If you’re looking to gear up with a all-around armor set the Studded Leather Armor Set is a great choice. It’s perfect for players who want a balance of melee, ranged, and magic abilities. In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to unlock and craft each piece of the set, as well as where to find all the materials you’ll need from padded cloth and hard leather to iron bars and vault shards.
How to Get the Studded Leather Armor Set
The Studded Leather Armor set is a great choice for players who rely on a mix of melee, ranged, and magic combat. You will be able to unlock the Studded Leather Armor Set when you unlock the Smithing anvil. The set includes the Studded Leather Cowl, Body, and Chaps, each offering balanced stat boosts across all three combat styles.
The Cowl grants:
- +10 to melee and magic
- +11 to ranged
- with a lightweight 2.3 weight
The Body provides:
- +24 to melee and magic
- +28 to ranged
- weighing 4.5
The Chaps add:
- +15 to melee and magic
- +17 to ranged
- a bit heavier at 5.5.
All three pieces are crafted at a Smithing Anvil using hard leather, iron bars, padded cloth, and vault shards, and they offer a total durability of 1,500. When worn together, the set provides powerful bonuses:
- +40% stealth speed with one piece
- -33% stamina cost for ranged attacks with two pieces
- +25% boost to weak point damage when the full set is equipped.
This armor is designed for agility and tactical advantage, making it a great fit for power level 4 adventurers.
Requirements to Craft:
- Facility: Smithing Anvil
- Skill Level: Artisan (250 XP)
- Materials Needed:
- 10 Hard Leather
- 4 Iron Bars
- 4 Padded Cloth
- 3 Vault Shards
- 10 Hard Leather
How to Get the Padded Cloth
To make Padded Cloth in the game, you’ll need a Loom that’s been upgraded with a Loom Harness. This upgrade lets you combine different materials into more advanced textiles.
Once you’ve got both the Loom and the Harness, crafting is simple. Just interact with the Loom to open its menu, then place one Rough Cloth and one Wool Cloth into the input slots. Hit the start button, and you’ll get one Padded Cloth in return.
How to Get the Hard Leather
To craft Hard Leather, you’ll need a Tanner’s Kit. While the recipe mentions that you can use a Tannery, the Tannery only has one crafting slot, but Hard Leather requires two. That’s where the Tanner’s Kit comes in it gives you the extra space you need. Once you’ve got the right setup, just combine one Adhesive with two pieces of Leather, and you’ll get Hard Leather.
How to Get the Vault Shards
Vault Shards are a rare and valuable resource, and you’ll only find them inside Vaults. They’re crucial for crafting things like the Furnace and other important items. You can get Vault Shards in two ways: by opening chests inside the Vaults or by defeating Vault Sentinels, the tough enemies that guard them. There are six Vaults spread throughout the DragonWilds, one in each major area.
How to Get the Iron Bars
Iron Ore is gathered by mining Iron Deposits, and once you have three, you can smelt them into an Iron Bar using a Furnace. To start, make your way to the Stormtouched Highlands. The Iron Ore there resembles copper but has a slightly darker tint, so stay alert while you’re searching. To get started, you’ll need access to both a furnace and an anvil. When you’re ready, interact with the furnace, place the required ingredients into the input slots, and hit the smelt button. If everything is in place, you’ll successfully create Iron Bars.
