Armour

Description

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

Comparison

Metal types have properties which may affect damage reduction or other aspects of armour.
Damage reduction scales with quality level.
Each level of rarity adds 3% to damage reduction:
- Rare: +3%
- Supreme: +6%
- Fantastic: +9%

Armour type	Base Damage Reduction	Walking speed penalty	Casting/archery buff	Weight (kg)
Unarmoured	N/A	0%	+30%	0.00
Cloth	40%	0%	+30%	1.80
Leather	60%	10.9%	+30%	3.20
Studded leather	62.5%	14.5%	+0%	4.90
Chain	62.5%	21.6%	-15%	8.20
Plate armour	65%	27.0%	-30%	20.50
Drake hide armour	65%	9.6%	-30%	3.20
Dragon scale armour	70%	5.4%	-30%	5.80

For spellcasting/archery buff, defaults to the heaviest type of armor that is worn. Leather with a chain gauntlet will default to chain. Helmets bypass this rule.

Attack type protection

Different types of armour are stronger or weaker against certain types of damage. Additionally, certain materials are best suited for armor purposes. See the following tables for more:

Damage Reduction

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%

These values modify the base Damage Reduction values, given in the comparison table below.
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.

Glance Rate

Armour type	Acid	Bite	Burn	Cold	Crush	Pierce	Slash
Chain	25%	65%	65%	15%	30%	30%	65%
Cloth	65%	35%	15%	65%	55%	40%	40%
Dragon scale	25%	45%	55%	25%	35%	65%	50%
Drake hide	50%	55%	25%	65%	60%	25%	40%
Leather	40%	35%	15%	65%	55%	35%	35%
Plate	35%	50%	35%	35%	30%	65%	30%
Studded leather	50%	50%	15%	65%	65%	30%	30%

These values determine the chance that an attack will glance, causing no damage.

Additional Metal Armor Properties

Material	Damage Reduction	Movement	Glance
Adamantine	5.00%	5.00%
Brass	1.00%
Bronze	1.00%
Copper	-1.00%	1.00%	-2.00%
Electrum	0.50%	-1.00%	2.00%
Empyrean	2.00%
Glimmersteel	5.00%	10.00%
Gold	-1.00%	-5.00%	2.50%
Iron
Lead	-2.50%	-2.50%
Seryll	5.00%	10.00%
Silver	-0.75%	-2.00%	1.00%
Steel	2.50%
Tin	-1.75%	2.00%
Zinc	-2.00%	2.50%