Picking the best weapons, items, stat modifiers, spells, and well, armor sets in a video game, specially in RPGs is quite a chore. I mean, things get overly complicated when you need to use an Excel table in order to explain why a certain item is useful in a very specific situation that only happens once every blood moon. Thankfully, things aren’t as cryptic when you just clicked start and selected your difficulty settings. Having said that, here are the best early game armor sets in Wild Hearts. Don’t worry, you won’t see numbers today.
Best Early Game Armor Sets in Wild Hearts
Like said above, getting to choose the correct equipment early in the game will impact on how well you fight, how much you resist, and how many times you die. Well, you will have several options for armor sets across the lands. And when I say so, is because you will find all these wild materials that, once put to work, will create some early protection you will certainly need. It will become the ground base for the armor you will be able to use in spectacular fashion during the late game. For the time being, here are the best early game armor sets in Wild Hearts.
Fresh Fern Armor Set
The Fresh Fer armor set is one of the first sets you will be able to craft, and it is a considerable upgrade from your starting gear. As you can see below, you don’t require many materials to craft it, and you will be able to find all of them around the Giant Tree Trunk Camp. You will need to defeat a Ragetail and create a forge for Natsume to be able to craft this armor set.
| Armor Pieces | Materials |
|---|---|
| Fresh Fern Headgear | Ancient Lumber x2 |
| Fresh Fern Gauntlets | Ancient Lumber x2 Lizard Bloom x1 |
| Fresh Fern Body Armor | Ancient Lumber x2 Small Kemono Skin x1 |
| Fresh Fern Kusazuri | Small Crystal Ore x1 |
| Fresh Fern Sune-ate | Small Scale x1 |
Basara Human-Path Armor Set
If you wish to follow the Human-Path, then this is the armor you will want to choose. This set allows you to cure all your status effects with the use of Healing Water. You will also heal when using the Hunter’s Arm on Giant Kemono’s weak points. During the early game, this is one of the best armors you can pick due to its healing capabilities as well as its stats, that are quite competent in general.
| Armor Piece | Materials |
|---|---|
| Basara Helm (Human-Path) | Basara Teardrops x1 Kingtusk Bristle x3 Small Crystal Ore x4 200 Gold |
| Basara Gauntlets | Kingtusk Ivory x1 Kingtusk Horn x1 100 Gold |
| Basara Body Armor | Basara Teardrops x1 Kingtusk Ivory x3 Kingtusk Horn x5 200 Gold |
| Basara Field Hakama | Basara Teardrops x1 Kingtusk Thorn x2 Kingtusk Tail x3 200 Gold |
| Basara Sune-ate | Kingtusk Thorn x1 100 Gold |
Young Samurai Armor Set
This armor unlocks after creating a forge for Natsume. You will have a great amount of Nature resistance, a max health increase and a good evade distance boost. This is one of the most popular choices in the game, as you will be able to find all the necessary resources while naturally playing through the story, so go ahead and collect the Sapscourge and Ragetail parts.
| Armor | Materials |
|---|---|
| Young Samurai Helmet | Sapscourge Horn x1 Sapscourge Leafbeard x1 Small Scale x3 50 Gold |
| Young Samurai Gauntlets | Ragetail Fang x1 50 Gold |
| Young Samurai Body Armor | Ragetail Pelt x1 Sapscourge Tail x1 Sapscourge Leaf Beard x2 Ancient Lumber x2 50 Gold |
| Young Samurai Haidate | Sapscourge Horn x1 Sapscourge Tail x1 50 Gold |
| Young Samurai Sune-ate | Ragetail Fang x1 Ragetail Claw x1 Small Crystal Ore x2 50 Gold |
Roaming Bard Armor Set
The Roaming Bard armor set is available for you to craft once you get to Natsukodachi Isle. It has a quite decent solid elemental resistance along with a great basic defense stat that even surpasses the one that the Young Samurai armor sports. You will survive quite a decent amount of foes and hazards thanks to its abilities, so, if you get the chance, craft it. And you will, since it only requires some parts from a Dreadclaws and Spinegliders.
| Armor Pieces | Materials |
|---|---|
| Roaming Bard Mengu | Dreadclaw Corona x2 Dreadclaw Talon x3 Ancient Lumber x5 170 Gold |
| Roaming Bard Tekko | Spineglider Horn x2 Blue Stone x2 Coral Fragment x5 170 Gold |
| Roaming Bard Uwagi | Spineglider Claw x2 Spineglider Dripstone x1 Dreadclaw Sickle Feather x3 170 Gold |
| Small Roaming Bard Hakama | Dreadclaw Skin x2 Small Kemono Carpace x2 Bluestone x2 170 Gold |
| Roaming Bard Sune-ate | Spineglider Hide x2 Coral Fragment x5 170 Gold |
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And that’s all the best early game armor sets in Wild Hearts. Be sure to pick one of the above sets, and you will be good to face the early Kemonos you will meet in Azuma. Don’t worry, you will get better sets as you progress into the game, but someone has to start somewhere. Good luck!
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Published: Feb 23, 2023 02:09 am