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'''Armors''' (also spelled '''Armours''') are equipable items that provide the [[Heroes|hero]] [[Stats|stat]] increases (and/or decreases), including [[Damage Resistance|damage resistances]].
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There are various items to be found in the world of [[Dungeon Defenders]]. The quality of an item generally determines how good the item will be. The higher quality items have lower drop rates than the lower quality items. The '''armor''' types grow stronger the further down the table they are (below). Pristine is currently the highest grade of armor in [[Dungeon Defenders]].
  
   
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There are four types of armor pieces (Helmet, Torso, Gloves and Boots) and five different materials (Leather, Mail, Chain, Plate and Pristine), for a total of 20 distinct armor items.
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{| class="wikitable"
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!
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! colspan="5" |<big><code>Armor Icons</code></big>
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|-
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!
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!Leather
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!Mail
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!Chain
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!Plate
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!Pristine
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|-
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!Helmet
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|[[File:Leatherhelmicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Mailhelmicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Chainhelmicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Platehelmicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Pristinehelmicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|-
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!Torso
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|[[File:Leatherbodyicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Mailbodyicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Chainbodyicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Platebodyicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Pristinebodyicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|-
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!Gloves
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|[[File:Leatherglovesicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Mailglovesicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Chainglovesicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Plateglovesicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Pristineglovesicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|-
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!Boots
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|[[File:Leatherbootsicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Mailbootsicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Chainbootsicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Platebootsicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|[[File:Pristinebootsicon.png|frameless|96x96px]]
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|}
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By equipping a full set of armor in which all four pieces are '''the same material''', each one receives a 25-45% bonus to all positive stats, depending on its base [[quality]]. This is indicated by a light blue square boarder around the armor's inventory icon and its stats turning blue-green. Cursed-Godly armor is incompatible with Mythical and above; mixing these two quality ranges '''will NOT yield a set bonus'''.
   
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Because armor is subject to set bonuses, their base stats, upgrade levels and qualities and are the main contributing factors to the equipped hero's final stats.
 
==Quality==
  
==Quality==
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''Main article: [[Quality]]''
   
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Armor items have 1-2 adjectives before the material in their name. The first word is always the base quality which determines its overall value and hero level requirement to equip and how high a single stat bonus can be upgraded to. The second adjective (if present) describes the number of resistances the armor piece has and how many of them are positive and negative, prior to upgrades. "Unlucky" is lowest, while "Enchanted" is the highest resistance quality.
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The quality associated with an armor type determines the max stats it can attain. The better the quality, the better the max stats can be. It is possible to have a lower quality item that is better than the next level quality due to overlapping
  
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{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" |<big><code>PC</code></big>
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<p style="text-align: center">'''Level Requirement Chart'''</p>
  
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 650px"
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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'''Leather'''
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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'''Mail'''
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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'''Chain'''
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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'''Plate'''
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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'''Pristine'''
  
 
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|-
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!Armor Quality
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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!Level Requirement
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!Set Bonus
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!Stat Upgrade Cap
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'''Torn'''
  
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(w/ Set Bonus)
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−
| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
0
  
−
| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
0
  
−
| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
0
  
−
| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
0
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
0
  
 
|-
  
|-
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!'''Cursed'''
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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| rowspan="2" |0
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'''Worn'''
  
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| rowspan="13" |25%
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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| rowspan="13" |360 (450)
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3
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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3
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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3
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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3
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
3
  
 
|-
  
|-
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!'''Torn'''
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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'''Stocky'''
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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7
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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7
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
7
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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7
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
7
  
 
|-
  
|-
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!'''Worn'''
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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|3
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'''Solid'''
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
9
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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9
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
9
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
10
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
10
  
 
|-
  
|-
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!'''Stocky'''
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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|6
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'''Sturdy'''
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
11
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
12
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
12
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
13
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
13
  
 
|-
  
|-
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!'''Solid'''
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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|8
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'''Polished'''
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
14
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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15
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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16
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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16
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
16
  
 
|-
  
|-
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!'''Sturdy'''
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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|10
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'''Shining'''
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
17
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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18
  
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20
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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21
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
22
  
 
|-
  
|-
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!'''Polished'''
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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|12
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'''Powerful'''
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
22
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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22
  
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24
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
27
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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28
  
 
|-
  
|-
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!'''Shining'''
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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|14
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'''Amazing'''
  
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23
  
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27
  
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30
  
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32
  
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−
34
  
 
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|-
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!'''Powerful'''
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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|20
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'''Epic'''
  
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26
  
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31
  
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34
  
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38
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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40
  
 
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!'''Amazing'''
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|27
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'''Legendary'''
  
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29
  
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35
  
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38
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
−
44
  
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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50
  
 
|-
  
|-
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!'''Epic'''
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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|34
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'''Godly'''
  
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|-
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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!'''Legendary'''
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32
  
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|45
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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|-
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40
  
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!'''Godly'''
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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|60
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40
  
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|-
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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!'''Mythical'''
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50
  
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|74
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| style="text-align: center; "|
  
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|30%
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60
  
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|360 (468)
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!'''Transcendent'''
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|78
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|~33%
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|420 (559)
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|-
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!'''Supreme'''
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|83
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|~36%
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|500 (680)
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|-
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!'''Ultimate'''
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|90
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| rowspan="4" |40%
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| rowspan="2" |600 (840)
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|-
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!'''Ultimate93'''
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|93
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|-
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!'''Ultimate+'''
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| rowspan="4" |100
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|700 (980)
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|-
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!'''Ultimate++'''
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|999 (1398)
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|-
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!'''Divine'''
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| rowspan="2" |45%
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| rowspan="2" |1099 (1593)
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|-
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!'''Void'''
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|}
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{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="8" |<big><code>Console and Mobile</code></big>
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|-
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! rowspan="2" |Armor Quality
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! colspan="5" |Level Requirements
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! rowspan="2" |Set Bonus
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! rowspan="2" |Stat Upgrade Cap
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(w/ Set Bonus)
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|-
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!Leather
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!Mail
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!Chain
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!Plate
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!Pristine
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|-
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!'''Torn'''
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|0
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|0
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|0
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|0
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|0
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| rowspan="12" |25%
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| rowspan="12" |128 (160)
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|-
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!'''Worn'''
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|3
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|3
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|3
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|3
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|3
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|-
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!'''Stocky'''
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|7
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|7
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|7
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|7
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|7
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|-
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!'''Solid'''
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|9
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|9
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|9
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|10
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|10
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|-
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!'''Sturdy'''
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|11
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|12
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|12
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|13
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|13
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|-
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!'''Polished'''
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|14
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|15
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|16
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|16
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|16
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|-
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!'''Shining'''
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|17
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|18
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|20
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|21
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|22
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|-
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!'''Powerful'''
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|22
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|22
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|24
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|27
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|28
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|-
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!'''Amazing'''
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|23
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|27
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|30
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|32
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|34
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|-
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!'''Epic'''
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|26
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|31
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|34
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|38
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|40
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|-
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!'''Legendary'''
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|29
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|35
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|38
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|44
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|50
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|-
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!'''Godly'''
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|32
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|40
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|40
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|50
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|60
 
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# Level 74 / 78 / 83 / 90 gear on console have randomized item quality names, each level requirement for armor has a max amount of upgrades it's able to spawn with, Level 78 --> 90 is unknown what their max upgrade level spawn cap is.
   
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==Armor Types==
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== Resistance ==
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''Main Article: [[Damage Resistance]]''
   
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Resistances reduce (or increase if negative) damage taken from mobs and players in PvP. Heroes have four resistance stats, each corresponding to one of the four damage types: [[File:Stat Icon DamageResistance Generic.png|frameless|32x32px]] Physical/Generic, [[File:Stat Icon DamageResistance Fire.png|frameless|32x32px]] Fire, [[File:Stat Icon DamageResistance Lightning.png|frameless|32x32px]] Lightning and [[File:Stat Icon DamageResistance Poison.png|frameless|32x32px]] Poison. These stats cap at 90% damage reduction.
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The different types of armors have certain restrictions as to how high stats will drop on them. Leather will usually have lower stats than pristine of the same quality. Leather armor can increase resistances as much as plate or pristine.
  
   
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A resistance on a piece of armor can be upgraded every level until its 23 or 24% soft cap (excluding the set bonus). That resistance is then only upgradable once every ten levels. On [[Nightmare (Difficulty)|Nightmare]] and [[Ascension (Difficulty)|Ascension]] difficulty, all of the player's resistances are reduced by 0.55x. In order to counteract this nerf, the player needs to achieve a sum of at least 164% in every resistance from their equipment.
   
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A guide is available for more information: [[Armor Resistance Guide]]
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==Names==
   
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>These armor names are purely cosmetic and have no relation to the item's strength.
   
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Armor Location
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{| border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 650px"
  
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! Possible Names
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!
  
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'''Type'''
  
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!
  
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'''Helm'''
  
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!
  
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'''Chest'''
  
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!
  
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'''Gloves'''
  
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!
  
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'''Boots'''
  
 
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!Head
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|
  
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|Helm, Helmet, Mask, Hood, Cap
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<p style="text-align: center">'''Leather'''</p>
  
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|
  
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[[File:LeatherHelm.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:LeatherBody.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:LeatherGloves.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:LeatherBoots.jpg|center|75px]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
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!Chest
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| style="text-align: center"|
  
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|Vest, Shirt, Coat
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'''Mail'''
  
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|
  
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[[File:MailHelm.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:MailBody.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:MailGloves.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:MailBoots.jpg|center|75px]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
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!Hands
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| style="text-align: center"|
  
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|Gloves, Gauntlets, Mitts, Bracers, Grips, Handguards
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'''Chain'''
  
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|
  
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[[File:ChainHelm.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:ChainBody.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:ChainGloves.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:ChainBoots.jpg|center|75px]]
  
 
|-
  
|-
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!Feet
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| style="text-align: center"|
  
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|Boots, Shoes, Cleats, Greaves, Stompers, Sabatons, Savattes
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'''Plate'''
  
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|
  
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[[File:PlateHelm.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:PlateBody.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:PlateGloves.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:PlateBoots.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|-
  
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| style="text-align: center"|
  
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'''Pristine'''
  
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|
  
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[[File:PristineHelm.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:PristineBody.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:PristineGloves.jpg|center|75px]]
  
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|
  
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[[File:PristineBoots.jpg|center|75px]]
  
 
|}
  
|}
   
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==Resist==
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== Zamira Armor ==
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''Main Article: [[Armor of Zamira]]''
   
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[[File:ZamiraCap icon.PNG|frameless]] [[File:ZamiraVest icon.PNG|frameless]] [[File:ZamiraGloves icon.PNG|frameless]] [[File:ZamiraBoots icon.PNG|frameless]]
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Resist come in four types: General, Fire, Lightning, Poison. These four allow you to absorb, or negate, damage taken by mobs or players in PvP, thus reducing the total damage taken.
  
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A guide is available for more information: [[Armor Resistance Guide]]
  
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The Armor of Zamira is a special lime-green armor set acquired through the [[Warping Core Challenge Mission Pack]]. Its set bonus is always 33%, regardless of base quality, and it further increases the wearer's [[Hero Damage]], [[Hero Speed|Speed]] and [[Hero Casting Rate|Casting Rate]]. Qualities above Mythical are possible, but insanely rare.
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==Divine and Void Armor==
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Introduced in [[Dungeon Defenders Redux|''Dungeon Defenders Redux'']], Divine and Void armor have secondary stat bonuses and/or passive effects. Divine armor is health-oriented, while Void is more offense-oriented. These effects are subject to an armor set bonus which is 50%, instead of 45%.
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Divine armor grants the wearer and their physical [[defenses]] (excluding [[Summoner|minions]]) passive health regeneration by a factor of 2.5% and 0.25% respectively per piece equipped. For minions and other defenses, their [[Defense Health|health]] is increased by 2.5% instead. A full set provides a 15% [[Hero Health|health]] regeneration bonus to the hero, 1.5% to applicable defenses and +15% health to defenses unable to receive the regen.
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Void armor increases the wearer's [[Hero Damage|hero damage]] and their defenses' [[Defense Area of Effect|range]] by 2.5% per equipped piece, 15% with a full set.
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== Notes & Tips (PC) ==
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* The armor set bonus indication border is toggled by pressing [Control + O].
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* There are no inherit advantages or disadvantages to wearing one material armor set over another. However, it would be wise to not have all of your [[heroes]] wear the same material.
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=== Upgrading ===
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* Upgrading [[Damage Resistance|resistances]] on armor for a builder [[Heroes|hero]] is generally unnecessary and a waste of upgrade levels, since they are not meant to fight in combat. Resistances are even less relevant to minion [[Summoner|Summoners]] because they can use [[Phase Shift]] to turn themselves invincible as needed.
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*When upgrading armor for [[Nightmare (Difficulty)|Nightmare]] and [[Ascension (Difficulty)|Ascension]], every piece should ideally have '''41%''' in all four resistances when the set bonus is applied.
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**With "Pro Mode" enabled, you can hold [Shift] to apply up to 10 upgrades at once to the stat you click on. The system will intelligently stop at every level a soft-capped resistance can be upgraded. Holding the [Control] key instead will apply 50 upgrades per click, ignoring '''any''' opportunities to raise a soft-capped resistance.
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** If the given armor is going to be for a DPS or active support hero ([[Jester|Upgrade Jester]], [[Defense Boost|Tower Boost]] [[Monk]], etc.) toggle "Pro Mode" on and start by shift-clicking on [[File:Stat Icon DamageResistance Generic.png|frameless|24x24px]] Generic Resistance until it soft caps. Repeat this process for [[File:Stat Icon DamageResistance Fire.png|frameless|24x24px]] Fire, [[File:Stat Icon DamageResistance Lightning.png|frameless|24x24px]] Lighting and [[File:Stat Icon DamageResistance Poison.png|frameless|24x24px]] Poison, upgrading a soft-capped resist whenever possible. '''Avoid control-clicking''' on any of your armor's stat bonuses until all four resistances are at '''41%''' minimum (w/ set bonus applied). In case if your armor does not have enough upgrade levels to achieve 41% in everything, prioritize Generic and Fire.
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***[[File:Stat Icon DamageResistance Fire.png|frameless|24x24px]] Fire is the second most important resistance, because many [[Boss|boss monsters]] have powerful fire attacks: [[Demon Lord]], [[Goblin Mech]], [[Ancient Dragon]], [[Old One]], [[Phoenix (Boss)|Phoenix]], etc.
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==Tips (Console)==
   
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There are two methods to upgrade items on console versions:
   
  +
=== Method 1: ===
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1. Enter the Defender's Forge.
   
  +
2. Click on Hero Info or press X
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==Set bonuses==
  
   
  +
3. Click on an item.
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Some armor wield Set bonuses for having a specific amount of that armor type. set bonuses include resistance, extra damage resistance, and other stats such as increased tower HP and attack.
  
   
  +
4. Press A.
   
  +
5. Hold down the right trigger to invest in it (cost is shown on lower right side), and press A to confirm.
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==Upgrading Items==
  
   
  +
=== Method 2: ===
  +
1. Enter the Defender's Forge.
   
  +
2. Click on Hero Info or press X.
   
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3. Click on an item.
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First it is worth looking at the strength of the items (i.e. torn, worn, sturdy, etc.) to get a basic idea of how upgrade-able it is, and how long you will probably want to keep it. Upgrading is not a cheap process, so spend wisely. There are two methods to upgrade items:
  
   
  +
4. Press A.
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Method 1: 1. Go into the lockbox 2. Click on Hero Info or X 3. Click on an item 4. click A 5. Hold down the right trigger to invest in it (cost is shown on lower right side), and press A to confirm
  
   
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5. Check the <u>'''Pro Mode'''</u> box.
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Method 2: 1. Store items to be upgraded in your lockbox (sell all of your junk items to avoid clutter) 2. Talk to the shopkeeper 3. Click on Items, on the left side of the menu 4. Choose the item you wish to upgrade 5. Hold down the right trigger to upgrade (cost is shown on lower right side), and press A to confirm
  
   
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6. Upgrade the desired stat.
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Items will usually have multiple levels to be upgraded (shown at the bottom of the item picture), so you can keep going till they are all full. It is also important to note that all of your characters share the lockbox items and money (mana).
  
 
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[[Category:Armor]]

Latest revision as of 21:51, 17 March 2024

Armors (also spelled Armours) are equipable items that provide the hero stat increases (and/or decreases), including damage resistances.

There are four types of armor pieces (Helmet, Torso, Gloves and Boots) and five different materials (Leather, Mail, Chain, Plate and Pristine), for a total of 20 distinct armor items.

Armor Icons
Leather Mail Chain Plate Pristine
Helmet Leatherhelmicon Mailhelmicon Chainhelmicon Platehelmicon Pristinehelmicon
Torso Leatherbodyicon Mailbodyicon Chainbodyicon Platebodyicon Pristinebodyicon
Gloves Leatherglovesicon Mailglovesicon Chainglovesicon Plateglovesicon Pristineglovesicon
Boots Leatherbootsicon Mailbootsicon Chainbootsicon Platebootsicon Pristinebootsicon

By equipping a full set of armor in which all four pieces are the same material, each one receives a 25-45% bonus to all positive stats, depending on its base quality. This is indicated by a light blue square boarder around the armor's inventory icon and its stats turning blue-green. Cursed-Godly armor is incompatible with Mythical and above; mixing these two quality ranges will NOT yield a set bonus.

Because armor is subject to set bonuses, their base stats, upgrade levels and qualities and are the main contributing factors to the equipped hero's final stats.

Quality[]

Main article: Quality

Armor items have 1-2 adjectives before the material in their name. The first word is always the base quality which determines its overall value and hero level requirement to equip and how high a single stat bonus can be upgraded to. The second adjective (if present) describes the number of resistances the armor piece has and how many of them are positive and negative, prior to upgrades. "Unlucky" is lowest, while "Enchanted" is the highest resistance quality.

PC
Armor Quality Level Requirement Set Bonus Stat Upgrade Cap

(w/ Set Bonus)

Cursed 0 25% 360 (450)
Torn
Worn 3
Stocky 6
Solid 8
Sturdy 10
Polished 12
Shining 14
Powerful 20
Amazing 27
Epic 34
Legendary 45
Godly 60
Mythical 74 30% 360 (468)
Transcendent 78 ~33% 420 (559)
Supreme 83 ~36% 500 (680)
Ultimate 90 40% 600 (840)
Ultimate93 93
Ultimate+ 100 700 (980)
Ultimate++ 999 (1398)
Divine 45% 1099 (1593)
Void
Console and Mobile
Armor Quality Level Requirements Set Bonus Stat Upgrade Cap

(w/ Set Bonus)

Leather Mail Chain Plate Pristine
Torn 0 0 0 0 0 25% 128 (160)
Worn 3 3 3 3 3
Stocky 7 7 7 7 7
Solid 9 9 9 10 10
Sturdy 11 12 12 13 13
Polished 14 15 16 16 16
Shining 17 18 20 21 22
Powerful 22 22 24 27 28
Amazing 23 27 30 32 34
Epic 26 31 34 38 40
Legendary 29 35 38 44 50
Godly 32 40 40 50 60
  1. Level 74 / 78 / 83 / 90 gear on console have randomized item quality names, each level requirement for armor has a max amount of upgrades it's able to spawn with, Level 78 --> 90 is unknown what their max upgrade level spawn cap is.

Resistance[]

Main Article: Damage Resistance

Resistances reduce (or increase if negative) damage taken from mobs and players in PvP. Heroes have four resistance stats, each corresponding to one of the four damage types: Stat Icon DamageResistance Generic Physical/Generic, Stat Icon DamageResistance Fire Fire, Stat Icon DamageResistance Lightning Lightning and Stat Icon DamageResistance Poison Poison. These stats cap at 90% damage reduction.

A resistance on a piece of armor can be upgraded every level until its 23 or 24% soft cap (excluding the set bonus). That resistance is then only upgradable once every ten levels. On Nightmare and Ascension difficulty, all of the player's resistances are reduced by 0.55x. In order to counteract this nerf, the player needs to achieve a sum of at least 164% in every resistance from their equipment.

A guide is available for more information: Armor Resistance Guide

Names[]

*These armor names are purely cosmetic and have no relation to the item's strength.

Armor Location Possible Names
Head Helm, Helmet, Mask, Hood, Cap
Chest Vest, Shirt, Coat
Hands Gloves, Gauntlets, Mitts, Bracers, Grips, Handguards
Feet Boots, Shoes, Cleats, Greaves, Stompers, Sabatons, Savattes

Zamira Armor[]

Main Article: Armor of Zamira

ZamiraCap icon ZamiraVest icon ZamiraGloves icon ZamiraBoots icon

The Armor of Zamira is a special lime-green armor set acquired through the Warping Core Challenge Mission Pack. Its set bonus is always 33%, regardless of base quality, and it further increases the wearer's Hero Damage, Speed and Casting Rate. Qualities above Mythical are possible, but insanely rare.

Divine and Void Armor[]

Introduced in Dungeon Defenders Redux, Divine and Void armor have secondary stat bonuses and/or passive effects. Divine armor is health-oriented, while Void is more offense-oriented. These effects are subject to an armor set bonus which is 50%, instead of 45%.

Divine armor grants the wearer and their physical defenses (excluding minions) passive health regeneration by a factor of 2.5% and 0.25% respectively per piece equipped. For minions and other defenses, their health is increased by 2.5% instead. A full set provides a 15% health regeneration bonus to the hero, 1.5% to applicable defenses and +15% health to defenses unable to receive the regen.

Void armor increases the wearer's hero damage and their defenses' range by 2.5% per equipped piece, 15% with a full set.

Notes & Tips (PC)[]

  • The armor set bonus indication border is toggled by pressing [Control + O].
  • There are no inherit advantages or disadvantages to wearing one material armor set over another. However, it would be wise to not have all of your heroes wear the same material.

Upgrading[]

  • Upgrading resistances on armor for a builder hero is generally unnecessary and a waste of upgrade levels, since they are not meant to fight in combat. Resistances are even less relevant to minion Summoners because they can use Phase Shift to turn themselves invincible as needed.
  • When upgrading armor for Nightmare and Ascension, every piece should ideally have 41% in all four resistances when the set bonus is applied.
    • With "Pro Mode" enabled, you can hold [Shift] to apply up to 10 upgrades at once to the stat you click on. The system will intelligently stop at every level a soft-capped resistance can be upgraded. Holding the [Control] key instead will apply 50 upgrades per click, ignoring any opportunities to raise a soft-capped resistance.
    • If the given armor is going to be for a DPS or active support hero (Upgrade Jester, Tower Boost Monk, etc.) toggle "Pro Mode" on and start by shift-clicking on Stat Icon DamageResistance Generic Generic Resistance until it soft caps. Repeat this process for Stat Icon DamageResistance Fire Fire, Stat Icon DamageResistance Lightning Lighting and Stat Icon DamageResistance Poison Poison, upgrading a soft-capped resist whenever possible. Avoid control-clicking on any of your armor's stat bonuses until all four resistances are at 41% minimum (w/ set bonus applied). In case if your armor does not have enough upgrade levels to achieve 41% in everything, prioritize Generic and Fire.

Tips (Console)[]

There are two methods to upgrade items on console versions:

Method 1:[]

1. Enter the Defender's Forge.

2. Click on Hero Info or press X

3. Click on an item.

4. Press A.

5. Hold down the right trigger to invest in it (cost is shown on lower right side), and press A to confirm.

Method 2:[]

1. Enter the Defender's Forge.

2. Click on Hero Info or press X.

3. Click on an item.

4. Press A.

5. Check the Pro Mode box.

6. Upgrade the desired stat.

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