Summary
Your arsenal got a major upgrade inLike A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, with several changes to existing armor pieces to coincide with new powerful gear. The best gear in Infinite Wealth largely consists of character-exclusive gear – new armor that can only be worn by certain people ormembers with a certain Job equipped.
Many of the best gear items are armor pieces, which have been greatly improved since their introduction duringYakuza: Like A Dragon. Luckily, hunting down the strongest gear is simple enough, as many pieces will be awarded during the story, or through dungeon completions.
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The Sacred Leather Socks and Fairy Lei Hat are bundled together due to theirshared Evasion buffs, which are extremely valuable in combat. Avoiding damage is essential for all party members, and few things are more satisfying than finishing a turn unscathed.
Evasion buffs reduce your chances of being hit by basic attacks and certain Skills. Magic attacks will always hit.
The Fairy Lei Hat can be purchased at Burnes & EvansLuxury Boutique in the southeastern section of the map near Aloha Beach. The Sacred Leather Socks can be found asa reward from the Yokohama Underground Dungeon.
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The Great Fortune Gold Undies make the cut as one of the best gear items in Infinite Wealth due to their unrivaledDefenseandWillpowerbonuses, at a staggering99in each. Unfortunately, there’s not much else to them, but the size of these boosts is enough to warrant inclusion among many gear pieces with additional effects.
The Great Fortune Gold Undies can be purchased for a small fortune of ¥29,292,929 atLove Magiclocated in Isezaki Ijincho.
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The True Hero’s Armor should be contending for the best gear in Infinite Wealth based on name alone, and it backs up the lofty title. The buffs to every attribute are extremely appreciated, thoughthe special bonus effect can go unusedif you manage your HP well.
The True Hero’s Armor can be acquired fromSector Three of the Hawaiian Hauntdungeon. Despite the somewhat difficult path, the armor should last Kasuga through the entirety of his adventure, and may prove useful in the final battles.
You should be level 39 or above totake on that Hawaiian Haunt sector.
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While it doesn’t offer the wide range of buffs that the True Hero’s Armor does, the Sacred Steel Helmet should prove just as useful as that exclusive armor. Recovering HP when you defeat an enemy is a Bloodborne-esque buff that allows you tostay aggressive without fear of enduring a KO.
You acquire the Sacred Steel Helmetin the Millennium Tower during the game’s ending sequence. While it won’t serve much use until the postgame, this gear item is immensely useful for offensive strategies.
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The Shiny Dream Dress is the premier option for those with the Idol Job. Whether youchoose Chitose for this essential jobor one of Seonhee/Saeko, your Idol can nowheal most party members back to full HP– or close – with a single Skill usage.
You’ll need to head back to theYokohama Underground Dungeonto get your hands on this piece of armor, as it can drop from one of the chests there. The improved healing capabilities are worth your time and effort.
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Seonhee’s signature jacket is easilysome of the strongest gear in Infinite Wealthdue to its great attributes and stellar secondary effect. Agility buffs will help Seonhee gain additional turns against her foes, which can be extremely valuable depending on her Job.
Seonhee and her stylish leather jacket won’t be available until very late in your adventure,so they will serve greater use in your postgame dungeon crawls. You’ll findher jacket locked in a safe at Seiryu HQduring your raid of the location in Chapter 12.
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The Jonin Vest of Iga-Ryu is a darkhorse item that canquietly become the most important piece of gearfor your party in Infinite Wealth.Buffs and debuffs are essential tools to useto your advantage during the postgame dungeon fights, so extending their duration can secure victories.
Much like the Shiny Dream Dress, the Jonin Vest can be found in theYokohama Underground, specifically from apre-transition chest in Sector Three.
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While it doesn’t offer the same raw amount of attributes that an armor piece does, this accessory is still one of the best gear pieces in Infinite Wealth solely due tothe variety of attributes it improves. Unlike Kasuga’s True Hero Armor, the buffs from the Eye of the Dragon are permanent, which furthers its value.
Multiple Eye of the Dragon accessories will drop during your adventure through Japan and Hawaii, but they are notably available forrescuing every missing person in sectors one, two, or three of the Hawaiian Haunt. Stock up on extras, so you can equip this accessory for any party member who needs it.
The Prima Ballerina Dress is exclusive to Chitose and if it wasn’t, it would be the undisputed best armor piece for any Mage party member. The Defense, Agility, and Willpower boosts are considerable, butrecovering MP every time you receive a buff is an excellent gear effect.
The only downside to this dress is how late you receive it, as you’ll need to wait until you reachNele Islandto acquire it from acontainer.Check by the parked carnear thefirst recovery zoneto find this incredible dress.
Kiryu’s exclusive gear, the True Dragon’s Suit, claims the crown for the best gear in LaD: Infinite Wealth due to itshigh versatility and excellent synergywith its exclusive wearer. AsKiryu grows stronger through awakening, he’ll unlock the ability tocounterattack with a perfect guard– a perfect combination with the True Dragon’s Suit.
APerfectGuardcounterattackdeals damage and knocks an enemy back when performed correctly.
Luckily, this armor piece can be acquired relatively early in comparison to some other gear. It is available as a reward from yourfirst clear of Sector Threein theYokohama Underground Dungeon, which is the best spot to farm endgame armor.
