From the rags of the Meadows to the heavy gear of the Deep North. Put together the set for your stage, add a cape against the cold, and make sure your armor does not slow you down more than it has to.
How does armor work? How armor reduces damage, what set bonuses do, why heavy armor slows you down and what the cape is for: a short explanation at the bottom of the page. How armor works ↓ 
Rags Meadows Work 2 armor 
Leather Armor Meadows Light 6 armor 
Troll Leather Armor Black Forest Light 19 armor 
Sneaky 
Bear Armor Black Forest Light 21 armor Berserk 
Bronze Armor Black Forest Heavy 24 armor 
−10% speed 
Root Armor Swamp Light 24 armor −4% speed Improved archery 
Iron Armor Swamp Heavy 42 armor −10% speed 
Fenris Armor Mountain Light 30 armor +9% speed Fenris blessing 
Wolf Armor Mountain Heavy 60 armor −10% speed 
Vilebone Armor Plains Light 48 armor Vilebone Wrath 
Lox Armor Plains Light 48 armor Boon of the Lox 
Padded Armor Plains Heavy 78 armor −10% speed 
Eitr-weave Armor Mistlands Mage 48 armor −4% speed 
Carapace Armor Mistlands Heavy 96 armor −10% speed 
Embla Armor Ashlands Mage 57 armor −4% speed 
Ask Armor Ashlands Light 84 armor Ask’s Endurance 
Flametal Armor Ashlands Heavy 114 armor −10% speed 
Caller Armor Deep North Mage 78 armor −4% speed 
Vanguard Armor Deep North Light 102 armor Vanguard 
Protector Armor Deep North Light 132 armor Armor and damage Armor is the sum of the values of every piece you wear. It reduces physical and elemental damage. While a hit is weaker than twice your armor, it is cut by about half or more; very strong hits are reduced much less, which is why old armor has to be replaced at each new stage.
Sets Some sets give a bonus when you wear every piece: Bear armor gives Berserk, troll leather gives stealth, root armor gives improved archery, Fenris armor boosts unarmed combat. The other sets have no bonus, but it is still better to wear their pieces together for the armor.
Weight and speed Heavy armor (iron, padded, flametal) slows your movement: the penalty is shown on every piece and adds up. Light and magic sets give less armor, but do not get in the way of running, dodging or casting.
Some armor gives a resistance to an element or to a certain damage type. Capes give little armor, but they are what protect you from the cold in the Mountains and the Deep North, and some give a slow fall or a tailwind.
Quality levels Each level adds armor and durability and needs a station one level higher. Beyond the maximum, armor can be raised further with a protection idol at the Forge of Potential.
Clothing and decor Dresses, tunics and hats give almost no protection, but they make building with the hammer, hoe and cultivator easier. Tunics take the cape slot, dresses take the chest slot.
