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Armor in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is highly customizable and visual, whilst also providing protection to the player. Armor slots are divided into Chest pieces, Gloves, Trousers and Boots.

"No mighty mortal, no heap of meat or strongman can parry the strike of the Slyzard's tail". These are the words Geralt entrusted to one very special student during their training together at some point during his saga. Indeed, Witchers are called upon to battle beings that mere mortals could never tackle on their own. Some of these entities are huge in size and strength and can shatter the finest of metal armors with a motion of their limbs. It's for this reason that a monster slayer's first line of defense is agility. Of course, one cannot rely entirely on swift footwork and movement to protect them against even mere glancing blows so they make use of light armor, made mainly of leather and fabric with bits of metalwork when necessary.

There are three types of armor: Heavy, Medium and Light. Heavy armor limits Stamina regeneration an provides higher defenses, whilst Light Armor does not penalize it, at the expense of the lack of damage reduction.

See Upgrades for full lists of Runestones and Glyphs
See Blood and Wine Armor for the armor included in the expansion.

There are 3 craftsman levels: "Amateur", "Journeyman" and "Master". Amateur and Journeyman levels are releativily easy to find.

Only a select few craftmen are Master level and you must complete their questline to gain their services.

Armor Diagrams

Chest Armor

Gloves

Trousers

Boots

Armor Gallery

Chest Armor Diagrams

LIGHT ARMOR

Name and Info	AR	Glyph Slots	Bonuses	Materials	location
Warrior's Leather Jacket Amateur Armorer Required Witcher Gear Required Level 1	30		Bludgeoning Res +9% Slashing Res +18% Monster Res +12% Elemental Res +15%	2x Wire 1x Cured Leather 2x Leather Scraps 1x Kaer Morhen Armor	Unlocked from the start
Cidarian Gambeson Amateur Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 1	32	0	Piercing Res +7% Bludgeoning Res +10% Slashing Res +15%	2x Thread 4x Linen 1x Cured Leather 2x Leather Straps	Purchased from Willis (White Orchard)
Skellige Gambeson Amateur Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 2	38	0	Piercing Res +10% Bludgeoning Res +15% Slashing Res +15%	2x Thread 4x Linen 1x Silk 1x Cured Leather 3x Leather Straps	Purchased from Willis (White Orchard)
Kaedweni Gambeson Amateur Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 3	42	1	Piercing Res +10% Bludgeoning Res +15% Slashing Res +25%	3x Thread 3x Cured Leather 4x Linen 2x Leather Straps 1x Leather Scraps	Purchased from Willis (White Orchard)
Spikeroog Aketon Amateur Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 5	54	1	Piercing Res +10% Bludgeoning Res +15% Slashing Res +30%	2x Thread 3x Cured Leather 5x Linen 2x Leather Straps 3x Wire	??
Verden Archer's Gambeson Amateur Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 7	62		Bludgeoning Res +20% Slashing Res +20%	3x Thread 3x Cured Leather 5x Linen 5x Leather Straps 1x Silk	??
Bounty Hunter's Gambeson Amateur Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 8	67	1	Bludgeoning Res +25% Slashing Res +25%	4x Thread 4x Cured Leather 5x Linen 3x Leather Straps 1x Leather Scraps	Velen, chest near a Nekker monster den.
Ard Skellig Aketon Journeyman Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 13	92	1	Bludgeoning Res +30% Slashing Res +30%	5x Linen 2x Leather Scraps 2x Rope 2x Hardened Leather 1x String	Chest near the Monster Nest northwest of Hanged Man's Tree
Feline Armor Journeyman Craftsman Required Witcher Gear Required Level 17	105		Attack Power +5% Piercing Res +5% Slashing Res +5% Monster Res +5% Elemental Res +20%	2x Hardened Timber 1x Shirt 1x Powdered Monster Tissue 2x Hardened Leather 2x Dark Steel Plate	In a Cave northwest of Electors Square
Enhanced Feline Armor Journeyman Armorer Required Witcher Gear Required Level 23	135		Attack Power +10% Piercing Res +6% Slashing Res +8% Monster Res +8% Elemental Res +30%	1x Feline Armor 4x Hardened Leather 2x Dark Steel Plate 2x Lunar Shards 2x Monster Blood	Aeramas' Abandoned Manor
Shiadhal's Armor Amateur Armorer Required Relic Item Required Level 24	150		Igni Sign Intensity +20% Piercing Res +25% Bludgeoning Res +10% Slashing Res +25% Burn Res +100%	1x Silk 2x Cured Draconid Leather 5x Linen 3x Meteorite Silver Plate 2x Amber Dust	In a locked chest in Isolated Shack after quest Wild at Heart Purchased from Midcopse Armorer for 500 crowns Hidden Treasure south of Duen Hen
Superior Feline Armor Journeyman Armorer Required Witcher Gear Required Level 29	165		Attack Power +15% Piercing Res +8% Slashing Res +11% Monster Res +11% Elemental Res +35%	1x Enhanced Feline Armor 2x Cured Draconid Leather 2x Dimeritium Plate 3x Quicksilver Solution 4x Monster Hair	Located in a chest west of Dragonslayer's Grotto guarded by an Earth Elemental (unmarked on map)
Mastercrafted Feline Armor Master Armorer Required Witcher Gear Required Level 34	190		Attack Power +20% Piercing Res +10% Slashing Res +15% Monster Res +15% Elemental Res +45%	1x Superior Feline Armor 3x Cured Draconid Leather 2x Dimeritium Plate 2x Monster Tongue 1x Monster Hide	Monster Den south of Trottheim (Faroe)

MEDIUM ARMOR

Griffin Armor Journeyman Craftsman Required Witcher Gear Required Level 11	75	1	Sign Intensity +5% Piercing Res +5% Bludgeoning Res +5% Slashing Res +10% Monster Res +15%	1x Shirt 2x Hardened Leather 1x Meteorite Silver Plate 5x Leather Straps 2x Monster Eye	Dragonslayer's Grotto
Salmian Brigandine Journeyman Armorer Required Master Item Required Level 13	92	0	Piercing Res +15% Bludgeoning Res +20% Slashing Res +20%	5x Linen 2x Hardened Leather 2x Leather Straps 5x Nails 2x Steel Plate	??
Cidarian Cavalry Armor Journeyman Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 14	97	1	Pierce Res +15% Bludgeoning Res +20% Slashing Res +30%	3x Leather Scraps 3x Hardened Leather 4x Linen 5x Leather Straps 4x Steel Plate	In a chest outside the Monster Den northwest of Hanged Man's Tree
Redanian Halberdier's Armor Journeyman Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 15	102	1	Piercing Res +20% Bludgeoning Res +20% Slashing Res +30%	4x Leather Scraps 6x Linen 4x Steel Plate 3x Hardened Leather 5x Leather Straps	Can be bought by the armorer in Bridge to Kaer Trolde
Angrenian Cuirass Journeyman Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 16	107	1	Piercing Res +25% Bludgeoning Res +25% Slashing Res +35%	1x Meteorite Ore 3x Hardened Leather 4x Linen 3x Leather Straps 2x Dark Steel Plate	Defeat Nithral
Enhanced Griffin Armor Journeyman Craftsman Required Witcher Gear Required Level 18 7.39	110	2	Sign Intensity +10% Piercing Res +8% Bludgeoning Res +8% Slashing Res +14% Monster Res +20%	1x Griffin Armor 3x Hardened Leather 1x Meteorite Silver Plate 4x Linen 5x Monster Feather	White Eagle Fort
Superior Griffin Armor Journeyman Armorer Required Witcher Gear Required Level 26 20.8	150		Sign Intensity +15% Piercing Res +12% Bludgeoning Res +12% Slashing Res +18% Monster Res +25%	1x Monster Hide 3x Cured Draconid Leather 1x Enhanced Griffin Armor 2x Dimeritium Plate 2x Monster Heart	Bandit Camp north of Giants' Toes (Ard Skellig) or Can purchase from the Swordsmith in Mulbrydale after rescuing him southwest of the town
Mastercrafted Griffin Armor Master Armorer Required Witcher Gear Required Level 34	190		Sign Intensity +20% Piercing Res +17% Bludgeoning Res +16% Slashing Res +22% Monster Res +30%	1x Superior Griffin Armor 2x Cured Draconid Leather 3x Dimetrium Plate 1x Fifth Essence 1x Monster Brain	Hidden Treasure north of Redgil (Ard Skellig)

HEAVY ARMOR

Ursine Armor Journeyman Armorer Required Witcher Gear Required Level 20	120	Adrenaline Point Gain 5% Piercing Res +5% Bludgeoning Res +5% Slashing Res +15% Monster Res +20%	4x Linen 1x Shirt 1x Monster Bone 2x Hardened Leather 1x Dark Steel Plate	Yngvar's Fang (Fortress north of Urialla Harbor On An Skellig Isle)
Enhanced Ursine Armor Journeyman Armorer Required Witcher Gear Required Level 25	145	Adrenaline Point Gain +10% Piercing Res +10% Bludgeoning Res +10% Slashing Res +20% Monster Res +30%	1x Ursine Armor 3x Hardened Leather 1x Meteorite Silver Plate 5x String 5x Monster Hair	Grotto Cave on Ard Skellig
Mag Deira Cuirass Journeyman Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 26	157	Piercing Res +30% Bludgeoning Res +25% Slashing Res +30%	5x Wire 2x Cured Draconid Leather 4x Cured Leather 5x Leather Straps 2x Dark Steel Plate	Armorer in Kaer Trolde
Ban Ard Breastplate Journeyman Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 27	162	Piercing Res +30% Bludgeoning Res +20% Slashing Res +35%	1x Steel Plates 2x Cured Draconid Leather 5x Silk 4x Leather Straps 3x Dark Steel Plate	Armorer in Kaer Trolde
Nilfgaardian Guardsman Armor Journeyman Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 28	167	Piercing Res +35% Bludgeoning Res +30% Slashing Res +40%	1x Silk 2x Hardened Leather 2x Dark Steel Plate 2x Cured Draconid Leather 5x Leather Scraps	In a chest within the Werewolf's lair during Wild at Heart
Superior Ursine Armor Journeyman Craftsman Required Witcher Gear Required Level 30 19.45	170	Adrenaline Point Gain 15% Piercing Res +15% Bludgeoning Res +15% Slashing Res +25% Monster Res +35%	1x Monster Essence 3x Cured Draconid Leather 1x Monster Hide 2x Dimeritium Plate 1x Enhanced Ursine Armor	Monster cave north west of Hanged Man's Tree
Hindarsfjall Heavy Armor Journeyman Armorer Required Magic Item Required Level 30	177	Piercing Res +40% Bludgeoning Res +30% Slashing Res +45%	6x Wire 2x Cured Draconid Leather 2x Hardened Leather 5x Leather Scraps 4x Dark Steel Plate	Armorer in Kaer Trolde
Thyssen Armor Journeyman Armorer Required Relic Item Required Level 30	180	Piercing Res +20% Bludgeoning Res +20% Poison Res +100% Slashing Res +35% Chance to deflect projectiles with Quen +5%	1x Ruby Dust 2x Cured Draconid Leather 2x Hardened Leather 2x Meteorite Ingot 4x Dark Steel Plate	Armorer in Kaer Trolde
Impera Brigade Armor Journeyman Armorer Required Relic Item Required Level 30 11.28	180	Aard Sign Intensity +20% Piercing Res +40% Bludgeoning Res +35% Slashing Res +40% Elemental Res +25%	4x Silk 2x Cured Draconid Leather 2x Leather Straps 2x Sapphire Dust 1x Dimeritium Plate	Hidden Treasure point on the peninsula south of Condyle
Mastercrafted Ursine Armor Master Craftsman Required Witcher Gear Required Level 34 11.36	190	Adrenaline Point Gain 20% Piercing Res +25% Bludgeoning Res +25% Slashing Res +30% Monster Res +45%	1x Superior Ursine Armor 1x Cured Draconid Leather 3x Dimeritium Plate 1x Optima Mater 1x Monster Carapace	Destroyed Bastion (Guarded Treasure)