Unless you play a class like Monk, you need high-quality armor to survive in Acts 2 and 3 of Baldur’s Gate 3. Armor sets in Baldur’s Gate 3 increase your Armor Class and provide various buffs and skills. With the right armor equipped in BG3, you can gain access to spells that your class otherwise might not have.
This guide is about 10 of the best Armor in Baldur’s Gate 3; you will get to know where you can go to get these armor and what effects they give to the players using them.
1. Disintegrating Night Walkers
- Type: Boots
- Quality: Rare
Movement plays a vital role for players in Baldur’s Gate 3. That is the reason these boots are quite good to escape hurdles on the surface. Defeat True Soul Nere to get Disintegrating Night Walkers.
Once you put on these rare boots, it will provide you access to The Night Walker. You will also get the Misty step, which is a level 2 Conjuration Spell. It can help you to escape the battlefield quickly.
These boots allow you to not get Entangled, Enwebbed, Slip, or Ensnared on the surface where grease or ice can be seen. These boots are beneficial for the area where you experience ice or grease on the surface. Additionally, this armor is made for secrecy in honor of Shar.
2. Shadow Of Menzoberranzan
- Type: Helmet
- Quality: Uncommon
During your gameplay in Baldur’s Gate 3, you can start the quest “Protect the Myconid Circle”. The location of this quest can be found in Myconid Colony in the area of Underdark in the Treasure room. The coordinates of the room are X: 50 Y: 75.
The Shadow of Menzoberranzan helmet is a light armor but is quite helpful to keep your character safe when you have no other choice to select from. This armor gives you access to the ability of Shrouded in Shadow. This ability helps you be invisible unless you cast any spells. The invisibility can go away if you take any damage and you are going to attack anyone.
3. Adamantine Splint Armour
- Type: Heavy Armour (AC 17)
- Quality: Rare
Adamantine Splint Armour can be acquired by finishing the quest of The Adamantine Forge. Once you have completed the quest, you will get this armor as a reward in return. However, before you can craft this armor at the forge, you need to find the Splint Mould within the Grymforge area.
Adamantine Splint Armour is considered one of the best armors in Baldur’s Gate 3 as it reduces all incoming damage by 2. Adamantine Splint Armour protects you from critical hits, and enemies that attack you are affected by the Reeling debuff for 3 turns. This gives them a -1 Attack Roll penalty.
4. Grymskull Helm
- Type: Helmet
- Quality: Rare
Grymskull Helm is considered the best helmet armor in the game of Baldur’s Gate 3. You need to go to Adamantine Forge, where you will confront Grym. Once you are there, pull the lava valve, and the Grym will come into existence in front of you. Kill the forge protector to loot the Grymskull Helm.
Grymskull Helm provides resistance to Fire damage and protects the wearer from taking Critical Hits from enemies. On top of that, Grymskull Helm also gives you access to Hunter’s Mark spell.
5. Boots Of Aid And Comfort
- Type: Boots
- Quality: Uncommon
Boots Of Aid And Comfort can be bought from a merchant named Novice Grat. The location to find this merchant is in the Goblin Camp. You can reach the camp and slay the leader of the Goblin so that you can get the boots of Aid.
When you finally equip these uncommon boots on your character, you get 3 Temporary HP. These boots can give healing spells. If you want to heal yourself for temporary need, this armor is best to get it. It activates when you heal another target and gives you 3 Temporary HP.
6. Wapira’s Crown
- Type: Helmet
- Quality: Uncommon
To get Wapira’s Crown, you need to finish the quest of Save the Refugees in Baldur’s Gate 3. This location of the quest can be found in Druid Grove.
This Wapira’s Crown is an uncommon helmet that can give you the ability of Crowning Glory in Baldur’s Gate 3. This ability of this armor can provide you 1d6 HP at the time when you help someone to get healed. This armor is a great resource for gaining health and is helpful on the battlefield.
7. Cap Of Curing
- Type: Helmet
- Quality: Uncommon
Cap of Curing can be found at Druid Grove, near Alfira in Baldur’s Gate 3. Once you reach this place, you can see a locked chest; you can open it and get this Cap of Curing helmet Armor. This Helmet is Excellent to use on a Bard character. Keeping this helmet on a Bard character can give your allies 1d6 HP.
8. Circlet Of Fire
- Type: Helmet
- Quality: Uncommon
To acquire Circlet of Fire, you need to finish the quest of “Rescue the Grand Duke. “ You will get this uncommon helmet as a reward for completing the quest.
There are chances that you can find this armor at another place nearby Shattered Sanctum of Goblin Camp. This location has several chests which might contain the Circlet of Fire.
The good part of this uncommon helmet armor is that once you have equipped it, this can give you casting capabilities. It will provide you with extra spell slots.
9. Circlet Of Blasting
- Type: Helmet
- Quality: Rare
Circlet of Blasting is a rare Helmet in Baldur’s Gate 3. This armor can be bought from Blurg at the price of 650 GP. You can find the location of Blurg in Ebonlake Grotto. This rare helmet gives you the spell of Scorching Ray. This is an Evocation Spell of level 2 which give you the accessibility to aim three fire rays. You can aim these fire rays from a far distance of 18 meters. The fire damage it does is 2d6.
10. Headband Of Intellect
- Type: Helmet
- Quality: Rare
There is no specific location to look for the Headband of intellect helmet armor in Baldur’s Gate 3. You need to explore Baldur’s Gate 3 areas and regions, as you can only get this armor from the random monster when you will defeat him and get the reward in the form of this armor.
This armor increases the intelligence points of your character in Baldur’s Gate 3. The intelligent points this rare helmet gives are +4. We know how important intelligence points are to use your numerous skills and different spells. So, this is the best armor to fully use your spells and skills.
