Armor

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).

With the introduction of Super Loot, any armor class such as Leather, Mail, Chain, Plate and Pristine has the potential of having better stats than normal thus making all armor as equal to each other.^{[citation needed]}

Quality

Main article: Quality

The base quality associated with an armor type determines the maximum number it can attain in a given stat. 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. Quality is the first adjective in an armor's name.

Sometimes, armor may have a secondary damage reduction quality, which increases resistance to one or more element. For details, see the quality article.

Level Requirement Chart (Console) ^{[citation needed]}

	Leather	Mail	Chain	Plate	Pristine
Torn	0	0	0	0	0
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

Armor Types

Armor can come in 5 different types, which affect their appearance and armor set bonus. Armor type is the second to last word of an armor's name, while the last is always the slot of the item. Armor type does not affect the armor's stats; Leather armor has the same chance of having good stats or a damage reduction quality as Pristine armor.

Type	Helm	Chest	Gloves	Boots
Leather		File:LeatherBody.jpg	File:LeatherGloves.jpg	File:LeatherBoots.jpg
Mail		File:MailBody.jpg	File:MailGloves.jpg	File:MailBoots.jpg
Chain		File:ChainBody.jpg	File:ChainGloves.jpg	File:ChainBoots.jpg
Plate		File:PlateBody.jpg	File:PlateGloves.jpg	File:PlateBoots.jpg
Pristine		File:PristineBody.jpg	File:PristineGloves.jpg	File:PristineBoots.jpg

Resist

Resist reduces damage taken from mobs or players in PvP, thus reducing the total damage taken. Resist comes in four types:
Reduces all Physical Damage from mobs, including the Ogre and Dark Elf Warrior.
Reduces all Fire Damage from mobs, including the Wyvern, Dark Elf Mage, Kobolds and Ancient Dragon.
Reduces all Lightning Damage from mobs.
Reduces all Poison Damage from mobs including the Ogre's Poison Ball.

A guide is available for more information: Armor Resistance Guide

Set bonuses

(PC, Mobile & Console) When you equip armor of all the same type in every slot, every piece gains a bonus in all stats on the armor. You will know this is in effect when you see a pulsing cyan square around the armor icon's border. Pets and weapons do not gain this bonus. All armor gains 25% boost on all stats. (The math for the bonus is 1+ an extra bonus point every 4 levels starting at level 5. So at 1=2, 5=7, 8=10, 9=12, etc.)

Upgrading Items

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. This number will state how many times the item can be upgraded. There are two methods to upgrade items:

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

Method 2: 1. Store items to be upgraded in your lockbox (sell all of your junk items to avoid clutter) 2. Talk to the Tavernkeep 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

Many items can 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).