Final Fantasy 7 (VII) Remake All Armor Locations

This guide shows all Armor Locations in Final Fantasy VII Remake. Armor is used to increase physical and magic defense and to unlock more Materia Slots. The best armor is found later in the game. Being well equipped is essential when playing on Normal difficulty and having the best armor is very useful for hard difficulty (which is unlocked after the first playthrough).

None of the Armor in Final Fantasy 7 Remake is missable. After the story you unlock Chapter Select and can go back everywhere. Armor is found in Chests and some are rewards from Side Quests or Challenges. This guide shows everything in chronological order. Duplicates are included too (some armor has more than 1 location). You can also acquire some duplicates from Merchants or Vending Machines.

Armor List:

• Bronze Bangle – 10 Physical DEF / 10 Magic DEF
• Iron Bangle – 16 Physical DEF / 16 Magic DEF / 1 Materia Slot
• Star Bracelet – 3 Physical DEF / 3 Magic DEF / 2 Materia Slots
• Leather Bracer – 26 Physical DEF / 6 Magic DEF / 2 Materia Slots
• Mesmeric Armlet – 6 Physical DEF / 26 Magic DEF / 2 Materia Slots
• Titanium Bangle – 25 Physical DEF / 25 Magic DEF / 2 Materia Slots
• Calignious Bracelet – 5 Physical DEF / 5 Magic DEF / 3 Materia Slots
• Studded Bracer – 40 Physical DEF / 10 Magic DEF / 2 Materia Slots
• Mythril Armlet – 10 Physical DEF / 40 Magic DEF / 2 Materia Slots
• Gothic Bangle – 33 Physical DEF / 33 Magic DEF / 3 Materia Slots
• Magician’s Bracelet – 7 Physical DEF / 7 Magic DEF / 4 Materia Slots
• Heavy-Duty Bracer – 53 Physical DEF / 13 Magic DEF / 3 Materia Slots
• Sorcerer’s Armlet – 13 Physical DEF / 53 Magic DEF / 3 Materia Slots
• Cog Bangle – 39 Physical DEF / 39 Magic DEF / 3 Materia Slots
• Geometric Bracelet – 8 Physical DEF / 8 Magic DEF / 4 Materia Slots
• Supreme Bracer – 62 Physical DEF / 16 Magic DEF / 3 Materia Slots
• Rune Armlet – 16 Physical DEF / 62 Magic DEF / 3 Materia Slots
• Chain Bangle – 50 Physical DEF / 50 Magic DEF / 4 Materia Slots
• Force Bracelet – 9 Physical DEF / 9 Magic DEF / 4 Materia Slots
• Iron Maiden – 124 Physical DEF / 20 Magic DEF / 0 Materia Slots
• Astral Cuff – 20 Physical DEF / 124 Magic DEF / 0 Materia Slots

Armor Locations

Armor #1: Iron Bangle
Chapter 2 / Objective: Evade Pursuers – Shortly after the big fight in the market square, and after climbing a ladder, there will be a chest that contains this armor piece. It’s better than your starting armor so equip this.

 

Armor #2: Leather Bracelet
Chapter 5 / Objective: Check the Route / Area: Railway Control E3 – Inside a side room of the train tracks.

 

Armor #3: Mesmeric Armlet
Chapter 6 / Objective: Three Sun Lamps Down / Area: Plate Upper Level (Section H – Sun Lamp 3) – Where you interact with the console to shut down the 3rd Sun Lamp, walk all the way to the right around the sun lamp walkway and it will be at the end of the path, in a chest.

 

Armor #4: Bulletproof Vest
Chapter 7 / Objective: Reach Mako Storage / Area: Mako Reactor 5 – B7 (Reactor Core Lower Level – Left-Side Bridge) – On your way to the 2nd reactor core in a chest.

 

Armor #5: Titanium Bangle
Chapter 7 – Automatic mission completion reward for defeating Airbuster boss, unmissable.

 

Armor #6: Calignious Bracelet
Chapter 8 / Objective: Around the Gate / Area: Sector 5 Slums Area (Twilight Valley) – A short while after pushing the container out of the way you’ll fight some Hedgehog Pie and have to climb up a ladder. Instead of going left (story path), go to the right to go up another ladder and you can climb to a chest containing this item.

 

Armor #7: Studded Bracer
Chapter 8 / Side Quest: Paying Respects / Area: Sector 5 Slums Area (Center District) – Automatic Reward for completing Side Quest “Paying Respects“.

 

Armor #8: Supernatural Wristguards
Chapter 9 / Objective: To Corneo’s Mansion / Area: Wall Market  – Bought from Weapons Store (5000 Gil).

 

Armor #9: Survival Vest
Chapter 9 / Objective: To Corneo’s Mansion / Area: Wall Market  – Bought from Weapons Store (5000 Gil).

 

Armor #10: Platinum Earrings
Chapter 9 / Objective: To Corneo’s Mansion / Area: Wall Market  – Bought from Weapons Store (5000 Gil).

 

Armor #11: Timeworn Talisman
Chapter 9 / Objective: To Corneo’s Mansion / Area: Wall Market  – Bought from Weapons Store (5000 Gil).

 

Armor #12: Gothic Bangle
Chapter 11 / Objective: Shadow in the Control Room / Area: Maintenance Hall – In the spooky maintenance hall after you step in the train and a crane lifts up another train compartment. You’ll need to head upstairs. From where you need to interact with the crane console, head all the way to the right and downstairs to find this armor piece in a chest.

 

Armor #13: Magician’s Bracelet
Chapter 12 / Reno Boss Fight – Use “Steal Materia” on Reno Boss to steal this item from him (if you miss it, you can buy it in next chapter).

Armor #14: Gothic Bangle
Chapter 13 / Objective: Words of Hope / Area: Sector 6 Slums (Center District) – Bought from Weapons Store.

 

Armor #15: Magician’s Bracelet
Chapter 13 / Objective: Words of Hope / Area: Sector 6 Slums (Center District) – Bought from Weapons Store.

Armor #16: Heavy-Duty Bracer
Chapter 13 / Objective: Words of Hope / Area: Sector 6 Slums (Center District) – Bought from Weapons Store.

Armor #17: Sorcerer’s Armlet
Chapter 13 / Objective: Words of Hope / Area: Sector 6 Slums (Center District) – Bought from Weapons Store.

Armor #18: Heavy-duty Bracer
Chapter 13 / Objective: Checking on Friends / Area: Collapsed Expressway, Lower Level (Bandit’s Den) – Before encountering the first human enemy in the tunnel you can take a side path to find this in a chest.

 

Armor #19: Protective Boots
Chapter 14 / Objective: Recovering the Key / Area: Former Disposal Area – In the room where you walk slowly towards the creature you’ve been chasing, it’s in a chest at end of left corridor.

 

Armor #20: Enfeeblement Ring
Chapter 14 / Objective: Fateful Decisions / Area: Former Disposal Area – At the end of the Former Disposal Area (after defeating the Mischievous Shoat) you can pull a lever that drains the water. Then you see a cutscene how it drains the water behind a gate in the Former Disposal Area. Go to that gate to find some chests behind, one of them contains this item.

 
 

Armor #21: Magician’s Bracelet
Chapter 15 / Objective: The Path to Greater Heights / Area: 145M Above Ground Level (Collapsed Highway) – When you reach 145M Above Ground Level, you must squeeze through some rubble and balance across a metal beam. Then you can see this chest on a scaffolding. You’ll first need to kill the Byobapolis and a Cerulean Drake in the area, only then you can grapple up the scaffolding to the chest.

 

Armor #22: Cog Bangle
Chapter 15 – Automatic reward from Valkyrie Boss.

Armor #23: Iron Maiden
Chapter 16 / Objective: Use the Elevator / Area: 3F Elevator Hall (Exhibition Hall) – After getting the Keycard with Tifa, go upstairs to the objective marker where you’re supposed to use the keycard on a door. Instead of using it on that door, use it on the door to the right to find a chest with this item.

 

Armor #24: Cog Bangle
Chapter 16 / Objective: A Helping Hand / Area: Combat Simulator Lounge – Bought from item shop next to Combat Simulator + also won from Combat Simulator.

 

Armor #25: Geometric Bracelet
Chapter 16 / Objective: A Helping Hand / Area: Combat Simulator Lounge – Bought from item shop next to Combat Simulator.

Armor #26: Supreme Bracer
Chapter 16 / Objective: A Helping Hand / Area: Combat Simulator Lounge – Bought from item shop next to Combat Simulator + also won from Combat Simulator.

Armor #27: Rune Armlet
Chapter 16 / Objective: A Helping Hand / Area: Combat Simulator Lounge – Bought from item shop next to Combat Simulator + also won from Combat Simulator.

Armor #28: Timeworn Talisman
Chapter 16 – Stealable from the Boss “Noxious Expulsion (Specimen H0512)”. Use Steal Materia.

Armor #29: Force Bracelet
Chapter 17 / Objective: Find the Others / Area: The Drum Level 7 (3rd Ward – Piping System) – While playing Tifa/Aerith the 2nd time, it’s after pulling the lever to a shutter door straight in front of you (where you fight 2 x Zenene, a new enemy type).

 

Armor #30: Astral Cuff
Chapter 17 / Objective: Find the Others / Area: The Drum Level 4 (2nd Ward – Biological Testing) – Playing as Cloud/Barret for the 2nd time, after Barret automatically shoots some bulletproof glass, it’s in the next room on the right.

 

Armor #31: Chain Bangle
Chapter 17 / Objective: Find the Others / Area: The Drum Level 5 (2nd Ward – Control Deck) – After Hojo is talking to you for the 2nd time from behind bulletproof glass, there will be a cutscene. Enter the next room after this and find a chest in the right corner (room with green test tubes).

 

Armor #32: Force Bracelet
Chapter 17 – Dropped by the Swordipede Boss, unmissable.

Armor #33: Astral Cuff
Chapter 17 – Dropped by the Jenova Dreamweaver Boss, unmissable.

For all other Collectibles and anything needed for 100% completion, check out the Final Fantasy VII Remake Wiki & Strategy Guide.