Armour

Description

Armour is equipment worn to protect against damage, at the cost of attack speed and mobility. Different types of armor are effective against different attack types.

Attack type protection

Armour type	Acid	Bite	Burn	Cold	Crush	Pierce	Slash
Chain	100%	107.5%	107.5%	92.5%	107.5%	92.5%	100%
Cloth	100%	80%	80%	120%	120%	100%	80%
Dragon scale	100%	100%	105%	95%	95%	105%	100%
Drake hide	95%	100%	100%	105%	105%	100%	95%
Leather	90%	90%	110%	100%	100%	90%	110%
Plate	105%	105%	95%	100%	95%	100%	105%
Studded leather	90%	105%	100%	110%	100%	110%	90%

• The higher the percentage, the more protection an armour has against that attack type.
• The lower the percentage, the less protection an armour has against that attack type.
• 100% = no modifier.

Comparison

Armour type	Base protection	Speed on cobble (km/h)	Percent of unarmored speed	Casting/Archery Buff	Weight (kg)
Unarmoured	None	17.30	100%	+30%	0.00
Cloth	Very low	17.28	96.75%	+30%	1.80
Leather	Low	15.40	89.02%	+30%	3.20
Studded leather	Moderate	14.77	85.38%	+0%	4.90
Chain	Moderate	13.90	80.35%	-15%	8.20
Plate with great helm	High	10.90	63.01%	-30%	20.5
Drake hide (no cap)	High	15.70	90.17%	-30%	3.20
Dragon scale (no helm)	Very High	16.32	94.33%	-30%	5.8

For spellcasting/archery buff, defaults to the heaviest type of armor that is worn. Leather with a chain gauntlet will default to chain. Plate with a plate helm.

Protection

Armour protects by increasing glance rates and reducing damage taken from hits.

Damage reduction rates

Note: metal types have properties which may improve damage reduction rates

Cloth	40%
Leather	60%
Studded Leather	62.5%
Chain	62.5%
Plate	65%
Drake	65%
Scale	70%

Note: Rolf stated rare armour pieces give 3-9% damage reduction bonus.

See also

• Category:Armour