremely helpful set to have if you enjoy sneaky assassinations as you'll gain extra Adrenaline per hit, Adrenaline from Assassination Kills, extra damage with daggers, and even extra movement speed while crouching. That last bonus might sound odd, but considering the set bonus is that the Shadow of Nyx ability costs 100 percent less Adrenaline to use (meaning it's free), it makes sense that you'd also want to move around quicker while crouched and invisible too.
3 Pegasos Armor Set
The Pegasos Armor Set is incredibly cool and aesthetically pleasing, but to get it you'll need to spend money in the Helix store. It cost 1,500 Helix credits. When you equip this sleek, silver masterpiece, it will give you a substantial Adrenaline boost whenever you dodge an attack as the set bonus.
Like the Pegasos that's known for its speed (and flight), this armor set incentivizes you to prioritize dodging and poking at enemies rather than tanking hits and using big windup attacks on them. Plus, when you buy it, it includes the Pegasos skin for Phobos and the Legendary sword Chrysaor as well.
2 Armor Of The Fallen
You will need to get this armor set during the Torment of Hades episode of The Fate of Atlantis DLC, and it's one of the only sets in the game that has canonical ties back to the Isu. You'll be able to get the first four pieces of the set while fighting various enemies throughout the Eagle Bearer's quests of the DLC, such as the Poisoner, Swordfish, Epiktetos, and Deianeira.
But for the final piece, you'll need to visit a certain someone at Hades' Palace to complete a quest, follow the games' guidelines to complete the armor so that you can access the Gates of Hades and continue your journey into the Underworld. Because this armor is basically required for the mainline quest of the DLC, it makes it this high. Well, that and the fact that it's by far the coolest, most intimidating-looking set in the game.
1 Spartan War Hero Set
The Spartan War Hero Set is the ultimate armor for warrior damage. This set adds an extra 15 percent damage to your warrior abilities, and the individual pieces themselves nicely boost your critical damage and damage on Athenian soldiers. While effective in almost any scenario, the armor is especially great for offensive-minded assassins venturing into Athenian-controlled lands.
You can acquire the entire set by ridding the Greek world of the entire Peloponnesian League sector of the cult. When you have this entire set equipped you will be amazed by how easy it is to rip through hordes of soldiers as you continue on to the end of your odyssey.