Btw thx for listening to my comment and some other comments so this video could happen. Really helpful thx. Keep going cause you'll get to 1 million subs one day
I feel like the huntsman armor was less meant as a ranged-ability for melee users, than it was intended for people to just not have to really aim while *sniping*. Basically it's meant more for people who wanna take people out quickly w/o having to go for head shots.
The hunters set is meant for bosses and especially those mythical bosses such as fenrir. The damage boost from range is highly effective and the speed will allow you to get back into the buff range.
I used the standard raven set until 50 hours of gameplay because i didn’t use youtube on games, I watched 1 vid of ac on youtube, and realized how much i’ve been missing out on, but the raven does look badass
@@bobross3594 You havent missed out at all. Even the F tier gear he is listing here, is fine. The difference isnt worth the effort. A Raven set will carry you just as fine as a Tier A gear. And he totally failed to address the stamina consumption, of the different sets. Light gear, vs heavy gear.
Ehh im a middle ground person like aesthetic matters to me so i use what looks cool and what perks i like thegns the strongest and i dont like it so im middle of the road
F tier 1:52 Magister Set 2:25 Huldofolk Set 3:24 Berserker Set D tier 4:22 Huntsman Set 5:39 Hidden Ones Set 6:24 Galloglaich Set (personal favourite) C tier 7:20 Thor's Set (wtf) 8:39 Raven Clan Set 9:24 Hel's Damnation Set (store bought) B tier 10:45 Carolingian set (store bought/free for amazon prime members) 11:52 Draugr set (store bought) 12:34 Valkyrie set (store bought) A tier 13:40 Modrehnail Ceremonial Robe 14:27 Brigandine Set S tier 15:21 Thegn's heavy tunic 16:18 Mentor's Robe 17:38 Einherjar Set (store bought) (pronounced In-herr-yar) 18:02 Niflheim Set (store bought) Like if I made ur day easier😊
Tip for newer players: I was able to get the full Thegn’s set only 20% into the game. It requires A LOT of risky sneaking in suuuuper high level areas, but it is WORTH IT.
90 hours deep, the only time I found that my armor set made a difference was taking on the final daughter of Lerion with the Raven Set about 50 power levels too low. Other than that, don't worry about this list, just go with what you think looks awesome.
Looks cool but your not gaining the stat benefits, if you get some of the sets mentioned, I particularly like the theign set, you will be a beast especially if you slot it with the right runes
Draugr armor and weapon set should be an s tier armor with miasma skill plus poison strike ability. It is light and provides more speed. Everything around is dying you dont even notice because of the poison cloud. It's a massacre.
I cant wait for the transmogrification system they announced, since the stuff I'm using now, I'm only using cause it looks cool. For example the Thors set, Mentors set or the Carolingian set.
I own the berserker set and switched to it after playing several other free (in game) sets. I can’t speak to the specific stat increases that the armor buffs provide, but the speed increase after getting hit is very noticeable. With a one-hand axe I was cutting through enemies without much effort, and beating a lot of them to the punch when we attacked at the same time... i.e., landing hits on some enemies who usually have decent defense. It’s probably not the best, but my point is it’s better than its tooltip would have you believe. I also bought the Niflgard armor and it’s plainly OP. It lets you use so many diamond runes that you basically become a god.
When you mentioned the Huntsman armor, I want to point out that with a hunter bow and with charged shot, you can one shot about all normal enemies. And strong enemies like zealots or even the legendary animals, will take a bunch of damage without much risk. So if you just stay over 20 meters away and spam charged shot you can take down enemies pretty quick. This is very specific though and might not be a good playstyle for everyone.
You can't really rank abilities since it differs from playstyle to playstyle, one might say poison abilities are trash but another might say that they're the best if you do a poison build.
My go to is the mentors rhobe. I dodge quite alot and this rhobe is so good because it wont deplete the stamina bar super fast. I use with either double hammers, double bearded axes or just one big axe. You can attack so fast and swiftly!
I liked the Hidden One's set fully upgraded, you get it early in London & it helps a lot with stealth play, which I enjoy, but is also necessary if you want to go in regions where you aren't at the right level yet. Sure you can muscle your way in that game, but for some finesse, you need that set early-on (especially for people who just try to melee everything & then go on videos to comment that they hate the new RPG games, because they aren't Assassins...Loll!)
My perfect set is 3 piece brigadine and 2 thegn. Looks the best and feels the best for my aggresive play style. Brigadine should be one of the top I think, but every other set you spoke of was spot on!
I appreciate the rundown on all these armors. As a “raven” or assassin style player, I was hoping you’d go more in-depth in regards the the 3 main play styles vs just focusing on combat play. I think there are enough of us out here that it wouldn’t necessarily be considered niche.
I know im a year late with this reply but I have to agree with this post. I personally sneak around and try to do everything undetected when I can and only do open combat when forced into it. Been playing that way since ac1 so yeah lol.
Check out the Fallen Hero armour set. All five pieces are available in England. They are rewards for completing the four Tombs of the Fallen - newly released hidden dungeons, part of the free content update that arrived with AC Valhalla Patch 1.4.0 on November 9 2021.
Noticed the Fallen Hero set wasn't included....I'd be interested to know where it falls on the teir list. 2 piece increased armor, melee, and ranged; 5 piece getting hit drops an explosive dealing damage and knock back. I made it a point to get it early on and I'm pretty sure it's gonna carry through the whole game.
This is what I've been using and I think it's easily S teir!!! That explosive pulse drops every 10 secs and deals massive damage and knocks enemies to the ground so you can stomp and kill most enemies with just the armor's grenade ability. I had to wear a different helmet because it was making it way to easy!
Thanks for review, I will say in defence of Berserker gear. I have it from beginning of the game as bonus for Ultimate. I played all AC games starting from AC II. In most of them I prefer fight and Critical hits to assassination 🤷🏻♂️. Berserker kit WITH CORRECT SET OF RUNES (and most of skills already used), gives me good enough opportunity to solve problems men style - Vikings style! In this kit my Eivor in fight acts like tank with good Armor and Health so it's hard to kill and gives to opponentS great damage and critical hits coming often. Varin's Axe used all time. At Pwr 352 I have 295 Armor 277 HP 87 weight Melee damage 110 In same time assassination damage 164. Which gives me good damage assassination (even more from behind - rune used). Prim weapon attack 152 Stun 178 Spd 56 Crit chance 94 Crit damage 48 Block 140 with Briton shield rune to have fire around. So its restores HP and creates fire.
I just finished the game, finished off the cult, fought the last of the 3 sisters, and got Mjolnir today and whoooooo it feels good. Guess I'll finish off the settlement tomorrow.
I'm struggling with the settlement, I've got three buildings left but I've got no supplies plenty of Raw Materials, and they need upgrades I've built them but they need like 3 of 4 upgrades to finish them and its so hard, I feel like there should be easier ways to get Supplies but hey whatever
IMO, playing as an assassin, the magisters set is badass. I usually just go for looks with the armor and I think this one is the best looking for an assassin play through
I’m 2 years late to this. I use the Mentors and Thegns 2 piece as well. Everything you said was how I felt about the lower grade sets. Good stuff thank you.
Excellent guide, as always. I would add that the Berserker set is an early game set, unlocked for most at the very beginning of the game. Therefore I see it normal to be that low tier. Not that it is a bad set, just that it is supposed to be replaced by other sets at some time. Also it looks so cool.
Berserker set was a glitch in this video. Those 2.5-2.5 are like 2 - 8 or 2.5 to 8, I can’t remember but t I have this set. I tried it and it’s not bad. I like Thegn’s because it’s the best for me against Zealots. Also maybe because of the ruins I have or some, not sure but I get over 50% health back from each kill so my ration never drops below 6. The only time my ration goes down to 4 is when fighting a lvl 340 zealot as I’m still in early 200s
I was rocking Thegn's/Mentor, then switched to Thor's/Mentor in late game paired with Mjolnir and Varin's Axe (with Chained Fury Rune), stacked crit and stun and it's super fun. Great guide!
For those wanting to get any Helix sets and don’t want to use actual money for them then you could always check Reda’s shop daily and get it with Opals, though it may be a slow process to get it, it saves you money.
Also a fan of the berserker, plus it offered the impression of being more nimble, decent Evasion numbers and I feel that it is the lightest of the heavy armor type, thus less impact in stamina, maybe it is just me but that got did for me. Only reason I haven't pushed to the last tier is the Theing Set and Bringandine.
The Hel's and Niflhiem set have diamond rune slots in ever armor piece, that being said when you have a plethora of good armor runes you can make the Hel's armor atleast to B to maybe A tier and move Niflhiem to an S+ tier
I dual Excalibur and Mjolnir, swapping right and left hand depending on who I’m battling, and sometimes I swap Mjolnir for Odin’s Spear because it’s fun to dual a great sword and spear 🤷♂️
Using Niflheimarmour now. So far it's fantastic. Before that I used mixed armour pieces of Theign's armour and Mentor armour set as mentioned in one of Codiac's video. It worked well too. Thank you.... This became one of my favourite channel
Honestly not to blow my own horn here but I wasent worried about dying much but I used the huldufolk armor just cause it looked badass, loved the black look and the smoke that comes off it
What do you think of the Mentor of Alamut set? This is the set I regularly use. Stats are: Increase Armor when equipped, and Increase Assassination damage and Stealth damage on successful Assassination. Best part was you get all 5 pieces all at once just from doing a side quest I stumbled upon. Unfortunately, I do not remember where it was, or exactly what the quest was called.
Man I'm just loving the Amazon Prime Carolingian armor and spear so far. I'm only Power 70 but feel so tanks and overpowered even on Very Hard difficulty. And its FREE!
I mean, yeah the set may not be a good one, but it looks good to me. Remember, this is his opinion and this isn't an online game, so play with the one you like the most. You can even beat the game with the raven's clan armour (the first one you get).
I liked it. Used it for most of mini bosses and zealots. Fights were hard and i generally wasnt able to string together big combos so the flat 15% damage at night was helpful.
This Guy's list is atrocious. Hel's Damnation and Draugr should be S tier by far. He's just salty he has to buy them separately. The standard in game armor is boring. Brigandine is vastly overrated as well.
Rations? Why the hell would you waste your money to get a defensive build from the hel’s damnation armor? You want to make a fire build just rely on grit and a few stun kills and you’ll restore every point of health you lose right away with grit alone and the stun kills healing will be just a little insurance and I may agree with you on the draugr set because it actually has an offensive buff that you can combine with the poison/grit healing strengthening you in both offense and defense
You technically don’t even have to buy the Hels armor set I got the whole set and Hel’s Scythe from trading Opals which was totally free.. Hels armor and Scythe easily A/S tier
The good thing is, like he said, the flashier armor is the most niche vs the simple most powerful, so that is why the feature of the blacksmith to change armor/weapon skins of anything is a great tool to have. So for example, I LOVE the look of the Musphaliem armor. The fire and brimstone look is just epic, but I agree, the need to ignite your weapon to get any benefit is just horrendous. Granted, I have gone most of the game without really using any other armor than that set, but now I am utilizing the skin change ability so I can keep my look but utilize better weapons and armor. I am a huge parry user with dual wield two handers. I annihilate enemies, but it would be nice to use better armor.
I love the Magister's set. You're an assassin, the less you're seen the better, so operating at night is another layer of immersion. The rest are pretty spot-on though.
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Great video thanks! Really explains the benefits of each gear, BUT, played the whole game in my Raven Clan armor, legendary, destroyed my enemies no problem never lost more than 1 health ration.
Me at 217 hrs, just beat the main storyline(I think), and I have to say-wow. I couldn’t have asked for more to do in a game. I just played Origins too, and that was amazing. Anyways, loved this video, I agreed with 80% probably. You also missed some armors, the Dragon Night armor set, the red one. When you use the scale carver and the sword that comes with the pack, it’s sharp on one side only, and all the runes, it’s been an OP set for me. And I also live for a long time using the Hel’s Damnation Armor with any two spears. THAT COMBO IS GODLY. I am second to no one on the battlefield.
Id put Hel's armor set at least 1 higher at B tier. If you're using a fire build this armor is great. Especially with dual spears and speed increase runes, that health regen is completely insane. But this opinion is probably because I'm using a duel spear fire build and literally just melt everything 🤷
I agree, I would put it in S class. I duel weild the surtr sword and the sepulcher axe with speed runes on the sword and crit chance runes on the axe. I really don't even need the fire strike skill like that and I literally never die on the hardest difficulty
@@slynical4433 I would put it in S tier myself as well but I didnt wanna be "that guy" to say it. I honestly think Hel's armor is the best gear. I dont really care for any "surrounded by number of enemies" perks matter because you hit so hard to begin with. But Kodiak did make some great points and for the most part I agree with this video other then Hel's placement
@@thafutureonline619 i agree, hel armor would keep that stalwart runes active most of the time, while i personally will put thegn on C because parrying barely works on bosses and if you play as an aggressive min-maxing dps in very hard difficulty, i still think it's the coolest looking armor tho
I played the game on Berserker and never even paid attention to stats. Used the raven clan armor for most of the game because it looks better than almost every armor in the game, at least to me. Then started using the mentor armor set after the halfway point just because it's the closest to an assassin outfit.(I know the hidden ones armor set exists but I like the blue of the mentor set way more then the green of the hidden ones set)
Well, to be niche you have to think of the word niche, and what niche really means and how to use the word niche properly. To some the word niche, might just be a niche itself, but in that niche, that gives niche its beauty among other niche words. Don't make niche in to a niche word, it deserves the respect. Niche on my friend, niche on...
@@sambriers6150 the point stands regardless. The “it’s his opinion” defense would only hold water if the rankings were based on specific builds rather than generalities.
Thanks C. That really explains a lot. I’m going to watch it a few more times to really get the most out of it. But, it will help me finish the game. Again, thank you. Well done, lots of information.
@@Criminaljustice79 AC 2 is honestly the best one. While obviously the combat is way better in Valhalla, the story just doesn’t compare to AC 2 or even Black Flag
@@Criminaljustice79 But I’m a sucker for a great story so that’s just my opinion. I will say that Valhalla’s story was better than I originally anticipated especially after odyssey
I've been using the 'Mentor of Alamut" armor set. Is that new? Wolf set, increases assassination and increased my armor set by 50 POINTS. My first time through I used the Brigantine set.
Gregory, appreciate the comment and glad you found us. We really do our best not to fill our content with nonsense. These tier list videos are unscripted so they're a bit longer than our standard vids, but even still, we're not here to hit some magical number, we just want to talk about the content.
i’m using that set with a dagger in main hand and hidden blade secondary, with advanced rune increasing crit chance the lighter you are and let me tell you IT IS SWEET
@@24Shigeru24 how lucky and how many countless hours of the 2 daily's and 1 weekly. Literally can take 3-4 weeks just for one piece of armor, let alone all five. Its a terrible, money grabbing system. 9 basic sets of armor in game and 9 better ones behind a pay wall? Get fucked Ubisoft
@@Alcoboss I also dont have to spend countless hours grinding for opals just to hope that I can eventually put an armor set together, depending on what Reda has to offer. The pay wall gear is better then basic game gear. Plain and simple. Only fanboys are ok with this arrangement. To everyone else, it's a broken and greedy system.
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned the change appearance option when visiting Gunnar. For very low silver you can change the appearance of any armor to the set that’s your favorite looking while keeping the buffs and special attributes of your most powerful armor. That way you can wear any armor you want!
Thanks for the ranking breakdown. Very informative. Personally I've evolved to the Hel's Damnation (complete set inclusive of with super fiery shield and Surtr sword it comes with) and loving it. It's truly an amazing set IMO. Prior to that I was rocking the Mentor's set which is also amazing but I quite like the fire aspect and bonus the Hel's Damnation pack offers so that's my current gear right now...plus it looks super badass. I'm really loving this game and currently addicted.
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I feel like the huntsman armor was less meant as a ranged-ability for melee users, than it was intended for people to just not have to really aim while *sniping*.
Basically it's meant more for people who wanna take people out quickly w/o having to go for head shots.
The hunters set is meant for bosses and especially those mythical bosses such as fenrir. The damage boost from range is highly effective and the speed will allow you to get back into the buff range.
I just want find everything
pssst ( it's pronounced Ein HAIR EE ER.
Think I’m the only one who chose armour for cosmetics
I’m the same way with weapons
Edit:but it’s better to just upgrade the weapons because the looks change upon upgrades including armor
agreed. I played through on hard but the game is so easy it doesn’t matter.
I used the standard raven set until 50 hours of gameplay because i didn’t use youtube on games, I watched 1 vid of ac on youtube, and realized how much i’ve been missing out on, but the raven does look badass
@@bobross3594 You havent missed out at all. Even the F tier gear he is listing here, is fine. The difference isnt worth the effort. A Raven set will carry you just as fine as a Tier A gear. And he totally failed to address the stamina consumption, of the different sets. Light gear, vs heavy gear.
Ehh im a middle ground person like aesthetic matters to me so i use what looks cool and what perks i like thegns the strongest and i dont like it so im middle of the road
*Me laughing at 130 hours of using the Raven Clan armour*
Its sooo good though. Works well for the "sticking with the lore" geeks too. Like myself ha
Same
@@udeejay31 lmao that was me until recently, i still want to wear it too cuz i just like sticking to the lore but switched to a different set
Until a month ago, I didn’t realize that there is a set for each one, but I’ve been wearing The Raven Clan for a while along with flails
@@caseycook9589 *Continues laughing at 144 hours of Raven Clan armour*
Regardless of the set I always make the helmet invisible. I wanna see Eivor’s face😂
She’s beautiful
I do the same
@@Seb318 she? What weirdo picks a women to use
@@on1117 that English is out of line
@@on1117 what? why wouldnt you
F tier
1:52 Magister Set
2:25 Huldofolk Set
3:24 Berserker Set
D tier
4:22 Huntsman Set
5:39 Hidden Ones Set
6:24 Galloglaich Set (personal favourite)
C tier
7:20 Thor's Set (wtf)
8:39 Raven Clan Set
9:24 Hel's Damnation Set (store bought)
B tier
10:45 Carolingian set (store bought/free for amazon prime members)
11:52 Draugr set (store bought)
12:34 Valkyrie set (store bought)
A tier
13:40 Modrehnail Ceremonial Robe
14:27 Brigandine Set
S tier
15:21 Thegn's heavy tunic
16:18 Mentor's Robe
17:38 Einherjar Set (store bought) (pronounced In-herr-yar)
18:02 Niflheim Set (store bought)
Like if I made ur day easier😊
Saved me time. Well done you made me happy
Lol you even took time to teach how one was pronounced 🤣👍
Thanks need more like fr top comment
you did thank you
Tip for newer players: I was able to get the full Thegn’s set only 20% into the game. It requires A LOT of risky sneaking in suuuuper high level areas, but it is WORTH IT.
@Tuan Anh LMFAO true 💀 But it gives the game a real assassin feel going through the process, so worth tbh haha
Combined with carolingian long sword it is great
@@warcriminalinseveralplaces7033 is that the sword you buy off the shop or the one you find?
@@bozilla0158 carolingian is found or bought but i would reccommend getting the excalibur sword and fafnirs fang
@@warcriminalinseveralplaces7033 thank you so much
90 hours deep, the only time I found that my armor set made a difference was taking on the final daughter of Lerion with the Raven Set about 50 power levels too low. Other than that, don't worry about this list, just go with what you think looks awesome.
just change the appearance of the good armor you want to the armor that you think looks cool and awesome by using the blacksmith
@@omegafnaffoxypro1924 8 Months ago that wasn't a thing.
That’s why I call this game drip halla
Dude I just go for the looks, who cares about the perks. If you look badass you are badass 😎🤘
Very true
@Antoine Gauthier felt that
@Antoine Gauthier get helheims rage
@Antoine Gauthier I do have to agree bro, I have to use double spears and five of the valkyries for zealots lol.
@Antoine Gauthier ikr me : power level 160 - Cola : do you seriously think your fucking funny
I’ve only used the raven set throughout the game so far almost to max now it looks great
Looks cool but your not gaining the stat benefits, if you get some of the sets mentioned, I particularly like the theign set, you will be a beast especially if you slot it with the right runes
@@RandomNameXY Yeah buts he’s probably not using it for stats
@@beowulf1658 yeh I know, that’s why I said it looks cool
Same
Same
Draugr armor and weapon set should be an s tier armor with miasma skill plus poison strike ability. It is light and provides more speed. Everything around is dying you dont even notice because of the poison cloud. It's a massacre.
Well said my friend
I do this with fire. It's awesome to see an entire group catch fire and die. Lol
Also if you combine the draugr hammer and The Morrigan’s guard it’s amazing try it out
It's very niche, that's why it isn't ranked higher. S tier armors are ones that shine regardless if your weapon playstyle.
I cant wait for the transmogrification system they announced, since the stuff I'm using now, I'm only using cause it looks cool. For example the Thors set, Mentors set or the Carolingian set.
No kidding there are a few designs that I really like but the perks do nothing for my play style.
Amen. Personally like the more realistic armors, but they don't have good buff, generally.
What do you mean by transmorphication
@@marcusleyshon472 being able to change the look of what you're wearing while using the buffs of another armor set
@@itzsigh thank you, so like ac odyssey
I know it’s cheeky but you can literally turn on one hit assassinate in the settings. So any gear peace involving assassin damage is useless
Shhhhhh
You make a good point quagmire
Booo
You can always get the advance assassination
A tier list on abilities would be awesome, these tier lists are great! Cool to hear your reasoning
I own the berserker set and switched to it after playing several other free (in game) sets. I can’t speak to the specific stat increases that the armor buffs provide, but the speed increase after getting hit is very noticeable. With a one-hand axe I was cutting through enemies without much effort, and beating a lot of them to the punch when we attacked at the same time... i.e., landing hits on some enemies who usually have decent defense.
It’s probably not the best, but my point is it’s better than its tooltip would have you believe.
I also bought the Niflgard armor and it’s plainly OP. It lets you use so many diamond runes that you basically become a god.
berserker set for a little bit was bugged and it didnt do anything. i THINK this video released before it was fixed.
The Fallen hero set is S Tier if you agree with me
I rank it in d tier myself
When you mentioned the Huntsman armor, I want to point out that with a hunter bow and with charged shot, you can one shot about all normal enemies. And strong enemies like zealots or even the legendary animals, will take a bunch of damage without much risk. So if you just stay over 20 meters away and spam charged shot you can take down enemies pretty quick. This is very specific though and might not be a good playstyle for everyone.
Mentor's set with dual daggers is straight fire!
I hate how right you are about Thor’s armor. I needed to hear this. Thank you.
Every time you say 5 piece I think we're talking Chicken McNuggets.
They don't make a 5 piece mcnugget though
@@jakemccabe9662 I know some people.
@@hyphenjeff you have literally touched god level
@@jakemccabe9662 They don´t SELL 5 piece mcnugget. They will still give you 5 pieces sometimes though.
🤣
You should do one on the abilities
Would be huge
You can't really rank abilities since it differs from playstyle to playstyle, one might say poison abilities are trash but another might say that they're the best if you do a poison build.
My go to is the mentors rhobe. I dodge quite alot and this rhobe is so good because it wont deplete the stamina bar super fast. I use with either double hammers, double bearded axes or just one big axe. You can attack so fast and swiftly!
Tbh I played the entire game with the raven set xD
I’m rocking the full Thegn armor set, when you said you combined them with the mentor set my mind went 🤯 you earned the subb
Thank God they added the customization for armor and weapons. Now I can just change the better armor to make it look like Raven Clan Armor.
I was using magister set just because its look dope af after first upgrade. Style > Practical usage in case of this one
Combine with mentors set then you get style + practicality
I use thegns armour at mythical level looks amazing especially without the helmet in
Looks to bulky and stiff for my liking
"Ah, I see you're a man of culture aswell"
I liked the Hidden One's set fully upgraded, you get it early in London & it helps a lot with stealth play, which I enjoy, but is also necessary if you want to go in regions where you aren't at the right level yet. Sure you can muscle your way in that game, but for some finesse, you need that set early-on (especially for people who just try to melee everything & then go on videos to comment that they hate the new RPG games, because they aren't Assassins...Loll!)
My perfect set is 3 piece brigadine and 2 thegn. Looks the best and feels the best for my aggresive play style. Brigadine should be one of the top I think, but every other set you spoke of was spot on!
I always wear the Thegn's armour but with the helmet hidden. And I totally love the berserk Set.
F Tier: 1:42
D Tier: 4:18
C Tier: 7:13
B Tier: 10:32
A Tier: 13:24
S Tier: 15:16
Still rocking the original raven clan armor set. Looks most realistic. Looking forward to transmog.
I appreciate the rundown on all these armors. As a “raven” or assassin style player, I was hoping you’d go more in-depth in regards the the 3 main play styles vs just focusing on combat play. I think there are enough of us out here that it wouldn’t necessarily be considered niche.
I know im a year late with this reply but I have to agree with this post. I personally sneak around and try to do everything undetected when I can and only do open combat when forced into it. Been playing that way since ac1 so yeah lol.
@@KentuckyJoe Nice! I’ve played since AC2, and it’s one of my favorite franchises. Can’t wait for Mirage!
Check out the Fallen Hero armour set. All five pieces are available in England. They are rewards for completing the four Tombs of the Fallen - newly released hidden dungeons, part of the free content update that arrived with AC Valhalla Patch 1.4.0 on November 9 2021.
Use with the blazing sword
Noticed the Fallen Hero set wasn't included....I'd be interested to know where it falls on the teir list. 2 piece increased armor, melee, and ranged; 5 piece getting hit drops an explosive dealing damage and knock back. I made it a point to get it early on and I'm pretty sure it's gonna carry through the whole game.
Same
This is what I've been using and I think it's easily S teir!!! That explosive pulse drops every 10 secs and deals massive damage and knocks enemies to the ground so you can stomp and kill most enemies with just the armor's grenade ability. I had to wear a different helmet because it was making it way to easy!
The fallen hero set is the best in the game, by far
Thanks for review, I will say in defence of Berserker gear. I have it from beginning of the game as bonus for Ultimate. I played all AC games starting from AC II. In most of them I prefer fight and Critical hits to assassination 🤷🏻♂️.
Berserker kit WITH CORRECT SET OF RUNES (and most of skills already used), gives me good enough opportunity to solve problems men style - Vikings style! In this kit my Eivor in fight acts like tank with good Armor and Health so it's hard to kill and gives to opponentS great damage and critical hits coming often. Varin's Axe used all time.
At Pwr 352 I have
295 Armor
277 HP
87 weight
Melee damage 110
In same time assassination damage 164. Which gives me good damage assassination (even more from behind - rune used).
Prim weapon attack 152
Stun 178
Spd 56
Crit chance 94
Crit damage 48
Block 140 with Briton shield rune to have fire around. So its restores HP and creates fire.
I just finished the game, finished off the cult, fought the last of the 3 sisters, and got Mjolnir today and whoooooo it feels good. Guess I'll finish off the settlement tomorrow.
im prob not more then 1/3 of the way and im finna be lvl 5 settlement but ive raided all the places that are my level so ive had to stop
I'm struggling with the settlement, I've got three buildings left but I've got no supplies plenty of Raw Materials, and they need upgrades I've built them but they need like 3 of 4 upgrades to finish them and its so hard, I feel like there should be easier ways to get Supplies but hey whatever
I love this game so much I've played through it 3x now and gotten over 300 all 3 times
IMO, playing as an assassin, the magisters set is badass. I usually just go for looks with the armor and I think this one is the best looking for an assassin play through
Man he sure loves the word niche, doesn’t he? lol. Good video though and thanks for taking the time to put this together.
That Frail from the Neilheim set 😮omg it literally said “goodbye” to the enemies
You mean that *flail* from *helheim*
In that case, I agree
I’m 2 years late to this. I use the Mentors and Thegns 2 piece as well. Everything you said was how I felt about the lower grade sets. Good stuff thank you.
Excellent guide, as always. I would add that the Berserker set is an early game set, unlocked for most at the very beginning of the game. Therefore I see it normal to be that low tier. Not that it is a bad set, just that it is supposed to be replaced by other sets at some time. Also it looks so cool.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Berserker set was a glitch in this video. Those 2.5-2.5 are like 2 - 8 or 2.5 to 8, I can’t remember but t I have this set. I tried it and it’s not bad.
I like Thegn’s because it’s the best for me against Zealots. Also maybe because of the ruins I have or some, not sure but I get over 50% health back from each kill so my ration never drops below 6.
The only time my ration goes down to 4 is when fighting a lvl 340 zealot as I’m still in early 200s
Great description. I like the order you displayed the items (F-S) in this video more than the melee and bows.
I was rocking Thegn's/Mentor, then switched to Thor's/Mentor in late game paired with Mjolnir and Varin's Axe (with Chained Fury Rune), stacked crit and stun and it's super fun. Great guide!
For those wanting to get any Helix sets and don’t want to use actual money for them then you could always check Reda’s shop daily and get it with Opals, though it may be a slow process to get it, it saves you money.
You forgot the gothic set, which gives you health buffs after every kill and set bonus of extra armor.
This was made before that set came out
@@justamanwholikesvideogames5020 ye true
I use the berserker
Armor because that helm, I swear, looks badass
True that 💪🏽 too bad the Thor Amor set doesn’t look more traditional except for the helmet which equally as badass as the berserker
@@chiefgonzo9058yup I agree.
Really hoping transmog comes soon, so I can use the Berserker look with a better armor set, either the Yule set or the Brigantine set.
@@65firered that would be amazing.
Also a fan of the berserker, plus it offered the impression of being more nimble, decent Evasion numbers and I feel that it is the lightest of the heavy armor type, thus less impact in stamina, maybe it is just me but that got did for me. Only reason I haven't pushed to the last tier is the Theing Set and Bringandine.
Thors armour with Odins spear and king Arthur’s sword is insane
Try Thor's hammer and Odin's spears. You won't be disappointed
@@AAAPity I was rocking it but swapped Thor’s hammer with Arthur’s sword. Both combos go crazy
@@Bountifulloot895 his swords called Excalibur btw, things a beast
@@wheresmedarts5709 had a mental blank when I first commented 🤣 but indeed, it’s a beauty
yeah thor’s one is the best armor build
The Hel's and Niflhiem set have diamond rune slots in ever armor piece, that being said when you have a plethora of good armor runes you can make the Hel's armor atleast to B to maybe A tier and move Niflhiem to an S+ tier
also applies to einherjar armor, so you can mix 2 and 2 and go crazy
I like using Thor’s armor because it has really good protection 🤷♂️
I use it for the helmet 👌🏻
What runes do you use on thors armor,and what weapons do you use?
Me likie for Thor hammer
I use Einherjar just cause the perk is too good.
I dual Excalibur and Mjolnir, swapping right and left hand depending on who I’m battling, and sometimes I swap Mjolnir for Odin’s Spear because it’s fun to dual a great sword and spear 🤷♂️
Using Niflheimarmour now. So far it's fantastic. Before that I used mixed armour pieces of Theign's armour and Mentor armour set as mentioned in one of Codiac's video. It worked well too. Thank you.... This became one of my favourite channel
The thegn/mentor combo is ridiculously good
It really is. Thank god it’s not a paid set.
What parts of the body do you put both sets on? and what weapons work best for it?
@@SinisterG-Man98 i like to use dual spears so i can parry get a crit and then get more damage after the crit
Honestly not to blow my own horn here but I wasent worried about dying much but I used the huldufolk armor just cause it looked badass, loved the black look and the smoke that comes off it
I finished the game with the Berserker armor at 100% on maximum difficulty just because I liked the way it looked.
You can transmog it.
What do you think of the Mentor of Alamut set? This is the set I regularly use. Stats are: Increase Armor when equipped, and Increase Assassination damage and Stealth damage on successful Assassination. Best part was you get all 5 pieces all at once just from doing a side quest I stumbled upon. Unfortunately, I do not remember where it was, or exactly what the quest was called.
I noticed it jacked my armor up 50 points. I don't remember seeing it my first run through 4 years ago. Is it new?
@@Blackdog4818yes it’s new
I literally just got that set, and was wondering if I should switch to that, or just keep using the ravens clan
the quest was "the raven and the cuckoo" i think
and as soon as i got it, i instantly equiped and been using it since then
Man I'm just loving the Amazon Prime Carolingian armor and spear so far. I'm only Power 70 but feel so tanks and overpowered even on Very Hard difficulty. And its FREE!
Im coming up 60hrs & still haven’t taken it off. But I think that’s more down to not coming across anything else as they’re a bit limited
Its awesome!
when u got it its already mythical,bit too upgraded on that part of the game,but yes,the bonuses is good too
wish they didn't put a cross on it though. It makes it look like you're a Templar when you're not.
The longsword is amazing
Glad I found your channel. Thanks for these videos
Love your content dude. Keep it coming 🤘🏻
My fav loadout is
Knight ISU Hood
Knight ISU Helmet
Knight ISU Armor
Gothic Bracers
Gothic Pants
Nodens’ Arc
Excalibur (Main)
Suttungr’s Claw (Off)
Was kinda curious how you would rate the Black Raven set they just released. Been seriously loving it so far.
Just started playing it. I'm using the Twilight pack, at first I didn't like it due to looking very unrealistic but now I'm loving it.
Me: spends about an hour looking for the magisters armor,
Watches this vid,
“Well I’ve wasted my time here”
I mean, yeah the set may not be a good one, but it looks good to me. Remember, this is his opinion and this isn't an online game, so play with the one you like the most. You can even beat the game with the raven's clan armour (the first one you get).
I liked it. Used it for most of mini bosses and zealots. Fights were hard and i generally wasnt able to string together big combos so the flat 15% damage at night was helpful.
Same for me with hidden ones armour
I get it by accident
That was a very good video. I wondered for my play style. Thank you!
PS I'm the player with the Raven Clan everything at over 150 hours.
The Hels damnation armor with double spears and ability is absolutely insane, you wont have to use rations anymore
This Guy's list is atrocious. Hel's Damnation and Draugr should be S tier by far. He's just salty he has to buy them separately. The standard in game armor is boring. Brigandine is vastly overrated as well.
Rations? Why the hell would you waste your money to get a defensive build from the hel’s damnation armor? You want to make a fire build just rely on grit and a few stun kills and you’ll restore every point of health you lose right away with grit alone and the stun kills healing will be just a little insurance and I may agree with you on the draugr set because it actually has an offensive buff that you can combine with the poison/grit healing strengthening you in both offense and defense
@@ImperatorCaesar1 fr, i've been using draugr for the last few weeks and its absolutely OP if you pick your skills right
Buying armors is a shit thing to do.
You technically don’t even have to buy the Hels armor set I got the whole set and Hel’s Scythe from trading Opals which was totally free.. Hels armor and Scythe easily A/S tier
The good thing is, like he said, the flashier armor is the most niche vs the simple most powerful, so that is why the feature of the blacksmith to change armor/weapon skins of anything is a great tool to have. So for example, I LOVE the look of the Musphaliem armor. The fire and brimstone look is just epic, but I agree, the need to ignite your weapon to get any benefit is just horrendous. Granted, I have gone most of the game without really using any other armor than that set, but now I am utilizing the skin change ability so I can keep my look but utilize better weapons and armor. I am a huge parry user with dual wield two handers. I annihilate enemies, but it would be nice to use better armor.
buddy said “if your play style is anything other than mine, you’re strange” lmao
This helped me so much. I have a combo of Theign set and Mentor set and it is awesome!!! Thank you!!!
I love the Magister's set. You're an assassin, the less you're seen the better, so operating at night is another layer of immersion. The rest are pretty spot-on though.
Yeah but magister cloak looks pretty bad in my opinion imagine if magister's armor with only Hood how awesome would be that
@@ArcticHaze45 Yeah it's not the most pleasing to look at but I really do like its bonuses. You're definitely right though.
My current algorithm just combined my top searches by providing an informative AC Valhalla tutorial by someone that sounds like Stavros Halkias. 😂
Thank you for this content, btw.
With the new rune (increase stun after each hit) with Thor’s set and hammer is op! I’ll stun groups of enemies easily!
Where do I find this rune, is it just luck? I have all of the Thor set (except for the cloak) if required.
Correct
Great video thanks! Really explains the benefits of each gear, BUT, played the whole game in my Raven Clan armor, legendary, destroyed my enemies no problem never lost more than 1 health ration.
I swear by the Beserker set. Idk it’s amazing.
Fax
Me at 217 hrs, just beat the main storyline(I think), and I have to say-wow. I couldn’t have asked for more to do in a game. I just played Origins too, and that was amazing. Anyways, loved this video, I agreed with 80% probably. You also missed some armors, the Dragon Night armor set, the red one. When you use the scale carver and the sword that comes with the pack, it’s sharp on one side only, and all the runes, it’s been an OP set for me. And I also live for a long time using the Hel’s Damnation Armor with any two spears. THAT COMBO IS GODLY. I am second to no one on the battlefield.
Id put Hel's armor set at least 1 higher at B tier. If you're using a fire build this armor is great. Especially with dual spears and speed increase runes, that health regen is completely insane. But this opinion is probably because I'm using a duel spear fire build and literally just melt everything 🤷
I agree, I would put it in S class. I duel weild the surtr sword and the sepulcher axe with speed runes on the sword and crit chance runes on the axe. I really don't even need the fire strike skill like that and I literally never die on the hardest difficulty
@@slynical4433 I would put it in S tier myself as well but I didnt wanna be "that guy" to say it. I honestly think Hel's armor is the best gear. I dont really care for any "surrounded by number of enemies" perks matter because you hit so hard to begin with. But Kodiak did make some great points and for the most part I agree with this video other then Hel's placement
@@thafutureonline619 i agree, hel armor would keep that stalwart runes active most of the time, while i personally will put thegn on C because parrying barely works on bosses and if you play as an aggressive min-maxing dps in very hard difficulty, i still think it's the coolest looking armor tho
I played the game on Berserker and never even paid attention to stats.
Used the raven clan armor for most of the game because it looks better than almost every armor in the game, at least to me.
Then started using the mentor armor set after the halfway point just because it's the closest to an assassin outfit.(I know the hidden ones armor set exists but I like the blue of the mentor set way more then the green of the hidden ones set)
I think I heard the word niche more in this video than I have in my 22 years on this world
Well, to be niche you have to think of the word niche, and what niche really means and how to use the word niche properly. To some the word niche, might just be a niche itself, but in that niche, that gives niche its beauty among other niche words. Don't make niche in to a niche word, it deserves the respect. Niche on my friend, niche on...
I appreciate it, once you dial in on the pacing the armor is totally cosmetic
Can’t really rank armor sets in this game. What is #1 for your build might be #14 for someone else’s...
You heard the part about the fact it's his opinion right?
@@sambriers6150 the point stands regardless. The “it’s his opinion” defense would only hold water if the rankings were based on specific builds rather than generalities.
I'm looking forward to the Mentor's set. For now I'm using the beginning Raven clan armor. This video really helped on what to be looking out for.
I bought the huldufolk cause it looks totally awesome. The additional increase to speed and armor kinda makes it swift using a dagger
Yes this armor works magic with daggers
Been tempted to get the Valkyrie set because it looks badass to me. LOL. Not gonna do it anymore. Glad I saw this video!! Thank you for making it.
15:27 and you can get the thegns set really early on like I got it at 80 power.
I got like level 20 it took a while but it’s sooooo op I’m level 180 now and still using it
I just got the thengs armor for the first time and I love it. Great video man
My playthrough in a nutshell: uptill 50 hours raven armour, then theghn armour until 80 hours and now I’m currently rocking Thor gear
That was literally exactly me, like seriously, exactly
Why'd you skip E? Went from F to D.
Alphabet nub.
Thanks C. That really explains a lot. I’m going to watch it a few more times to really get the most out of it. But, it will help me finish the game. Again, thank you. Well done, lots of information.
This might be the best assassins creed.
It’s a good game but I wouldn’t say it’s the best ac game
@@austinv-ec1wd which one would you consider the best one?
@@Criminaljustice79 AC 2 is honestly the best one. While obviously the combat is way better in Valhalla, the story just doesn’t compare to AC 2 or even Black Flag
@@Criminaljustice79 But I’m a sucker for a great story so that’s just my opinion. I will say that Valhalla’s story was better than I originally anticipated especially after odyssey
@@austinv-ec1wd I agree. I didn’t even finish odyssey because it dragged. I haven’t played black flag so I might grab that one next 👍🏻
I've been using the 'Mentor of Alamut" armor set. Is that new? Wolf set, increases assassination and increased my armor set by 50 POINTS. My first time through I used the Brigantine set.
Personally I like the Thegn armor set and who wouldn't love the thor set
@Luna Lovegood yes just as strong as Thor's armor
I love that you have spanish subtitles available
Is St. George’s armour good?
Only if use use spears and swords in the left hand
nice breakdown . it actually really helped me to understand what to do, thank you .
“I don’t like thors armor because I don’t like hammers”
Beating people to death with double hammers is tight!
That's.... Ok.
i wish they brought in beta rey bill for infinity war but it was already too late but thor got storm breaker
That’s a dumb reason to put Thor armor
@@Lesh_go I meant that’s what the guy basically said in the video he said Thor’s armor is bad cause you need to stun enemies with hammers
First time stumbling upon you, GREAT VIDEO you get to bread and butter, and ignore fillers, appreciate the video
Gregory, appreciate the comment and glad you found us. We really do our best not to fill our content with nonsense. These tier list videos are unscripted so they're a bit longer than our standard vids, but even still, we're not here to hit some magical number, we just want to talk about the content.
Im wearing the hidden ones collection and using a longsword.
If you use 2 handed dual wield you can use the hidden blade with the long sword
@@baconbitz7804 you can use the hidden blade as if your duel wielding with a 2 handed weapon?
@@immortalhonor5005 yes if you have an empty hand you use the hidden blade
i’m using that set with a dagger in main hand and hidden blade secondary, with advanced rune increasing crit chance the lighter you are and let me tell you IT IS SWEET
I like that you are able to buy pieces of store packs from Reta. That’s pretty cool IMO.
We did support Ubisoft, we bought the game. To now have to pay for the best gear in the game is laughable and truly pathetic.
You can buy them from Reda in your settlement. It depends on how lucky you are to get the full set however :)
@@24Shigeru24 how lucky and how many countless hours of the 2 daily's and 1 weekly. Literally can take 3-4 weeks just for one piece of armor, let alone all five. Its a terrible, money grabbing system. 9 basic sets of armor in game and 9 better ones behind a pay wall? Get fucked Ubisoft
@@TheCokee47 Yes, it will take lot of time. So it's kinda "politely" asking for people to use money to buy it :)
You don't "have" to pay for it 🤷♂️
@@Alcoboss I also dont have to spend countless hours grinding for opals just to hope that I can eventually put an armor set together, depending on what Reda has to offer. The pay wall gear is better then basic game gear. Plain and simple. Only fanboys are ok with this arrangement. To everyone else, it's a broken and greedy system.
You really hurt me on that Huntsman breakdown. I think range was perfected in this game
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned the change appearance option when visiting Gunnar. For very low silver you can change the appearance of any armor to the set that’s your favorite looking while keeping the buffs and special attributes of your most powerful armor. That way you can wear any armor you want!
I’m sure everyone knows bro and you’re on a 2 month old video lmao
@@EternalNightingale i dont think so, just look at the other comments...
I just got the Brigandine set yesterday and got it to flawless level. I'm loving it so far.
Thanks for the ranking breakdown. Very informative. Personally I've evolved to the Hel's Damnation (complete set inclusive of with super fiery shield and Surtr sword it comes with) and loving it. It's truly an amazing set IMO.
Prior to that I was rocking the Mentor's set which is also amazing but I quite like the fire aspect and bonus the Hel's Damnation pack offers so that's my current gear right now...plus it looks super badass.
I'm really loving this game and currently addicted.
Perfect breakdown and arguments!
Would not change a thing.