Conan Exiles is a game that can be played clothesless! From realistic physics, to the unprecedented sense of freedom that comes with streaking across open deserts and frightening the natives who all try to wear at least a loincloth to battle the elements, it can be quite liberating if you play it this way. I certainly have!

At least until you run face first into a cloud of toxic gas, or step foot into the superheated insides of the volcano or touch a bare toe down on a snowy tundra and it freezes off. Let's take a look at some armor you can don reluctantly to extend your lifespan from reckless exile to hardened survivor.

Champion’s Armor

The Champion's Armor (Shown Above) lives up to it's name with a multitude of amazing buffs and high temperature resistance!

While there are many armors out there that can help you survive, the best ones are the ones that give you extra buffs! The Champion’s Armor is one such armor, not only does it have great cold and heat resistance, but it also gives you a lot of extra fun stuff as well. This earns it a spot on our list of bests.

Champion’s Armor is great for:

• The Helmet periodically removes bleeding from the wearer and grants a bonus of +5 to your grit stat.
• The Chestpiece removes poisons periodically and also grants a bonus to your strength weapon damage stat of +3
• The Gauntlets add another +5 to your grit stat! Which means extra stamina!
• If you’re not a fan of corruption, the Leggings remove this periodically as well as give you another bonus to your strength weapon damage stat of +3
• The Boots remove crippling effects periodically and give you another +5 to your grit stat

Champion’s Armor Stats:

• 73% Damage Reduction
• Armor Value 1,420
• Heat Resistance 9
• Cold Resistance 9

How to get Champion’s Armor:

So you’re convinced this is what you need and you want it you say? Getting this armor isn’t too entirely difficult, but it will take some preparation and commitment. The knowledge is obtained by interacting with a stele in the hallway near the Arena Champion in the Warmaker's Sanctuary. This is a dungeon inside what’s known as Klael’s Stronghold. 

Then you’ll need armor scraps which most of the bosses in this sprawling dungeon drop as well as the Champion himself further in the center of it.

GodBreaker Armor

If you want to break some Gods with the Godbreaker Armor (Shown Above), just make sure you take care not to let things get too heated!

One can’t mention the Champion’s Armor without talking about the Godbreaker Armor! Both of these armors give you extra help when it comes to surviving your exile. And if white is not your style, well this one is all black!

Godbreaker Armor is great for:

• You get additional grit with this helmet, a +5, and also it functions as a breathing mask. No more running into toxic fumes face first!
• The Chestpiece helps you heal better and grants additional armor value.
• The Gauntlets give you a +3 to your strength weapon damage.
• These Leggings help you out with a +3 to your agility weapon damage and increase your stamina regeneration.
• The Boots add a +15 to your carrying capacity as well as repairing your equipped weapon for a slight amount whenever you take damage.

Godbreaker Armor Stats:

• 74% Damage Reduction
• Armor Value 1,440
• Cold Resistance 10
• Heat Resistance 2

How to get Godbreaker Armor:

If this armor stole your heart and you can’t live without it, it's found in the same area as the Champion’s Armor, another stele near the exit of where you fight the champion teaches you how to craft it.

Redeemed Legion Armor

The Redeemed Legion Armor (Shown Above) will strengthen whoever wears it, perhaps this happens because its so heavy?

If you want an armor that hits harder than the others when it comes to weapons that center around strength then the Redeemed Legion Armor is a great choice. This armor is all about helping out strength and giving you the ability to carry more without it weighing you down. It also isn’t too challenging to track down in comparison to the first two and you might be able to get your hands on it earlier because of this.

The Redeemed Legion Armor is great for:

• Redeemed Legion Helmet gives you a +6 on Strength Weapon Damage
• Redeemed Legion Pauldron also gives you a +6 on Strength Weapon Damage
• Redeemed Legion Gauntlets give you +40 Health
• Redeemed Legion Tasset gives you a +15 on Stamina
• Redeemed Legion Boots help out with a +30 on Carrying Capacity

The Redeemed Legion Armor Stats:

• 69% Damage Reduction
• Cold Resistance 7
• Heat Resistance 7

How to get the Redeemed Legion Armor:

This armor can be found by learning the knowledge you gain by touching the stele’s inside the Black Keep. Once you’ve done that you can craft it with any armorer thrall in the workbench.

Void Forged Dragonbone Armor

If you want the health and stamina of a dragon, look no further than the Void Forged Dragonbone Armor (Shown Above)!

This armor has a decent helping of extra health to provide as well as enhancing your strength abilities a bit and giving you some extra stamina. For those of us who like a bit of style with our survival, it makes up for its low temperature resistance with how cool it looks!

Void Forged Dragonbone Armor is great for:

• The Voidforged Dragonbone Helmet gives +20 Health
• The Voidforged Dragonbone Tunic gives +6 Strength Weapon Damage
• The Voidforged Dragonbone Bracers gives +40 Health
• The Voidforged Dragonbone Kilt gives +10 Stamina
• The Voidforged Dragonbone Boots gives +20 Health

Void Forge Dragonbone Stats:

• 52% Damage reduction
• Cold Resistance 2
• Heat Resistance 2

How to get Void Forge Dragonbone Armor:

You can get your hands on this armor by interacting with the stele at the bottom of the sinkhole in the middle of the desert. You just have to get past the undead dragon guarding it first and fight your way through the corruption in the pit itself.

Skelos Cultist Master’s Armor (Highmane’s Arsenal)

The Skelos Cultist Master's Armor (Seen Above) is so amazing, it empowers literally everyone that chooses to nominate you as Leader! Or, is enslaved by you, same difference right?

So far all our armors have been heavy, it's time for something medium. Not too lightweight but with amazing buffs that can help you empower your followers so you can send an army of thralls after whoever challenges you. And capture that army successfully of course!

Link to Mod Page:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2794943951

Skelos Cultist Master’s Armor is great for:

• The Hood gives you a few awesome buffs, follower damage +8% as well as Agility Weapon Damage +3% and Concussive Damage +10% for knocking thralls unconscious easier
• The Chestpiece gives you the same, Follower Damage +8%, Agility Weapon Damage +3% and Concussive Damage +10%
• The Handwraps give you the same, Follower Damage +8%, Agility Weapon Damage +3% and Concussive Damage +10%
• The Leggings give you the same, Follower Damage +8%, Agility Weapon Damage +3% and Concussive Damage +10%
• The Shoes give you the same, Follower Damage +8%, Agility Weapon Damage +3% and Concussive Damage +10%

Skelos Cultist Master’s Armor Stats:

• 48% Damage Reduction
• Cold Resistance 6
• Heat Resistance 3
• Total Follower Damage 40%

How to get the Skelos Cultist Master’s Armor:

This recipe can either be learned from a journal lying on the ground near the top of the south stairs heading up to the Shrine of the Oracle, or it could drop from looting sorcerers if they are still around in the Age of War Chapter.

Unyielding Armor (Highmane’s Arsenal)

When being a Champion just isn't good enough, it's time to upgrade your armor to the Unyielding Armor (Shown Above) for some extra oomph.

So the Champion’s Armor isn’t doing it for you, it’s not quite perfect? This armor uses that armor to become even better at protecting you from just about everything that could kill you. The only thing you’ll need to worry about is temperature resistance, but a few potions should round that out.

Link to Mod Page:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2794943951

Unyielding Armor is great for:

• The Unyielding Helmet provides Sandstorm and Toxic Gas immunity while also removing corruption over time. It increases your Carrying Capacity by 2 as well.
• The Unyielding Chestguard gives you Empowered (+10%) for four seconds on dodging as well as a +22 for Health and another +2 for Carrying Capacity
• The Unyielding Gauntlets remove all bleeds once every five seconds, they also add +22 to your Health and make you poison resistant with another +2 to your Carrying Capacity
• The Unyielding Leggings restore 15 to 157 Health on a kill over 15 seconds. They add another +22 to your health, improve your stamina recovery by 10% and scale your health higher (Max 700)
• The Unyielding Boots remove cripple effects once every 8 seconds, give another +22 Health and increase your Carrying Capacity by 2

Unyielding Armor Stats:

• 69% Damage Reduction
• Cold Resistance 3
• Heat Resistance 3
• Sandstorm Mask Buff
• Stamina Regeneration +10%

How to get Unyielding Armor:

You’re able to learn the feat for this recipe with all your other feats and then you simply need to get the right ingredients to craft it. Which are more high end ingredients. You’ll need the champion’s armor and then you use it to upgrade it into this armor with some Eldarium and fragments of power.

Darkguard Armor (Evil’s Cabinet Mod)

Sometimes simple is best and with the Darkguard Armor (Shown Above), simple is what you get!

If you’re searching for something more simple, without all the extra little perks but you don’t want to deal with melting your own face off or freezing fingers and toes off, then this is the armor for you. It comes with a well rounded defense and resistance against the elements. The best part of all is it's easier to get your hands on and craft than the others.

Link to Mod Page:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2854276803

Darkguard Armor is great for:

• Element Resistance
• Decent Armor Rating
• Decent Damage Reduction

Darkguard Armor Stats:

• 68% Damage Reduction
• Cold Resistance 10
• Heat Resistance 10

How to get Darkguard Armor:

You learn this as a regular feat and then you just need some hardened steel, some perfected heavy padding and hardened leather and you’re able to make it!

Thorpe’s Armor (Highmane’s Arsenal)

One of the better armors to nab early on in the game before you get fully established is Thorpe's Armor, (Seen Above). This armor can carry you easily from the beginning of the game into the late game content.

It’s easy for normal armor to appear, well, normal of course, after seeing all the different buffs and perks that can come with the greats. So this one helps out a bit and settles itself in a nice middle ground. Ease of crafting makes it something that you can get your hands on early enough without much stress.

Link to Mod Page:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2794943951

Thorpe’s Armor is great for:

• Well rounded temperature resistance helps you stand strong in the most extreme places on the map
• Decent Damage Reduction for Medium Armor
• Toxic Cloud and Sandstorm Resistance with the Sandstorm Mask Perk

Thorpe’s Armor Stats:

• 49% Damage Reduction
• Cold Resistance 5
• Heat Resistance 5
• Sandstorm Mask Buff

How to get Thorpe’s Armor:

Once you learn the feat for this armor all you need is some perfected Medium Padding and some Eldarium and Ice Shards and last but not least, those fragments of power to make it!

Master’s Armor (Highmane’s Arsenal)

With the Master's Armor, you'll be moving faster, recovering stamina easier and scaling cliffs with ease! You'll leave every other new player in the dust and super confused, since what you're wearing looks similar to what they're wearing. It's just better!

We’ve covered Heavy Armor and Medium Armor so far, now it's time to go over some Light Armor that can seriously empower you without slowing you down at all. The best part of this armor set is it has no headpiece! So you can choose to let your hair flow free or steal one of those helmets from the heavier sets to give yourself some extra perks!

Link to Mod Page: 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2794943951

Master’s Armor is great for:

• The Chestpiece provides improved stamina recovery as well as Agility Weapon Damage +9% and Strength Weapon Damage +9%
• The Wristwraps allow you to climb at reduced stamina cost as well as giving out the same Agility Weapon Damage +9% and Strength Weapon Damage +9%
• You’re able to swim faster with the Master’s Tattered Pants and it adds on another +9% to your Agility Weapon Damage and +9% to your Strength Weapon Damage
• Climbing with less effort is only so good as climbing faster! These Sandals help you scale cliffsides faster and give the same +9% to both Agility and Strength Weapon Damage

Master’s Armor Stats:

• 16% Damage Reduction
• 10% Increased Stamina
• Increased Swim Speed
• Increased Climbing Speed
• Decreased Climbing Stamina Drain
• Heat and Cold Resistance 1

How to get Master’s Armor:

You guessed it, you can craft this after you learn the feat in your feat list! Then it's just perfected light padding, eldarium and fragments of power with a bit of lingering essences.

Infused Abyssal Armor (Highmane’s Arsenal)

If you're going to go big, this is the way to do it, Infused Abyssal Armor, (Shown Above) has been enhanced over three times!

If you’re looking for high powered demonic armor that shows off the fact you’re into sacrificing innocent people and harnessing dark powers that can still pack in a load of helpful perks, look no further. The only thing better than Abyssal Armor is Abyssal armor that’s been enhanced THREE times!

Link to Mod Page: 

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2794943951

Armor Name is great for:

• The Infused Abyssal Helm gives you +4% Strength and Agility Weapon Damage, 160 Health and the Corrupted Status
• Another whopping +160 Health as well as +4% to Agility and Strength Weapon Damage from the Chestpiece
• Infused Abyssal Gloves give +4% to Agility and Strength Weapon Damage and a +60 to your Carrying Capacity
• The Infused Abyssal Leggings give +160 Health and +4% to Agility and Strength Weapon Damage
• The Infused Abyssal Boots give +4% to Strength and Agility Weapon Damage and +50 to your Stamina

Armor Name Stats:

• Heavy Corruption, Max Health is Reduced by 170
• Cold and Heat Resistance is 5
• 61% Damage Reduction
• Ability to use the Abyssal Bow

How to get Armor Name:

To get this armor you’ll need the base game abyssal armor which you can get through ritualistic sacrifice to a demon. You’ll need sacrificial blood in a flask acquired from sacrificing thralls, demon blood, acquired from killing demonic creatures and heavy padding. Then you simply take that and enhance it with composite obsidian, layered silk and twine to make it bound Abyssal Armor and then you enhance it a third time with Eldarium and fragments of power.

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