All 32 Icarus Armor Sets, Set Bonuses and Where to Get Them

Armor sets are the outfits you craft or buy in Icarus to keep your prospector alive out in the wild. Each set guards against a different threat, whether that's freezing cold, scorching heat, radiation, or wildlife that's quick to attack. Knowing how the tiers work and what each set does best will save you a lot of trial and error.

Content

Base Game

20 items

Arctic Armor

A cold-focused set with Arctic movement and exposure bonuses.

Physical Resistance: +36
Cold Resistance: +70%
Heat Resistance: -30%
Exposure Resistance: +23%
Perceived Threat: -20%
Full-Set Bonus: +10% Movement Speed in the Arctic; -20% Perceived Threat in Arctic; +5% Arctic Exposure Resistance
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Cured Leather; Arctic Pelt; Fur; Rope
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Bone Armor

A crafted early set whose full-set bonus improves melee damage and resistance.

Physical Resistance: +16
Cold Resistance: +15%
Heat Resistance: +29%
Exposure Resistance: +11%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +15 Melee Damage; +20 Melee Resistance
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Character Crafting
Main Materials: Bone; Leather
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Brown Bear Armor

A melee-focused set with attack-speed and melee-resistance bonuses.

Physical Resistance: +22
Cold Resistance: +40%
Heat Resistance: +7%
Exposure Resistance: +9%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +10% Melee Attack Speed; +20 Melee Resistance
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Textiles Bench; Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Leather; Fur; Rope
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Carbonweave Armor

A heat-focused set with movement, threat and exposure bonuses in desert and volcanic biomes.

Physical Resistance: +40
Cold Resistance: -25%
Heat Resistance: +70%
Exposure Resistance: +25%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +10% Movement Speed in the Desert; +10% Movement Speed in Volcanic biomes; -25% Perceived Threat in Desert and Volcanic biomes; +25% Desert and Volcanic Exposure Resistance
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Carbon Fiber; Platinum Weave; Electronics; Gold Wire
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Cloth Armor

A light starter set with a small movement-speed bonus.

Physical Resistance: +11
Cold Resistance: +6%
Heat Resistance: +45%
Exposure Resistance: +7%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +5% Movement Speed
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Character crafting menu
Main Materials: Fiber
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Composite Armor

A high-protection set with strong temperature resistance and regeneration bonuses.

Physical Resistance: +44
Cold Resistance: +50%
Heat Resistance: +50%
Exposure Resistance: +27%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +30% Health Regeneration; +30% Stamina Regeneration
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Aluminium Ingot; Composites; Steel Screw; Carbon Fiber
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Cured Leather Armor

An all-round set with improved protection and health and stamina regeneration.

Physical Resistance: +38
Cold Resistance: +32%
Heat Resistance: +22%
Exposure Resistance: +16%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +20% Health Regeneration; +20% Stamina Regeneration
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Platinum Weave; Cured Leather
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

CX-400 Armor

A workshop set built for mining and felling, with tool-wear and yield bonuses.

Physical Resistance: +25
Cold Resistance: +60%
Heat Resistance: +60%
Exposure Resistance: +12%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +1% chance to instantly fell trees; +1% chance to instantly break mineral or ore deposits while mining; +25% mining yield; +25% tree-felling yield
Other Resistances: -20% Pickaxe Wear Rate; -20% Axe Wear Rate
Where to Craft: Orbital Workshop
Main Materials: -
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Dusty Miner Armor

A cave-mining set with bonuses against cave creatures and mining yield.

Physical Resistance: +45
Cold Resistance: +35%
Heat Resistance: +35%
Exposure Resistance: +25%
Perceived Threat: -
Full-Set Bonus: +20% Damage against Caveworms; +20% Damage against Cave Vesper; +20% Damage against Quarrite; +20% Mining Yield
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Titanium Ingot; Steel Screw; Cured Leather
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: -

Fur Armor

A cold-resistant set with a small Arctic exposure bonus.

Physical Resistance: +22
Cold Resistance: +60%
Heat Resistance: -30%
Exposure Resistance: +12%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +5% Arctic Exposure Resistance
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Textiles Bench; Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Leather; Fur; Rope
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Ghillie Armor

A stealth set that reduces perceived threat in forests and swamps.

Physical Resistance: +14
Cold Resistance: +12%
Heat Resistance: +38%
Exposure Resistance: +7%
Perceived Threat: -50%
Full-Set Bonus: -25% Perceived Threat in Swamp biomes; -25% Perceived Threat in Forest biomes; -10% Water Consumption in Swamp biomes; -10% Oxygen Consumption in Forest biomes
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Textiles Bench; Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Fiber; Stick; Rope
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Hunter Armor

A stealth and hunting set with crouch-speed and biome-specific survival bonuses.

Physical Resistance: +30
Cold Resistance: +36%
Heat Resistance: +12%
Exposure Resistance: +16%
Perceived Threat: -50%
Full-Set Bonus: +15% Crouching Movement Speed; -25% Perceived Threat; -10% Water Consumption in Swamp biomes; -10% Food Consumption in Forest biomes; +50% chance to resist Swamp Parasites
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Platinum Weave; Cured Leather; Rope; Epoxy
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Leather Armor

A balanced early set with health and stamina regeneration bonuses.

Physical Resistance: +28
Cold Resistance: +25%
Heat Resistance: +12%
Exposure Resistance: +12%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +10% Health Regeneration; +10% Stamina Regeneration
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Textiles Bench; Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Fiber; Leather
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Larkwell Martinez Tachyon Armor

A workshop mobility set with sprint, jumping-stamina and regeneration bonuses.

Physical Resistance: +18
Cold Resistance: +60%
Heat Resistance: +60%
Exposure Resistance: +26%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +10% Sprint Speed; -50% Stamina consumed by jumping; +25% Stamina Regeneration
Other Resistances: +25% Falling Resistance
Where to Craft: Orbital Workshop
Main Materials: -
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

LM Beastmaster Armor

A workshop set that improves the health, movement and combat of tamed creatures.

Physical Resistance: +18
Cold Resistance: +60%
Heat Resistance: +60%
Exposure Resistance: +26%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +10% Tamed Creature Movement Speed; +20% Tamed Creature Melee Damage; +40% Tamed Creature Health Regeneration
Other Resistances: +22% Tamed Creature Maximum Health; +10% Tamed Creature Physical Resistance
Where to Craft: Orbital Workshop
Main Materials: -
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Naneo Armor

A lightweight workshop set with capacity, stamina and collision-resistance bonuses.

Physical Resistance: +33
Cold Resistance: +60%
Heat Resistance: +60%
Exposure Resistance: +22%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +10% Weight Capacity; +10% Collision Resistance; +10% Stamina Regeneration; +10% Maximum Stamina
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Orbital Workshop
Main Materials: -
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Resurgent Armor

A synthetic set with bonuses against poison and wound effects.

Physical Resistance: +15
Cold Resistance: +45%
Heat Resistance: +45%
Exposure Resistance: +0%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +40% chance to resist Poison; +40% chance to resist Basic Wounds; +40% chance to resist Deep Wounds
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Platinum Weave; Synthetics
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: -

Sandworm Armor

A hot-biome set with poison resistance and desert survival bonuses.

Physical Resistance: +36
Cold Resistance: +10%
Heat Resistance: +60%
Exposure Resistance: +14%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +25% Poison Resistance; -50% Poison Affliction Duration; -75% Water consumed in the Desert; +25% Health Regeneration in the Desert
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench; recipe unlocked by Migrating Sands: Survey
Main Materials: Bone; Leather; Sandworm Scale
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

ST-700 Armor

A workshop stealth set with crouch movement and damage bonuses.

Physical Resistance: +25
Cold Resistance: +60%
Heat Resistance: +60%
Exposure Resistance: +12%
Perceived Threat: -35%
Full-Set Bonus: -35% Perceived Threat; +15% Crouching Movement Speed; +15% Stealth Damage
Other Resistances: +10% Melee Damage; +10% Projectile Damage; +20% Stamina Regeneration
Where to Craft: Orbital Workshop
Main Materials: -
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Wayfarer Armor

A desert-ready set with exposure protection and lower water consumption.

Physical Resistance: +30
Cold Resistance: +16%
Heat Resistance: +70%
Exposure Resistance: +21%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +5% Desert Exposure Resistance; -10% Water Consumption
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Platinum Weave
Content: Base Game
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition base game

Content

Styx Expansion

1 items

Scorpion Armor

A high-protection set that returns melee damage while drawing more wildlife attention.

Physical Resistance: +46
Cold Resistance: +20%
Heat Resistance: +30%
Exposure Resistance: +7%
Perceived Threat: +45%
Full-Set Bonus: +20% Projectile Resistance; +10% Collision Resistance; +20% Perceived Threat; +40% chance to return Melee Physical Damage to attacker; +20 Melee Physical Damage returned
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench; unlock via Husk: Extermination
Main Materials: Fiber; Leather; Scorpion Carapace
Content: Styx Expansion
Console Edition: Separate Styx Expansion available

Content

New Frontiers

2 items

Heavy Obsidian Armor

A durable heat-focused set with extra fire resistance in lava.

Physical Resistance: +28
Cold Resistance: +14%
Heat Resistance: +54%
Exposure Resistance: +16%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +90% Fire Resistance while in Lava; +10% Water Consumption
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Textiles Bench; Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Leather; Obsidian; Rope
Content: New Frontiers
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition through New Frontiers

Obsidian Armor

A high-heat set with explosive and volcanic-exposure resistance.

Physical Resistance: +55
Cold Resistance: +39%
Heat Resistance: +73%
Exposure Resistance: +16%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +50 Explosive Resistance; +20% Volcanic Exposure Resistance
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Platinum Weave; Composites; Steel Screw; Shaped Obsidian
Content: New Frontiers
Console Edition: Included in the Console Edition through New Frontiers

Content

Great Hunts Campaigns

5 items

Arctic Survival Armor

A Great Hunts reward set built for cold regions and Arctic travel.

Physical Resistance: +40
Cold Resistance: +70%
Heat Resistance: -25%
Exposure Resistance: +25%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +10% Movement Speed in the Arctic; +50% Arctic Exposure Resistance; -25% Perceived Threat in Arctic
Other Resistances: -50% Food Consumption in the Arctic
Where to Craft: Electric Textiles Bench; unlock via Rimetusk: Destruction
Main Materials: Platinum Weave; Epoxy; Wool
Content: Great Hunts Campaigns
Console Edition: -

Black Wolf Armor

A forest-hunting set with movement and bleed-related bonuses.

Physical Resistance: +36
Cold Resistance: +36%
Heat Resistance: +16%
Exposure Resistance: +16%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +5% Movement Speed in Forest biomes; +20% chance to cause Minor Hemorrhage on attack; +50% chance to resist Bleed
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Textiles Bench; Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench; unlock via Black Wolf hunt missions
Main Materials: Black Wolf Fur; Black Wolf Tooth; Leather; Rope
Content: Great Hunts Campaigns
Console Edition: -

Caveworm Armor

A cave set with mining, poison and cave-sickness bonuses.

Physical Resistance: +19
Cold Resistance: +38%
Heat Resistance: +36%
Exposure Resistance: +35%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +10% Exposure Resistance; +50% chance to resist Cave Sickness; +15% Mining Yield; +25% Poison Resistance
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Textiles Bench; Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench; unlock via Quarrite: Brilliance
Main Materials: Bone; Leather; Worm Scale; Fiber
Content: Great Hunts Campaigns
Console Edition: -

Garganutan Armor

A Great Hunts set with melee and carrying-capacity bonuses.

Physical Resistance: +32
Cold Resistance: +34%
Heat Resistance: +25%
Exposure Resistance: +15%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +15 Melee Attack Speed; +15 Melee Resistance; +15 Weight Capacity
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench; unlock via Obliteration
Main Materials: Cured Leather; Epoxy; Garganutan Hide; Garganutan Tendon; Titanium Plate
Content: Great Hunts Campaigns
Console Edition: -

Rimetusk Armor

A Great Hunts reward set with Arctic regeneration and frost effects.

Physical Resistance: +55
Cold Resistance: +55%
Heat Resistance: +40%
Exposure Resistance: +10%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +20% Health Regeneration in the Arctic; +10% Cold Resistance in the Arctic; +15% chance to cause Freeze on hit with attacks
Other Resistances: +30% Frost Resistance
Where to Craft: Electric Textiles Bench; unlock via Rimetusk: Fieldwork
Main Materials: Aluminium Ingot; Ice Armor Fragment; Frozen Wool; Steel Screw; Carbon Fiber
Content: Great Hunts Campaigns
Console Edition: -

Content

Dangerous Horizons

4 items

Bastion Armor

A heavy set with added fire, frost and poison resistance.

Physical Resistance: +60
Cold Resistance: +45%
Heat Resistance: +45%
Exposure Resistance: +35%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +50 Fire Resistance; +50 Frost Resistance; +50 Poison Resistance
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Titanium Ingot; Inert Uranium Ingot; Aluminium Screw
Content: Dangerous Horizons
Console Edition: -

Containment Armor

A radiation-zone set with exposure resistance.

Physical Resistance: +50
Cold Resistance: +45%
Heat Resistance: +45%
Exposure Resistance: +25%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: +10% Exposure Resistance
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Inert Uranium Ingot; Synthetics; Aluminium Screw
Content: Dangerous Horizons
Console Edition: -

Hazmat Armor

A radiation-protection set with an exposure and cave-sickness bonus.

Physical Resistance: -
Cold Resistance: -
Heat Resistance: -
Exposure Resistance: -
Perceived Threat: -
Full-Set Bonus: +50% Exposure Resistance; +50% chance to resist Cave Sickness
Other Resistances: +75% Radiation Resistance
Where to Craft: Advanced Textiles Bench; Electric Textiles Bench
Main Materials: Platinum Weave; Epoxy
Content: Dangerous Horizons
Console Edition: -

Stabilization Armor

A workshop medical set that shortens wound and affliction durations.

Physical Resistance: +60
Cold Resistance: +45%
Heat Resistance: +45%
Exposure Resistance: +0%
Perceived Threat: +0%
Full-Set Bonus: -50% Wound Duration; -50% Bacterial Affliction Duration; -50% Parasitic Affliction Duration; -50% Poison Affliction Duration; -50% Physical Trauma Affliction Duration
Other Resistances: -
Where to Craft: Orbital Workshop
Main Materials: -
Content: Dangerous Horizons
Console Edition: -

What Armor Sets Do in Icarus

Armor is your first line of defense against the planet. A good set keeps you from freezing or overheating, protects you from radiation in dangerous zones, and softens hits from creatures and falls. Without it, the environment and wildlife will wear you down fast, so it's worth planning your armor early.

Each set mixes a few numbers. Physical protection cuts damage from hits, cold and heat resistance handle temperature, and exposure resistance covers harsh air and weather. Every set also has a perceived threat number, which controls how much attention wildlife pays you. That last one is why choosing armor often comes down to being tough or being hard to spot.

Armor Tiers and Crafting Requirements

Armor is split into five tiers, and higher tiers generally bring stronger protection. They also ask more of you, with a higher character level and a specific bench for crafting. Tier 1 is made from the Character Crafting menu, Tier 2 needs a Textiles Bench, Tier 3 needs an Advanced Textiles Bench, and Tiers 4 and 5 need an Electric Textiles Bench. Since the bench is often the real gate, it pays to unlock the next one before you need it.

Crafting takes more than a bench and a level. Some sets also need a blueprint talent or a Tech Tree unlock before you can make them. Each set is built from one main material plus smaller secondary ones, so gathering enough for a full set takes time.

Where to Get Armor Sets

The base game covers most sets, starting with Cloth and Bone and moving up through Leather and Fur. These early ones are made from what you gather and hunt in the first part of the game, so they're the first sets you can make.

Expansions add the harder sets. Styx's Husk missions tie into Scorpion armor, which needs carapace that you can only strip from the large scorpion boss as you damage it. New Frontiers adds the Prometheus map, and several of its sets need that expansion before you can research them. Dangerous Horizons adds Elysium, a radioactive map, along with the radiation-focused sets built for it.

Great Hunts campaigns also reward armor. Finishing the Rimetusk campaign on Prometheus earns you the Rimetusk and Arctic Survival sets. Workshop armor works differently: you buy it after researching Orbital Tech, and it has no tier or level.

How Set Bonuses Work

Some sets reward you for wearing the whole outfit. A full set is five pieces: head, chest, arms, legs and feet. Arctic is the clearest example, since wearing all five makes you faster in arctic zones, lowers the attention wildlife pays you there, and adds extra exposure protection. Brown Bear works the same way, adding attack speed and melee resistance when all five pieces are on.

Pieces still help on their own, though. Each one brings its own protection, so a mixed outfit still keeps you safe, and you only miss out on the bonus. Full-set bonuses differ from set to set, so check what a set's full bonus does before you commit to all five pieces.

Which Armor Sets Matter Most

The right set depends on where you're headed, so start with the climate you'll spend the most time in. Cold places call for Arctic gear, and the deep arctic sets are the ones to aim for once you can craft them. For desert heat, Wayfarer was made for warm desert climates, though it needs Platinum Weave to craft. For fire and lava, obsidian sets are the answer.

If you want one sturdy set for tough fights, Composite is a strong choice that also speeds up health and stamina regeneration, while Bastion and Stabilization sit at the top for raw physical protection.

FAQ

Which armor helps you avoid wildlife in Icarus?

Ghillie and Hunter both cut perceived threat by 50%, and ST-700 cuts it by 35%. Hunter gives little protection, so it suits sneaking around more than fighting. Scorpion goes the other way with a 45% increase, so it's a poor pick when you want to stay unnoticed.

Does armor wear out, and can you upgrade it?

Yes, armor wears down over time, so it needs repairs. Workshop armor is repaired at the Machining Bench and Fabricator. For upgrades, Tier 1 to 4 armor takes Armor Attachment Packs at an Alteration Bench or Advanced Alteration Bench, but Workshop armor has no alteration slot.

Which armor protects against radiation?

Hazmat armor is the dedicated radiation set, with radiation resistance on every piece, and it also helps you resist Cave Sickness. Stabilization armor from the Workshop resists radiation too and adds heavy physical protection, which makes it the better pick when radiation zones also mean tough fights.