Looking for a decent all-round set? Mani’s Armor is all you need in God of War Ragnarok. The specific armor set is capable of enhancing come key attributes of Kratos including Cooldown, Strength, Defense, and Runic. On top of that the damage of Extinguish Flames and Vaporise Frost skills will also increase while wearing the Mani’s Set. Here is a brief walkthrough on how you can get the Mani’s Armor Set in GOW Ragnarok.
- Players must first complete the main quest called World of Fate in order to unlock Mani’s Armor.
- Once that quest is done, head to Brok and Sindri’s forge in order to craft the Mani’s Armor set.
- The Mani’s Pauldron of Wisdom enhances your Extinguish Flames and Vaporize Frost skills to deal more damage.
- Basically, when you apply frostbite or fire debuffs, your Blades of Chaos or Leviathan Axe will deal more damage; respectively.
- The Mani’s Bracers of Wisdom will increase the duration of all debuffs that you can apply to enemies by 25 percent.
- Lastly, Mani’s Belt of Wisdom will also increase the duration of all debuffs applied by Kratos by 25 percent.
- The primary stat of this weapon is strength and defense.
- The Bracers and Belt have 77 in Strength and Defense; respectively.
- While the Pauldron has 32 and 36 in Strength and Defense; respectively.
Mani’s Armor Set
Armor Piece Name | Strength | Defense | Runic | Cooldown | Perks / Buffs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mani's Pauldron Of Wisdom | 32.0 | 36.0 | 14.0 | 32.0 | Elemental Antagonizer |
Mani's Bracers Of Wisdom | 43.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 20.0 | Prolonged Affliction I |
Mani's Belt Of Wisdom | 0.0 | 43.0 | 9.0 | 20.0 | Prolonged Affliction I |
The Mani’s Armor Set of Wisdom relies heavily on attributes like Cooldown, Runic, Defense, and Strength. Players looking for a boost in the defensive stats while maintaining a balance in other stats like Strength and Cooldown rate should definitely go for the Mani’s Armor Set, as it is quite easy to obtain.
Furthermore, the Armor Set is capable of enduring heavy incoming attacks and is a good option for an end-game Armor as well. The Armor Set represents the Niflheim Mist Armor Set from God of War 2018 a lot in its structure and hues.
The pieces of Armor Set can increase the duration of status effects that you use on enemies. Furthermore, if you intend to use Flames and Frost Skills while wearing the Armor Set, you will get an increase in damage. Let’s take a look at all the Armor pieces of the Wisdom Set in detail, along with the stats and skills that you can use.
Pauldron Of Wisdom
The Chest Armor of Mani’s Armor Set is called Pauldron of Wisdom. It can be upgraded and does not require many resources. This is the reason why it is considered one of the best Armor Sets in God of War Ragnarok.

How To Unlock
You can unlock the Pauldron of Wisdom Chest Armor mind going to the Huldra Brothers Blacksmith Workshop and crafting it. However, it is important that you must have stated the Word Of Fate quest in Midgard and progressed somewhat in it to be able to craft the Chest Armor.
Elemental Antagonizer
The Passive Perk of the Chest Armor is called Elemental Antagonizer. When it worked, it can increase the damage caused by certain skills like the Vaporized Frost Skills and the Extinguish Flames Skills.
The perks can be activated when you chain the Leviathan Axe‘s Charged Ice Strike or the Blade Of Chaos Special Flame Applying attack. You will be able to activate the elemental reaction by applying a status effect on an enemy and switching to other weapons.
Armor Upgrades
Below you will see a list of all Armor upgrades on different levels and the stats you will get with each upgrade.
- Level 5: For the level 5 upgrade, you will need 8500 Hacksilver. By upgrading, you’re just only good level 5, and you will get 32 Cooldown, 14 Runic, 36 Defense, and 32 Strength.
- Level 6: On the level 6 upgrade of the Chest Armor from the Wisdom Set, you will get 35 Strength, 44 Defense, 35 Cooldown, and 18 Runic. However, you will need to spend 15,000 Hacksilver and do Asgardian Ingot in order to upgrade it.
- Level 7: You can upgrade to level 7 on your Chest Armor by spending 20,000 Hacksilver at 4 Asgardian Ingot. The level 7 upgrade will give you 42 Cooldown, 21 Runic, 52 Defense, and 42 Strength.
- Level 8: By upgrading your Chest Armor to level 8, you will be able to obtain 48 strong 48 Cooldown, 24 Runic, and 60 Defense. In order to upgrade it you will need to spend 20 Bonded Leather, 5 Asgardian Ingots, and 25,000 Hacksilver.
- Level 9: You can upgrade your Chest Armor to level 9 by spending 2 Smoldering Embers, 40 Bonded Leather, and 35,000 Hacksilver. By upgrading your Chest Armor to level 9, you will get 54 Cooldown, 68 Defense, 27 Runic, And 54 Strength.
Bracers Of Wisdom
The next piece of Armor that we have is the list Armor called Bracers of Wisdom. The Armor is highly recommended to players who love switching between weapons and using the attacks in conjunction while making use of the elemental reactions in the best way possible.

How To Unlock
You will be able to unlock the Bracers of Wisdom by progressing in the World Of Fate quest in Midgard, which is the 9th main quest in God of War Ragnarok. After that, you need to craft it at the Huldra Brother’s Blacksmith Workshop simply.
Prolonged Affliction
The passive perk of Bracers of Wisdom in the Mani’s Armor Set is called Prolonged Affliction. When activated, the duration of all the status effects that you apply to your enemies will increase drastically.
Armor Upgrade
Following are all the Armor upgrades of the Bracers of Wisdom in Mani’s Armor Set as well as the resources required to level them up and the stats you will get with each upgrade.
- Level 5: On level 5, you will be able to obtain 43 Strength, 9 Runic, and 20 Cooldown. In order to upgrade to level 5, you will have to spend 6000 Hacksilver.
- Level 6: By upgrading Bracers of Wisdom to level 6, you will get 50 Strength, 22 Cooldown, and 11 Runic. For the upgrade, the resources required are 1 Asgardian Ingot and 10,000 Hacksilver.
- Level 7: On the level 7 upgrade of Bracers of Wisdom, you will get 26 Cooldown, 13 Runic, and 59 Strength. In order to upgrade it, you will need to spend 13,500 Hacksilver and 2 Asgardian Ingots.
- Level 8: On the level 8 upgrade of the Bracers of Wisdom, you will get 68 Strength, 15 Runic, and 30 Cooldown. The upgrade requires 16,500 Hacksilver, 10 Bonded Leather, and 3 Asgardian Ingots.
- Level 9: The final upgrade on the basis of Wisdom will require 25,000 Hacksilver, 5 Tempered Remnants, and 20 Bonded Leather. The maximum stats that you will get from the upgrade are 34 Cooldown, 17 Runic, and 77 Strength.
Belt Of Wisdom
Last but not least, we have the Waist Armor of the Mani’s Armor of Wisdom Set called the Belt of Wisdom. Once again, the best Armor you use will increase the duration of any status effects you apply on your enemies so you will be able to deal damage to them for a longer duration of time.

How To Unlock
The waist armor in Mani’s Armor Set can be crafted at the Huldra Brother’s Workshop when you have progressed enough in the Word of Fate quest in the Midgard.
Prolonged Affliction
The passive perk of the best Armor in the Mani’s Armor Set is the same as the Wrist Armor.
Whenever active, it will increase the duration of any status effects that you apply to your enemies. Therefore, with both pieces of the Armor Set, you will get double the effect.
Armor Upgrades
Following are all the Armor upgrades of the Belt of Wisdom from Mani’s Armor Set.
- Level 5: Level 5 is the first upgrade, and you will get 43 Defense, 9 Runic, and 20 Cooldown by spending 6000 Hacksilver on your Belt of Wisdom.
- Level 6: By upgrading the Belt of Wisdom to level 6, you will get a boost of 50 Defence, 22 Luck, And 11 Runic. The resources required for the upgrade are 10,000 Hacksilver and 1 Asgardian Ingot.
- Level 7: On the level 7 upgrade of your Belt of Wisdom, you will get 59 Defense, 26 luck, and 13 Runic. The resources required for the upgrade are 13,500 Hacksilver and 2 Asgardian Ingots.
- Level 8: The level 8 upgrade will require 16,500 Hacksilver, 10 Bonded Leather, and three Asgardian Ingot. By upgrading your Belt of Wisdom to level 8, you will get 20 Luck, 15 Runic, And 68 Defense.
- Level 9: The final upgrade will give you a boost of 77 Defense, 34 Luck, And 17 Runic. The resources required for the final upgrade are 10 Sparkling Crystal, 20 Bonded Leather, and 25,000 Hacksilver.
Tips
With this, our guide on the Mani’s Armor of Wisdom Set, along with all three pieces in the Armor Set, the stats, and the resources that are required to upgrade them, comes to an end. You will also learn how to get Mani’s Armor of Wisdom Set in God of War Ragnarok along with all its pieces. Before leaving, we recommend checking out our guide on the best Shields in God of War Ragnarok and how to get there.
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