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This is a guide to the best armor in Grounded 2. Learn which armor pieces are the best to craft and equip for each stage of the game!

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S Tier
Eyepatch Icon Bee Face Mask Icon Bee Shoulder Pads Icon Bee Shin Guards Icon Grub Goggles Icon Grub Leggings Icon Grub Vest Icon Ladybug Chestplate Icon Ladybug Faceplate Icon Ladybug Shin Guards Icon Marksman Weaver Hood Icon Weaver Leggings Icon Weaver Spaulders Icon Wolf Hood Icon Wolf Leggings Icon Wolf Spaulders Icon
A Tier
Snail Shell Casque Icon Snail Shell Greaves Icon Snail Shell Plastron Icon Sizzling Boots Icon Sizzling Robes Icon Roach Chestplate Icon Roach Greaves Icon Roach Helmet Icon Acorn Face Mask Icon Acorn Greaves Icon Acorn Plate Icon Butterfly Boots Icon Butterfly Circlet Icon Butterfly Robes Icon Northern Breeches Icon Northern Mask Icon Northern Spaulders Icon Red Ant Arm Guards Icon Red Ant Helmet Icon Red Ant Knee Guards Icon
B Tier
Sizzling Circlet Icon Fuzzy Hat Icon Fuzzy Mukluks Icon Fuzzy Parka Icon Aphid Slippers Icon Clover Hood Icon Clover Poncho Icon Clover Shin Guards Icon Gas Mask Icon Mitey Muffs Icon

S Tier Generally considered the best armor pieces you can find in the current version of the game, while also providing extremely beneficial mods or armor sets when completed.
A Tier Armor pieces that are generally good and can be used to transition to the later armor sets you can make. They have less optimal mod options and/or weaker set bonuses when completed.
B Tier Armor pieces that lack defensive capabilities, mods, and set bonuses that make them subpar choices compared to other options. These pieces are best equipped only out of necessity or when specific situations arise where their effects are valuable.

Best Armor Pieces for Early Game

Best Early Game Armor
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Best Early Game Melee Fighter Armor

acorn

Armor Mods
Acorn Set
・ Acorn Face Mask
・ Acorn Greaves
・ Acorn Plate
 ・ Fighter Armor x3
・ Max Health x3

The best general starting armor for fighters. It provides a decent amount of defensive stats and additional max HP. This is excellent to have to make the earlier sections of the game a lot more survivable for melee fighters, helping you take on Red Soldier Ants and Orb Weavers.

Couple this with the Milk Molars to get extra health and stamina stats, and it'll make early game exploration a breeze. It's also easy to craft using Acorns that can be found in abundance around the starting area.

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Best Early Game Ranger Armor

grub

Armor Mods
Grub Set
・ Grub Goggles
・ Grub Leggings
・ Grub Vest
 ・ Ranger Armor x3
・ Quickcharge x3

For early range damage-oriented gear, grab the Grub set. This set focuses on the Ranger Armor mod that allows you to deal extra damage from hitting weak spots, and Quickcharge that charges charged attacks faster. This is an amazing set for making bows much stronger in the early stages.

It can be crafted easily using materials from Grubs and Gnats, which are found in the starting area and are easy to kill.

Best Armor Sets for Mid Game

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Fighter Ranger Mage

Best Fighter Mid-Game Armor - Roach Set

roach

Armor Mods
Roach Set
・ Roach Helmet
・ Roach Chestplate
・ Roach Greaves
 ・ Fighter Armor x3
・ Feeding Frenzy x3
・ Adaptive Resistance

The Roach Set is an excellent choice for transitioning from early to mid-game. Along with its strong defensive stats, it grants the Feeding Frenzy mod, allowing you to regain HP when looting corpses. This greatly improves survivability during combat and raids, letting you use much fewer healing items.

With all three pieces equipped, you gain the Roach Armor Set Bonus: Adaptive Resistance, which provides extra damage resistance to Venom, Chill, or Sizzle effects, making you even tankier.

Quickly take down foes and leech off the HP you gain from slain foes!

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Best Ranger Mid Game Armor - Bee Set

Bee

Armor Set Mods
Bee Set
・ Bee Face Mask
・ Bee Shoulder Pads
・ Bee Shin Guards
 ・ Ranger Armor x3
・ More Better Draw x3
・ Apex Pollinator

For ranged-specific armor, the Bee set is a solid Tier 2 upgrade. It provides the Ranger Armor weak spot damage boost and the More Better Draw Mod, which extends the perfect draw timing for bow attacks. This helps trigger the Apex Pollinator set bonus more often, releasing a gas cloud that slows enemies when you land perfect draw shots.

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Best Mage Mid Game Armor - Sizzling + Eyepatch

Sizzling Set

Armor Mods
Sizzling + Eyepatch
・ Eyepatch
・ Sizzling Robes
・ Sizzling Boots
 ・ Mage Armor x2
・ Sizzle Reduction x2
・ Attack Damage x1
・ Damage Resist Down x1

Two pieces of the Sizzling set together with the Eyepatch let you consume less stamina and deal more damage. The full Sizzling Armor Set bonus that increases attack speed isn't the most optimal for its high stamina consumption. Instead of focusing on more hits that you can't use, it's better to utilize the stronger individual hits.

The Sizzling Armor pieces also help counter most mid-game bosses with Sizzle Reduction, as most bosses in these stages up until the end use a lot of Sizzle attacks.

Best Mage Build

Best Armor for Late Game

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Best Rogue Late Game Armor - Weaver Set

weaver

Armor Mods
Weaver Armor Set
・ Weaver Hood
・ Weaver Spaulders
・ Weaver Leggings
 ・ Rogue Armor x3
・ Dual Dasher x3
・ Web Crawler
・ Critical Momentum

The full Weaver Set is the best choice for maximizing the critical hit potential of Rogue Armor, especially when paired with high-crit dash strike weapons like daggers. Combine this with stealthy Ambush Mutation attacks to unleash massive damage against any enemy.

Its set bonus, Critical Momentum, increases your critical hit chance with every successful hit, allowing you to chain even more crits as you combo enemies with your daggers.

Best Rogue Build

Best Mage Late Game Armor - Butterfly Set

Butterfly Robes

Armor Mods
Butterfly Armor Set
・ Butterfly Circlet
・ Butterfly Robes
・ Butterfly Boots
・ Mage Armor x3
・ Frosty Focus x3
・ Chilly Dodge

The Butterfly Set takes advantage of the Fresh magic type to make chilling and freezing magic stronger. Ideally paired with the Glacial Sting, you can output a lot of good Fresh status effects to enemies with the Frost Focus mod. Additionally, the Chilly Dodge armor set bonus turns dodging into an offensive maneuver.

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Best Fighter Late Game Armor - Ladybug Set

Ladybug.png

Armor Mods
Ladybug Set
・ Ladybug Faceplate
・ Ladybug Chestplate
・ Ladybug Shin Guards
 ・ Fighter Armor x3
・ Bargain Block x3
・ Scarlet Embrace

The Ladybug Set is incredibly durable and perfect for players who want to absorb damage through blocking. The 3 stacks of Bargain Block greatly reduce stamina costs for blocking, and the Scarlet Embrace set bonus heals you with every block. This combination makes it ideal for a tank that wants to be nearly unkillable.

Best Fighter Build

Best Ranger Late Game Armor - Marksman's Cap + Ranger Pieces

Armor Overview
Grounded 2 - MarksmanMarksman's Cap Base Tier: Tier II
Armor Slot: Head
Mods: Ranger Armor , Bow Attack

The best Ranger setup is to equip the Marksman’s Cap as your headpiece and pair it with two other Ranger armor pieces, either from the Bee Set for its perfect draw buff or the Grub Set if you prefer faster charge speed.

With this setup, you have 3 Ranger Armor bonuses for increased weak point damage, and the cap's Bow Attack mod boosts bow damage, making it perfect for bow-focused rangers.

Best Ranger Build

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1 Anonymous Anonymous 4 months

Dont mix and match armor. You loose the set bonus that is exactly why certain armor is as strong as they are.

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