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Players must collect information during a specific quest in Divinity: Original Sin 2 in order to find the pieces of the Contamination Set. Be sure to read the notes that one finds closely during the quest “Seed of Power”, as this is where one’s first hint on this treasure hunt can be found following meeting the elf Daeyena.

Updated on September 21, 2021, by Reyadh Rahaman: Thanks to the wealth of great traits on the Contamination Armor, it can be useful for some of the more unconventional builds. Those that need boosts in their Hydrosophist and Geomancy will immediately find this set useful, but those desiring poisonous tactics can revel in toxic bliss after donning these pieces of sinister plate armor.

It is worth noting that if one does not wish to wear all of this set, the Helm of Contamination can be great to equip by itself thanks to its boosting of Intelligence, Wits, and Loremaster. Though, most will likely want to maintain a fashionable aesthetic by putting on all the pieces of this armor, as it looks awesome.

Where To Find The Contamination Armor

Step 1 - Find The Boots & Greaves On A Shipwreck

To start the Seed of Power quest, head to Fort Joy along the coast. On the beach, there will be a shipwreck upon which one will find magisters and an elf named Daeyena locked in combat. Regardless of one’s actions, the elf Daeyena is the one in possession of the Boots and Greaves of Contamination, so interacting with them will make collecting the armor easier.

Help Daeyena to defeat the magisters and then get an elf party member to eat part of one of the magisters to learn the Trigger Spores skill, which will be important for the rest of this quest. Here, the player and Daeyena will part ways, and she will stay in possession of the Boots and Greaves of Contamination…for now.

Step 2 - Create The Gauntlets By Using Trigger Spores

Further along in the quest, players can reunite with Daeyena along the Reaper’s Coast, where she will show one how the Contamination Armor is made by using Trigger Spores on another enemy magister to kill them and create the Gauntlets of Contamination. Here, the player can fight Daeyena and take the 3 pieces of Contamination Armor from her before moving on to find the next pieces.

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Step 3 - Head To The Blackpits To Find The Cuirass

On a hill overlooking the Blackpits, there will be a magister with the Cuirass of Contamination. Players can potentially steal it from them if they do not want a confrontation, though, combat is an equally viable method since players can loot the Cuirass from the corpse of the magister when they have been slain.

Step 4 - Go To Arx & Enter Reimond’s Basement For The Helm

Near Reimond’s abode, there will be a sneaky trapdoor hidden among some bushes which the player can enter to discover a research laboratory. Within will be enemies ready to brawl, however, once they are defeated, the player can loot the Helm of Contamination from them to complete the set.

What The Contamination Armor Does

Boots Of Contamination

Physical Armor +186 Magic Armor +179 +15% Poison Resistance +1 Geomancer -2 Sneaking -0. 5 Movement Immunity to Knock Down Immunity to being teleported

Greaves Of Contamination

Physical Armor +220 Magic Armor +198 +3 Intelligence +3 Constitution +15% Poison Resistance 2x Empty Slots

Gauntlets Of Contamination

Physical Armor +186 Magic Armor +179 +15% Poison Resistance +2 Hydrosophist +1 Geomancer 2x Empty Slots

Cuirass Of Contamination

Physical Armor +303 Magic Armor +297 +15% Poison Resistance +2 Hydrosophist +1 Geomancer 2x Empty Slots

Helm Of Contamination

Physical Armor +165 Magic Armor +148 +3 Intelligence +3 Wits +15% Poison Resistance +2 Loremaster 2x Empty Slots

In addition to all the powerful boons of the Contamination Armor, there is also a set bonus that applies when one has equipped all pieces simultaneously.

Contamination Armor Set Bonus - Rooting Corruption

In addition to the other gains to Poison Resistance, Rooting Corruption adds another +75% Poison Resistance and the equipped character now bleeds poisons. On top of this, once per turn, if the wearer is struck by a physical attack, they will launch a poisonous projectile in the direction that they are facing in a wicked counterattack.

Best Builds For The Contamination Armor

Venomous Sentry Build

This build is one for those playing as a ranger, as it makes use of many mid and long-distance attacks, though, wearing the Contamination Armor will make one a lot less squishy than many other ranged builds. The goal of becoming a Venomous Sentry is to lay down as much poison on the battlefield as possible while constantly barraging foes with caustic projectile attacks. Since the set bonus of the Contamination Armor already naturally helps with spreading poison on the ground and automatically launches venomous projectiles, players wearing it have a great starting point.

Talents like Elemental Ranger combined with skills such as Reactive Shots can make this build basically become an acid-spitting turret. By covering the area enemies are standing with poison, they will be forced to move, which will trigger Reactive Shots to automatically launch a few basic attacks at enemies in range who try to get out of the poison. This is where Elemental Ranger comes in, as it applies a bonus of 20% elemental damage onto projectiles, allowing one to stack poisonous effects even higher.

Scourge Wizard Build

For those wishing to kill foes even faster than normal, players seeking a solid poison build should try out a Scourge Wizard, which specializes in combining poison and burning effects for massive damage. Like many gamers in Divinity: Original Sin 2 are likely well aware, poison and fire are a volatile combination that can cause multiple explosions to hurt adversaries as well as inflict various status conditions.

However, on top of deadly spells and the boons granted by the Contamination Armor, Scrouge Wizards have access to the Torturer talent, which allows them to inflict poison, burning, and a few other status effects on targets through both physical and magical armor, meaning that there is often nothing most enemies can do to defend themselves.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 is available on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, macOS, Nintendo Switch, and iPad.

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