Armor in Nioh 3 are protective equipment that can be worn on different parts of the body. When worn, an armor will provide protection against incoming attacks from enemies and other hostiles. An Armor is divided into 5 categories: Head Armor, Torso Armor, Arm Guards, Leg Guards, and Foot Guards. Each piece of equipment has a weight, base defense, special effects, and stats attributed to it. In Nioh 3, Rarity is indicated by text color. Rarity levels from lowest to highest are as follows: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Exotic, Divine and Ethereal. The higher the rarity, the more powerful Status Effects it can grant. There are three types of Armor in Nioh 3: 
Light Armor, 
Medium Armor, and 
Heavy Armor.
Armor Sets in Nioh 3
Light Armor
Light Armor in Nioh 3 is denoted by the single-shaded weight symbol . A Light Armour keeps your Encumbrance low, allowing for faster Ki regeneration and overall mobility, at the expense of lower defense. Common requirements of this category are Constitution and Skill.
Alphabetical List
- Archer Set
- Blessed Sleeve Set
- Exalted Set
- Ferryman Set
- First Captain Set
- Flying Kato Set
- Fuma Ninja Set
- Gunner Set
- Heir Shinobi Set
- High Priest Set
- Iga Jonin Set
- Irregular Troop Set
- Kamari Set
- Moonprayer Set
- Naval Set
- Oniwaban Set
- Onzoshi Set
- Peerless Combatant Set
- Sage Set
- Shinobi Light Set
- Shinsengumi Set
- Shinto Priest Set
- Shogunate Set
- Sinister Tyrant Set
- Swordmaster Set
- Thief Set
- Upper Vassal Set
- Wayfarer Set
- Yamabushi Set
Medium Armors
Medium Armor in Nioh 3 is denoted by the double-shaded weight symbol . A Medium Armour strikes a balance between Weight and Defence. Common requirements of this category are Constitution and Strength.
Alphabetical List
- Ascetic Set
- Authority Set
- Brave Demon Hunter Set
- Brother Set
- Demon Horde Set
- Eccentric Set
- Exorcist Set
- Footsoldier Set
- Fuma Chief Set
- Gallant Thief Set
- Great Hachiryo Set
- Guardian Monk Set
- Heir Set
- Heizo Set
- Hellfire Ninja Set
- Hellfire Warrior Set
- Hellfrost Ninja Set
- Hellfrost Warrior Set
- Hollyhock Set
- Kobo Daishi Set
- Kusarigama Master Set
- Last Ninja Set
- Light Yamatai Set
- Lone Wolf Set
- Marksman Set
- Minamoto Set
- Mitsumono Set
- Ninja Marksman Set
- Onmyo Hunting Set
- Righteous Set
- Rogue Set
- Ronin Set
- Samurai General Set
- Shadowstep Set
- Shinobi Set
- Shock Troop Set
- Sohaya Set
- Swallowtail Set
- Vassal Set
- Veteran Set
- Youngblood Set
Heavy Armors
Heavy Armor in Nioh 3 is denoted by the triple-shaded weight symbol . A Heavy Armour provides the best Defense in the game. Common requirements of this category are Stamina and Strength.
Alphabetical List
Samurai Light Armor
Light Armor in Nioh 3 is denoted by the single-shaded weight symbol . A Light Armour keeps your Encumbrance low, allowing for faster Ki regeneration and overall mobility, at the expense of lower defense. Common requirements of this category are Constitution and Skill.
Alphabetical List
Samurai Medium Armor
Medium Armor in Nioh 3 is denoted by the double-shaded weight symbol . A Medium Armour strikes a balance between Weight and Defence. Common requirements of this category are Constitution and Strength.
Alphabetical List
Samurai Heavy Armor
Heavy Armor in Nioh 3 is denoted by the triple-shaded weight symbol . A Heavy Armour provides the best Defense in the game. Common requirements of this category are Stamina and Strength.
Alphabetical List
Ninja Light Armor
Light Armor in Nioh 3 is denoted by the single-shaded weight symbol . A Light Armour keeps your Encumbrance low, allowing for faster Ki regeneration and overall mobility, at the expense of lower defense. Common requirements of this category are Constitution and Skill.
Alphabetical List
Ninja Medium Armor
Medium Armor in Nioh 3 is denoted by the double-shaded weight symbol . A Medium Armour strikes a balance between Weight and Defence. Common requirements of this category are Constitution and Strength.
Alphabetical List
- Ascetic Set
- Demon Horde Set
- Exorcist Set
- Fuma Chief Set
- Gallant Thief Set
- Heizo Set
- Hellfire Ninja Set
- Hellfrost Ninja Set
- Kobo Daishi Set
- Kusarigama Master Set
- Last Ninja Set
- Light Yamatai Set
- Lone Wolf Set
- Marksman Set
- Mitsumono Set
- Ninja Marksman Set
- Onmyo Hunting Set
- Rogue Set
- Shadowstep Set
- Shinobi Set
- Shock Troop Set
- Sohaya Set
Anonymousjoke wiki, don't waste your time here, they copied stuff from nioh 2 and 1 wikis and are missing 90% of anything actually in nioh 3
- Anonymous
Anyone have a recommendation for best armor set(s) when using Talons? I'm in the (i think) final big zone, I'm around level 110, been using Cestuses on Samurai with Brave Demon Hunter set but not sure what set is best for Talons. For now ive been using Kobo Saishi set of 4
- Anonymous
No Himiko set, what a shame you cant play as her and her stinky filthy crusty feet
- Anonymous
Could've sworn I saw a Revenant with Mikawa Warrior set from Nioh 2. Anyone can confirm it's actually in the game (including Style) and that I am not delulu?
Splitting Fashion 50/50 along the Styles hurts.
- Anonymous
I just want a hyabusa set and armor sets that look like what you could make in nioh 1 were you can combine certain armor sets to remove the coats on them to have coatless sanada or date clan armor
- Anonymous
You guys really need to relax, it's a few days after launch. So many armor sets have not been added to the wiki yet. I have acquired plenty of sets that I do not yet see added on here. It's going to take a while before the wiki is actually fully added with everything. This game is amazing, and I love the simplified transmog system. No more constantly having to pay gold Everytime I equip a new piece of gear.
- Anonymous
lmao, not even new cool armors, this nioh 3 is garbage crap with garbage optimization, and almost no new content, lmao even half of the weapons lost the stances now.
- Anonymous
they should have include the justice minstry yagatarasu armor set
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
Please for the love of god bring back yatagarasu in a dlc
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