Is the Mayan/Templar Armour just cosmetic

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Unlike in Assassin's Creed 2, your health increases when you craft items and all the outfits you can obtain seem to be just cosmetic.

Since the Mayan/Templar Armour are equipped from the same menu as all the other outfits, do they have any in-game benefits?

Best Answer

The Mayan and Templar armors do give special benefits.

  • The Mayan Armor deflects all ranged attacks
  • The Templar Armor reduces all damage by 25%

other armors that have benefits

  • Stealth outfit - you can hide better, enemies won't detect you as easily.
  • Hunter outfit - reduces range of detection from animals

The other armors are all cosmetic, though.