Final Fantasy 16 (FF16)

How to Get the Best Armor

How to Get the Best Armor

This guide covers how to get the best armor in Final Fantasy 16 (FF16). Read on to learn how to get the best armor and what their stats are!

Final Fantasy 16 Armor Guides
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Best Armor and Stats

Ouroboros Gear Has the Highest Stats

Gear DEF HP Type
FF16 - OuroborosOuroboros 95 32 Belt
FF16 - The Sons of OuroborosThe Sons of Ouroboros 97 32 Vambraces

The two gears of Ouroboros have the highest defense and HP stat, even when compared to gear reinforced to +2. The Ouroboros armor pieces, however, cannot be reinforced to upgrade their stats higher.

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The Sons of Ouroboros Ouroboros

The Sons of Ouroboros

Crafting Material Amount
FF16 - Morbol FlowerMorbol Flower x1
FF16 - Stained LoinclothStained Loincloth x1
FF16 - OrichalcumOrichalcum x1

The Sons of Ouroboros can be crafted with materials dropped by Notorious Marks. The option to craft this at the blacksmith will be available after the main quest, Fire in the Sky.

Fire in the Sky Walkthrough

Where to Get Morbol Flower

Hunt Quest
Rank
Lvl.
Gil
Renown
CarrotCarrot B rank 35 10000 20

You can get a Morbol Flower as a drop by hunting the Notorious Mark, Carrot.

Where to Get Stained Loincloth

Hunt Quest
Rank
Lvl.
Gil
Renown
PandemoniumPandemonium S rank 45 20000 50

You can get a Stained Loincloth as a drop by hunting the Notorious Mark, Pandemonium.

Where to Get Orichalcum

Hunt Quest
Rank
Lvl.
Gil
Renown
AtlasAtlas S rank 45 20000 50
GorgimeraGorgimera S rank 45 20000 50
Behemoth KingBehemoth King S rank 47 20000 55
SvarogSvarog S rank 50 30000 60

Orichalcum can be dropped by hunting down Atlas, the Behemoth King, Gorgimera, or Svarog. You can find their hunt quests on the Hunt Board.

Ouroboros

Crafting Material Amount
FF16 - Comet FeatherComet Feather x1
FF16 - Stone TongueStone Tongue x1
FF16 - OrichalcumOrichalcum x1

Ouroboros can be crafted with materials dropped by Notorious Marks. The option to craft this at the blacksmith will be available after the side quest, Blacksmith's Blues III.

Blacksmith's Blues III

Where to Get Comet Feather

Hunt Quest
Rank
Lvl.
Gil
Renown
Dread CometDread Comet A rank 38 13000 30

The Comet Feather is dropped by hunting down the Notorious Mark, Dread Comet.

Where to Get Stone Tongue

Hunt Quest
Rank
Lvl.
Gil
Renown
AgniAgni A rank 40 15500 35

The Stone Tongue is dropped by hunting down the Notorious Mark, Agni.

Where to Get Orichalcum

Hunt Quest
Rank
Lvl.
Gil
Renown
AtlasAtlas S rank 45 20000 50
GorgimeraGorgimera S rank 45 20000 50
Behemoth KingBehemoth King S rank 47 20000 55
SvarogSvarog S rank 50 30000 60

Orichalcum can be dropped by hunting down Atlas, the Behemoth King, Gorgimera, or Svarog. You can find their hunt quests on the Hunt Board.

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1 Anonymousover 1 year

You guys have an article on here about the Founders Grasp vambraces which comparably, are not legendary, but offer almost 20 points higher HP. If these are 97 Def and 32 HP I'll take the Founders Grasp 94 Def and 50 HP as the winner

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