Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – Best Early Armor Pieces, Ranked

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, like any soulslike, is filled with armor sets and pieces of clothing for players to find and equip. Players will find themselves seeking out gear both to express themselves and to give themselves better stats to deal with the countless enemies they will face throughout their playthrough.

When players are first starting out, they will want to find the best weapons and armor they can, as quickly as possible. Thankfully, there are plenty of great pieces of equipment that players can grab very early in the game. Some of these pieces offer specific stat buffs, while others are generally useful for most cases, allowing the player to tear through the early game with no problems.

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Ming Set

The Balanced And Bulky Choice

• Notable Qualities: High Slash/Stab mitigation, High Magic/Burn/Frost resistance
• Location: Dropped by Red-eyed Ming Guard

The Ming set is easily one of the best armor sets that players can find in the game, and it is unlockable early on. Most enemy attacks come in the form of stabs or slashes, and having a high mitigation to both allows the player to soak up hits and push forward without losing too much health.

It also comes with the secondary benefit of having decent magic resistance, which can be incredibly valuable both against bosses and enemies found throughout the world. Overall, it’s a great pickup and one that players can use for the majority of their playthrough.

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Centipede Set

Resisting Most Enemy Attacks

• Notable Qualities: High Slash/Stab mitigation, medium Corruption resistance
• Location: Defeat Blightweaver. Can be bought after giving Tao Qing Believer’s Statue.

The Centipede set falls into a similar category as the Ming set. The main benefit comes from the high mitigation against slash and stab attacks, which applies to the vast majority of normal enemies, as well as bosses. With the whole set equipped, players will benefit from a huge reduction in a large portion of enemy attacks, without trading off anything too important.

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The key difference between the sets is the Corruption resistance that the Centipede set has. Players will want to keep an eye on the kinds of damage being inflicted and swap their armor out accordingly. Having multiple sets to reduce specific types of damage can be a great way of ensuring success in a variety of situations.

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Delicate Set

Resistance Against Corruption

• Notable Qualities: High Corruption resistance, low general stats
• Location: Found near Buddha Cliffs on the way to Lightzen Temple

The Delicate set is an ideal armor pickup for players struggling with the pesky Corruption status effect. Many bosses and enemies early on can apply the effect, so having a full set to counteract it makes it far more manageable and easy to deal with.

The rest of the stats aren’t too remarkable, but they are enough to help players with the more spell-heavy enemies and provide decent stats for players looking for a set that targets corruption, whilst not making them too vulnerable to other damage types.

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Golden Bandit Set

A Jack Of All Trades

• Notable Qualities: Balanced overall stats, lower fire protection
• Location: Dropped by Golden Bandits or by purchasing it from Wu Gang after giving him the Golden Bowl.

The Golden Bandit set is not necessarily good at one particular thing, but it’s a great choice for almost any scenario. The stats are balanced, and the set doesn’t have any real weaknesses aside from Fire and Paralysis, which are pretty uncommon damage types anyway.

Also, it can be grabbed very quickly, giving players a nice option to use when they don’t want to trade off certain stats. It might not be flashy or be great at anything specific, but its general utility is more than enough to warrant using it.

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Fake Monk Set

Preventing One Of The Worst Status Effects

• Notable Qualities: Balanced stats, high Blight resistance
• Location: Obtained after defeating Fake Monk or after giving Wu Gang the Golden Bowl

Players will want to consider using the Fake Monk for its high Blight resistance, which nullifies one of the most frustrating and punishing status effects in the entire game. In addition to the Blight protection, the general stats are good enough to help players deal with melee and ranged assault, but for situations where Blight is being particularly problematic, this is the perfect armor set to deal with the effect.

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Also, because the set only consists of two pieces of armor, players are free to equip the other slots with pieces that round out the build in a more comprehensive way. This allows players to add some high slash mitigation pieces or high despair mitigation ones to combat one of the weaknesses of the set.

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Militia Set

Sustaining Through The Blows

• Notable Qualities: Balanced stats, high Poise Break resistance
• Location: Found in Shu Sanctum

The Milita set is an awesome armor set, as having higher Poise Break resistance means that enemy attacks won’t be nearly as devastating to the player’s ability to remain on their feet. This makes it particularly useful against heavy-hitting bosses and enemies.

On top of the Poise resistance, it also comes with great stats across the board, not sacrificing anything else like other armor sets often do. When swapping off of the set, players will miss the ability to keep upright, as the added resistance can be invaluable and generally feels great to have.