What is the Best Armor in Horizon Forbidden West Early Game?
As you start your adventure in Horizon Forbidden West, one of the first questions you’ll be asking is "What’s the best armor to equip myself with?" The game offers a variety of outfits that you can choose from, but not all of them are created equal. In this article, we’ll discuss the best armor for early-game Horizon Forbidden West.
Why Aloy’s Starting Armor is Surprisingly Effective
When it comes to early-game armor, one of the best sets is actually Aloy’s starting armor. The Nora Anointed Armor is a well-rounded set that offers decent defense, speed, and sneak capabilities. You don’t have to do anything extraordinary to obtain it; just follow the storyline and keep the armor intact. We won’t discuss why the armor is great here (see our next point below for that).
Unparalleled Stealth with Nora Sentinel
The Nora Sentinel outfit is not only one of the coolest-looking sets but also has excellent stealth capabilities. For 54 Arena Medals, you can unlock it at the Prize Master in the Maw of the Arena. With Nora Sentinel, you’ll gain 26.2% bonus experience in stealth-related activities like silent takedowns.
| Comparison Table: Stealth Capabilities of Popular Early-Game Armor Sets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aloy’s Starting Armor (Nora Anointed) | 13.7% | -0.7% speed | No Bonus |
| Nora Silent Hunter | 19.8% | 15.3% speed | -2.6% ammo capacity |
| Hunter Armor | 18.9% | -14.3% speed | +3.3% melee damage |
| Solar Sling Hunter | 19.3% | 5.8% speed | +3.9% solar slinger damage |
As you can see, the Hunter Armor might be stronger when it comes to physical combat, but for sneaking around and silent kills, the Nora Silent Hunter or the Nora Sentinel outshine them all. Note that stealth abilities won’t affect all encounters in the game.
Don’t Overlook Prototype Spike Thrower and Scorchers
Another key highlight of the game is Prototype Spike Thrower (available at the No Man’s Land’s Prize Master) and Scorchers. Prototype Spike Thrower’s accuracy, speed, and burst damage make it a popular choice among early-game Horizon Zero Dawn enthusiasts. It is not easy to manage though. You must acquire these powerful machine and beat a certain time target set on them in specific machine fighting events in Arena Battle Arenas, it called Battle Arena or fight different variants of that same model at a random level encounter called Arena Trial in normal quest line of game (See image:)
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Prototype Spike Thrower on Wiki
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Another alternative Scorchers, can significantly alter your game with great mobility, precision and deadly traps, so choose well which path is most helpful
| Early-Game Encounter Chart | Hunter Armor | Solar Sling Hunter | Aloy’s Starting Armor (Nora Anointed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolves and Watchers | Fairly easy with most choices | Preferred, extra solar slinger damage against smaller enemies | Adequate with stealth focus |
| Hunters and Harbings | Highly advised to equip prototype machine parts or hunters and avoid engaging close | Decent melee defense and mobility with armor sets | Vulnerable close, better stealth focused build |
In early encounters against simple machines and most combat challenges, any armor suits except the hunter set; which may leave players. To sum it up Aloy’s starting armor stands well on its own especially as stealth becomes key after defeating most mechanical units before taking the higher challenges after these events as early or advanced in gameplay progress at certain level ( level). Other alternatives with prototypes could increase overall ability at battle areas in these types’ event trials by getting early skills level for player skills such as silent taking the other skills from previous armor suit selection in-game content but other alternative, Prototype Spike Thrower Scorchers should make players realize importance not for a reason with which Aloy would prefer early combat strategy before you realize which the one right that.