From a Lore perspective I think the Ronin set is supposed to be a mixed set of Eastern and Western design. Yura definitely comes from the land of Reeds, but he has clearly spent a long time away from home. Its likely that he repaired and adjusted his armor with what was available being more western style armor. Hence why it looks somewhere in the middle.
@@Salmon_Toastie if you look at his armor it’s got bits and pieces of different armor. The iron kasa is supposed to be like the kasa hats Japanese people wear.
@@Salmon_Toastie Well the Kasa (the hat), and shoulder guard are clearly based on traditional Japanese armor. The left gauntlets, and greaves are very clearly based on western armor design. The chest region is where it overlaps because the coat actually looks like it could be a kusari which is basically a Japanese chain mail coat, but its been so worn down that he used western chain mail to patch it in places, as well as added a cloak which helps cover the side with the missing shoulder guard that was likely lost or destroyed.
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The briar set is awesome, not many people use it either, which is another reason I love it, but it is in no way a samurai style armor. It's a knight set. As someone already said, the Zamor armor set is much closer to the samurai aesthetic.
Sorry the briar set is most definitely nothing to do with samurai or samurai style armour. To my knowledge the first 3 are the only eastern style armour you can find in the game.
That and the firedrake set is based off gothic german armor from the late 15th century. The drakeblood set in Ds2 and Ds3 is based off a characterization of 16th century armor.
For people looking for a kimono look if you use the snow witch chest (ranni chest armor) and alter it to remove the cape it looks like a pretty white kimono with unique line pattern on it I use I think it’s called travel maiden gauntlets but idk
To be fair, it is a European inspired place. There wouldn’t that many samurai there. Even the guy who wore that Ronin armor who was from the Lands of Reeds has naturally adapted Western armor because it’s the main thing to wear over there
Kaiju Slayer333 yeah but they could’ve also added armor from other eastern civilizations like China or the mongol empire which would’ve added more variety and make more sense
If you're looking for a more kimono/historic ronin look, the altered preceptor gown looks awesome. Land of reeds leggings, and the bandit mask or iron kasa slso fit
Is the altered preceptor gown the one that looks like a sleek black robe with brown sleeves? If so then I absolutely love that look. Almost reminds me of Anakin Skywalkers robes as well. Great from a shinobi look.
Some armor pieces have Additional buffs i.e increased blood damage you have to read the equipment description to find out (change item viewt o read more them)
I want to look like a samurai or something cool when wielding my katana but it’s hard to justify taking off the Radahn armor because it gives me such high poise and damage negation.
@@ts6603 nah I already know what it is. Everyone loves the armor and way too many people wear it so now you wanna be different and hate in it. I know you're type. I'm guessing you hate on people who use the moonveil and rivers of blood too. I only wish I was as cool as you bro
@@rickiewilliams8686you dont have to do his quest Just off the clone in the giant's mountain just like the video says and youll get the ronin set my guy
i luv the okina mask. The black assassins' set can be sort of a samurai set if u guys want a stronger/heavy armor set that doesnt eat too much on the equip weight
Its not called Reed its called The Land of Reeds. Reeds are tall grasses that grow in marsh-like areas. Its definitely inspired by Japan thus samurais come from there in this world
I killed Yura early for his sword but if you kill all the invading NPCS that you would have with his quest then he will still be a zamor ruins- if u kill him here u still get his armor
I started an int build and I am using the twin burger king mask because it gives me extra 6 int. It looked hella ugly but with unaltered land of reeds it looks insane
So there are basically 3 Japanese Armor sets (two are Samurai). The fourth isn't even Asian lol Overall great video and video series though. Definitely a supporter here
I'm with you on the briar set, because of the metal plates! But the lore is a bit complicated... I found nothing on the ancient land of eochaid, since i've found the first sword in limgrave I'm wondering, if eochaid and the land of the reeds are one or at least neighbours!? I hope vaati finds something... But isn't it awesome that there's even a kaginata spear and this other spear who looks as if it is the sword of the dragon in sekiro...
9:24 Yurra must’ve been taking a nap because when I unknowingly went down that canyon & got jumped by the the invader i was all by myself & got killed💀😅 (It’s my first souls game/playthru so still learning the game)
From what I can tell the brair set (idk my phone is cracked to shit and I can barely see the armor) it looks like the German hound of war armor, they’ve made a lot of artist choices that arnt the hound of war but I would bet that’s what they used as a reference in the art process
I wish there were more sets that look more Akin to what actual samurai armor looked like. Large helmet crests, demon masks with facial hair attached, engraving in the armor plating, etc. I guess playing nioh before elden ring had me expecting a bit more.
@@bumbabee many samurai had facial hair on their masks. The hair signified their status and on top of that it was believed to be an intimidation factor. As for the crests on the helmets, one that was worn frequently between different factions was antlers (probably deer) idk what the significance of it was but they did wear it. I shouldn't have described it to be as flashy as I did seeing as elden ring is fictional but I'd still like to see some more variety on the armor.
Btw the reeds armor set you buy has dead grass fringe around the collar and for me thats a big plus, all that samurai esq shit. *the thing he does in red dragon with hia tongue*
Briar set doesn't look like a Samurai set. More like a knight's armor. The first 3 sets look very nice though. Imo the best looking/my favorite is probably the standard/default Samurai set. Will try to get the White Reed and Ronin sets later.
You can just kill him when you 1st meet him in Limgrave, he'll drop the Nagakiba which is an Odachi basically, then you'll still run into him at the mountains later and can kill him again for the armor.
Neat looking armor sets. Only down side is they offer very little poise and the defensive stats are somewhat low for the Samurai sets. Good for a light-load build but you better hope you don't take a direct hit because you might as well be wearing paper at that point lol
I got a question about the site and I was just wondering so can you only do this on PC or could you use the site on your PlayStation 4 or 5 to basically purchase as well or only strictly PC
Any system, they all work the same, because you are essentially just paying someone to meet you in multiplayer and drop the item or runes to you. You select the platform when making the purchase.
if i use lionel set, a pretty good but heavy amor, ist good for samurai? cause these statts are much better than lightweight armors, but i dnt know what to do
hi, i killed yura in early game to get the katana, would I be still able to proceed with the quest in magic academy even if I killed yura in early game?
I m starting to regret string with samurai where and how do I get the suit that looks like the guy from ds3 that rides a dragon ? The armour with really long hair
I know this is off topic, but he must have a really good kermit impression
His profile pic is literally Kermit
@@tristanlambert658 I didnt even notice
90% of dudes who are chronically online sound like kermit the frog
From a Lore perspective I think the Ronin set is supposed to be a mixed set of Eastern and Western design. Yura definitely comes from the land of Reeds, but he has clearly spent a long time away from home. Its likely that he repaired and adjusted his armor with what was available being more western style armor. Hence why it looks somewhere in the middle.
Man has chain mail and a weird ass iron hat.
@@Salmon_Toastie if you look at his armor it’s got bits and pieces of different armor. The iron kasa is supposed to be like the kasa hats Japanese people wear.
@@Salmon_Toastie Well the Kasa (the hat), and shoulder guard are clearly based on traditional Japanese armor. The left gauntlets, and greaves are very clearly based on western armor design. The chest region is where it overlaps because the coat actually looks like it could be a kusari which is basically a Japanese chain mail coat, but its been so worn down that he used western chain mail to patch it in places, as well as added a cloak which helps cover the side with the missing shoulder guard that was likely lost or destroyed.
Makes sense considering a ronin is a masterless or wandering samurai.
Well a Ronin is a wandering Samurai, and that Iron Gaza, is modeled after a straw straw hat that comes from Japan so It's definitely Samurai enough.
The white reed set is worn by Okina, so yes, it definitely is supposed to go with the Okina mask
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Imagine using this sponsor for a single player game. You can literally get all of the stuff on there for free and there's subreddits that you can trade on for any items you may want early on. All for free. Nothing but an actual scam and I'm looking forward to them getting shut down.
How is it a scam if its all for free?
What's the subreddit?
I believe he means the paid website is a scam, not the free subreddit
Please do
@@willy.b.b3427 he’s referring to the website as a scam whereas you can get all the stuff on the website being sold for real world money, for free.
The briar set is awesome, not many people use it either, which is another reason I love it, but it is in no way a samurai style armor. It's a knight set. As someone already said, the Zamor armor set is much closer to the samurai aesthetic.
The Zamor, as in knights of zamor? Didn’t get samurai vibes at all.
Its weird that a game like this, made by japanese devs would have so few eastern style armors.
@@carinasmirnoff1780 that’s what I always thought.
Fair enough!
@@carinasmirnoff1780 well their games have mostly leaned more towards the european (medieval) style
Sorry the briar set is most definitely nothing to do with samurai or samurai style armour. To my knowledge the first 3 are the only eastern style armour you can find in the game.
Look up the drake blood armor set it has the samurai vibes
@@worthlesscrew276 No it doesn't.
@@worthlesscrew276 have to disagree with you. I've never seen any samurai with a round helmet or pauldrons. I Did love that set in ds2 tho.
@@JohnDJ08 like a cursed version, yeah it's much more related to something English than something Eastern.
That and the firedrake set is based off gothic german armor from the late 15th century.
The drakeblood set in Ds2 and Ds3 is based off a characterization of 16th century armor.
He sounds like Kermit the Frog to me.
Look at his pfp
For people looking for a kimono look if you use the snow witch chest (ranni chest armor) and alter it to remove the cape it looks like a pretty white kimono with unique line pattern on it I use I think it’s called travel maiden gauntlets but idk
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Dude made such a goated recommendation that God is on his side. Maxed faith samurai
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I had no idea that the briar armor did damage when you roll into enemies. Pretty cool piece of information there. Much appreciated for the video.
In older Souls games there were sets that did this as well, also if you look up the game Blasphemous, its a call back to that guys look and weapon.
Just wearing a piece is enough and it flinches enemies too.
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After my mage run I want to try samurai. It’s a shame there’s so little armor that are Eastern themed.
Especially since most if not all of the game's developers are Eastern.
To be fair, it is a European inspired place. There wouldn’t that many samurai there. Even the guy who wore that Ronin armor who was from the Lands of Reeds has naturally adapted Western armor because it’s the main thing to wear over there
@@kaijuslayer3334 yes, that’s fair. Just one more would’ve been nice tho.
Kaiju Slayer333 yeah but they could’ve also added armor from other eastern civilizations like China or the mongol empire which would’ve added more variety and make more sense
@@mrvespuccia.k.ameganite1747 how does it really makes sense when the lands between is inspired by Europe and not Asia?
Currently rocking the Fire Monk armor, gloves with the samurai helmet and really like it. It's more of a magic Samurai build.
If you're looking for a more kimono/historic ronin look, the altered preceptor gown looks awesome. Land of reeds leggings, and the bandit mask or iron kasa slso fit
Is the altered preceptor gown the one that looks like a sleek black robe with brown sleeves? If so then I absolutely love that look. Almost reminds me of Anakin Skywalkers robes as well. Great from a shinobi look.
@@Synpathetix Yep that one, perfect for my Musashi cosplay
@@aceinthehole5611 it’s so good bro I’m using that on my current character too.
12:00 "I question it the more I think about it" 🤣
Thanks for the tips, the boss fight was brutal but I finally beat his ass and am now wearing this cool armor so great video.
Fantastic video. I hope you do a bunch of these. Very helpful for getting the armor.
That's the plan!
You meet up with Yura a third time at the Academy Main Gate. The Preceptor set looks like a Kimono a Samurai would wear.
I've been wearing the omensmirk mask with the Ronin outfit and it goes pretty damn well together
bro my character is wearing the same outfit
someone even told me before on how it kinda looked like Genji's Oni skin from Overwatch lmao
Very good samurai armor video. Best on RUclips.
Glad you think so!
Some armor pieces have Additional buffs i.e increased blood damage you have to read the equipment description to find out (change item viewt o read more them)
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The Briar set is more Norman influenced. Kinda like the Kai or Raging Wolf sets.
I do hope we get more eastern styled armors tho in DLC’s.
It's not about looks it's about stats and how they can help a samurai build
@@codyjohnson8961 it’s about opinions smart ass😱
ronin set with the greathelm is my personal favorite armor set, works well with a vagabond type character
I want to look like a samurai or something cool when wielding my katana but it’s hard to justify taking off the Radahn armor because it gives me such high poise and damage negation.
Radahn armor is ugly. Just git gut and choose looks over stats
@@ts6603 Yeah I usually don’t wear it, I actually took it off when fighting one boss because I felt like I was rolling too slowly, too heavy
@@ts6603 lmao it's the best looking armor in the game
@@studmuffin3264 if you have no taste that is
@@ts6603 nah I already know what it is. Everyone loves the armor and way too many people wear it so now you wanna be different and hate in it. I know you're type. I'm guessing you hate on people who use the moonveil and rivers of blood too. I only wish I was as cool as you bro
Who else is reading this after killing Yura for the sword.
The moment I realized I had to his full quest line to get his armour I immediately switched my build
@@rickiewilliams8686you dont have to do his quest
Just off the clone in the giant's mountain just like the video says and youll get the ronin set my guy
What level should I be and how hard is he?
@@Tealeafs1 to go to mountain top of the giants I’d recommend at least 90-100
i luv the okina mask. The black assassins' set can be sort of a samurai set if u guys want a stronger/heavy armor set that doesnt eat too much on the equip weight
Imagine if in a sequel or a DLC we can actually travel to Reed and fight Samurai themed mobs 😊
That actually sounds awesome
Its not called Reed its called The Land of Reeds. Reeds are tall grasses that grow in marsh-like areas. Its definitely inspired by Japan thus samurais come from there in this world
That gives me Onimusha vibes.
Oh boy do I have a game for you 😂
@@Gekko1528 I wonder if Okina is from Okinawa.🤔
Awesome video .
Briar Looks Viking ish for me.
the second location for yuri is right behind the main gate actually. if you go to the main gate site of grace and go back it will be there
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Thats funny that you put the briar set on here. I was rocking that set with my rivers of blood katanas for a blood samurai build. Pretty OP.
Well, just from a gameplay perspective, it makes sense.
You guys with your freaking rivers of blood. The most frustrating thing to fight in PvP.
@@swearingbear3183 lmao I carry one in my off hand just to deal with mf invaders🤣 kill em at their own game
@@swearingbear3183 easy to counter. Literally the only broken thing is the bleed build even when not hit
Scale armor/white reeds gauntlets/ white reeds grieves/ land of reeds helmet looks pretty okay
Briar set looks more Persian influenced imo....Great video thanku
I killed Yura early for his sword but if you kill all the invading NPCS that you would have with his quest then he will still be a zamor ruins- if u kill him here u still get his armor
11:11 whats the reward of following his questline? I just want his Ronin set
"I apologize for using 'decently' so early in this video but I promise it won't be the last time" hahaha great content bro..
I started an int build and I am using the twin burger king mask because it gives me extra 6 int. It looked hella ugly but with unaltered land of reeds it looks insane
So there are basically 3 Japanese Armor sets (two are Samurai). The fourth isn't even Asian lol
Overall great video and video series though. Definitely a supporter here
Yeah, the more i look at it, the less i think it looks at all eastern inspired.
thanks for the guide kermit
Fabulous video
Amazing video
Nice video mate! Are you planning to make one for knightly armor? And one video for top 5 halberds wouldn't be bad at all too!
For sure. I plan to do a number of these videos, and i will do at least one focusing explicitly on knightly armor.
The Briar Armour set is definitely not Samurai but one thing i will say it does go well with the Rivers of Blood Katana just like the White Reed does.
The exile set with the skull helmet is pretty dope !
Superb video
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Briars looks like Turkish Armor. Great content 👍
The #1 spot looks like knight armor for sure. Being double the weight of actual samurai armor confirms it.
I'm with you on the briar set, because of the metal plates! But the lore is a bit complicated... I found nothing on the ancient land of eochaid, since i've found the first sword in limgrave I'm wondering, if eochaid and the land of the reeds are one or at least neighbours!? I hope vaati finds something... But isn't it awesome that there's even a kaginata spear and this other spear who looks as if it is the sword of the dragon in sekiro...
That white Reed would look dope with the banished knight helm in d cathedral
excellent job
Nice level thank thank you
I been looking for a decent armor for my Samurai Sam build. Now time to level up
I agree with this list and I'm a Samurai expert. I've watch over 4 episodes of anime.
What are my qualifications? "I have a beard" okay convinced
9:24 Yurra must’ve been taking a nap because when I unknowingly went down that canyon & got jumped by the the invader i was all by myself & got killed💀😅
(It’s my first souls game/playthru so still learning the game)
From what I can tell the brair set (idk my phone is cracked to shit and I can barely see the armor) it looks like the German hound of war armor, they’ve made a lot of artist choices that arnt the hound of war but I would bet that’s what they used as a reference in the art process
Another eastern style set is the Kaiden set. Not the best stat wise but I still needed it in my collection
The briar is something I'd probably use for a turk or tartar set
Yeah I looked deeper into it the briar armor is very close to Cuman/tartar/mongol
Yeah, probably more accurate.
It reminded me of the some of the armour sets in Kingdom Come, which was also an excellent game. I wish it ran better on my ps4 though.
@@spacecase2031 yeah the cuman commander wears the helmet with mask the briar has and similar lamellar
Perfect video
Who wants briar armor when you have the night's chivalry
The Ronin’s set is dope. You can make sm combos with the breastplate
Really cool combo is Blaidds armor set, with Iron Kasa imo
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I wish there were more sets that look more Akin to what actual samurai armor looked like. Large helmet crests, demon masks with facial hair attached, engraving in the armor plating, etc.
I guess playing nioh before elden ring had me expecting a bit more.
Traditional Samurai armor typically wasn't as flashy as what you've described.
@@bumbabee many samurai had facial hair on their masks. The hair signified their status and on top of that it was believed to be an intimidation factor. As for the crests on the helmets, one that was worn frequently between different factions was antlers (probably deer) idk what the significance of it was but they did wear it.
I shouldn't have described it to be as flashy as I did seeing as elden ring is fictional but I'd still like to see some more variety on the armor.
Nice one
The briar set is more knight than samurai but it still looks awesome
Btw the reeds armor set you buy has dead grass fringe around the collar and for me thats a big plus, all that samurai esq shit. *the thing he does in red dragon with hia tongue*
I have at least 700 hours of Elden Ring under my belt, and IVE NEVER BEEN TO THE SPIRIT CALLERS CAVE!!!
Ronin set looks perfect with the okina mask
Awesome 😍
Briar set is European style
The only Japanese plate Armour was Namban which has only plate on the chest and the rest was your typical samurai Armour
I would have mentioned the perceptors chest piece since it looks sorta like a kimono
Also, Gideon's set kinda looks nice with the kasa, and fine with bull goat boots
Briar armour nothing like 'samurai style' but I'd suggest the Preceptor's Long Gown fits a 'samurai style' more.
Wait. What was that ad in the beginning? You can literally pay 3rd party for ingame items???
The service is just paying someone to drop the items for you in multiplayer. Its not like you pay them, and it appears in your inventory.
Briar set doesn't look like a Samurai set. More like a knight's armor. The first 3 sets look very nice though. Imo the best looking/my favorite is probably the standard/default Samurai set. Will try to get the White Reed and Ronin sets later.
If Briar set is Samurai armor, then Renna's Robes are knight armor.
Anyone know if ronin chestpiece gets rid of fire prelate knee pads? PLEASE I NEED TO KNOW, I DID THE MATH FOR THAT FASHION
Pair a lightning magic build with the Ronin armour and be one of the storms from Big Trouble in Little China!
Hahahahaa yess
Or Raiden
@@simoniacchicken Raidens creation was inspired by the lightning storm from big trouble, so...
@@deadcatthinks6725 well I didn’t know that so… besides I was talking Mortal Kombat not anime or any TV show at that
#1 don’t look like a samurai set to me. Looks like a knight set. I like the one you start with and the Ronin one is the best. I use that one.
Makes video about neato samurai armor sets. Shows off top three natural choices. ENDS WITH BRIAR SET. Whaaaat? XD
Ok i have a question I am looking a black armor for my samurai build where can I find it
I like how this guy shows the armor, then proceeds to talk about nothing for 2 minutes before showing the info
I just can't wait to get yuras set I want it for my build concept so badly
You can just kill him when you 1st meet him in Limgrave, he'll drop the Nagakiba which is an Odachi basically, then you'll still run into him at the mountains later and can kill him again for the armor.
Will Yura still be there if you killed him I didn’t get the armor from the first drop
Neat looking armor sets. Only down side is they offer very little poise and the defensive stats are somewhat low for the Samurai sets. Good for a light-load build but you better hope you don't take a direct hit because you might as well be wearing paper at that point lol
It’s called dodging lol, learn how to do it
The samurai sets are medium build.
I can't find the 2nd location of the ronin that's supposedly on the bridge
bro helped me with rdr2 too
I beat him but didn’t get the mask what do I do ?
I got a question about the site and I was just wondering so can you only do this on PC or could you use the site on your PlayStation 4 or 5 to basically purchase as well or only strictly PC
Any system, they all work the same, because you are essentially just paying someone to meet you in multiplayer and drop the item or runes to you. You select the platform when making the purchase.
Bro go on r/patchesemporium to trade shit. The site is a scam and people will trade stuff for free.
level 2 is the Straw hat ronin japanese attire, metal so they took a pyramid head/dark souls version of it.
The Ronin Set is samurai armor because a ronin in Japan is a samurai with no master.
I would say the nox swordstress armor is pretty samurai looking
Think I need to level up and explore a lot more before trying to get this stuff
if i use lionel set, a pretty good but heavy amor, ist good for samurai? cause these statts are much better than lightweight armors, but i dnt know what to do
How good is CLEANROT SET for Samurai??
hi, i killed yura in early game to get the katana, would I be still able to proceed with the quest in magic academy even if I killed yura in early game?
I m starting to regret string with samurai where and how do I get the suit that looks like the guy from ds3 that rides a dragon ? The armour with really long hair
Fantastic
whats the second kstsna ur using on every set?