High above Hyrule’s clouds lies a set of armor said to rival the gods themselves. The Sky Armor isn’t just rare-it’s hidden behind clever puzzles and soaring islands that few players reach without a plan. Here’s how to claim it for yourself.
Unlike most armor sets in Tears of the Kingdom, this one has no practical function. The full set gives you nothing unique, even if you visit one of the Great Fairy Fountain locations to fully upgrade it.
*You can have a random chance once per day of obtaining one piece of the armor by scanning the Skyward Sword Link amiibo, but you can still find it the old-fashioned way. Our guide details where to find all pieces of the Sky Armor – the Trousers of the Sky, Cap of the Sky, and Tunic of the Sky – around Hyrule.
Tunic of the Sky Location
The Tunic of the Sky is found inside the Chest in the Floating Coliseum Cave within the Depths beneath the Great Plateau. To reach it, enter the Great Plateau North Chasm and navigate southwest through the dark tunnels until you arrive at the coliseum’s arena. After defeating the Lynel encounter, a reward chest appears in the center containing the Tunic. Equip it to gain the signature look once worn by the hero of the skies.
The Tunic of the Sky is the easiest piece of the Sky Armor to find and requires the least amount of trekking in the Depths. Fast travel to the Woodland Stable in the Eldin region, climb the hills directly north of the stable, and hurl yourself into the Minshi Woods Chasm.
The Uihcoke Lightroot is a little ways south of your landing point. The chest with the Tunic of the Sky is actually closer, but it’s much easier to reach if you can actually see what you’re doing. That’s thanks in part to the army of angry trees that comes to life when you set foot in Minshi Grove. Make sure to have some gloom-defying clothes or recipes on hand in case you get hit. Like all enemies in the Depths, the trees’ attacks inflict gloom.
Activate the lightroot, turn around to face north, and you should see a large tree stump. Glide over to it, defeat the tree in the center, and open the chest.
The Tunic of the Sky give you 3 defense.
Cap of the Sky Location
The Cap of the Sky is located inside a treasure chest on Courage Island, one of the floating isles above Hyrule. To reach it, glide down from the nearby Skyview Tower, then navigate through the air rings to land on the island. After completing the glide challenge, the chest containing the Cap will appear as a reward near the landing area.
The Cap of the Sky is under Hateno Village – one of the few places in Hyrule that doesn’t have a chasm nearby. The only way to get there is by taking a detour from the Meda Mountain Chasm, which is just north from the Rabella Wetlands Skyview Tower.
Drop down the chasm, and then activate the Yikot Lightroot to your west. It isn’t essential, but it does make navigating the path you need to take easier. Head east from the lightroot. You want to take roughly this path.
Stick to the northern edge, and use Brightbloom Seeds to light the way. The path drops into a valley more than once, and while it’s fine to take that route, climbing out of it to reach the next lightroot is a pain.
You’ll eventually reach the Hateno Mine and Kimnaz Lightroot. Activate it, and either deal with the Yiga threat around the forge or ignore it for now. Keep traveling northeast until you reach Kisihayam Lightroot on the outskirts of Retsam Grove.
This grove is also full of angry trees, and the chest with the Cap of the Sky is in a hollowed-out tree trunk again.
The Cap of the Sky grants you 3 defense.
Trousers of the Sky Location
The Trousers of the Sky can be found inside a chest located on the Floating Coliseum in the Depths beneath the Great Plateau. To reach it, descend through one of the Chasms nearby and use your map to locate the coliseum’s position directly below the surface. Defeat the Lynels that appear inside, and the chest containing the trousers will appear as your reward.
The Trousers of the Sky takes a little longer to reach, and has an extra challenge along the way. This piece of the set is under the Lanayru Wetlands, and while you might think the chasm at the swamp’s northern end is the easiest way to get there, you’d be wrong. The area of the Depths that it drops you in is cut off by sheer rock walls from the location where the tunic is.
Instead, start from the East Hill Chasm in Kakariko Village, which you may remember if you completed the Trip Through History side quest. This chasm drops you just north of the Abandoned Kakariko Mine. Activate the Arusakam Lightroot there, and make your way west and slightly north.
Your goal is the Korom Lightroot, followed by the Korakut Lightroot north of that. The route here is fairly routine – dips, peaks, gloom puddles, the occasional Stalfos or Gloom Keese. The route between Korakut Lightroot and your next location, Nojoj Lightroot, has something much more dangerous: a Blue-White Frox.
These are tough little (big, very big) monsters, but the parts they drop are excellent for fusion and cooking elixirs.
You can also just give it a wide berth and ignore the fight altogether.
Nojoj Lightroot is right by Crenel Canyon Mine, at the center of which is the chest containing the Trousers of the Sky. This piece also has a base armor value of 3 defense.
Sky Armor upgrade costs and set bonus
Upgrading the Sky Armor set requires various materials found in sky regions and monster drops, with each piece’s cost increasing at higher enhancement levels. Players must visit a Great Fairy Fountain to boost its defense stats. When all three pieces are worn together, the set bonus provides improved glide control, allowing smoother and longer aerial movement across the map.
The Sky Armor grants the attack up set bonus when each piece is upgraded twice and equipped, which yep, boosts your attack.
You’ll be able to upgrade the pieces of the Sky Armor at a Great Fairy Fountain, in exchange for the following materials:
- 1-star (5 defense): 1 sapphire, 1 star fragment, 10 rupees
- 2-star (8 defense): 4 sapphires, 1 star fragment, 50 rupees
- 3-star (12 defense): 6 sapphires, 1 star fragment, 200 rupees
- 4-star (20 defense): 10 sapphires, 1 star fragment, 500 rupees
To upgrade this set fully, you’ll need 63 sapphires, 12 star fragments, and 2,280 rupees.
Once you’ve found all three pieces of the Sky Armor, consult our list of all armor sets and set bonuses to see what to find next, or check out our recommendations for the best armor.
Sky Armor upgrade materials and costs
Sky Armor upgrades require access to Great Fairy Fountains and use Sapphire gems and Star Fragments as primary materials. Each piece (Cap, Tunic, Trousers) follows the same progression, starting from base 3 defense and scaling up to 20 defense at max level. Full set upgrades demand 63 Sapphires, 12 Star Fragments, and 2,280 Rupees total across all pieces.
Upgrade Costs per Piece
Upgrades occur in four tiers at any unlocked Great Fairy. Rupee costs are fixed, but materials increase in rarity.
| Tier | Defense | Materials | Rupees |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★ | 1 Sapphire, 1 Star Fragment | 10 | |
| ★★ | 4 Sapphires, 1 Star Fragment | 50 | |
| ★★★ | 6 Sapphires, 1 Star Fragment | 200 | |
| ★★★★ | 10 Sapphires, 1 Star Fragment | 500 |
Set Bonus and Tips
Upgrading all pieces to ★★ (at least) activates an Attack Up bonus when the full set is worn. Farm Sapphires from Stone Talus or Stone Peahats in cold biomes; Star Fragments fall from the sky at night.
Where to find all Sky Armor pieces
Sky Armor Piece Locations
All three Sky Armor pieces (Cap of the Sky, Tunic of the Sky, Trousers of the Sky) are chests hidden in The Depths near chasms, requiring Brightbloom Seeds for light and gloom protection. Each offers 3 base defense and draws from Skyward Sword aesthetics, with no set bonus until upgraded.
Tunic of the Sky
Enter Minshi Woods Chasm (northwest of Woodland Stable, Eldin region). Land south at Uihcoke Lightroot (1022, 1408, -0543), head north to Minshi Grove, and glide into a large hollow tree for the chest amid enemy trees.
Trousers of the Sky
Drop from East Hill Chasm (near Kakariko Village). Activate Nojoj Lightroot below Jojon Shrine, then proceed to Crenel Canyon Mine area; find the chest in a circular stump structure nearby.
Cap of the Sky
Access via Meda Mountain Chasm (north of Rabella Wetlands Skyview Tower, coords 2486, -2394, 0194). Activate Kisihayam Lightroot, travel northeast to Retsam Grove, and loot the chest in a hollow tree trunk, dodging hostile trees.
