Valheim Tier List
113 Valheim armour pieces, placed from S-tier down to F-tier by armour value at max quality. Breastplate of the Protector leads at 50 armour, and S-tier opens with Breastplate of the Protector, Crown of Valheim, Helmet of the Protector, Trousers of the Protector, and Flametal Breastplate. Every figure is read from the game files for November 2026, so the list moves only when a game update changes the numbers. Each list ranks the whole game at once; the biome lists below cut the same ranking down to what you can have at each stage.
S Tier - Best in Game
(11)S-tier is led by Breastplate of the Protector at 50 armour. They are followed by Crown of Valheim (50), Helmet of the Protector (50), Trousers of the Protector (50), Flametal Breastplate (44), Flametal Greaves (44), Flametal Helmet (44), and Hood of the Vanguard (40). The remaining 3 items round out this tier. The last entry in this tier sits at 38 armour.
A Tier - Strong Picks
(17)A-tier is led by Carapace Greaves at 38 armour. They are followed by Carapace Helmet (38), Breastplate of Ask (34), Hood of Ask (34), Trousers of Ask (34), Padded Cuirass (32), Padded Greaves (32), and Padded Helmet (32). The remaining 9 items round out this tier. The last entry in this tier sits at 25 armour.
B Tier - Viable
(23)B-tier is led by Vilebone Cage at 24 armour. They are followed by Vilebone Drapes (24), Lox Fur Hood (22), Lox Fur Jacket (22), Lox Fur Trousers (22), Eitr-weave Hood (22), Eitr-weave Robe (22), and Eitr-weave Trousers (22). The remaining 15 items round out this tier. The last entry in this tier sits at 14 armour.
C Tier - Situational
(22)C-tier is led by Root Leggings at 14 armour. They are followed by Root Mask (14), Headdress of the Bear (13), Loincloth of the Bear (13), Patterns of the Bear (13), Troll Leather Hood (12), Troll Leather Trousers (12), and Troll Leather Tunic (12). The remaining 14 items round out this tier. The last entry in this tier sits at 7 armour. It spans the Meadows through the Swamp.
D Tier - Below Average
(23)D-tier is led by Simple Red Cap at 7 armour. They are followed by Straw Hat (7), Yellow Tied Headscarf (7), Cape of Oden (4), Deer Hide Cape (4), Hood of Oden (4), Troll Hide Cape (4), and Wolf Fur Cape (4). The remaining 15 items round out this tier. The last entry in this tier sits at 4 armour.
F Tier - Weak
(17)F-tier is led by Plain Brown Dress at 4 armour. They are followed by Plain Red Tunic (4), Plain Yellow Dress (4), Plain Yellow Tunic (4), Red Tunic with Beads (4), Red Tunic with Cape (4), Simple Undyed Dress (4), and Simple Undyed Tunic (4). The remaining 9 items round out this tier. The last entry in this tier sits at 1 armour.
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How this list is ranked
Valheim keeps no match statistics, so nothing here is a win rate: 113 entries are ranked by armour value at max quality, with the movement penalty shown beside it, computed from the game files for November 2026. Breastplate of the Protector leads at 50.
Tiers are percentile bands on that ranking — the top tenth is S, then A, B, C and D, with the bottom sixth in F. Bands on rank rather than fixed cutoffs, because armour runs from 1 to 50 and weapon damage from 20 to 300, and one set of thresholds could not serve both.
Best gear by biome
The same numbers, cut by where you are in the game — each list holds everything available by that biome, not only what the biome itself unlocks.
113 Valheim armour pieces, placed from S-tier down to F-tier by armour value at max quality. Breastplate of the Protector leads at 50 armour, and S-tier opens with Breastplate of the Protector, Crown of Valheim, Helmet of the Protector, Trousers of the Protector, and Flametal Breastplate. Every figure is read from the game files for November 2026, so the list moves only when a game update changes the numbers. Each list ranks the whole game at once; the biome lists below cut the same ranking down to what you can have at each stage.
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Valheim Tier List FAQ
What is the best armor in Valheim?
At max quality, Breastplate of the Protector carries the most armour at 50 armour, followed by Crown of Valheim (50), Helmet of the Protector (50), Trousers of the Protector (50), and Flametal Breastplate (44). The best armour you can actually make depends on how far you have progressed — the biome lists show it stage by stage.
How is this Valheim tier list ranked?
On the game’s own numbers, not on win rates. Valheim is single-player and co-op with no match telemetry, so there is nothing to measure players against — these 113 entries are ordered by the stat the category is actually judged on, read from the installed build. That makes the ranking reproducible and it also makes its limits clear: it can tell you what hits hardest, not what suits your playstyle.
How often does this Valheim tier list change?
Only when a game update changes the numbers behind it. Every ranking is computed from the game files — this list reflects them as of November 2026 — so it moves when a patch rebalances a weapon, armour piece or food, not from week to week.
Should I only use S-tier gear?
No. Each list ranks everything in the game at once, however late you can first make it, so an S-tier entry is no help until you can craft it. What matters is the best option available to you now — the biome lists cut the same ranking down to what you can have by each biome.