If there’s anything people love about MMORPGs, it’s the ways players can customize their characters. Naturally, players are already planning out theirNew World: Aeternumarmor sets. There are several gear sets to choose from, and the game has plenty of crafting options available for impressive, high-level gear along with clothing for gathering resources.
The concept of building characters and classes from the ground up, including finding the perfect armor setfor every unique build, continues to be one of the best features ofNew World. The Trading Post and various crafting stations present various opportunities for collecting and crafting along with the armor sets available from each faction according to the player’s rank, level, what Expeditions they’ve visited, and the faction they’ve chosen.
Updated on August 01, 2025, by Kristy Ambrose:Each piece of armor in New World is assigned a rank instead of a level, and players can equip any gear as long as their character’s level is within range. There have been some changes to the character creation process since the upgrades to New World: Aeternum, including the DLC Rise of the Angry Earth. Making a character in New World now includes a very basic version of classes and proficiencies, but characters are still free to wield any weapon or armor regardless of these choices, so every armor set is available to virtually everyone.
14The Covenant Adjudicator Set
Purchase From The Covenant Faction
The Covenant is one of the three factions vying for control of Aeterneum. The player must be a member of the Faction and have the required rank of Adjudicator.
13The Lumberjack Set
Craft or Trade
The game has a survivalist angle,so gathering resourceslike wood is central to building and construction, and players will be rewarded for their efforts. Like the Fisherman’s Set, it’s intended for resource gathering as opposed to question, combat, or PvP.
12Blackguard Set
Drops in the Tempest’s Heart Expedition
Acquiring this set is part of the Heart of Madness storyline and is connected to Isabella, an NPC that players are pursuing throughout Aeternum. She’s evolved from a final boss to one of the game’s main antagonists. Pieces of the Blackguard Set are also craftable items and the recipe drops in the same locations.
9The Sporelight Set
Drops In The Elysian Wilds
This set is acquired in a zone that is only available if the player has the DLCRise of the Angry Earth. They also have to complete a quest line to make the area accessible.
