Rain in Hyrule turns every cliff into a slip and slide. You get halfway up, Link loses his grip, and your stamina is gone for nothing. The Froggy Armor set is the fix: wear it and you slip less, and wear the full upgraded set and you stop slipping altogether.
Let’s walk through this together: where the set comes from, which quest hands out which piece, what each upgrade costs and how to get the set bonus.
Froggy Armor at a Glance
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Pieces | Froggy Hood, Froggy Sleeve, Froggy Leggings |
| Effect | Slip Resistance Up (stacks, up to 3 levels) |
| Set bonus | Slip Proof: no slipping while climbing |
| Base defense | 3 per piece |
| Source | Potential Princess Sightings! side adventures |
| Start point | Lucky Clover Gazette, Tabantha Frontier near Rito Village |
| Buyable? | No |
Where to Start: The Lucky Clover Gazette
You can’t buy this armor. It comes from the Lucky Clover Gazette’s side adventures, so your first stop is their office: the old Rito Stable, in front of Rito Village, a long way northwest of Lookout Landing. The previous owner sold it after the snowstorms hit, and Traysi turned it into a newspaper.
- Traysi: the editor who runs the Gazette.
- Penn: the Rito reporter you first met at Lookout Landing. He hands out the leads.
- The questline: Potential Princess Sightings!, a chain of 12 side adventures chasing rumors about Princess Zelda.
How to Get Every Froggy Piece
Here’s the chill version: the armor arrives in stages as your Gazette work piles up, so you don’t need to finish everything at once.
| Progress | Reward | From |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Gazette quests | Lucky Clover Gazette paraglider fabric | Penn |
| 4 Gazette quests | Froggy Sleeve | Penn |
| 9 Gazette quests | Froggy Leggings | Penn |
| All 12 quests | Froggy Hood | Traysi, back at the Gazette |
- Talk to Traysi and Penn at the Gazette to start Potential Princess Sightings!.
- Follow Penn’s leads: he waits at stables across Hyrule, each with a new rumor to check out. Each one is its own side adventure.
- Collect as you go: Penn hands over the Sleeve after your fourth story and the Leggings after your ninth.
- Go back to the Gazette: once all 12 are done, talk to Traysi for the Froggy Hood. It won’t come to you automatically.
Don’t stress if you go out of order. Penn’s leads are side adventures, and you can do them whenever you happen to pass the right stable.
What the Froggy Set Does
Every piece has Slip Resistance Up. In the rain, normal climbing makes Link slide back down every few moves. Slip resistance means you can climb longer before slipping, and the effect stacks: more pieces, more levels, up to three.
- One piece: a small boost, enough to make short wet climbs easier.
- Full set: the Slip Proof set bonus, which stops slipping completely while climbing.
- Not just rain: it also helps on slippery ice walls.
- Low defense: 3 base defense per piece. This is a utility set, not a combat one.
Okay but, this part is so good. Combined with a full stamina wheel, Slip Proof means storms stop deciding your route for you.
Upgrading the Froggy Armor
Set bonuses in Tears of the Kingdom switch on once every piece is upgraded to two stars at a Great Fairy Fountain, so plan on at least two upgrades per piece.
| Level | Defense | Materials |
|---|---|---|
| 1 star | 5 | Sticky Lizard x3 |
| 2 stars | 8 | Sticky Lizard x5, Horriblin Horn x5 |
| 3 stars | 12 | Sticky Frog x5, Blue Horriblin Horn x5 |
| 4 stars | max | Opals, Black Horriblin Horns and Horriblin Guts |
(Pro tip, if you’re just starting out: Horriblins hang from cave ceilings, so caves are the easiest place to farm their horns.) Sticky Frogs are easiest to spot when it rains, which is a fun coincidence for a rain set.
You can also change the color at the Kochi Dye Shop in Hateno Village if green isn’t your style.
Tips for Climbing in the Rain
- Stack it with food: slippery-weather climbing still costs stamina. Bring stamina food for tall walls.
- Mix and match: before you have the full set, one or two Froggy pieces still help, so you can keep a defensive piece in the other slot.
- Plan stable routes: group Penn’s leads by region so you’re not crossing Hyrule twice for one quest.
- Ascend is your friend: in caves and under ledges, Ascend skips the climb completely.
Want to compare it with other climbing gear? The Archaic set guide covers the starting armor, and our cooking and elixir guide explains how to make stamina food for long climbs. If you want to plot the stables on a map, the Tears of the Kingdom interactive map has every one.
Froggy Armor FAQ
How do you get the Froggy Armor in TOTK?
Complete the Potential Princess Sightings! side adventures for the Lucky Clover Gazette. Penn gives the Sleeve and Leggings, and Traysi gives the Hood after all 12.
What does the Froggy Armor do?
Each piece adds Slip Resistance Up for climbing in rain. The full set upgraded to two stars adds Slip Proof, so you don’t slip at all.
Where is the Lucky Clover Gazette?
In the old Rito Stable in front of Rito Village, northwest of Lookout Landing.
What materials upgrade the Froggy Armor?
Sticky Lizards, Horriblin Horns, Sticky Frogs and Blue Horriblin Horns, then Opals, Black Horriblin Horns and Horriblin Guts.
It’s worth the effort, I promise. Twelve stories, one newspaper and a full set later, rain becomes just weather. You’ve got this.
