Finding the Horizon Forbidden West best armor isn't quite the visual spectacle of the original game's top armor with its built-in shield and glowing panels, but it is quite the quest in its own right.
Although there's no direct equivalent to the previous shield armor, replaced now by a new Horizon Forbidden West power armor ability, there is one set of legendary armor to find in the game. Known as the Oseram Artificer it serves as the best armor in Horizon Forbidden West.
Although there's no direct equivalent to the previous shield armor, replaced now by a new Horizon Forbidden West power armor ability, there is one set of legendary armor to find in the game. Known as the Oseram Artificer it serves as the best armor in Horizon Forbidden West.
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00:00If you want to get the Horizon Power Armor there's good news, the shield armor has carried
00:10over from Zero Dawn. But the bad news, it's not the best armor in the game anymore. Because
00:15technically it's not armor, it's actually a skill you unlock. I'll explain how to unlock
00:20it and how to get the best armor in the game, which now goes to the legendary Oseram Artificer
00:26To get the Horizon Forbidden West Power Armor, all you need to do is drop enough XP points
00:31into the Survivor skill tree. Rather than a separate piece of kit you have to find,
00:36the Horizon Power Armor now lives among your unlockable skills as the second Survivor Valor
00:41Surge you can access. These Valor Surges are basically equipable special powers triggered
00:46by pressing L1 and R1 together. The Valor that powers everything is gained by doing
00:51certain moves, like killing machines in a special way. You can also unlock complementary
00:55skills that will earn you additional Valor to power it up faster, like getting extra
01:00Valor every time you get hit for example. It'll still take you a while to get to the
01:05Horizon Power Armor ability in the tree, as you'll need to unlock enough skills not only
01:09to reach the Power Armor, but also to unlock all the skills around it, which will finally
01:14let you use the skill. You can also level up the armor three times. At full power it'll
01:19have a shield strength of 400, deflecting 20% of incoming damage and exploding on depletion
01:25to deal shock damage. It will also last as long as your Valor does, so no matter how
01:30many times it's depleted, it'll just keep recharging while you have the Valor to power
01:34it, so keep killing things.
01:36So now that the best armor in the previous game is an unlockable skill, what is the best
01:41armor in Forbidden West? That would be the Oseram Artificer, and in order to obtain it,
01:47it requires completing the salvage contracts that you'll find in the game. First up you'll
01:51want to find Karuf, he's the leader of the salvage hunters and has challenged his crew
01:55to enter a competition to see who can make the best armor. Very helpful. With Karuf is
01:59Lorend who gives you your first contract of salvage to hunt. Next you'll need to find
02:04the other three salvage hunters who are dotted around the Forbidden West. You'll find them
02:08at the locations shown here. Like Lorend, everyone will give you a selection of salvage
02:13contracts to complete, with each requiring a very specific selection of machine parts
02:17to complete. Do make sure to check the contract before you start taking down machines, as
02:22you may need to remove certain parts first. Make sure to scan each target with your focus,
02:28then use the tag part feature to highlight the bit you need to knock off in pink. That
02:32should make it easier to dial in on your mechanical target.
02:36So once you've completed all the salvage contracts, head back to where Lorend is based,
02:40which will be highlighted by the quest itself. And thus, the Oseram Artificer armor is born.
02:45This is the best armor in the game and the only legendary armor. It's a warrior type
02:49armor which gives you buffs to your power attack, resonator related abilities and your
02:54valor surge. Combine this with the overshield valor surge we showed you how to get earlier
03:00and you will make Aloy a walking tank.