Best DLC Armor Sets | Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree｜Game8 (2024)

This lists the best DLC armor sets in the Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. Learn about how to get these armor sets, their poise and weight, and their appearance.

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Best Early Game DLC Armor

Solitude Armor Set

The Solitude Set is an excellent choice if you want to go all in on poise early. This full set boasts a total of 96 Poise, just 4 points short of the Bull-Goat Armor Set in the base game.

This is a great set to have for anyone with enough Endurance, especially Strength players since they can also pair it with the Greatsword of Solitude that also drops from the same boss.

Obtained by Defeating the Blackgaol Knight

The Solitude Armor Set can be acquired by defeating the Blackgaol Knight at the Western Nameless Mausoleum, located west of the Gravesite Plain region.

Blackgaol Knight Boss Guide

Rellana Armor Set

The Rellana Armor Set is an elegant armor set for players who like to balance their stats for Spells and fast heavy weapons such as Light Greatswords or Great Katanas.

The full set provides the ideal Poise of 51, which means you will not flinch from most basic enemy attacks. This can be paired with Rellana's Twin Blades, a weapon pair obtainable from offering Rellana's Remembrance to Enia.

Purchased from Enia after Defeating Rellana

The Rellana Armor Set can be bought from Enia after defeating Rellana, Twin Moon Knight at Castle Ensis.

Rellana, Twin Moon Knight Boss Guide

Oathseeker Knight Set

The Oathseeker Knight Armor Set is a good set for those who desire a traditional knight appearance. It offers a modest Poise of 42, and lesser equip load than the previous above armor sets.

Obtaining this set comes with the Pata fist-type weapon, a pair of sharp blades that can perform the Impaling Thrust weapon art for some serious stance-breaking.

Acquired from a Corpse Near the Church of Benediction

The Oathseeker Knight Armor Set can be looted from a corpse hanging by cliff near the Church of Benediction. You can get to this area by following the cliff edge south from the Main Gate Cross Site Grace, then continuing south past the Cliffroad Terminus Site of Grace.

Best Mid-Game DLC Armor

Rakshasa Armor Set

The Rakshasa Set goes all in on offense with the unique effect of increasing damage dealt while also increasing damage taken. If you want to go pure offense and hit those big damage numbers, you can't go wrong with using this armor set.

Numerically, the Rakshasa Set increases damage by +2% per armor piece equipped while having defenses comparable to armor of a lower weight class than itself, hence increases damage taken. You can use the damage increase with just about any build you want to improve.

Obtained after Defeating Rakshasa

The Rakshasa set can be obtained by defeating Rakshasa at the Eastern Nameless Mausoleum in Scadu Altus. Head down using the tomb platforms from the Recluses' River Downstream Site of Grace and head east towards the waterfall cave. You'll find the mausoleum at the end.

Rakshasa Boss Guide

Verdigris Armor Set

The Verdigris Set boasts very high poise at 100 and high defenses all around that allows for a more comfier playstyle with the downside being it's heavy weight. If you want your character built like a tank, the Verdigris Set is the way to go.

With high poise, you'll be able to tank through most hits without flinching allowing you to keep hitting the enemy. The weight disadvantage can be mitigated by using Talismans or just putting more points into Endurance.

Acquired at the End of Moore's Questline

The Verdigris Set can be obtained after finishing Moore's Questline and defeating him and Needle Knight Leda's group at the top of Enir-Ilim. After the battle, you can loot the Verdigris Set from Moore's body in the same arena.

Moore Quest and Location

Death Knight Armor Set

The Death Knight Armor set is an awesome-looking set that works perfectly with Faith builds that utilize Ancient Dragon Incantations, as it boosts the damage of such spells. The armor has good poise but is a bit short if you're aiming for the 51 breakpoint.

Found on a Corpse Inside Darklight Catacombs

The Death Knight Armor set can be found on a corpse in the middle of the Darklight Catacombs. Go down to the second level of the catacombs and proceed further until you reach a flight of stairs with broken railings.

Drop down the ledge located directly below the broken railings, which will take you to the room where the set can be found.

Dancer's Set

The Dancer's Set is a remarkable option for players who are utilizing weapons with dancing attacks such as the new Dancing Blade of Ranah that comes with the set.

Do keep in mind that the weapon has extremely low poise and defenses, so equipping them will be trading survivability for damage.

Obtained by Defeating Dancer of Ranah

The Dancer's Set can be obtained by taking down the Dancer of Ranah at the Southern Nameless Mausoleum. From the Cerulean Coast West Site of Grace, head southwest until you reach the cave opening at the side of a cliff. Descend the cave and travel through it to reach the island where the Mausoleum is located.

Dancer of Ranah Boss Guide

Best Late Game DLC Armor

Young Lion Armor Set

The Young Lion Armor set is an amazing looking set with great defenses and a Poise of 67, which is more than enough to withstand normal attacks from most of the enemies in the game. The armor can be used for most builds as it has decent weight for the amount of protection it can provide.

Purchased from Enia after Beating Promised Consort Radahn

The Young Lion Armor Set can be purchased from Enia at the Table of Lost Grace after defeating the DLC's final boss, Promised Consort Radahn. Choose the option to receive equipment of champions to purchase pieces of the armor set.

Promised Consort Radahn Boss Guide

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