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The first set of armor you can find to give Link some extra defense inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis the Archaic Armor, and you’ll find it before you’re finished with Great Sky Island. As you work to find all the Shrines and receive your powers, look a bit off the beaten path for some early-game armor. It doesn’t offermuchprotection, but anything is better than nothing!
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But the Archaic Armor Set can be a bit tricky to find, especially with so much to take in. Let us help you find the Archaic Armor Set!
This guide contains spoilers for early parts of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
How To Get The Archaic Legwear
TheArchaic Legwearis the first piece of the Archaic Armor Set you’ll find in Tears of the Kingdom, and it’s pretty early on in your adventure.
While learning about thedive mechanicas you’re leaving theRoom of Awakening, you have three platforms from which you’ll be diving.
Thethird divein this area is the largest, butdive into the pool belowas instructed.
Water will soften your landing, no matter the height from which you’ve jumped. Keep this in mind throughout your Tears of the Kingdom playthrough.
After emerging from the pool, before going through the door to your right, you’ll notice atreasure chest within the rubble. Inside is the Archaic Legwear.
The Archaic Legwear in Tears of the Kingdom offer Link onlyone defensepoint, but it’s certainly better than nothing this early on!
How To Get The Archaic Tunic
TheArchaic Tunicis probably theeasiest to missfrom the Archaic Armor Set in Tears of the Kingdom.
It’s insidePondside Cave, which you’ll find in theSouthwest side of the Great Sky Island. You head through the area after finishing theIn-Isa Shrine, in which you got theFuseability.
After finishing the Shrine,head Easttoward the Zonai encampment, and handle the Zonai Constructs and Chu Chus here.
you may avoid this fight if you’re low on health or not ready for combat quite yet.
At the back corner of this area is acave, right past theZonai Construct with the piece ofWoodfor its weapon.
Inside the cave, there are plenty ofKeeseand your firstBubbulfrogof the game, which you’ll need to defeat in order to safely move through the cave.
Once these enemies have been defeated, it’s tempting to continue on through the exit, butdon’t leave this cave after you’ve defeated the Bubbulfrog.
Instead, there’s anotheropening toward the North side of the cave.
Use thecompass position of your mapif the fight turned you around - now, and for the rest of the game.
Head into this opening, and the Archaic Tunic is inside a chestin the rubble just inside, beside theBrightbloom Seeds.
The Archaic Tunic in Tears of the Kingdom grants Linkplus one defense.
How To Get The Archaic Warm Greaves
The final piece of the Archaic Armor Set in Tears of the Kingdom is theArchaic Warm Greaves, which can be found after completing theGutanbac Shrinein theSouthwest of the Great Sky Island.
In order to get the Archaic Warm Greaves to complete your Archaic Armor Set, you need to have theAscend abilityunlocked, meaningyouneed to finish Gutanbac Shrine first.
After finishing the Shrine and speaking to Rauru, lookEastwardtoward alarge tree stumpnearby as soon as you’ve left Gutanbac Shrine.
Drop down from the ledgethe Shrine exited you onto, thenuse Ascend through the piece of bark overhanging off the cliffby the tree stump.
Once up there, headinto the tree stump, where you’ll find a treasure chest containing the final piece of the Archaic Armor Set, the Archaic Warm Greaves.
Not only do the Archaic Warm Greaves offertwo defense, but they’re also your very first piece ofcold-resistant armor.
Equip them immediately to provide somewarmthfrom the cold on your back to the Temple of Time - no moreSpicy Peppersfor you.
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