Link has to face many challenges in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, one of which is the severe weather conditions. Few locations in the open world have such a chilly climate that you cannot survive there without adequate protection and preparation. You can apply a few tactics to protect yourself against cold, such as eating food to restore body heat and sitting near the fire, but none of them work as well as the Snowquill Armor Set in Zelda: TotK.
For an early-game armor, it is extremely costly but totally worth it in the long run. Let us help you find it.
Snowquill Armor Location
You can get all three pieces of the Snowquill armor set from the same location in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Make your way to Rito Village, and you can buy all three armor pieces from the Brazen Beak shop at coordinates (3629, 1799, and 0187).
| Item | Cost (Rupees) | Defense |
| Snowquill Headress | 650 | 3 |
| Snowquill Tunic | 500 | 3 |
| Snowquill Trousers | 1000 | 3 |
| Total | 2150 | 9 |
Despite the extremely high price, the individual gear items from the Snowquill armor set carry, it is imperative that you get all three. Once you acquire all three items from Snowquill armor and equip them, you get the Unfreezable Set Bonus, which saves you from getting frozen from cold attacks by enemies.
Snowquill Armor Upgrades and Stats
Snowquill Armor is a three-piece armor set in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom that offers Cold Resistance due to the Rito feathers it is made up of. This armor set has a Base Defense value of 9 and costs you 2150 rupees.
This armor set is a must-have as you will need it to traverse through chilly regions, such as the way to the Gutanbac Shrine and the Hebra Mountains. You must know the exact location of this insulating armor set.
Like the rest of the armor in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Snowquill armor can also be upgraded up to 4 stars at the Great Fairy Fountains with the help of proper upgrade materials and rupees. Each piece of Snowquill Armor requires the same items and rupees for each upgrade.
| Level | Defense | Items Required |
| 1 Star | 5 | 3x Red Chuchu Jelly, 10 Rupees |
| 2 Stars | 8 | 5x Red Chuchu Jelly, 3x Warm Saffina, 50 Rupees |
| 3 Stars | 12 | 5x Sunshroom, 5x Fire Keese Wings, 200x Rupees, 3x Fire-Breath Lizalfos Tail |
| 4 Stars | 20 | 5x Ruby, 5x Fire-Breath Lizalfos Horn, 500 Rupees, 10x Fire-Breath Lizalfos Tail |
Can you get Snowquill Armor for free?
To plainly answer this question, NO. You can’t have Snowquill armor set for free in Zelda: TotK. You can’t find or loot any piece of Snowquill armor, nor can you haggle the shop owner for any discount. The only way to obtain a Snowquill armor set is by purchasing all the individual pieces from the same shop in Rito Village.
This armor doesn’t drop from scanning any amiibo either, making your journey to the Rito Village’s shop a must.
