When Wearing Armor In Breath Of the Wild Can Actually Make Link Worse

When Wearing Armor In Breath Of the Wild Can Actually Make Link Worse

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gives players a plethora of armor to wear, but there are benefits to equipping Link with only his underwear.

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When Wearing Armor In Breath Of the Wild Can Actually Make Link Worse

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild introducing a large variety of armor sets was new territory for the Zelda series. Link would usually only get one or two alternate looks, if any, in previous games. These would typically grant a special ability, like allowing Link to traverse the Death Mountain Crater and the Fire Temple in Ocarina of Time. Breath of the Wild took this to another level with each unique piece of armor granting a bonus, providing differing levels of protection, and making BOTW the series’ most fashion-forward entry. For the most part, armor is singularly helpful in Link’s quest through Breath of the Wild, but it can occasionally be detrimental.

Certain portions of the game actually require specific types of armor. Exploring Death Mountain is made much easier by equipping the Flamebreaker set, which keeps Link safe from the stifling heat. Warm clothes are also necessary to insulate Link from the cold when exploring higher altitude regions like the Gerudo Highlands or Hebra Mountains.

Other occurrences in Breath of the Wild, like thunderstorms, for instance, are more difficult while wearing armor. Having any metal items equipped, including armor, will attract frequent lightning strikes in storm-heavy regions like northeastern Akkala. However, non-metal armor can still be equipped, and earning the Thunder Helm from Breath of the Wild’s Gerudo Chief Riju makes lightning a complete non-issue. The only instance in which armor is almost completely a burden in BOTW is when trying to swim.

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Link Swims Faster Without Armor In Breath Of The Wild

Link swims faster in Breath of the Wild when he has no armor equipped. Nearly every armor set in the game makes Link slower in the water, with the obvious exception of the Zora armor set, as its entire purpose is to make Link a swimmer comparable to Zelda’s aquatic humanoid race, the Zora. Four years ago, Reddit user Queazy ran (swam?) some practical tests to determine the fastest means of traversing the water.

While there is no perfectly accurate means of testing Link’s swimming speed, Queazy’s methods get the point across. The amateur field scientist got Link down to half a heart so that he’d drown shortly after his stamina depleted, then tested how far Link can swim before his unfortunate (but necessary for the sake of knowledge) demise in different outfits with three full circles of stamina.

Wearing a non-Zora armor set, Link can only swim roughly two thirds of the distance he can achieve with no armor equipped. This is a handy bit of trivia for players who haven’t found the Zora armor pieces scattered around perennially weather-afflicted Zora’s Domain. Armor is typically very useful to Link in Breath of the Wild, but going for a dip in his underwear might help him survive particularly long swims.

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