What are the best builds in Arms of God?

The best builds combine weapon merges with complementary blessings. S-tier builds include the Lightning Crossbow with Chain Lightning blessing and the Void Scythe with Life Steal. Our builds guide has 15+ tested combinations with DPS numbers.

How many levels are in Arms of God?

Arms of God features 60 core levels plus 10 optional challenge stages. Each act introduces new enemy types, environmental hazards, and boss encounters that require different strategies to overcome.

How does the weapon merge system work?

Weapon merging combines two weapons of the same tier to create a stronger version with inherited stats and new effects. Higher-tier merges require specific weapon pairs — check our merge guide for the complete recipe list.

What are the best weapons in the Arms of God tier list?

S-tier weapons include Seraph's Judgment (Holy AoE), Void Scythe (Life Steal), Lightning Crossbow (Chain Lightning), and Burning Pike (Damage over Time). Our tier list ranks all 60 weapons by actual combat performance across all 4 Acts.

Armor Sets Tier List — Every Set Ranked by Class

2026-07-24·Tier Lists

Armor System Overview

Arms of God guide screenshot — armor sets tier list

Arms of God has 18 armor sets, each with a 2-piece and 3-piece bonus. Equipping 3 pieces of the same set grants the full bonus. Mixing sets is sometimes optimal — we'll cover both approaches.

How Armor Sets Work

Each armor piece has base defensive stats (armor value, elemental resistance) plus set-specific bonuses that activate when you equip 2 or 3 pieces from the same set. Unlike weapons, armor drops are semi-deterministic: the game weights drops toward sets your current class can benefit from, but RNG still plays a major role.

Key mechanic: Set bonuses are multiplicative with blessings, not additive. A 20% damage set bonus combined with a 30% damage blessing gives you a 56% total increase, not 50%. This makes armor set choices more impactful than they look on paper.

S-Tier Armor Sets

Crimson Vanguard Set (3-Piece)

Bonuses: +25% max HP (2-piece), +15% damage when below 50% HP (3-piece) Best for: Tank, Berserker Why S-tier: The HP bonus is universally useful and the low-HP damage boost activates exactly when you need it most — during boss fights when you're taking heavy damage. Synergizes with any blessing that scales off max HP.

Archmage Regalia Set (3-Piece)

Bonuses: -20% cooldown reduction (2-piece), +30% elemental damage (3-piece) Best for: Mage, any elemental build Why S-tier: Cooldown reduction is the rarest stat in the game and this set provides a massive chunk of it. The elemental damage bonus applies to all damage types, making it the best general-purpose offensive set.

A-Tier Armor Sets

Shadow Stalker Set (3-Piece)

Bonuses: +25% movement speed (2-piece), +40% backstab damage (3-piece) Best for: Assassin, Sniper Why A-tier: Movement speed is the best defensive stat in the game, and the backstab bonus rewards skilled positioning. Knocked down from S because the 3-piece bonus is situational.

Bulwark Fortress Set (3-Piece)

Bonuses: +40% armor (2-piece), reflect 15% of blocked damage (3-piece) Best for: Tank, Support Why A-tier: Massive survivability boost, but the reflect damage doesn't scale well past Act 2.

B-Tier Armor Sets

Ranger Wind Set (3-Piece)

Bonuses: +20% projectile speed (2-piece), +15% attack speed (3-piece) Best for: Sniper, Mage Why B-tier: Solid but unspectacular. The attack speed bonus is good but other sets provide larger damage increases through elemental scaling.

Elemental Fusion Set (3-Piece)

Bonuses: +10% to all elemental resistances (2-piece), +20% elemental damage for each element type on equipped weapon (3-piece) Best for: Hybrid builds Why B-tier: The 3-piece bonus is powerful but requires specific weapon loadouts to maximize. Too inconsistent for general use.

Mix-and-Match Strategy

The most common optimization is wearing 2 pieces of Crimson Vanguard (+25% HP) plus 2 pieces of another set. Since you have 4 armor slots (helm, chest, gloves, boots), fitting two 2-piece bonuses is always possible. The best combinations:

Crimson Vanguard (2) + Archmage Regalia (2): Best all-around for Mage class. HP safety net plus cooldown reduction.

Crimson Vanguard (2) + Shadow Stalker (2): Best for Assassin. HP compensates for squishiness while movement speed keeps you alive.

Bulwark (2) + Shadow Stalker (2): The "invincible dodge" build. Armor + speed = you barely take damage.

Which Set to Farm First

Priority: Crimson Vanguard 2-piece > your class's best 3-piece > Crimson Vanguard 3-piece. The HP buffer from even the 2-piece bonus makes every subsequent farming run safer and faster.