There are different types of armor in Sons of the Forestsome offering more protection, while others increase your stealth capabilities.
Also, golden armor offers the best protection against demons in Sons of the Forest, but is really only useful for story content.
Whether you need more protection, stealth, or want to learn more about the island’s spooky lore, we’ve detailed all armor slots and recipes below including how to get golden armor.
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Sons of the Forest’s Best Armor Explained
The armor you should equip depends on the type of combat situation you plan to engage in.
The best armor in Sons of the Forest for protection against cannibals is Tech Armor, while the best armor for stealth is Leaf Armor. However, they both have their downsides, with Tech Armor costing Printer Resin to craft each part, and Leaf Armor offering terrible protection.
Due to these flaws, you may not necessarily want to use Tech Armor for protection, or Leaf Armor for all your stealth needs. As a middle ground, Creepy Armor is better suited for damage protection, as you can get more coins from killing cannibals.
Then for stealth you might want to consider using bone armor instead. It still gives you a stealth bonus, but offers a lot more protection, helping you survive if you’re spotted by an enemy.
As for Hide Armor, it’s a fantastic set that can help you out until you get either Creepy Armor or Tech Armor.
Finally, we don’t recommend equipping gold armor unless you’re up against demons, as that’s all it’s for. This is necessary for story purposes, but at the time of writing there is no need to explore other parts of the island.
Sons of the Forest golden armor location
The golden armor is located on the second floor of a bunker on the southeast side of the map.
You need the VIP Keycard to go through a locked door near the entrance, then go down the stairs and through the left door to trigger a cutscene.
Then go down to the second floor, then enter the third room on your right. You’ll know it’s the right one when you see mud on the outside.
You’ll find the golden armor on the couch in this room, but you’ll need to descend further into the morgue to retrieve the golden mask found on a corpse.
We can help you survive on the island with our pages on how to get the shovel, every keycard, armor and ax location, how to get a rope and the rope gun and where to find ‘water. Don’t forget to learn how to build and craft!
How to Get Creepy Armor in Sons of the Forest
Creepy Armor is located on cannibal enemiesso you have to kill them to collect scary armor pieces.
Cannibals are often found in caves or in cannibal camps. Caves are marked on your GPS locator, but cannibal camps are not.
If you’re looking for the creepy armor in the caves, we suggest bringing explosives, as it’s easier to kill a lot of enemies grouped together this way. You should also make sure you have good protection, like a pistol or a bow, and another armor set, like Tech or Hide if you can.
Before facing cannibals, it’s always best to save your game first, and if they kill you, you can try facing them again without losing much progress.
How to Get Tech Armor in Sons of the Forest
To get Tech Armor in Sons of the Forest you need to make it.
Here’s what you need to craft a Tech Armor part:
- x1 Battery
- x1 PCB
- x1 adhesive tape
- x1 technical mesh
- x1 Thread
Batteries, circuit boards, tape, and cables are all found in random containers, or as loot inside bunkers, and more rarely in caves.
The only way to get a tech mech is to use a 3D printer, and it costs 250ml of printer resin.
There are other 3D printer locations, but we found one easily in a bunker on the west side, just northwest of the lake which is crossed by five rivers.
Once you have all the resources needed to get Tech Armor, open your inventory with ‘I’ and place them all in the crafting section, then create a Tech Armor part.
How to Get Leaf Armor in Sons of the Forest
You must also arts and crafts to get Leaf Armor in Sons of the Forest, but it’s the easiest armor to craft.
All you need to craft leaf armor is:
Cloth can be found in places where people used to be, like camps and bunkers, and you can get leaves by using your ax on the various foliage found all over the island.
How to Get Bone Armor in Sons of the Forest
Like most sets, Bone Armor is also made.
Here’s what you need to craft Bone Armor in Sons of the Forest:
- x4 Bones
- x1 adhesive tape
- x1 Rope
We have a full explainer on how to get rope, but generally it will be in places where people used to be like bunkers, camps, and caves. You can also find it in random containers and in cannibal camps.
Duct tape is also found in these places, but we encountered it more while searching containers.
Bones are sometimes found in caves or near corpses, but the most common way to obtain bones is by burning corpses.
How to get Hide Armor in Sons of the Forest
Finally we have the Hide Armor, and it is also obtained by arts and crafts.
All you need to create Hide Armor is:
Cloth can be found in places where people used to be, like camps and bunkers, but you’ll need to kill and skin an animal to get a hide. Using weapons like a bow or spear can help you hunt wildlife if you want to conserve ammo.
Good luck surviving in Sons of the Forest!
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