Compare armor sets side-by-side with damage reduction and penalty stacking
When you take a hit, the game randomly selects which slot absorbs it: Head 20%, Body 50%, Legs 30%.
Damage formula per piece: max(0, incoming x (1 - %protection/100) - flat reduction)
All penalties (walk speed, ranged accuracy, healing, hunger) stack additively across all 3 equipped pieces. A full plate set gives 3x the listed per-piece penalty.
Protection tier determines which attack tiers the armor can resist. Higher tier weapons deal bonus damage against lower tier armor.
| Armor | Tier | % Prot | Flat | Durability | Speed | Ranged | Healing | Hunger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improvised armor | 0 | 55% | 0 | 75 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Leather jerkin | 0 | 40% | 0.25 | 250 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wood lamellar armor | 0 | 65% | 0.5 | 200 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +8% |
| Sewn leather armor | 0 | 60% | 0.6 | 700 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gambeson armor | 0 | 70% | 0.7 | 900 | -2% | 0% | -17% | +3% |
| Tailored gambeson armor | 0 | 75% | 0.75 | 900 | 0% | 0% | -10% | +3% |
| Copper lamellar armor | 1 | 75% | 0.5 | 450 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +8% |
| Bismuth bronze lamellar armor | 2 | 76% | 0.58 | 525 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +8% |
| Tin bronze lamellar armor | 2 | 77% | 0.6 | 600 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +8% |
| Black bronze lamellar armor | 2 | 78% | 0.65 | 675 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +8% |
| Copper brigandine armor | 1 | 78% | 1 | 900 | -5% | -7% | -17% | +12% |
| Bismuth bronze brigandine armor | 2 | 79% | 1.1 | 1050 | -5% | -7% | -17% | +12% |
| Tin bronze brigandine armor | 2 | 80% | 1.1 | 1100 | -5% | -7% | -17% | +12% |
| Black bronze brigandine armor | 2 | 81% | 1.15 | 1200 | -5% | -7% | -17% | +12% |
| Iron brigandine armor | 3 | 82% | 1.2 | 1300 | -5% | -7% | -17% | +12% |
| Meteoric iron brigandine armor | 3 | 82% | 1.22 | 1500 | -5% | -7% | -17% | +12% |
| Steel brigandine armor | 4 | 84% | 1.3 | 1900 | -5% | -7% | -17% | +12% |
| Copper chain armor | 1 | 80% | 1.1 | 600 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +7.5% |
| Gold chain armor | 1 | 82% | 1.2 | 500 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +7.5% |
| Silver chain armor | 2 | 82% | 1.2 | 700 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +7.5% |
| Bismuth bronze chain armor | 2 | 81% | 1.2 | 650 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +7.5% |
| Tin bronze chain armor | 2 | 82% | 1.2 | 700 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +7.5% |
| Black bronze chain armor | 2 | 83% | 1.25 | 750 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +7.5% |
| Iron chain armor | 3 | 84% | 1.3 | 800 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +7.5% |
| Meteoric iron chain armor | 3 | 84% | 1.35 | 900 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +7.5% |
| Steel chain armor | 4 | 86% | 1.4 | 2000 | -3% | -3% | -10% | +7.5% |
| Copper scale armor | 1 | 84% | 1.3 | 800 | -7% | -10% | -17% | +12% |
| Bismuth bronze scale armor | 2 | 85% | 1.3 | 1150 | -7% | -10% | -17% | +12% |
| Tin bronze scale armor | 2 | 86% | 1.35 | 1200 | -7% | -10% | -17% | +12% |
| Black bronze scale armor | 2 | 87% | 1.4 | 1300 | -7% | -10% | -17% | +12% |
| Iron scale armor | 3 | 88% | 1.5 | 1400 | -7% | -10% | -17% | +12% |
| Meteoric iron scale armor | 3 | 88% | 1.55 | 1700 | -7% | -10% | -17% | +12% |
| Steel scale armor | 4 | 90% | 1.6 | 3500 | -7% | -10% | -17% | +12% |
| Copper plate armor | 1 | 90% | 1.5 | 500 | -14% | -10% | -33.34% | +24% |
| Gold plate armor | 1 | 82% | 1.2 | 500 | -14% | -10% | -33.34% | +24% |
| Silver plate armor | 2 | 82% | 1.2 | 700 | -14% | -10% | -33.34% | +24% |
| Bismuth bronze plate armor | 2 | 94% | 1.55 | 900 | -14% | -10% | -33.34% | +24% |
| Tin bronze plate armor | 2 | 92% | 1.6 | 1000 | -14% | -10% | -33.34% | +24% |
| Black bronze plate armor | 2 | 95% | 1.65 | 1200 | -14% | -10% | -33.34% | +24% |
| Iron plate armor | 3 | 96% | 1.7 | 2200 | -14% | -10% | -33.34% | +24% |
| Meteoric iron plate armor | 3 | 96% | 1.72 | 2800 | -14% | -10% | -33.34% | +24% |
| Steel plate armor | 4 | 97% | 1.8 | 5500 | -14% | -10% | -33.34% | +24% |
| Blackguard armor (Broken) | 1 | 40% | 0.25 | 600 | -5% | -7% | -17% | +12% |
| Blackguard armor (Damaged) | 1 | 75% | 0.5 | 900 | -8% | -8% | -18% | +15% |
| Blackguard armor (Pristine) | 3 | 96% | 1.7 | 1800 | -12% | -10% | -20% | +20% |
| Forlorn Hope armor (Broken) | 1 | 40% | 0.25 | 500 | -5% | -7% | -17% | +12% |
| Forlorn Hope armor (Damaged) | 1 | 90% | 1.5 | 1000 | -7% | -8% | -17% | +14% |
| Forlorn Hope armor (Pristine) | 3 | 96% | 1.7 | 1600 | -8% | -8% | -17% | +16% |