There are nine core armor sets in Dying Light: The Beast, each with six pieces (54 total), excluding any DLC-only gear. Below are the confirmed set bonuses and how to obtain each piece based on the provided sources. Most pieces are found across Castor Woods, with several tied to vendors or quests.

All armor sets

  • Scavenger
  • Heavy
  • Bruiser
  • Explorer
  • Parkourist
  • Survivor
  • Soldier
  • Merc
  • Rogue

Scavenger Armor Set — bonuses and piece locations

Set bonuses

  • +6% Common Craftparts Loot per piece (up to 36%)
  • +3% Uncommon Craftparts Loot per piece (up to 18%)
  • +4% Accessory Damage per piece (up to 24%)

How to get each piece

  • Headpiece — Nate Market Dark Zone just north of Town Hall
  • Pants — Vanity Store near Town Hall
  • Boots — Taurus Megastore Dark Zone on Recreation Island
  • Bracers — Nate Market Dark Zone across the Industrial Zone bridge
  • Chestpiece — Vanity Store in Golden Pines (Villa area)
  • Gloves — Nate Market in the Farmlands, above the Farms Tower Safe Spot

Heavy Armor Set — bonuses and piece locations

Set bonuses

  • Added armor on each piece (total +51 with the full set)

How to get each piece

  • Chest — Station Sq. Apartment Dark Zone (Old Town)
  • Pants — Library Sq. Apartment near the Library Tower Safe Zone
  • Mask — Gallery Sq. Apartment below Town Hall
  • Boots — Warehouse Dark Zone in the Industrial Park (below the Factory Relay)
  • Gloves — Factory Offices (Industrial area)
  • Bracers — School Dark Zone in the Villa region

Bruiser Armor Set — bonuses and how to obtain

Set bonuses

  • +1.5% Damage Resistance vs. Infected per piece (up to 9%)
  • +3% Two‑Handed Weapon Damage per piece (up to 18%)
  • +3% Power Attack Damage per piece (up to 18%)

How to get each piece

  • Cap — reward for completing “Trouble in Paradise”
  • Pants — reward for completing “Good Vibrations”
  • Bracers — reward for completing “Hydro Puzzle”
  • Boots — reward for completing “Killing Streak”
  • Gloves — after finishing the main story, loot them inside Town Hall
  • Chestpiece — in a building opposite the Nate Market Dark Zone in Pembroke

Explorer Armor Set — bonuses and how to obtain

Set bonuses

  • +2% EXP per piece (up to 12%)

How to get

  • Purchase the full set from Doug at Town Hall (costs Old World Money)

Parkourist Armor Set — bonuses and how to obtain

Set bonuses

  • +7% Parkour Attack Damage per piece (up to 42%)
  • +4% Melee‑Throw Damage per piece (up to 24%)
  • −3% Melee Stamina Cost per piece (up to −18%)

How to get

  • Buy from the vendor in Exiles’ Cave

Survivor Armor Set — bonuses and piece sources

Set bonuses

  • −3% Melee Stamina Cost per piece (up to −18%)
  • +2% Melee Damage per piece (up to 12%)
  • +3% HP restored by healing items per piece (up to 18%)

How to get each piece (quest rewards)

  • Boots — “Vengeance is Mine”
  • Gloves — “Some Like It Dark”
  • Headpiece — “One Flew Over the Volatiles’ Nest”
  • Pants — “Power Gambit”
  • Chestpiece — “A New Strain”
  • Bracers — “Requiem for a Scream”

Soldier Armor Set — known details

  • Focus: firearms specialization.
  • Specific piece locations or vendors were not included in the provided sources.

Merc Armor Set — known details

  • Focus: resistance vs. infected, headshot performance, and recoil control.
  • Exact acquisition steps were not present in the provided sources.

Rogue Armor Set — known details

  • Focus: stealth and backstab-oriented bonuses.
  • Exact acquisition steps were not present in the provided sources.