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Written by DeanV_x
Posted on January 6, 2023
Last updated on July 28, 2025
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Grounded

Black Ant Armor is a tier 2 medium armor set which lets you gain a critical hit chance when blocking attacks from enemies, thanks to the perk +Crit After Block. The black ant armor can be recommended to use during the Black Ant Lab quest.

It can be easy to obtain and crafted with the amount of bees before entering the sand pit zone and also with the amount of black ants around the lab. Black Ant armor gives a good gear set perk called Pincushion which goes well with the other perks due to the fact it can reflect some damage back to the enemy. The only drawback from this armor set is that you are still visible to the black ants, unlike the Red Ant Armor.

Benefits of Black Ant Armor

  • +Crit After Block – Blocking attacks has a chance to increase your critical hit chance for a short time
  • Medium Armor – Moderate stamina increase required to swing weapons
  • Pincushion – Reflects some damage back at attacker

Sleek Effect

  • +Crit Hyperstamina – Critical hits have a 50% chance to increase stamina regen by 20% for 20 seconds.

To gain access to the sleek effect, you will need to upgrade your armor past level 5 to see this hidden benefit.

NameRecipeStatsPerks
Black Ant Helmet1 x Black Ant Head
3 x Black Ant Part
5 x Bee Fuzz
Defense: 3/10
Resistance: +5%
+Crit After Block
Medium Armor
Black Ant Chestplate5 x Black Ant Part
2 x Black Ant Mandibles
2 x Bee Fuzz
Defense: 6/10
Resistance: +10%
+Crit After Block
Medium Armor
Black Ant Legplates6 x Black Ant Part
2 x Silk Rope
4 x Bee Fuzz
Defense: 3/10
Resistance: +2.5%
+Crit After Block
Medium Armor
Gear Set Bonus: PincushionReflects some damage back at attacker.

Black Ant Armor in Grounded is great to use during the Black Ant Lab quest. The good benefits of this armor is that it is not so difficult to craft before entering the lab. But also it gives you higher critical hit chance and reflects damage to enemies when blocking.

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