InMonster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, your Rider is constantly on display—for better or for worse. When other characters are designed to perfection, it can be jarring to see your protagonist suddenly appear in an important cutscene sporting a distractingly hideous outfit. This is where Layered Armor comes in handy.
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What is Layered Armor?
Layered Armoronly alters the appearance of your character—it doesnotprovide any stats of its own. If you have an armor set equipped because it’s strong, but you hate the look of it, you can use Layered Armor to disguise the first set (while keeping all of the great defensive perks).
How to equip Layered Armor
You can alter the appearance of your clothes (including Layered Armor) by interacting withthe chest inside your home,from any home region or village in the game. From the chest menu, go toAppearanceand selectLayered Armor. Here, you can select a Layered Armor to equip your Rider with, or remove one currently being worn.
How to get more Layered Armor sets
The first obtainable Layered Armor is theMahana Outfit, featured in the game’s opening cutscene, and is sold by Melynx Inc. You can buy this cosmetic in exchange for five bottle caps.
Other methods of getting Layered Armor include:
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