[Top 3] AC Valhalla Best Bear Armour Sets (And How To Get Them)

Don’t pillage as a Bare Viking, do it as a Viking Bear


Assassins Creed Valhalla has an enormous skill tree, with around 400 skill points needed to max it out. Within this skill tree there are 3 distinctions on each path which lend themselves to 3 different play styles. There is way of the raven, The way of the wolf and the way of the bear. Below are the top 3 armours in the ‘bear’ category, how good they are and where to get them. Skal!

 

3. Berserker Armour Set

The most literal "Bear" armour in the game (pictured above)

The “bear” skill tree in Valhalla focuses on high damage and high armour, in old gamer speak it’s the ‘tanky’ class. This set based on what certain viking berserkers would have worn fits the bill very early into the game. The Viking berserkers were actually outcasts in society, their ferocity and bloodlust and disregard for who they attacked on the battlefield made them a controversial hire for chieftains at the time.

 There are armour sets slightly better than this stats wise, but bear with me here there are reasons why it has made the list. 

It’s bonus traits are an increase to speed when taking damage (this bonus stacks 5 times) and general increases to your attack and armour points. These bonuses depending on how you play the game are invaluable at the start, and still useful at the end of the game.  

Why is it so great?

  • With any edition of the game that isn’t standard you get the armour first thing into the game,
  • When gotten so early you can improve and mould your play style to it,
  • Bonuses are perfect honestly, 
  • You literally wear a bears head as a helmet,

How to get this?

As I mentioned before, if you have the standard edition of the game you will have to buy from the ubisoft store or hope the luck of Reda’s store pulls through. If you have gold/ultimate edition it will already be there.

2. Brigandine Armour Set

Brigandine Armour

Brigandine armour was a staple of the time. (Above)

A Brigandine is armour made from very heavy cloth/leather/canvas lined with steel plates riveted into whatever fabric was used. This is the same principle of modern day bullet proof/flak vests. This technique has been used for so long that no one is 100% certain where/when it started, but one thing we do know is Vikings had them, so A+ for accuracy. 

This armour is a great example of how good looking but functional a lot of the armours in this game are. The bonuses on this armour mean you can use it throughout with a couple of upgrades. The bonuses are an increase in melee damage and increased armour when ‘surrounded by more than 2 enemies’. This helps with all of the river raids which at certain points into the game do become challenging as well as being almost like having a companion when attacking camps on your own. 

Why is it so great?

  • Not difficult to obtain, just a little time consuming,
  • The bonuses are so so useful late game, 
  • Another great looking armour, 
  • Fitting in with the time compared to more outlandish sets, 
  • Great stats, 
  • Heavily helped by the way of the bear skill tree, 

Where to get it?

This armour is in 5 locations, 3 parts in Cent (Kent) and 2 parts in Sciropescire (Shropshire). 

The trousers are in Dover Fortress in Cent. When you arrived at the area a white staircase icon will appear, these stairs lead to a restricted area full of guards. After you clear the area and take out a wall you get the armour chest. 

The gauntlets are in Beamasfield Cent. Beamasfield is West of Canterbury and contains a few hostile guards. To unlock the building where the chest is, clear the area use Odin sight to find the keys and Ivans your uncle. 

The armour is in Canterbury Cathedral Cent. Behind a locked door inside the cathedral, you need to find the gap to shoot the lock with an arrow. Follow the path through the door and you will get the armour, simple. 

The helmet is located in Wenlocan Outpost Sciropescire. Hidden behind a large rock inside a cave in the outpost you will set your hands on this helmet. Nothing too complicated. 

The cape is in Quatford Sciropescire. Found in a little underground area, picture below for guidance. There are a few fences to smash through down here, once your carpentry work is done you will find a large chest with said cape. 

1. Rus Armour Set

The pinnacle of Viking fashion. A must have this season. (Above)

Named for a norse state of Kievan Rus/Kyivan Rus, the cultural ancestor of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine (that’s awkward), this area was famed for smithing and quality. Fitting then that this armour is the best in line with the ‘bear’ skill tree and also looks the most authentic. 

At it’s base level it gives you a +10 to both melee resistance and +10 to armour in general. As a plus your attack stat increases as you get more outnumbered, +8,+12 and a whopping +20 when surrounded by 3 or more enemies, 4 or more enemies and 5 or more enemies respectively. If you want to be a tank then this is Tiger or the Challenger. 

Why is it so Great?

  • Great stats
  • Incredible bonus traits
  • Most canonically sound armour
  • Looks incredible
  • Could beat the game on any difficulty with this

Where to get it?

For this armour you need the Wrath of the Druids DLC. Once you get Dublin to level 3 renown this armour set becomes available for purchase. Using the texts, delicacies and luxuries you find through Ireland you buy this through the trade posts. 

  • Armour-30 delicacies
  • Bracers-80 texts and 30 delicacies
  • Breeches-100 clothing and 40 delicacies
  • Helmet-60 clothing, 60 texts and 20 delicacies
  • Cloak-30 delicacies and 40 luxuries
  • Shield-80 clothing, 45 delicacies, 30 luxuries 

Yes that is a lot but for possibly the best armour in the game it Is so worth it. 

So there you have the top 3 way of the bear aligned armours in the game, my advice is grab yourself a special edition, most places have them on discounts now. Use the berserker armour till your find the brigandine armour, then use that till you conquer Dublin. 

 

Thanks for reading and Happy hunting. 

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Caught between being professional viking, a cowboy and a goth, Matt has a natural ability for drinking whiskey and tequila, but his true passion is gaming, wrestling and music.
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