The Witcher 3: The Coolest Costumes In The Game, Ranked

There are a number of cool outfits and armors for Geralt to wear in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Some are helpful on a practical level, providing serious defense and bonuses to abilities, while others are little more than costumes only meant to be appealing on a cosmetic level while providing minimal defense.

This list ranks the best things Geralt can wear, based solely on appearances. Some may conveniently double as powerful armor, while others will require skilled players to survive with. Either way, Geralt is sure to look impressive in these The Witcher 3 sets and draw attention to himself whenever he goes. For those that do offer combat bonuses and other perks, those details have been added, as well as information on how to craft or find them. It’s not often a player can look fashionable and survive attacks from various monsters at the same time.

Updated September 26, 2024, by Gerardo Molina: While there’s an incredibly wide variety of armors to choose from in The Witcher 3, several of them require high levels and other prerequisites before players can wear them throughout The Continent. Also, even if players are already at the required level, they’ll have to search the world for ingredients to craft them, and find the right blacksmith who can work the materials well enough.

All in all, being able to wear some of the strongest and most epic armors in the game will require a lot of dedication and patience, but at the end of the day, the effort will have been well worth it.

16 Toussaint Knight’s Tourney Armor

A Neat-looking Armor Offering Great Protection

As a medium armor, this set is great at combining good protection against, slashing, piercing, and bludgeoning damage, while still allowing Geralt to move around quickly and with agility. In addition to its formidable damage protection, the Toussaint Knight’s Tourney Armor also grants Geralt a 500-point increase in Vitality, which can be the difference between life and death in many situations.

Compared to some Witcher school sets, this armor is a bit lacking, and it requires a whopping level 48 to wear its more advanced form. This armor can be found in a chest under the signal fire tower at Mont Crane Castle, or in a bundle container at the Monster of Tufo’s lair, to the right of the big hole. It can also be purchased from armorers in Toussaint.

Crafting Recipe

• Silk x4
• Hardened Leather x 3
• Leather Straps x 4
• Orichalcum ingot x1
• Dark steel plate x4

Effects

• +500 Vitality
• +43% Resistance to piercing damage
• +43% Resistance to bludgeoning damage
• +43% Resistance to slashing damage
• +25% Chance to deflect projectiles with Quen

15 Ofieri Scale Armor

Fancy-looking And Great For Sign Boosting

This light armor from the Hearts of Stone DLC is crafted in the distinct style of the Ofieri culture. Not only does it look like it should only be worn by royalty, but it also offers decent physical protection and outstanding Sign boosting capabilities. The Ofieri Scale Armor grants Geralt 20% Quen Intensity, 10% Yrden Intensity, and 10% Axii Intensity, so players who like using every Sign in combat will certainly find this set useful.

Players will want to keep their distance when fighting monsters and human enemies, as this armor set, while it looks extremely fancy, doesn’t really offer too much physical protection, so that’s something to keep in mind.

Crafting Recipe

• Cured draconid leather x3
• Cured leather x2
• Amethyst dust x1
• Ruby dust x2
• Emerald Dust x5

Effects

• +20% Quen Sign Intensity
• +10% Yrden Sign Intensity
• +10% Axii Sign Intensity
• +30% Resistance to blugeoning damage
• +30% Resistance to slashing damage

14 Redanian Halberdier

An Outstanding Uniform Wornd By Redanian Soldiers

During the events of the game, the Redania nation is locked in a fierce war with the Nilfgaard Empire. Geralt has the chance to come across Redanian Halberdiers who wear this armor set. It’s a spartan outfit with metal shoulders, a neck guard, and a red leather cuirass that’s full body length.

It gives Geralt a uniform look, almost like that of a mercenary. To obtain this uniform, the player is going to have to strip it off a Halberdier or craft it. It does provide some defense against piercing, bludgeoning, and slashing, but honestly, players will only wear this for appearances.

Crafting Recipe

• Linen x 6
• Hardened Leather x 3
• Leather Straps x 5
• Leather Scraps x 4
• Steel Plates x 4

Effects

• 20% Piercing Damage Resistance
• 20% Bludgeoning Damage Resistance
• 30% Slashing Damage Resistance

13 Hen Gaidth Armor

Players Will Have To Pay A High Price To Get This Armor

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For most players, this set doesn’t rank as high as other armors. Not only does its color separate it from other armors, but it’s also difficult to get. The only way to get this armor is to choose to visit the Unseen Elder’s lair, since it’s there where Geralt finds the pieces of the armor and puts them together.

Unfortunately, visiting the lair also leads to the so-called worst Blood and Wine ending, in which Dettlaff, Syanna and Anna Henrietta all die, which is something most players wish to avoid. Considering its unique look, though, and high stats, the Hen Gaidth vampire armor still deserves a mention.

Effects

• +40% Piercing Damage Resistance
• +30% Bludgeoning Damage Resistance
• +25% Bleeding Resistance
• +35% Slashing Damage Resistance
• +35% Monster Damage Resistance

12 Skellige Undvik

Designed in Skellige, For Skellige’s Inclement Weather

Also known as Skellige armor, this colorful set makes Geralt really pop without being obnoxious or silly-looking. It was crafted to help wearers survive the frigid climate of the Skellige Archipelago without sacrificing any of the protection regular armor provides.

It’s actually a decent set of armor with good ratings and resistances to a variety of damage, especially slashing. To obtain this set the player will need the free Skellige Armor Set DLC, and it can be bought from the Armorer in Kaer Trolde citadel.

Effects

• 35% Piercing Damage Resistance
• 35% Bludgeoning Damage Resistance
• 40% Slashing Damage Resistance
• 10% Monster Damage Resistance
• 10% Elemental Damage Resistance

11 Toussaint Armor

A Bit Too Colorful, But It Fits Well With Toussaint’s Atmosphere

This armor does border on the gaudy, being perhaps a bit too colorful side for some players. However, it fits in well with the fairytale atmosphere of Toussaint. This is the only place where Geralt can get the armor, and only if he chooses to go find Syanna in the Land of a Thousand Fables instead of Resistance visiting the Unseen Elder in his case.

Once there, Geralt has to loot the body of a dead knight he discovers, as this is the only way how to get this armor. The armor has a lot of gold and red tones, making it very different from grimmer, more serious sets available in the game.

Effects

• +38% Resistance to slashing damage
• +35% Resistance to piercing damage
• +3 to 4% Yrden Sign intensity
• OR: +3% Igni Sign intensity

10 Nilfgaardian Guardsman

A Heavy Armor Set, Ideal For Protecting Diplomats And Royalty

This armor is worn by the bodyguards sworn to protect people of importance within the Nilfgaard empire. Geralt will certainly look imposing when he dons this heavy set of dark armor with high pauldrons, metal plating, and a broad figure.

Found late in the game, this is one of the best vanilla sets players can obtain, though they do lose some stamina. The entire set can be bought from the Armorer in Kaer Trolde. With this on, Geralt will be extremely durable and show his loyalty to Nilfgaard.

Crafting Recipe

• Hardened Leather x 2
• Cured Draconid Leather x 2
• Leather Scraps x 5
• Silk x 1
• Dark Steel Plate x 4

Effects

• 40% Slashing Damage Resistance
• 35% Piercing Damage Resistance
• 30% Bludgeoning Damage Resistance

9 Legendary Manticore

Excellent Resistance To Toxicity

Upgraded from the Manticore School Gear set, this great-looking outfit gives the appearance of a Witcher who’s ready to tackle any monster or beast that comes their way. Despite the name, it’s on the same level as a Grandmaster set from the other schools.

To obtain it, players need to have the Blood and Wine DLC, be in New Game +, and complete the quest Scavenger Hunt: Grandmaster Manticore Gear. It’s a tall order to acquire, but Geralt will have a great set of armor that provides resistance to toxicity and monster attacks, in addition to looking great.

Crafting Recipe

• Shirt x 1
• Infused Slyzard Hide x 2
• Enriched Dimeritium Plate x 2
• Monster Brain x 1
• Monster Heart x 1

Effects

• 12 Toxicity
• 26% Piercing Damage Resistance
• 33% Slashing Damage Resistance
• 36% Monster Damage Resistance
• 30% Critical Hit Damage Bonus

8 Feline Armor

A Great Set That Prioritizes Agility Above All Else

The Feline armor from the Witcher School of the Cat has a more minimalist, casual feeling to it than most of the armors in the game. As such, it presents a welcome alternative for players who are getting tired of Geralt’s heavy, complicated, even clunky armor sets.

The Feline armor is ideal for the type of gameplay that specializes in fighting fast and clever, rolling out of the way and hitting but not letting Geralt be hit. Witchers from this school are often sneaky and cunning, and Geralt can partially embody these traits in combat when he puts on this armor. It’s possible to find the diagrams for it in Novigrad in the caves underneath the Temple Isle.

Crafting Recipe

• Shirt x 1
• Hardened leather x 2
• Dark steel plate x 2
• Hardened timber x 2
• Powdered monster tissue x 1

Effects

• +5% Attack Power
• +5% Piercing Damage Resistance
• +5% Slashing Damage Resistance
• +5% Monster Damage Resistance
• +20% Elemental Damage Resistance

7 Kaer Morhen

The Game’s Starting Set, Which Is Not Only Amazing, But Also Quite Resistant

For many players, the default set of armor received at the beginning of the game is one of the best-looking outfits Geralt can wear. Its darker coloring and combination of tough leather and sturdy cloth give it a durable, but mobile appearance. It’s the kind of armor that can take the few hits the wearer didn’t manage to dodge.

It’s a decent set to wear for the beginning and into the midgame. But after a while, Geralt will simply need something stronger, and this set from Kaer Morhen won’t cut it.

Crafting Recipe

• Linen x 2
• Cured Leather x 1
• Leather Scraps x 2
• Leather Straps x 2
• Iron Ore x 2

Effects

• 7% Bludgeoning Damage Resistance
• 10% Slashing Damage Resistance
• 10% Monster Damage Resistance
• 10% Elemental Damage Resistance

6 Grandmaster Legendary Ursine Armor

Incredible Durability, But A Bit Of Agility Is Compromised

The Witchers belonging to the School of the Bear are known for being gruff loners. They favor durability over mobility, and this heavy armor will definitely provide the former. It has great aesthetic thanks to the combination of metal plating, hard leather, cloth, and fur. It’ll protect Geralt from both damage and the cold.

To get this armor, players will need the Blood and Wine DLC, and then they’ll need to craft it up from the base set in New Game +. It’s great if someone is going for a rugged barbarian or Viking look.

Crafting Recipe

• Mastercrafted Legendary Ursine Armor x 1
• Infused Slyzard Hide x 2
• Enriched Dimeritium Plate x 2
• Monster Essence x 1
• Monster Heart x 1

Effects

• 34% Adrenaline Point Gain
• 30% Piercing Damage Resistance
• 30% Bludgeoning Damage Resistance
• 40% Slashing Damage Resistance
• 48% Monster Damage Resistance

5 New Moon

A Great Set For Lurking In The Shadows

The New Moon armor set is the very essence of a thief, and it’s classified as such in the game’s files. It’s a dark leather/cloth-based armor that seems to make Geralt blend into the shadows. Only a player with shady intentions would wear this set.

It’s obtained in the Hearts of Stone DLC and requires the player to find various hidden treasure locations throughout the new area. It comes in three flavors, but the best variation is the Relic Set as it gives a bonus to gold found.

Effects

• 15% Bludgeoning Damage Resistance
• 25% Slashing Damage Resistance

4 Tesham Mutna Armor

The Black Design Makes This Set Look Intimidating And Mysterious

Unlike other armors found in Toussaint that are possible to miss, Geralt can always pick up this armor while walking through Tesham Mutna ruins with his good friend Regis during the quest La Cage au Fou. Since it’s a vampire armor made all in black, it makes Geralt look like a deadly creature that just stepped out of a feverish nightmare. And if he puts on the mask, it makes him appear even scarier.

The armor has a unique look in comparison to all others, and as such, Geralt shouldn’t miss out on getting it, regardless of whether he plans to wear it or just put it on display in his home at Corvo Bianco. The Tesham Mutna armor looks amazing in both of these cases. Plus, its starts are nothing to scoff at either.

Effects

• +30% Piercing Damage Resistance
• +25% Bludgeoning Damage Resistance
• +25% Bleeding Resistance
• +30% Slashing Damage Resistance
• +25% Monster Damage Resistance

3 Nilfgaardian

The Standard Issue For Soldiers Of The Powerful Nilfgaardian Army

Perhaps part of the reason the Nilfgaardian nation is able to conquer so many realms is that their army wears this fierce-looking armor. It’s a studded set of leather with designs emblazoned across the chest. Not only will Geralt look great, but his horse will look very fashionable as well.

This set requires obtaining the free Nilfgaardian Armor Set DLC. Then just find the Quartermaster at Crow’s Perch, and buy the entire set from him. Wearing this outfit will also get Geralt into the House of Respite.

Effects

• 25% Piercing Damage Resistance
• 25% Bludgeoning Damage Resistance
• 30% Slashing Damage Resistance
• 10% Monster Damage Resistance
• 5% Elemental Damage Resistance

2 Grandmaster Legendary Wolven Armor

Beautiful Color Palette, And Great Protection

It’s only fitting that the armor belonging to Geralt’s School would be one of the best outfits in the game. The Grandmaster Legendary Wolven Armor is a layered leather jacket with cloth and metal studs, coupled with mail armor, metal plates, and red accents. It’s the perfect balance of durability and mobility.

This set is locked behind the Blood and Wine DLC, and players will need to enter New Game + and craft it. Afterward, Geralt will have an intimidating set that seems designed to get blood on it without ruining the aesthetic.

Crafting Recipe

• Infused Slyzard Hide x 2
• Enriched Dimeritium Plate x 2
• Monster Heart x 1
• Monster Stomach x 1

Effects

• 35% Adrenaline Point Gain
• 26% Piercing Damage Resistance
• 20% Bludgeoning Damage Resistance
• 33% Slashing Damage Resistance
• 36% Monster Damage Resistance

1 Legendary Viper Armor

Ideal For Players Who Want The Kaer Morhen Look With Much Greater Protection

The best outfit in the entire game based on appearances is the Legendary Viper Armor set. It’s a set worn by Witchers of the School of Viper, which some belief was founded specifically to counter The Wild Hunt. This dark set of leather lends to the mysterious and shady nature of this School of Witchers who fight like assassins using twin blades with lots of mobility and stealth.

To acquire the Legendary Viper Armor, players will need the Hearts of Stone DLC and be in New Game +. People can buy it from the Countess in Barsodis’ Auction House during the quest Open Sesame!.

Crafting Recipe

• Linen x 4
• Hardened Leather x 4
• Leather Straps x 5
• Wire x 4
• Cured Draconid Leather x 1

Effects

• 30% Piercing Damage Resistance
• 50% Poisoning Damage Resistance
• 30% Slashing Damage Resistance
• 40% Monster Damage Resistance
• 40% Elemental Damage Resistance