Final Fantasy V/Armor

Final Fantasy V has a wide variety of armor which protects characters from physical and magical damage. However, some classes cannot equip certain types of armor. With 21 jobs (not counting Bare), it may seem difficult to keep track of which armor goes with which jobs. But with a few exceptions this can be simplified by dividing the jobs in to five types, and then classifying the armor according which job types can use it. The types are: Mixed types can equip any armor which specialized or mage types can equip. Bare can equip any armor and, with a few exceptions noted, so can Mime. This simplifies the possibilities even more. Some abilities can allow some jobs to equip armor they wouldn't normally be able to, for example EqShield allows any job to equip shields.
 * Fighter: Knight, Lancer, Samurai, Berserkr, Sorcerer
 * Specialized: Monk, Thief, Ninja, Hunter, Trainer
 * Mixed: BlueMage, Red Mage, Chemist, Dancer
 * Mage: W. Mage, B. Mage, TimeMage, Summoner, Geomancr, Bard
 * General: Mime, Bare

The Bare job can equip all armor in the game and so is not listed here. Mime is only listed in exceptional cases. Unless otherwise noted, the buy price for the item is twice the sell price, though many items aren't sold in shops. Items are shown by the jobs that can equip them, the slot (Head/Body/Relic), and then in the reverse order they appear in the Equip menu, which is (more or less) according to Def.

Names given in bold are for the PS version of the game (if known); names for other versions are also given if they are substantially different. Monster and location names are for the PS version (if known). See Statuses for descriptions of status effects, and Elements for more information on elements and elemental effects.

Common
This is armor that can be equipped by any job.

Fighter
These are suits of armor, helmets and gauntlets useable by fighter types only.

Shield
These are hand equipped like weapons. Shields are useable by fighter types jobs and BlueMages. The main use for shields is to block physical attacks, and they are rated by Evade rather than Def. The Evade rating is the percent of attacks blocked.

Soft
This is body armor useable by fighter, specialty and mixed jobs,

Cloth
This includes headgear for specialized and mixed jobs.

Arm band
This armor goes in the relic slot and is useable by specialty, mixed and mage jobs.

Mage
These are robes and headgear useable by mixed and mage jobs.

Dancer
This is armor that can only be used by Dancers (not Mimes). Wearing any armor of this type will double the chances that the Flirt ability will succeed. The Dance ability is modified so that Tempt Tango is not longer performed and the chance of performing the Sword Dance is doubled. The same applies with the dance effect of the Dancing Dagger.

Miscellaneous
This includes armor which does not fall into the classification scheme above.

Genji
This is a special set of armor obtained by stealing from the boss Gilgamesh in four of six battles with him. These are usable by fighter types and by BlueMage for the shield.

GBA only
These are items that only occur in the GBA version