Summary
- Collecting armor sets and individual armor pieces in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom offers players customization options and a wide range of loot to discover, making it an entertaining aspect of the game.
- Certain armor sets, such as the Froggy Set, Tingle Set, Evil Spirit Set, Phantom Set, and Dark Set, deserve to appear in future Legend of Zelda games due to their useful benefits, references to past games, and iconic designs.
- The next Legend of Zelda title is still a mystery, but hopefully, some of these armor sets will make the jump to the new game, giving players more options for customization and exploration.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players have a lot on their plates when it comes to collecting every piece of gear the game has to offer. Between 35 armor sets and 30 individual armor pieces, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gives players a wide range of customization options to outfit Link in a way that best suits their play style while also giving collectors a lot of loot to try and uncover across Hyrule. Out of all of these armor sets available in Tears of the Kingdom, there are a few that deserve to appear in the next entry.
Part of what makes collecting these pieces of gear so entertaining is seeing all of the references to The Legend of Zelda series' past with costumes based on previous incarnations of Link and other familiar characters. Others are exciting finds for the awesome benefits they grant the player to help them traverse the treacherous land of Hyrule. While the next Legend of Zelda title is likely still a ways off and little is known about how it will iterate upon Tears of the Kingdom, hopefully, some of these sets make the jump to this next game.
Froggy Set
The Froggy Armor Set is the perfect answer to Tears of the Kingdom's annoying wet surface mechanic that can make climbing cliffs in the rain a headache. This armor set allows players to climb wet or icy surfaces for longer before sliding down, giving players an extra traversal option in their toolkit. Obtaining the Froggy Armor Set involves completing the Lucky Clover Gazette questline, but could be obtained through different means in a future game.
Tingle Set
Although Tingle is not present in Tears of the Kingdom himself, players can capture the spirit of this wacky character by having Link don the Tingle Armor Set. Players can find each piece of the Tingle Set by following the Misko's Treasure series of side quests. This armor doesn't offer much in the way of bonuses other than increasing the player's speed at night, but its ability to make NPCs cower in fear as Link approaches makes it more than worthy to appear in the next game.
Evil Spirit Set
Players can channel their inner Ganondorf with the Evil Spirit Armor Set in Tears of the Kingdom, whose pieces can be found in chests hidden throughout the Depths. Not only does this costume increase Link's stealth capabilities, but it also increases the damage players can deal with bone weapons and prevents skeletal enemies from attacking them. While Link may not look much like a hero wearing this armor, its awesome design and helpful effects make it deserving of an appearance in future games.
Phantom Set
One of the bulkiest-looking armor sets in Tears of the Kingdom is the Phantom Armor Set, but its appearance is too good to not become a staple of future games. This armor is based on Phantom enemies from The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Although the Phantom Armor Set doesn't offer much beyond an attack increase when all three pieces are worn, the nod it gives to the underrated DS era of Zelda games deserves to be preserved.
Dark Set
The Dark Armor Set embodies everything that makes these collectible series costumes in Tears of the Kingdom so cool and makes a great argument for why it should return in the next Zelda title. While the set only grants players a speed bonus at night, being able to look like the iconic Dark Link enemy from Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is well worth the player's time to obtain. It can be purchased one piece at a time from the Bargainer Statues found throughout the Depths.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available for Nintendo Switch.