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Items are sorted as per the tables in the previous section.
Items are sorted as per the tables in the previous section.


{|{{prettytable|sortable=1}}
{|{{prettytable|sortable=1|notwide=1|text center=1}}
!width=95| Name !!width=95| Warrior<br> Knight !!width=95| Thief<br>Ninja !!width=95| Monk<br> Master !!width=95| Red Mage<br> Red Wizard !!width=95| White Mage<br> White Wizard !!width=95| Black Mage<br> Black Wizard
|-
|-
! style="width: 16%;" | Body Armors
| Clothes ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni+Th}} ||{{yes|Ma+Mo}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{yes|WW+WM}} ||{{yes|BW+BM}}
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Warrior/Knight|Warrior]]
! style="width: 7%;" | Knight
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Thief/Ninja|Thief]]
! style="width: 7%;" | Ninja
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Monk/Master|Monk]]
! style="width: 7%;" | Master
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Red Mage/Red Wizard|R. Mage]]
! style="width: 7%;" | R. Wiz
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#White Mage/White Wizard|W. Mage]]
! style="width: 7%;" | W. Wiz
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Black Mage/Black Wizard|B. Mage]]
! style="width: 7%;" | B. Wiz
|-
|-
![[#Clothes|Clothes]]
| Leather Armor ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni+Th}} ||{{yes|Ma+Mo}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|-
![[#Leather Armor|Leather Armor]]
| Chain Mail ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Chain Mail|Chain Mail]]
| Steel Plate ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Steel Plate|Steel Plate]]
| Copper Armlet ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni+Th}} ||{{yes|Ma+Mo}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{yes|WW+WM}} ||{{yes|BW+BM}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Copper Armlet|Copper Armlet]]
| Silver Armlet ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni+Th}} ||{{yes|Ma+Mo}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{yes|WW+WM}} ||{{yes|BW+BM}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|-
![[#Silver Armlet|Silver Armlet]]
| Mythril Mail ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|-
![[#Mythril Mail|Mythril Mail]]
| Ruby Armlet ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni+Th}} ||{{yes|Ma+Mo}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{yes|WW+WM}} ||{{yes|BW+BM}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Ruby Armlet|Ruby Armlet]]
| Knight's Armor ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|-
![[#Knight's Armor|Knight's Armor]]
| Black Robe ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes|BW}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Black Robe|Black Robe]]
| White Robe ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes|WW}} ||{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|-
![[#White Robe|White Robe]]
| Flame Armor ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Flame Armor|Flame Armor]]
| Ice Armor ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Ice Armor|Ice Armor]]
| Diamond Armor ||{{yes|Kn}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Diamond Armor|Diamond Armor]]
| Dragon Mail ||{{yes|Kn}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Dragon Mail|Dragon Mail]]
| Diamond Armlet ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni+Th}} ||{{yes|Ma+Mo}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{yes|WW+WM}} ||{{yes|BW+BM}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
![[#Diamond Armlet|Diamond Armlet]]
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|}
|}




{|{{prettytable|sortable=1}}
{|{{prettytable|sortable=1|notwide=1|text center=1}}
|-
!width=95| Name !!width=95| Warrior<br> Knight !!width=95| Thief<br>Ninja !!width=95| Monk<br> Master !!width=95| Red Mage<br> Red Wizard !!width=95| White Mage<br> White Wizard !!width=95| Black Mage<br> Black Wizard
! style="width: 16%;" | Helms
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Warrior/Knight|Warrior]]
! style="width: 7%;" | Knight
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Thief/Ninja|Thief]]
! style="width: 7%;" | Ninja
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Monk/Master|Monk]]
! style="width: 7%;" | Master
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Red Mage/Red Wizard|R. Mage]]
! style="width: 7%;" | R. Wiz
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#White Mage/White Wizard|W. Mage]]
! style="width: 7%;" | W. Wiz
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Black Mage/Black Wizard|B. Mage]]
! style="width: 7%;" | B. Wiz
|-
|-
![[#Leather Cap|Leather Cap]]
| Leather Cap ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni+Th}} ||{{yes|Ma+Mo}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{yes|WW+WM}} ||{{yes|BW+BM}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|-
![[#Helmet|Helmet]]
| Helmet ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Grand Helm|Grand Helm]]
| Grand Helm ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Mythril Helm|Mythril Helm]]
| Mythril Helm ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Ribbon|Ribbon]]
| Ribbon ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni+Th}} ||{{yes|Ma+Mo}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{yes|WW+WM}} ||{{yes|BW+BM}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|-
![[#Diamond Helm|Diamond Helm]]
| Diamond Helm ||{{yes|Kn}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Healing Helm|Healing Helm]]
| Healing Helm ||{{yes|Kn}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|}
|}




{|{{prettytable|sortable=1}}
{|{{prettytable|sortable=1|notwide=1|text center=1}}
|-
!width=95| Name !!width=95| Warrior<br> Knight !!width=95| Thief<br>Ninja !!width=95| Monk<br> Master !!width=95| Red Mage<br> Red Wizard !!width=95| White Mage<br> White Wizard !!width=95| Black Mage<br> Black Wizard
! style="width: 16%;" | Gauntlets
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Warrior/Knight|Warrior]]
! style="width: 7%;" | Knight
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Thief/Ninja|Thief]]
! style="width: 7%;" | Ninja
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Monk/Master|Monk]]
! style="width: 7%;" | Master
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Red Mage/Red Wizard|R. Mage]]
! style="width: 7%;" | R. Wiz
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#White Mage/White Wizard|W. Mage]]
! style="width: 7%;" | W. Wiz
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Black Mage/Black Wizard|B. Mage]]
! style="width: 7%;" | B. Wiz
|-
|-
![[#Leather Gloves|Leather Gloves]]
| Leather Gloves ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni+Th}} ||{{yes|Ma+Mo}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{yes|WW+WM}} ||{{yes|BW+BM}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|-
![[#Bronze Gloves|Bronze Gloves]]
| Bronze Gloves ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Steel Gloves|Steel Gloves]]
| Steel Gloves ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Mythril Gloves|Mythril Gloves]]
| Mythril Gloves ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes|RW}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Protect Ring|Protect Ring]]
| Protect Ring ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni+Th}} ||{{yes|Ma+Mo}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{yes|WW+WM}} ||{{yes|BW+BM}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|-
![[#Giant's Gloves|Giant's Gloves]]
| Giant's Gloves ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes|RW}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Diamond Gloves|Diamond Gloves]]
| Diamond Gloves ||{{yes|Kn}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Gauntlets|Gauntlets]]
| Gauntlets ||{{yes|Kn}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes|RW}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|}
|}




{|{{prettytable|sortable=1}}
{|{{prettytable|sortable=1|notwide=1|text center=1}}
|-
!width=95| Name !!width=95| Warrior<br> Knight !!width=95| Thief<br>Ninja !!width=95| Monk<br> Master !!width=95| Red Mage<br> Red Wizard !!width=95| White Mage<br> White Wizard !!width=95| Black Mage<br> Black Wizard
! style="width: 16%;" | Shields
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Warrior/Knight|Warrior]]
! style="width: 7%;" | Knight
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Thief/Ninja|Thief]]
! style="width: 7%;" | Ninja
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Monk/Master|Monk]]
! style="width: 7%;" | Master
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Red Mage/Red Wizard|R. Mage]]
! style="width: 7%;" | R. Wiz
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#White Mage/White Wizard|W. Mage]]
! style="width: 7%;" | W. Wiz
! style="width: 7%;" | [[Final Fantasy/Classes#Black Mage/Black Wizard|B. Mage]]
! style="width: 7%;" | B. Wiz
|-
|-
![[#Leather Shield|Leather Shield]]
| Leather Shield ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Iron Shield|Iron Shield]]
| Iron Shield ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Buckler|Buckler]]
| Buckler ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni+Th}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Mythril Shield|Mythril Shield]]
| Mythril Shield ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Flame Shield|Flame Shield]]
| Flame Shield ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Ice Shield|Ice Shield]]
| Ice Shield ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Diamond Shield|Diamond Shield]]
| Diamond Shield ||{{yes|Kn}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|-
|-
![[#Protect Cloak|Protect Cloak]]
| Protect Cloak ||{{yes|Kn+Wa}} ||{{yes|Ni+Th}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes|RW+RM}} ||{{yes|WW+WM}} ||{{yes|BW+BM}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|-
![[#Aegis Shield|Aegis Shield]]
| Aegis Shield ||{{yes|Kn}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|}
|}




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Revision as of 09:37, 3 September 2012

Armor not only affects how much damage an enemy can do, but also affects your evasion and speed. There are four types of armor: body, head, arms, and shields. Each character class can equip a different set of armor:

Combat mechanics

Each character has an absorb and evade rating. Up to four pieces of armor may be equipped, each adding to the absorb rating and decreasing the evade rating. Thus higher absorb ratings are better while lower evade ratings are preferred. The strongest monsters will have high to-hit ratings however and will rarely be dodged, so absorb is more important than evade.

The base absorb rating of a character is 0, except for unarmored monks/masters which have absorb equal to their level. A bug in the NES version causes the monk/master to have their absorb reset to the unarmored level on leveling up, until the armor page is visited again to correctly set it.

The base evade rating of all characters is 48 plus their agility rating. Every extra point of evade generally decreases the character's chance to be hit by 0.5%. The weight of an armor reduces a character's ability to evade attack. Therefore, a Knight that equips Knight's Armor, the heaviest armor in the game, will be unlikely to avoid many attacks.

Armor types

Body

Body armor comes in several flavors. Heavy mail offers high protection at the small cost of reduced evasion, but can only be used by a few classes. Shirts or robes generally offer poor protection, and are intended for use by mages and wizards. Armlets offer varying levels of protection with good evasion and can be used by all classes, but at high cost.

Head

Helmets add more protection than body armor alone, but only the Warrior, Knight, and Ninja classes can equip more than the most basic helmet. The most worthwhile headgear in the game is the ribbon, which offers little physical protections, but makes the wearer immune to all status effects.

Arms

As with headgear, arm protection adds a small amount of defense, but only a few classes can equip the best kinds. The most useful piece is the protect ring which blocks instant death attacks (except Petrification).

Hand

Off-hand items, generally shields, not only give protection, but they can randomly block a physical attack, resulting in no damage to the wearer. Equip a character with shield if possible, no matter how weak it is since a block absorbs all damage. Since the protect cloak technically isn't a shield, it can be equiped by most characters that cannot use shields.

Armor details

See the class details chart below for a more detailed list of which classes can equip each piece of armor, and note that some armors have further explanation in the special weapons section.

Default sorting is by buying price. Items that cannot be bought in any shop (sold only) but found only are listed afterwards, as more valuable.

Name NES Name Type Value Absorb Weight Users Buy Find Strong vs Casts
Clothes Shirt Body 10 1 2 all Cornelia several
Leather Armor Wooden Armor Body 50 4 8 fKtNmMrR Cornelia, Pravoka -
Chain Mail Chain Armor Body 80 15 15 fKNrR Cornelia, Pravoka -
Steel Plate Iron Armor Body 800 24 23 fKN Pravoka, Elfheim Marsh Cave, Cornelia Castle
Copper Armlet Copper Bracelet Body 1000 4 1 all Elfheim Marsh Cave
Silver Armlet Silver Bracelet Body 5000 15 1 all Melmond Marsh Cave
Mythril Mail Silver Armor Body 7500 18 8 fKNrR Crescent Lake Mt. Gulg
Ruby Armlet Gold Bracelet Body 50000 24 1 all Gaia Citadel of Trials
Knight's Armor Steel Armor Body 45000 34 33 fK Melmond -
Black Robe Black Shirt Body 2 24 2 B - Flying Fortress Ice2
White Robe White Shirt Body 2 24 2 W - Flying Fortress Invs2
Flame Armor Flame Armor Body 30000 34 10 fKN - Mt. Gulg Ice
Ice Armor Ice Armor Body 30000 34 10 fKN - Ice Cavern Fire
Diamond Armor Opal Armor Body 60000 42 10 K - Sunken Shrine
Dragon Mail Dragon Armor Body 60000 42 10 K - Tower of Mirage All elements
Diamond Armlet Opal Bracelet Body 65000 34 1 all - Sunken Shrine


Name NES Name Type Value Absorb Weight Users Buy Find Strong vs Casts
Leather Cap Cap Head 80 1 1 all Elfheim Temple of Chaos
Helmet Wooden Helmet Head 100 3 3 fKN Elfheim Mt. Duergar
Grand Helm Iron Helmet Head 450 5 5 fKN Melmond Mt. Duergar
Mythril Helm Silver Helmet Head 2500 6 3 fKN Crescent Lake Mt. Gulg, Flying Fortress
Ribbon Ribbon Head 2 1 1 all - Sunken Shrine, Waterfall Cave, Flying Fortress Status ailments
Diamond Helm Opal Helmet Head 1000 8 3 K - Sunken Shrine
Healing Helm Heal Helmet Head 10000 6 3 KN - Tower of Mirage, Flying Fortress Heal1


Name NES Name Type Value Absorb Weight Users Buy Find Strong vs Casts
Leather Gloves Gloves Arms 60 1 1 all Pravoka -
Bronze Gloves Copper Gauntlets Arms 200 2 3 fKN Melmond Elfheim Castle|Elfheim Castle
Steel Gloves Iron Gauntlets Arms 750 4 5 fKN Melmond Western Keep|Western Keep, Citadel of Trials
Mythril Gloves Silver Gauntlets Arms 2500 6 3 fKN Crescent Lake Mt. Gulg, Ice Cavern
Protect Ring ProRing Arms 20000 8 1 all Gaia Flying Fortress, Temple of Chaos Instant-death
Giant's Gloves Power Gauntlets Arms 10000 6 3 fKNR - Sunken Shrine Saber
Diamond Gloves Opal Gauntlets Arms 20000 8 3 K - Sunken Shrine, Flying Fortress
Gauntlets Zeus Gauntlets Arms - 6 3 KNR - Citadel of Trials Bolt2


Name NES Name Type Value Absorb Weight Users Buy Find Strong vs Casts
Leather Shield Wooden Shield Hand 15 2 0 fKN Pravoka Terra Cave
Iron Shield Iron Shield Hand 100 4 0 fKN Pravoka, Elfheim -
Buckler Buckler Hand 2500 2 0 fKtNrR Crescent Lake -
Mythril Shield Silver Shield Hand 2500 8 0 fKN Crescent Lake Terra Cave, Mt. Gulg
Flame Shield Flame Shield Hand 10000 12 0 fKN - Mt. Gulg Ice
Ice Shield Ice Shield Hand 10000 12 0 fKN - Ice Cavern Fire
Diamond Shield Opal Shield Hand 15000 16 0 K - Sunken Shrine, Flying Fortress
Protect Cloak ProCape Hand 20000 8 2 all but mM - Flying Fortress, Temple of Chaos
Aegis Shield Aegis Shield Hand 40000 16 0 K - Tower of Mirage Petrify

Class details

Items are sorted as per the tables in the previous section.

Name Warrior
Knight
Thief
Ninja
Monk
Master
Red Mage
Red Wizard
White Mage
White Wizard
Black Mage
Black Wizard
Clothes Kn+Wa Ni+Th Ma+Mo RW+RM WW+WM BW+BM
Leather Armor Kn+Wa Ni+Th Ma+Mo RW+RM No No
Chain Mail Kn+Wa Ni No RW+RM No No
Steel Plate Kn+Wa Ni No No No No
Copper Armlet Kn+Wa Ni+Th Ma+Mo RW+RM WW+WM BW+BM
Silver Armlet Kn+Wa Ni+Th Ma+Mo RW+RM WW+WM BW+BM
Mythril Mail Kn+Wa Ni No RW+RM No No
Ruby Armlet Kn+Wa Ni+Th Ma+Mo RW+RM WW+WM BW+BM
Knight's Armor Kn+Wa No No No No No
Black Robe No No No No No BW
White Robe No No No No WW No
Flame Armor Kn+Wa Ni No No No No
Ice Armor Kn+Wa Ni No No No No
Diamond Armor Kn No No No No No
Dragon Mail Kn No No No No No
Diamond Armlet Kn+Wa Ni+Th Ma+Mo RW+RM WW+WM BW+BM


Name Warrior
Knight
Thief
Ninja
Monk
Master
Red Mage
Red Wizard
White Mage
White Wizard
Black Mage
Black Wizard
Leather Cap Kn+Wa Ni+Th Ma+Mo RW+RM WW+WM BW+BM
Helmet Kn+Wa Ni No No No No
Grand Helm Kn+Wa Ni No No No No
Mythril Helm Kn+Wa Ni No No No No
Ribbon Kn+Wa Ni+Th Ma+Mo RW+RM WW+WM BW+BM
Diamond Helm Kn No No No No No
Healing Helm Kn Ni No No No No


Name Warrior
Knight
Thief
Ninja
Monk
Master
Red Mage
Red Wizard
White Mage
White Wizard
Black Mage
Black Wizard
Leather Gloves Kn+Wa Ni+Th Ma+Mo RW+RM WW+WM BW+BM
Bronze Gloves Kn+Wa Ni No No No No
Steel Gloves Kn+Wa Ni No No No No
Mythril Gloves Kn+Wa Ni No RW No No
Protect Ring Kn+Wa Ni+Th Ma+Mo RW+RM WW+WM BW+BM
Giant's Gloves Kn+Wa Ni No RW No No
Diamond Gloves Kn No No No No No
Gauntlets Kn Ni No RW No No


Name Warrior
Knight
Thief
Ninja
Monk
Master
Red Mage
Red Wizard
White Mage
White Wizard
Black Mage
Black Wizard
Leather Shield Kn+Wa Ni No No No No
Iron Shield Kn+Wa Ni No No No No
Buckler Kn+Wa Ni+Th No RW+RM No No
Mythril Shield Kn+Wa Ni No No No No
Flame Shield Kn+Wa Ni No No No No
Ice Shield Kn+Wa Ni No No No No
Diamond Shield Kn No No No No No
Protect Cloak Kn+Wa Ni+Th No RW+RM WW+WM BW+BM
Aegis Shield Kn No No No No No