TotK Single Armor: Korok Mask, Ancient Hero's Aspect, Snow Boots

Most armor in Tears of the Kingdom comes in sets of three, and each set has its own page (see All Armor). This page gathers the 11 pieces that belong to no set: five come from the coliseums in the Depths, two pairs of boots are sold in Gerudo Town, and the rest are rewards for clearing every shrine, side quests and Hateno Village. The four Divine Helms have their own page, and the Champion’s Leathers and Tunic of Memories are on Champion’s Leathers and Tunic of Memories.

Which armor pieces are not part of a set?

Armor	Slot	Defense	Effect	How to get	Upgrade
Korok Mask	Head	1	Shakes when a Korok is near	Forest Coliseum	No
Sheik’s Mask	Head	2 → 16	Stealth Up	Desert Coliseum; Sheik amiibo	Yes
Ravio’s Hood	Head	2	Faster sideways climbing	Secluded Coliseum	No
Zant’s Helmet	Head	3	Unfreezable	Scorching Coliseum	No
Midna’s Helmet	Head	7	Gloom Resistance	Lone Island Coliseum	No
Ancient Hero’s Aspect	Whole body	12 → 84	Set bonus: Master Sword Beam Up	Clear all 152 shrines	Yes
Snow Boots	Legs	3 → 20	Snow Speed Up	Gerudo Secret Club, 1,300 rupees	Yes
Sand Boots	Legs	3 → 20	Sand Speed Up	Gerudo Secret Club, 1,200 rupees	Yes
Cece Hat	Head	3	—	“The Mayoral Election”	No
Island Lobster Shirt	Body	1	Heat Resistance	“Dad’s Blue Shirt”	No
Well-Worn Hair Band	Head	0	—	Zelda’s Secret Well	No

Apart from the Snow and Sand Boots, none of these can be dyed at the Kochi Dye Shop (see Kochi Dye Shop).

Where is the Korok Mask, and how do you use it?

The Korok Mask is in the Forest Coliseum in the Depths (Show on map), in the Great Hyrule Forest Depths right under Korok Forest. The closest way down is a nearby chasm:

1. On the road between the Woodland Stable and the Great Hyrule Forest, find the Minshi Woods Chasm and jump in.
2. Head northwest and activate the Ramobnukas Lightroot. It sits right under Sakunbomar Shrine on the surface, so once it is lit you can fast travel straight back.
3. Near the Lightroot a trail of Mighty Bananas lies on the ground. Follow it and it leads you to the coliseum. The bananas are said to be a trap laid by the Yiga Clan.
4. In the middle of the arena you are locked in with a Black Hinox. Its attacks carry Gloom and cut into your maximum hearts, so bring healing food. Once it falls, the Gloom over the central chest clears and the Korok Mask is inside.

The in-game description says: “A mask inspired by those fun-loving Koroks. It shakes when one is nearby.” Wear it as you explore, and when it starts to shake there is still a Korok hiding close by — under a rock, up a tree or behind a small puzzle. There are 1,000 Korok Seeds at 900 spots, so putting the mask on while you sweep an area makes it much harder to miss one.

It has only 1 defense and cannot be upgraded or dyed, so wear something else for the fight and switch to it when you go Korok hunting. The chest only opens once; if you lose the mask, the Bargainer Statues in the Depths sell it back for 400 Poes (see Bargainer Statues).

What do the other coliseums give?

There are six coliseums in the Depths. Defeat every enemy in one and the chest in the middle gives a piece of headgear; each chest opens only once.

Coliseum	Enemies	Headgear	Map
Desert Coliseum	13 Horriblins	Sheik’s Mask	Show on map
Secluded Coliseum	11 Lizalfos	Ravio’s Hood	Show on map
Scorching Coliseum	11 Moblins	Zant’s Helmet	Show on map
Lone Island Coliseum	13 Bokoblins	Midna’s Helmet	Show on map
Forest Coliseum	1 Black Hinox	Korok Mask	See above
Floating Coliseum	5 Lynels	Majora’s Mask	See Lynel Farming

The waves in each coliseum and the way down are on Depths Coliseums; these chests are also the treasures marked by Old Maps.

• Sheik’s Mask — Stealth Up, the same as a single piece of the Stealth Set. You can also get it from the Sheik (Super Smash Bros.) amiibo; see amiibo Rewards. It is the only one of these that can be upgraded; the table is below.
• Ravio’s Hood — the description says: “Wearing it increases your sideways climbing speed.” 2 defense.
• Zant’s Helmet — Unfreezable, 3 defense. Ice attacks in the snowy mountains will not freeze you.
• Midna’s Helmet — Gloom Resistance, 7 defense. If you just want to keep Gloom off your head in the Depths, it can stand in for the hood of the Depths Set.

Like the Korok Mask, any of these four can be bought back from the Bargainer Statues in the Depths for 400 Poes if you lose it.

Upgrading Sheik’s Mask:

Rank	Defense	Materials	Rupees
Base	2	—	—
★	4	Silent Princess ×1, Star Fragment ×1	10
★★	6	Silent Princess ×2, Star Fragment ×2	50
★★★	9	Silent Princess ×4, Star Fragment ×3	200
★★★★	16	Silent Princess ×8, Star Fragment ×4	500

How do you get the Ancient Hero’s Aspect?

Complete all 152 Shrines of Light. When you receive the last Light of Blessing, Rauru’s voice tells you to return to the Temple of Time, and the side quest “The Shrine Explorer” begins. Go back to the Temple of Time on the Great Sky Island (Show on map): a chest now sits behind the Goddess Statue where you first traded for a Heart Container, and the Ancient Hero’s Aspect is inside. For the full shrine list, see All Shrine Locations.

It is listed as headgear, but the one piece fills the head, body and leg slots, so it cannot be worn with anything else. It has no effect of its own; its set bonus is Master Sword Beam Up, which is said to need two stars of upgrades like other set bonuses. At four stars it has 84 defense, the same as a full four-star set of three, and upgrades cost three times the usual rupees:

Rank	Defense	Materials	Rupees
Base	12	—	—
★	21	Silver Bokoblin Horn ×9, Hinox Guts ×9, Zonaite ×15	30
★★	36	Silver Moblin Horn ×9, Frox Guts ×9, Large Zonaite ×10	150
★★★	54	Silver Lizalfos Horn ×9, Molduga Guts ×9, Large Zonaite ×15	600
★★★★	84	Silver Lynel Saber Horn ×9, Silver Lynel Mace Horn ×9, Gleeok Guts ×9	1,500

For how it compares with other high-defense sets, see Best Armor.

Where do you buy the Snow Boots and Sand Boots?

Both are sold at the Gerudo Secret Club in Gerudo Town (Show on map): Snow Boots for 1,300 rupees and Sand Boots for 1,200.

The first time you have to come in from below. Find the opening in town where water pours down and drop in to reach the Gerudo Shelter. Follow the water, break the rocks on your left, climb up the ledge, then stand under the stone ceiling and use Ascend to come up inside the club. The owner, Greta, is said to unlock the front door afterwards so you don’t have to take the long way again.

• Snow Boots: Snow Speed Up — no slowdown in deep snow.
• Sand Boots: Sand Speed Up — no slowdown on desert sand.

Both can be upgraded at a Great Fairy Fountain and dyed at the Kochi Dye Shop:

Rank	Defense	Snow Boots materials	Sand Boots materials	Rupees
Base	3	—	—	—
★	5	Hightail Lizard ×3	Hightail Lizard ×3	10
★★	8	Octorok Tentacle ×5, Swift Carrot ×5	Gibdo Bone ×20, Swift Carrot ×5	50
★★★	12	Octo Balloon ×5, Rushroom ×20	Gibdo Guts ×5, Rushroom ×10, Molduga Fin ×5	200
★★★★	20	Naydra’s Scale ×2, Swift Violet ×20	Molduga Guts ×5, Swift Violet ×10, Hearty Lizard ×5	500

How do you get the Cece Hat, Well-Worn Hair Band and Island Lobster Shirt?

Cece Hat — the reward for the Hateno Village side adventure “The Mayoral Election”. After the election, talk to Cece back in her clothing shop to receive it; the full quest is on Hateno Mayoral Election. 3 defense, no effect.

Well-Worn Hair Band — in Zelda’s Secret Well in Hateno Village (Show on map). Climb down the well beside the house to Zelda’s little room; the stone chest is next to the desk. The description says: “An old, worn, simple hair band. … Wearing it in your hair makes you sentimental about times past.” It ties Link’s hair back the way he wore it in Breath of the Wild. With 0 defense, it is the only armor in the game that gives none. If you lose it, Cece’s shop sells it back for 20 rupees once the mayoral election is over. Zelda’s Diary on the same desk is the clue to the Champion’s Leathers.

Island Lobster Shirt — the Lurelin Village side quest “Dad’s Blue Shirt”. You need to have rebuilt Lurelin Village first (see Lurelin Village Restoration). Then find Zuta on the beach: he is looking for an iron treasure chest holding his father’s precious blue shirt, which he believes the pirates sank in the bay. The chest is in the bay (Show on map) and out of reach from the shore, so get on a wooden raft, float over and pull it up with Ultrahand. Open it, hand the shirt to Zuta and report to his father Sebasto together, and Sebasto gives you the shirt.

The shirt gives Heat Resistance and 1 defense, and cannot be upgraded.