
So don't bother rushing a set long before you've reached the suggested level. They're not just the recommended level for defeating the enemies guarding the diagrams they're also the required level for actually equipping the gear once you've crafted it. One final piece of advice: don't ignore the suggested levels on the Scavenger Hunt quests. In New Game +, you're able to craft Legendary variants of each of these levels. The upgrade stages for most gear sets are, from lowest to highest: Basic, Enhanced, Superior, Mastercrafted, and Grandmaster.What's more, each piece in most gear sets can be upgraded several times with additional materials and blueprints. Gear sets are so sought after because the equipment in each set is among the strongest in the game.Tracking down these blueprints is the basis for the various " Scavenger Hunt" side quests.


Honourable Mention: Teigr ("Where the Cat and Wolf Play" free DLC).Wolf/Wolven Gear Set ("Wolf School Gear" free DLC) Manticore Gear Set ("Blood and Wine" paid DLC) Viper/Serpentine Gear Set ("Hearts of Stone" paid DLC) Kaer Morhen Armor & Warrior's Leather Jacket The best Witcher armor in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.So what I've done is lay out all the essentials below to get you up to speed on the basic ideas behind gear sets, before walking you through our rankings for each set.

There's a fair amount of complexity to Witcher armor and gear sets.
