Assassin Armor Sets are a great way to create gameplay that reminds you of the OG Assassin’s Creed games. In Odyssey, the assassin vibe is toned down, there are no hidden blades, sneaking and killing from the shadows isn’t that important and the game doesn’t feel like an Assassin’s Creed game all that much.
However, the game gives you the greatest thing in return, freedom. That means, that if you love playing as an assassin, you can go for it and equip your protagonist with the best gear and armor for an assassin.
Assassin Armor Sets are the best armor sets that boost the necessary skills and abilities used by assassins. These particular sets will boost your chances to kill the enemies from the shadow, sneak into forts unseen, move silently, etc.
All in all, if you want to feel just like Ezio, but in Ancient Greece, then suit up, get these following sets, and start your assassin life in the Greek World of Odyssey!
1. Snake Armor Set
Kassandra wearing the Snake Armor Set in the Elysium
A legendary armor set, combining poison with assassination to create the deadliest combination. This phrase sums up the Snake Armor Set. It is a set that will boost your assassin damage and let you use poison along with assassination. Be sure to combine those two to create this deadly mix.
In my opinion, the armor is an awesome set and one of my favorites. I managed to get it fairly quickly, around the 20th level, so this is a great feature. It boosts your assassin damage which allows you to invest in assassin abilities and use them very efficiently. Altogether the set makes for a great boost to your assassin-style gameplay.
What Snake Armor Set Excels In:
- boosts your assassin damage
- boosts your poison damage
- boosts the intoxication duration
- allows for slow and passive assassination via intoxication effect
- makes for a great mixture to use with poison abilities
Snake Armor Set Details:
Viper’s Hood
- Stats for level: 17
- 134 Armor
- +9% Assassin Damage
- +2 Seconds Intoxicated Duration
Scaled Torso
- Stats for level: 11
- 87 Armor
- +9% Assassin Damage
- +8% Poison Damage
Venom Gloves
- Stats for level: 19
- 114 Armor
- +9% Assassin Damage
- +10% Elemental Buildup
Slithering Belt
- Stats for level: 13
- 113 Armor
- +9% Assassin Damage
- +8% Poison Damage
Noxious Boots
- Stats for level: 18
- 104 Armor
- +9% Assassin Damage
- +2 Seconds Intoxicated Duration
+30% Intoxicated Damage and Weakening Effect when whole set is worn
How To Get Snake Armor Set:
Most of the set can be obtained on your own and you will not have to complete quests from mainline quests. You will have to finish the “Snake in the Grass” quest to receive the Scaled Torso. After this quest, you need to follow the main story and unlock the Cult of Kosmos. Afterward, find all members of the Eyes of Kosmos and eliminate them to get the whole Snake Armor Set. You can obtain the whole set around the 20th level, so start looking for it around that time.
2. Pirate Armor Set
Pirate Armor set is the perfect combination of Assassin style and CRIT advantages
Right off the beginning of the ranking, we start with an awesome legendary armor set. Are you looking for CRIt and Assassin Damage boosts? If the answer is yes, then great, you have just found the armor set that will suit you perfectly.
The boosts that this set gives you are a great and well-balanced combination of CRIT Chance, CRIT Damage, and the Assassin Damage improvement. I believe that CRIT Chance & Damage suits assassin armor very well and this is what makes the Pirate Armor Set such a good armor to get in Odyssey.
What Pirate Armor Set Excels In:
- boosts the Assassin Damage
- it is relatively quick to get all the pieces of the set
- you don’t need to follow the main storyline to get all the armor pieces
- boosts CRIT Chance
- boosts CRIT Damage
- perfect for mid-game
Pirate Armor Set Details:
Pirate Hood
- Stats for level: 30
- 340 Armor
- +11% Assassin Damage
- +6% CRIT Chance while Full Health
Pirate Gauntlets
- Stats for level: 19
- 114 Armor
- +9% Assassin Damage
- +10% CRIT Damage
Pirate Armor
- Stats for level: 27
- 370 Armor
- +11% Assassin Damage
- +15% Adrenaline on Assassination Kill
Pirate Waistband
- Stats for level: 24
- 305 Armor
- +11% Assassin Damage
- +3% CRIT Chance
Pirate Treads
- Stats for level: 30
- 243 Armor
- +11% Assassin Damage
- +6% CRIT Chance while Full Health
+50% Damage with Assassin Abilities when whole set is worn
How To Get Pirate Armor Set:
You will have to defeat all the members of the Gods of the Aegean Sea to get the whole set. Once you unlock the first member of the branch, you will be able to kill them without completing any mainline quests. To get the last piece of armor you will have to be around level 30.
3. Pilgrim Armor Set
The best Assassin-oriented armor set in the game
My own personal favorite armor set in AC Odyssey. The Pilgrim Armor Set is a perfect combination of boosts that make your gameplay fun and diverse. With this armor, you will be able to focus on both assassinations, as well as open battles which is my favorite mix in the game.
The main capabilities and powers of this set are its immense boosts to assassin damage and Adrenaline on Assassination. Both are perfect boosts when playing typical Assassin-like gameplay. Moreover, the armor set boosts damage with daggers, my favorite weapon by the way, and allows for faster movement when crouching. A perfect combination of stealth and power.
What Pilgrim Armor Set Excels In:
- boosts Assassin Damage
- boosts Damage with Daggers
- boosts Adrenaline on Assassination Kill
- increases movement speed when crouching
- perfect for assassins
- ideal to use with Shadow of Nyx Ability
- ideal Assassin Armor Set
Pilgrim Armor Set Details:
Pilgrim’s Hood
- Stats for level: 50
- 800 Armor
- +15% Assassin Damage
- +15% Damage with Daggers
Pilgrim’s Garment
- Stats for level: 50
- 1040 Armor
- +15% Assassin Damage
- +25% Adrenaline on Assassination Kill
Pilgrim’s Gloves
- Stats for level: 50
- 572 Armor
- +15% Assassin Damage
- +15% Adrenaline per Hit
Pilgrim’s Belt
- Stats for level: 50
- 1040 Armor
- +17% Assassin Damage
- +30% Adrenaline on Assassination Kill
Pilgrim’s Boots
- Stats for level: 50
- 572 Armor
- +15% Assassin Damage
- +20% Movement Speed while Crouching
-100% Adrenaline Consumed by Shadow of Nyx Ability when the whole set is worn
How To Get Pilgrim Armor Set:
You will have to travel a bit to get this armor set. To get the whole Pilgrim Armor Set you will have to loot chests at five different locations. These locations are Eleusis Telestarion in Attika, the Temple of Athena in Sparta, the Akropolis of Argos in Argolis, the Temple of the Golden-Bowed Goddess in Malis, and the Temple of Britomartis in Messara.
4. Master Assassin’s Armor Set
The perfect armor set for any Master Assassin
You know you are dealing with an assassin armor set when it has “Assassin” written in its name. The Master Assassin’s Armor Set is a special set in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, which you can get only after completing the third episode of the DLC “Legacy of the First Blade” and I am just going to say that it is worth it! This armor set is my preferred combination, which is poison damage, assassin damage, and something additional.
This set is in many ways similar to the Snake Armor Set. However, it has one huge advantage over the aforementioned set. One of the boosts it gives is Adrenaline per Hit which is crucial. This boost allows you to use more abilities much faster than before, as long as you hit your opponents. A great combination if you don’t manage to stay hidden.
What Master Assassin’s Armor Set Excels In:
- boosts Assassin Damage
- boosts Poison Damage
- adds to the Intoxicated Duration
- increases Adrenaline per Hit
- great perk to the must-use ability with this set: Vanish Ability
Master Assassin’s Armor Set Details:
Master Assassin’s Hood
- Stats for level: 55
- 940 Armor
- +17% Assassin Damage
- +6 Seconds Intoxicated Duration
Master Assassin’s Robes
- Stats for level: 55
- 1221 Armor
- +17% Assassin Damage
- +24% Poison Damage
Master Assassin’s Bracers
- Stats for level: 55
- 672 Armor
- +17% Assassin Damage
- +18% Adrenaline per Hit
Master Assassin’s Belt
- Stats for level: 55
- 1221 Armor
- +17% Assassin Damage
- +24% Poison Damage
Master Assassin’s Boots
- Stats for level: 55
- 672 Armor
- +17% Assassin Damage
- +6 Seconds Intoxicated Duration
Vanish Ability intoxicates enemies and costs no Adrenaline
How To Get Master Assassin’s Armor Set:
Once you get to the third episode of Legacy of the First Blade you will face the Order of Dominion. You have to eliminate all the members of the order to get the armor set. What’s more, you will also have to complete the DLC to get it, so once you kill all the members, finish the mainline quests and you will receive the armor.
5. Armor Of The Fallen Set
The most hellish armor set in the whole game
Let’s end this ranking with an armor that you can get at the latest point in the game and only in the DLC. This armor is a nice addition to the main game armor sets available. It boosts your Assassin Damage and also boosts Warrior and Hunter Damage which makes it a very versatile armor set.
My biggest problem with this armor is that it isn’t as great outside Tartaros. It is great to use it there, but apart from that it doesn’t include anything that especially helps in my assassin style of play. However, the Assassin Damage boost is a nice addition anyways.
What Armor Of The Fallen Set Excels In:
- boosts Assassin Damage
- boosts Hunter Damage
- boosts Warrior Damage
- perfect to use in Tartaros
- a nice DLC addition
Armor Of The Fallen Set:
Helmet of the Fallen
- Stats for level: 74
- 1708 Armor
- +21% Warrior Damage
- Protects 10% max Health while in Tartaros Rifts
Chestplate of the Fallen
- Stats for level: 74
- 2219 Armor
- +21% Warrior Damage
- Protects 10% max Health while in Tartaros Rifts
Gauntlets of the Fallen
- Stats for level: 74
- 1109 Armor
- +21% Hunter Damage
- Protects 10% max Health while in Tartaros Rifts
Waistband of the Fallen
- Stats for level: 74
- 2017 Armor
- +21% Assassin Damage
- Protects 10% max Health while in Tartaros Rifts
Boots of the Fallen
- Stats for level: 74
- 1109 Armor
- +21% Assassin Damage
- Protects 10% max Health while in Tartaros Rifts
Can pass through the Tartaros Veil
How To Get Armor Of The Fallen Set:
This is an armor you can only get in the DLC “The Fate of Atlantis”. To get this armor set you will have to complete quests "A New Lease on Death" and "Armr of Atonement". During the first quest you will be able to find the 4 Fallen. Find them and get the armor from them, then complete the second quest.
So that was the ranking of the Top 5 Best Assassin Armor Sets. Leave a comment and let me know your opinions and what are your favorite assassin armor sets. Hope this article helps you in your gameplay and makes it even more fun!
