Elden Ring - Chest Armor

Chest armor is the heaviest of the four slots and carries most of a build's poise, which makes it the place to decide how much stagger resistance is worth buying with roll speed.

Combat

Pros

• Poise concentrates in this slot. Chest pieces span 0 to 47 poise, and Bull-Goat Armor's 47 is very nearly half of the complete Bull-Goat Set's 100 (Helm 15, Armor 47, Gauntlets 10, Greaves 28), the highest total any single set reaches.
• The thresholds worth buying are known: 51 poise endures 1,727 PvE enemy attacks and 101 endures 2,037, while some attacks stagger regardless of poise. The chest is the cheapest place to buy the step up to 51.
• Top-end damage negation lives here too. Bull-Goat Armor and Verdigris Armor both reach 20.4 physical negation, the slot high, with Fire Prelate Armor next at 19.2; the floor is Deathbed Dress at 0.6.
• A chest can be picked purely on poise-per-weight and paired with a helm, gauntlets and greaves from anywhere. Iron Helmet, Fingerprint Armor (Altered), Crucible Greaves and Gold Bracelets together reach 51 poise at 24.2 weight, against the Knight Set's 51 poise at 25.3.

Cons

• Weight is the whole price, and the heavy-load penalty is a cliff rather than a slope. Bull-Goat Armor's 26.5 weight alone is 43% of 61.4, the most a character can carry and still roll fastest at 99 Endurance with Great-Jar's Arsenal and Erdtree's Favor +2.
• Poise-per-weight collapses at the heavy end. Ascetic's Loincloth returns 3.125 poise per unit of weight, Black Knight Armor 2.044, Verdigris Armor 1.815 and Bull-Goat Armor 1.774, so the two heaviest chest pieces in the game sit near the bottom of the ratio list they top on raw poise.
• Robes buy their resistances with physical negation. Fia's Robe leads all chests on vitality at 108 and Corhyn's Robe on focus at 107, but they sit at 5.3 and 6.1 physical against Bull-Goat Armor's 20.4. Ascetic's Loincloth, the best poise-per-weight piece in the slot, takes only 0.6 against Strike.
• Altering trades resistance and sometimes poise for lighter weight. An altered chest saves 0.2 to 3.1 weight and usually loses a few resistance points; Veteran's Armor gives up 3 poise to save 1.7 weight. The good trades are knight armors such as Godrick Knight Armor and Leyndell Knight Armor, which shed a full 1.0 weight at no poise cost, and Royal Knight Armor (Altered) actually gains poise.

Builds

Pick the poise number first, then find the lightest chest that reaches it.

• A poise of 51 is the threshold that matters for ordinary play, and the cheapest routes there put most of the burden on this slot: Knight Armor at 24 poise for 10.6 weight, sold by the Twin Maiden Husks for 4,500 runes, completes a 51-poise set at 25.3 weight, while swapping in Fingerprint Armor (Altered) at 24 for 10.0 brings the same 51 down to 24.2.
• Above that, each point of poise costs sharply more weight: Crucible Tree Armor buys 33 for 15.5, Tree Sentinel Armor 39 for 18.9, and Bull-Goat Armor 47 for 26.5.
• Casters invert the whole calculation and buy resistance instead of poise: Azur's Glintstone Robe and Lusat's Robe both take 15.4 magic negation, the chest high, for 7.1 weight, while a build that has spent nothing on Endurance can still take 10 poise from Ascetic's Loincloth at 3.2.

Best Chest Armor

Piece	Image	Poise	Weight	Physical	Immunity	Robust.	Focus	Vitality	Why Take It
Bull-Goat Armor		47	26.5	20.4	71	83	46	55	Bull-Goat Armor is the heaviest chest in the game and carries the highest poise in the slot, 47 at 26.5 weight, with a class-high 20.4 physical negation shared only with Verdigris Armor, plus 71 immunity and 83 robustness. It anchors the Bull-Goat Set, the one set that reaches 100 poise. Its poise per point of weight trails lighter plate such as Knight Armor, so it suits builds with Endurance to spare.
Verdigris Armor		47	25.9	20.4	82	97	32	45	Verdigris Armor matches Bull-Goat Armor on both headline numbers, 47 poise and 20.4 physical negation, while weighing 25.9 instead of 26.5. It also brings the resistances Bull-Goat lacks, with 82 immunity, second among all chests, and 97 robustness, so it beats its rival on weight, immunity and robustness at once.
Armor of Solitude		45	24	18.7	60	63	99	50	Armor of Solitude has the third-highest chest poise at 45 for 24.0 weight, but its real distinction is 99 focus, the best of any heavy chest and level with Azur's Glintstone Robe. That makes it the one plate that answers sleep and madness without dropping to a robe, alongside 18.7 physical, 14.5 fire and 13.8 holy negation. The altered version loses the cape for slightly less weight and poise.
Crucible Tree Armor		33	15.5	17.7	50	71	35	35	Crucible Tree Armor offers the most poise available under 16 weight, 33 at 15.5, a better ratio than any heavier plate. It also carries 14.5 holy negation, the best of any chest, and strengthens the Aspects of the Crucible incantations (Breath, Horns and Tail). Crucible Axe Armor is its near twin, with the same poise, weight and incantation boost.
Knight Armor		24	10.6	12.4	28	50	18	18	Knight Armor is the cheapest route to the popular 51 poise threshold. The full Knight Set reaches exactly 51 poise at 25.3 weight, the lightest set that does, and the chest supplies 24 of it for 10.6 weight with 12.4 physical negation. Because the chest is bought rather than won, 51 poise becomes a shopping trip rather than a boss fight.
Fingerprint Armor (Altered)		24	10	13.1	29	54	10	21	Fingerprint Armor (Altered) is one of the best chests for a mixed set: 24 poise at 10.0 weight, a ratio only loincloths and robes beat, with 13.1 physical and 12.2 fire negation. Paired with the Iron Helmet, Crucible Greaves and Gold Bracelets it reaches 51 poise at 24.2 weight, lighter than the full Knight Set. This is the rare alteration worth making on stats alone, since the unaltered armor weighs 10.6 for the same poise.

All Chest Armor

Name	Image	Poise	Weight	Physical	Strike	Slash	Pierce	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Immunity	Robust.	Focus	Vitality
Alberich's Robe		7	4.1	5.3	4.2	5.3	5.3	12.8	11.9	12.4	12.8	38	23	67	71
Alberich's Robe (Altered)		5	3.2	4.2	2.7	4.2	4.2	12.6	11.4	11.9	12.6	32	19	57	61
All-Knowing Armor		22	10.7	12.9	11.9	13.5	11.9	12.4	9.5	10.2	8.8	28	46	21	21
All-Knowing Armor (Altered)		21	9.3	12.4	10.9	12.9	11.4	11.4	8.8	9.5	8	22	38	16	16
Ansbach's Attire		12	5.1	5.3	6.1	6.1	4.2	13	13	12.6	13	38	25	76	90
Ansbach's Attire (Altered)		10	4.1	4.2	5.3	5.3	2.7	12.8	12.8	12.4	12.8	35	25	67	76
Aristocrat Coat		13	7.1	8.8	8.8	8	8.8	10.9	11.4	10.9	8.8	50	32	42	46
Aristocrat Garb		12	4.9	7.8	8.6	7.8	7.8	6.5	6.9	7.8	6.5	47	33	36	30
Aristocrat Garb (Altered)		10	4.1	7.1	8	7.1	7.1	6.1	6.7	7.1	6.1	42	29	32	25
Armor of Night		12	7.1	7.1	7.1	8	8	12.4	9.5	9.5	12.6	55	32	46	46
Armor of Solitude		45	24	18.7	17.7	18.3	17.5	13.3	14.5	13.5	13.8	60	63	99	50
Armor of Solitude (Altered)		43	23.2	18.3	17	17.5	16.8	13	14.1	13.3	13.5	57	60	90	46
Ascetic's Loincloth		10	3.2	6.1	0.6	5.3	2.7	12.6	12.6	12.4	13.3	42	23	28	63
Astrologer Robe		12	6.3	6.7	6.1	6.1	6.1	13.5	13	13.3	13	50	24	90	76
Astrologer Robe (Altered)		10	5.3	6.1	5.3	5.3	5.3	13.3	12.8	13	12.8	42	21	75	64
Azur's Glintstone Robe		12	7.1	7.1	6.1	6.7	6.7	15.4	12.8	13	13.8	50	28	99	83
Bandit Garb		15	7.7	8	8.8	9.5	9.5	10.2	10.2	10.9	9.5	52	32	54	54
Banished Knight Armor		34	17.5	18.7	15	19.2	17.5	13.5	13.5	13	13.3	60	83	38	42
Banished Knight Armor (Altered)		33	16.5	18.3	14.4	18.7	16.8	13.3	13.3	12.8	13	52	69	32	34
Battlemage Robe		10	4.1	5.3	6.1	4.2	5.3	13	11.9	12.4	12.6	42	23	63	71
Beast Champion Armor		34	17.5	17.5	16.3	18.7	18.3	13	13.8	12.8	13.5	57	90	42	38
Beast Champion Armor (Altered)		34	16.4	17.2	15.9	18.5	18.2	12.9	13.7	12.7	13.4	50	75	34	32
Black Knife Armor		19	9.2	11.4	10.9	12.4	12.4	8.8	9.5	6.7	11.4	28	46	23	23
Black Knife Armor (Altered)		19	9	11.3	10.8	12.3	12.3	8.7	9.4	6.6	11.3	25	42	21	21
Black Knight Armor		28	13.7	14.6	12.4	14.6	16	12.4	13	10.9	11.4	38	61	22	21
Blackflame Monk Armor		24	11.8	13.5	11.4	14.6	12.9	10.2	13	8	10.2	32	55	21	32
Blaidd's Armor		28	13.7	14.6	12.9	14.6	15.3	11.4	12.6	10.2	11.9	38	76	25	25
Blaidd's Armor (Altered)		27	12.5	14	12.4	14	14.6	10.9	12.4	9.5	11.4	32	57	22	21
Bloodhound Knight Armor		19	10.6	12.4	11.4	14	13.5	9.5	10.2	7.1	10.2	32	50	23	23
Bloodhound Knight Armor (Altered)		19	9.6	12.1	11.1	13.7	13.2	9.2	9.9	6.8	9.9	29	45	21	21
Bloodsoaked Tabard		18	8.3	9.5	9.5	10.2	9.5	10.9	10.9	12.4	11.4	63	38	55	50
Blue Cloth Vest		16	7.7	9.5	9.5	8	8	10.2	10.9	11.9	9.5	63	42	50	50
Blue Festive Garb		7	4.1	4.2	4.2	6.1	5.3	12.6	11.4	12.6	13.8	46	21	71	63
Blue Silver Mail Armor		19	9.2	12.4	9.5	12.9	11.4	10.9	10.2	8	8	25	60	18	18
Blue Silver Mail Armor (Altered)		17	8.5	12.1	9	12.6	11.1	10.4	9.7	7.3	7.3	21	52	10	10
Braided Cord Robe		5	3.4	6.3	5.2	5.2	3.7	13.6	11.9	12.9	14	38	20	104	59
Brave's Battlewear		8	4.1	5.3	5.3	5.3	4.2	12.8	12.4	12.6	12.8	42	23	67	67
Brave's Battlewear (Altered)		7	3.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	2.7	12.6	11.9	12.4	12.6	34	19	57	57
Briar Armor		21	11.8	12.9	11.4	13.5	12.4	10.9	12.4	8.8	10.9	35	71	24	24
Briar Armor (Altered)		19	10.7	12.4	10.9	12.4	11.9	10.2	11.4	7.1	9.5	29	61	21	21
Bull-Goat Armor		47	26.5	20.4	20.2	18.3	18.3	13.3	13.5	14.9	12.8	71	83	46	55
Carian Knight Armor		19	10.4	11.8	10.8	12.3	11.8	12.3	11.8	9.4	11.8	28	46	21	23
Carian Knight Armor (Altered)		18	9.7	11.7	9.8	12.2	11.7	11.7	11.7	9.1	11.7	22	38	16	19
Chain Armor		17	8.8	11.9	8.8	12.9	11.9	7.1	10.9	6.1	8	25	42	11	18
Chain-Draped Tabard		17	8.3	9.5	10.2	9.5	9.5	10.9	11.4	11.9	10.9	63	42	55	55
Champion Pauldron		10	5.1	6.1	8	6.7	7.1	7.1	8.8	9.5	8.8	46	28	38	35
Cleanrot Armor		27	15	14.6	13.4	16	17.5	12.6	12.8	11.4	13.5	63	67	28	32
Cleanrot Armor (Altered)		24	13.7	13.5	12.4	14.6	16	11.9	12.4	10.2	13	52	54	22	22
Cloth Garb		5	3.2	5.3	4.2	2.7	4.2	12.8	12.4	11.9	12.4	42	23	60	60
Common Soldier Cloth Armor		19	8.8	12.4	9.5	11.9	11.9	7.1	8.8	6.1	8	25	46	18	18
Commoner's Garb		8	5.1	5.3	6.7	6.7	6.1	12.8	12.4	12.6	12.8	42	25	76	83
Commoner's Garb (Altered)		7	4.1	4.2	6.1	6.1	5.3	12.6	11.9	12.4	12.6	34	21	61	64
Commoner's Simple Garb		8	5.1	4.2	6.7	6.7	6.1	13	12.6	12.6	12.8	46	24	76	83
Commoner's Simple Garb (Altered)		7	4.1	3.2	6.1	6.1	5.3	12.8	12.4	12.4	12.6	38	21	61	64
Confessor Armor		16	8.3	8.8	10.9	8.8	9.5	11.4	11.4	12.4	10.2	63	50	50	55
Confessor Armor (Altered)		15	7.3	7.6	9.8	7.6	8.4	10.5	10.5	11.5	9.1	54	42	42	45
Consort's Robe		7	4.1	5.3	4.2	4.2	5.3	13	12.4	12.4	12.8	46	25	67	63
Corhyn's Robe		10	6.3	6.1	6.7	6.7	6.1	13.3	12.8	12.8	13.5	46	24	107	76
Crucible Axe Armor		33	15.5	17.5	13.9	16.8	16.8	13	12.8	11.4	13.5	50	71	35	35
Crucible Axe Armor (Altered)		31	14.9	16.8	13.4	16	16	12.8	12.6	10.9	13.3	42	61	29	29
Crucible Tree Armor		33	15.5	17.7	13.9	17.5	15.8	13	11.9	11.4	14.5	50	71	35	35
Crucible Tree Armor (Altered)		31	14.9	17	13.4	16	15.6	12.8	11.4	10.9	14.1	42	61	29	29
Cuckoo Knight Armor		24	11.8	13.5	11.4	14.6	13.5	12.4	11.9	8.8	10.2	32	57	24	24
Cuckoo Knight Armor (Altered)		24	10.8	13.1	11	14.2	13.1	12	11.5	8.4	9.8	29	52	21	21
Cuckoo Surcoat		22	10.6	12.9	10.9	13.5	12.9	11.9	10.9	7.1	8.8	28	55	23	23
Dancer's Dress		5	3.2	4.2	2.7	6.1	2.7	12.6	12.6	11.9	12.4	34	21	54	57
Dancer's Dress (Altered)		3	2.4	2.7	0.6	5.3	0.6	12.4	12.4	11.4	11.9	32	21	52	54
Death Knight Armor		22	11.2	12.6	10.7	12.2	12.2	9.3	9.7	12.4	8.2	25	42	16	42
Deathbed Dress		5	3.2	0.6	2.7	0.6	0.6	11.9	11.4	11.9	12.4	38	11	63	107
Depraved Perfumer Robe		8	5	6	6	5.2	4.1	13.2	12.7	12.5	12.7	65	22	55	80
Depraved Perfumer Robe (Altered)		7	4	5.3	5.2	4.1	2.6	13	12.6	12.4	12.6	63	18	48	63
Dirty Chainmail		18	8.8	11.4	8.8	11.9	11.4	8	8.8	6.1	8	25	50	21	21
Divine Beast Warrior Armor		22	10.4	12.9	11.9	12.4	11.9	10.2	10.2	8.8	9.5	31	54	18	24
Divine Bird Warrior Armor		25	11.6	14	12.9	13.5	12.4	11.4	11.4	9.5	10.2	37	56	23	23
Drake Knight Armor		19	9.2	11.4	9.5	11.9	11.4	10.2	11.4	8.8	10.2	25	46	21	21
Drake Knight Armor (Altered)		16	8.3	11.2	8.6	11.2	10.7	8	9.5	6.7	8	21	34	10	10
Dryleaf Robe		10	5.1	5.3	6.7	4.2	4.2	14.1	11.9	12.6	14.1	38	25	76	71
Dryleaf Robe (Altered)		8	4.1	4.2	6.1	2.7	2.7	13.8	11.4	12.4	13.8	35	24	67	63
Eccentric's Armor		21	10.6	12.9	10.9	12.4	12.9	10.9	10.9	7.1	9.5	35	60	23	21
Elden Lord Armor		19	9.2	11.9	10.9	11.4	12.4	8.8	11.4	7.1	8	32	55	18	21
Elden Lord Armor (Altered)		17	8.4	11.1	9.9	10.6	11.6	7.7	10.6	6.4	6.8	22	45	10	16
Erdtree Surcoat		22	10.6	12.9	11.9	12.4	12.9	9.5	10.2	8.8	9.5	32	55	23	23
Errant Sorcerer Robe		8	4.1	4.2	4.2	6.1	4.2	13	12.6	12.4	13	35	23	67	71
Errant Sorcerer Robe (Altered)		7	3.2	2.7	2.7	5.3	2.7	12.8	12.4	11.9	12.8	31	20	62	66
Exile Armor		19	9.2	12.4	9.5	12.9	12.4	8	10.9	6.7	9.5	28	55	21	18
Eye Surcoat		21	9.2	12.9	8.8	12.9	11.9	8.8	10.9	7.1	8.8	25	55	21	18
Fell Omen Cloak		8	5.1	6.1	6.7	6.7	6.1	13	12.4	12.6	12.8	42	25	71	83
Festive Garb		7	4.1	4.2	5.3	6.1	5.3	12.6	11.9	12.4	13	42	21	67	67
Festive Garb (Altered)		7	3.2	2.7	4.2	5.3	4.2	12.4	11.4	11.9	12.8	34	16	57	57
Fia's Robe		8	5.1	5.3	6.1	5.3	5.3	12.6	12.4	12.6	13	46	21	76	108
Fia's Robe (Altered)		5	3.2	2.7	4.2	2.7	2.7	11.9	11.4	11.9	12.6	34	10	57	93
Finger Maiden Robe		10	4.6	5.8	4.7	4.7	3.2	13.8	13.1	13.3	13.8	38	21	63	63
Finger Maiden Robe (Altered)		8	3.7	4.2	2.7	2.7	0.6	13	12.4	12.6	13.5	32	16	54	54
Finger Robe		12	5.1	6	6.6	5.2	4.1	13	12.8	12.6	12.8	42	21	64	82
Fingerprint Armor		24	10.6	13.5	11.9	11.9	11.9	9.5	12.6	6.7	9.5	32	60	11	23
Fingerprint Armor (Altered)		24	10	13.1	11.5	11.5	11.5	9.1	12.2	6.3	9.1	29	54	10	21
Fire Knight Armor		19	9.3	12.9	10.2	11.9	10.9	9.5	11.9	7.1	8.8	28	46	21	24
Fire Knight Armor (Altered)		17	8.4	11.9	9.5	11.9	10.2	8	10.9	7.1	8	25	42	18	23
Fire Monk Armor		22	11.8	14	12.4	13.5	12.4	10.9	13.3	9.5	9.5	32	55	24	24
Fire Prelate Armor		45	24.7	19.2	17	18.3	18.3	13.5	19.8	13	13.3	67	63	90	50
Fire Prelate Armor (Altered)		43	23.6	18.7	16.3	17.5	17.5	13.3	18.3	12.8	13	57	54	75	42
Foot Soldier Tabard		17	8.3	9.5	9.5	10.2	10.2	11.4	11.4	11.4	10.2	63	42	55	55
Freyja's Armor		19	9.7	13.5	9.5	11.4	11.4	8.8	9.5	8	9.5	22	54	10	22
Freyja's Armor (Altered)		17	9.3	12.9	8.8	10.9	10.9	8	8.8	7.1	8.8	21	52	0	21
Fur Raiment		8	5.1	6.1	6.7	6.1	6.1	6.7	7.1	8.8	7.1	63	42	55	38
Gaius's Armor		38	20.1	16.8	15.7	19.7	19.2	14.1	13.8	13.8	13.8	67	83	55	55
Gelmir Knight Armor		24	11.8	13.5	11.4	14	13.5	10.9	12.4	10.2	10.9	35	55	24	23
Gelmir Knight Armor (Altered)		24	10.8	13.1	11	13.6	13.1	10.5	12	9.8	10.5	32	50	21	21
Gloried Attire		13	7.1	8	9.5	8.8	8	8.8	10.2	11.4	10.2	57	32	46	42
Godrick Knight Armor		24	11.8	13.5	11.9	14	12.9	10.9	11.9	9.5	10.9	35	57	24	24
Godrick Knight Armor (Altered)		24	10.8	13.1	11.5	13.6	12.5	10.5	11.5	9.1	10.5	32	52	21	21
Godskin Apostle Robe		8	4.1	6.1	5.3	5.3	2.7	12.6	11.9	12.4	13.8	42	21	67	63
Godskin Noble Robe		12	6.3	6.1	9.5	6.7	6.1	13	12.4	12.6	14.1	46	25	76	83
Gold Tattoo (Chest)		5	2.2	3.8	2.1	2.1	0.3	10.4	11	10.4	11.9	34	9	0	53
Goldmask's Rags		5	2.4	4.2	2.7	2.7	0.6	11.9	11.4	11.9	12.8	38	11	60	60
Gravebird Armor		13	6	6.9	7.8	7.8	6.5	9.3	8.6	10	10	50	25	38	34
Gravebird's Blackquill Armor		16	7.4	8.6	9.3	9.3	7.8	10.7	10	11.2	11.2	54	32	45	42
Gravekeeper Cloak		12	6.3	7.1	8.8	7.1	7.1	8	9.5	10.2	8.8	63	25	42	42
Gravekeeper Cloak (Altered)		8	5.1	6.7	8	6.7	6.7	7.1	8.8	9.5	8	54	22	34	34
Guardian Garb		15	7.7	9.5	9.5	8.8	8	10.9	10.2	10.9	10.9	61	38	50	42
Guardian Garb (Full Bloom)		15	8.8	10.2	10.2	9.5	9.5	11.9	-2.3	11.9	11.4	71	46	57	55
Haligtree Crest Surcoat		21	10.6	12.9	11.9	12.4	12.9	9.5	10.2	8	10.2	32	55	23	24
Haligtree Knight Armor		22	11.8	13.5	12.4	13.5	13.5	10.2	11.4	9.5	11.4	35	57	24	25
Haligtree Knight Armor (Altered)		22	10.8	13.1	12	13.1	13.1	9.8	11	9.1	11	32	52	21	22
High Page Clothes		10	5.3	5.5	6.9	5.5	5.5	13.5	12.8	13	13.2	42	23	76	76
High Page Clothes (Altered)		8	4.3	4.4	6.3	4.4	4.4	13.2	12.6	12.8	13	34	19	61	61
High Priest Robe		10	4.2	5.2	6	4.1	2.6	12.8	12.6	12.4	12.6	38	21	57	69
Highland Attire		13	6.3	7.1	8.8	8	7.1	8	9.5	10.9	9.5	55	28	42	38
Highwayman Cloth Armor		16	7.7	8	10.2	8	8.8	10.9	10.9	11.4	10.2	57	35	50	50
Horned Warrior Armor		22	10.4	13.5	12.4	12.9	11.4	10.2	10.2	8.8	8.8	31	59	18	23
Hoslow's Armor		22	11.8	14	11.9	13.5	12.4	10.9	11.9	10.2	10.2	38	60	24	16
Hoslow's Armor (Altered)		21	10.8	13.6	11.5	12.5	12	10.3	11	8.9	8.9	32	52	21	21
Igon's Armor		17	8	9.5	10.2	9.5	9.5	10.9	11.4	11.9	10.9	57	38	50	50
Igon's Armor (Altered)		16	7.7	8.8	9.5	8.8	8.8	10.2	10.9	11.4	10.2	54	34	45	45
Iron Rivet Armor		13	7.1	7.1	8	7.1	7.1	10.9	10.2	11.9	10.2	57	46	42	42
Ivory-Draped Tabard		16	8.3	9.5	10.9	8.8	10.2	10.2	10.9	11.9	11.4	63	42	55	57
Juvenile Scholar Robe		7	4.1	5.3	6.1	6.1	5.3	12.8	11.9	12.4	12.6	38	25	63	71
Kaiden Armor		18	8.8	11.9	8.8	11.9	11.9	8	8.8	7.1	8	25	55	11	11
Knight Armor		24	10.6	12.4	11.9	13.5	13.5	10.9	10.9	9.5	8.8	28	50	18	18
Land of Reeds Armor		16	8.3	8.8	9.5	11.9	9.5	10.2	11.4	11.9	10.9	60	50	50	55
Land of Reeds Armor (Altered)		15	7.8	8	8.8	11.4	8.8	9.5	10.9	11.4	10.2	52	42	42	45
Lazuli Robe		8	4.1	6.1	5.3	4.2	2.7	13.8	11.9	12.4	12.8	42	21	67	67
Leather Armor		12	7.1	8	9.5	8	8.8	9.5	9.5	10.2	10.2	60	35	42	50
Leather-Draped Tabard		17	8.3	9.5	10.9	8.8	10.2	10.2	10.9	12.4	10.9	63	42	55	55
Leda's Armor		21	10.6	12.7	11.2	12.2	11.7	10.9	10.2	7.1	10.2	29	52	22	21
Leontiel's Armor		8	8.3	11.9	12.7	11.5	10.1	7.6	11.3	6.5	7.7	21	41	7	16
Leyndell Knight Armor		24	11.8	13.5	12.4	13.5	13.5	10.2	11.4	11.4	10.2	35	55	24	24
Leyndell Knight Armor (Altered)		24	10.8	13.1	12	13.1	13.1	9.8	11	11	9.8	32	50	21	21
Lionel's Armor		40	21.2	17.5	16.3	19.2	19.7	13.5	14.9	13	13.5	63	99	42	50
Lionel's Armor (Altered)		38	20.2	17.1	15.9	18.8	19.3	13.1	14.5	12.6	13.1	57	90	38	45
Lord of Blood's Robe		17	8.1	9.3	10	8.6	8.6	10	12.2	12.2	13.3	63	23	55	55
Lord of Blood's Robe (Altered)		16	7.3	8.9	9.6	8.1	8.1	9.6	12	12	13.4	57	19	47	47
Lusat's Robe		12	7.1	8	6.1	8	6.1	15.4	12.8	13.3	13.5	50	25	83	99
Malenia's Armor		16	7.7	10.9	7.1	11.4	9.5	6.1	7.1	4.2	7.1	38	32	11	11
Malenia's Armor (Altered)		13	6.8	10	6.5	10.7	8.6	5.1	6.5	2.5	6.5	29	25	0	0
Malformed Dragon Armor		31	16	16.8	15	17.5	16.8	13	13	13.8	13	57	76	38	38
Maliketh's Armor		24	12.8	13.5	11.9	14	13.5	10.9	11.4	9.5	12.8	35	57	24	50
Maliketh's Armor (Altered)		22	11.8	12.9	11.4	13.5	12.4	10.2	10.9	8.8	12.6	29	50	21	42
Marais Robe		8	4.1	5.3	6.1	4.2	2.7	12.6	12.4	12.4	12.6	42	28	71	67
Marionette Soldier Armor		18	8.8	11.9	8.8	13.5	8.8	8.8	8.8	6.7	8.8	24	50	21	18
Mausoleum Knight Armor		25	11.8	13.5	11.4	14.6	12.9	10.9	11.4	10.2	11.4	35	55	24	23
Mausoleum Knight Armor (Altered)		25	10.8	13.1	11	14.2	12.5	10.5	11	9.8	11	32	50	21	21
Mausoleum Surcoat		24	10.6	12.9	10.9	13.5	12.4	10.2	10.2	8.8	10.2	32	50	23	21
Messmer Soldier Armor		18	9.2	12.1	9.7	12.1	11.6	8.2	9.7	6.9	8.2	22	42	16	16
Messmer Soldier Armor (Altered)		18	8.1	12.1	9.7	12.1	11.6	8.2	9.7	6.9	8.2	22	42	16	16
Messmer's Armor		16	7.8	9.3	9.3	8.6	10.7	10	12.2	11.7	10	54	38	52	54
Millicent's Robe		7	3.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	2.7	12.6	11.9	12.4	12.6	38	21	63	63
Millicent's Tunic		10	8.3	6.1	6.1	6.1	5.3	13	12.6	12.8	13	46	24	76	76
Mushroom Body		5	5.1	6.1	7.1	2.7	5.3	13.3	5.3	12.8	13	102	24	90	76
Night Maiden Armor		16	8.3	8	9.5	8	10.2	12.4	11.4	11.9	12.4	63	38	55	55
Night's Cavalry Armor		25	12.8	14	12.9	14	13.5	10.9	12.6	10.9	12.6	38	57	24	24
Night's Cavalry Armor (Altered)		24	11.8	13.5	12.4	13.5	12.4	10.2	12.4	10.2	12.4	32	50	21	21
Noble's Traveling Garb		10	6.3	6.1	6.7	6.1	6.7	13.3	13.5	13	13.3	46	24	76	83
Nomadic Merchant's Finery		13	7.2	8	8.8	7.1	6.7	9.5	9.5	9.5	8.8	57	32	71	46
Nomadic Merchant's Finery (Altered)		12	6.1	7	7.9	6.6	6	8.7	8.7	8.7	7.9	50	25	61	38
Nox Monk Armor		16	8.1	9.3	10	9.3	8.6	12.2	11.7	11.7	10	63	42	50	50
Nox Monk Armor (Altered)		15	7.4	8.6	9.3	8.6	7.8	11.7	11.2	11.2	9.3	54	34	42	42
Nox Swordstress Armor		17	8.3	8.8	10.2	8.8	9.5	12.6	10.9	12.4	11.4	60	38	55	55
Nox Swordstress Armor (Altered)		16	7.5	8	9.5	8	8.8	12.4	10.2	11.9	10.9	56	34	49	49
Oathseeker Knight Armor		19	9.2	12.2	10	11.7	11.2	9.5	9.5	6.7	9.5	25	50	21	21
Official's Attire		8	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	5.3	12.8	11.9	12.4	12.8	38	22	61	64
Old Aristocrat Gown		10	5.1	7.1	7.1	6.7	7.1	9.5	10.2	9.5	7.1	42	25	35	38
Omen Armor		43	23.1	18.3	15	18.7	18.7	13	14.5	14.9	13.8	67	63	57	76
Omenkiller Robe		16	7.1	8.8	8	7.1	7.1	8.8	9.5	11.4	10.2	67	28	46	46
Page Garb		10	5.1	6.7	6.1	5.3	5.3	12.8	12.6	13	13	42	23	83	83
Page Garb (Altered)		8	4.5	6.3	5.5	4.4	4.4	12.8	12.6	13	13	34	19	64	64
Perfumer Robe		10	5.1	5.3	6.7	6.1	5.3	13	12.4	12.6	13	63	21	71	76
Perfumer Robe (Altered)		8	4.1	4.2	6.1	5.3	4.2	12.8	11.9	12.4	12.8	54	18	57	67
Perfumer's Traveling Garb		10	5.1	6.1	6.1	5.3	4.2	13	13	12.6	13	57	23	76	71
Perfumer's Traveling Garb (Altered)		8	4.1	5.3	5.3	4.2	2.7	12.8	12.8	12.4	12.8	55	21	67	63
Preceptor's Long Gown		12	6.3	6.1	6.7	6.1	6.1	14.5	13.3	12.8	12.8	50	24	83	76
Preceptor's Long Gown (Altered)		7	3.2	4.2	4.2	2.7	4.2	12.8	12.4	11.9	12.4	38	16	57	57
Prisoner Clothing		5	3.2	4.2	5.3	5.3	4.2	11.9	11.4	11.4	12.6	42	23	63	63
Prophet Robe		12	6.3	6.7	6.7	6.1	6.7	13.5	12.6	13	13	46	25	83	90
Prophet Robe (Altered)		10	5.1	6.1	6.1	5.3	6.1	13.3	12.4	12.8	12.8	38	22	69	75
Queen's Robe		8	5.1	6.1	5.3	5.3	4.2	13.8	12.6	12.8	13.3	42	25	71	83
Radahn's Lion Armor		34	17.5	18.7	15	18.3	17.5	13.5	14.1	12.6	13.5	60	99	42	38
Radahn's Lion Armor (Altered)		33	16.4	18.5	14.6	17.7	17	13.3	14	12.4	13.3	52	82	34	32
Ragged Armor		17	9.2	9.5	10.2	9.5	9.5	10.9	11.4	11.9	10.9	63	42	55	55
Ragged Armor (Altered)		16	8.5	9.1	9.8	9.1	9.1	10.5	11.2	11.7	10.5	60	38	50	50
Raging Wolf Armor		21	10.1	13.2	11.6	13.2	12.6	9.9	11.1	6.8	9.2	31	55	17	17
Raging Wolf Armor (Altered)		19	9	12.8	10.8	12.8	12.3	8.7	10.8	6.6	8.7	25	50	10	10
Rakshasa Armor		27	12.8	11.2	10.1	12.3	11.8	9.6	10.6	9.1	9.6	35	60	28	28
Raptor's Black Feathers		15	7.7	8	8.8	9.5	9.5	10.2	10.2	10.9	9.5	57	35	60	60
Raya Lucarian Robe		7	4.1	5.3	6.1	6.1	2.7	13.5	12.6	12.4	12.8	42	18	67	63
Redmane Knight Armor		24	11.8	13.5	11.4	13.5	12.4	10.9	12.8	9.5	10.9	35	55	24	25
Redmane Knight Armor (Altered)		24	10.8	13.1	11	13.1	12	10.5	12.4	9.1	10.5	32	50	21	22
Redmane Surcoat		22	10.6	13.5	10.9	12.4	11.9	10.2	11.4	8	9.5	32	50	23	24
Rellana's Armor		24	11.8	13.5	11.9	14	12.9	12.6	11.9	9.5	10.9	35	57	24	24
Ronin's Armor		16	8.5	10.5	10.5	11.2	10.5	11.9	12.4	13.4	11.9	66	48	52	57
Ronin's Armor (Altered)		15	7.6	8.8	8.8	9.5	8.8	10.2	10.9	11.9	10.2	54	38	42	45
Rotten Gravekeeper Cloak		12	6.3	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	8.8	8.8	10.9	8.8	76	32	43	42
Rotten Gravekeeper Cloak (Altered)		8	5.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	8	8	10.2	8	64	25	34	34
Royal Knight Armor		24	15.5	16	14.4	17.5	16.8	14.1	13.3	12.4	13	50	67	35	35
Royal Knight Armor (Altered)		28	15	15.8	14.2	17.3	16.6	13.9	13.1	12.2	12.8	45	61	32	32
Royal Remains Armor		21	10.6	11.9	11.4	12.9	11.9	9.5	10.2	8	8.8	35	57	24	11
Ruler's Robe		10	5.1	5.3	6.7	6.7	4.2	13	12.4	12.8	13.3	46	24	76	76
Sage Robe		8	5.1	6.7	6.1	6.1	4.2	13.5	12.6	13	13.5	38	23	71	76
Sanguine Noble Robe		10	5.1	6.1	5.3	5.3	5.3	13.3	11.9	13	13.5	50	21	83	76
Scale Armor		18	8.8	11.9	10.2	12.4	10.9	7.1	10.9	6.7	8	25	46	11	21
Scaled Armor		33	16	16	13.9	16.8	16	13.5	14.1	13	13.5	57	83	38	38
Scaled Armor (Altered)		30	15	15.3	13.4	16	15.3	12.8	13.3	12.4	12.8	45	64	29	29
Scarlet Tabard		17	8.3	10.2	9.5	8.8	8.8	10.9	11.9	11.9	10.9	63	42	55	55
Shadow Militiaman Armor		13	7.1	7.1	8.8	8	8	10.2	10.9	10.9	8.8	69	29	38	38
Shaman Furs		10	5.1	5.3	6.1	5.3	8	8	7.1	8	6.7	63	42	55	35
Silver Grooved Armor		16	7.1	10.2	9.4	10	9.8	6.8	7.4	5.8	7.7	23	37	14	14
Snow Witch Robe		8	5.5	5.7	6.5	6.5	4.6	13.4	13.4	13.2	13.4	38	32	71	71
Snow Witch Robe (Altered)		7	4.6	4.6	5.7	5.7	3.1	13.2	13.2	13	13.2	32	25	57	57
Spellblade's Traveling Attire		7	3.3	4.1	2.6	4.1	4.1	12.7	11.3	11.8	12.7	35	17	59	63
Spellblade's Traveling Attire (Altered)		5	2.5	2.6	0.5	2.6	2.6	12.6	10.9	11.4	12.6	32	10	54	57
Steel Armor		35	18.5	18.5	16.3	18.3	17.8	12.4	14.2	11.2	12.1	41	81	33	37
Thiollier's Garb		13	7.1	8.8	8.8	7.1	7.1	8	9.5	10.9	10.2	71	28	63	38
Thiollier's Garb (Altered)		12	6.3	8	8	6.7	6.7	7.1	8.8	10.2	9.5	67	25	60	35
Traveler's Clothes		8	4.1	6.1	5.3	4.2	2.7	13.3	12.6	12.8	12.4	35	24	67	67
Traveling Maiden Robe		10	4.9	5.4	6.2	6.2	4.3	13.4	12.9	13.1	13.4	46	24	76	83
Traveling Maiden Robe (Altered)		8	4.3	4.3	5.4	5.4	2.8	13.1	12.7	12.9	13.1	38	21	61	64
Tree Sentinel Armor		39	18.9	18.7	15	18.7	17.5	13	17.1	12.6	14.1	67	90	42	46
Tree Sentinel Armor (Altered)		35	18.1	18.5	14.8	18.5	17.3	12.6	16.4	12.4	14	57	75	34	38
Tree Surcoat		21	9.2	12.9	8.8	12.9	11.9	8.8	10.9	7.1	8.8	25	55	21	18
Tree-and-Beast Surcoat		22	10.6	12.9	11.4	12.9	12.4	10.2	10.9	8	9.5	32	55	23	23
Twinned Armor		25	13.7	14.6	13.4	16	13.5	12.4	12.4	10.2	11.4	38	60	24	60
Twinned Armor (Altered)		24	12.8	14	12.9	15.3	12.9	11.9	11.9	9.5	10.9	32	52	21	52
Upper-Class Robe		1	4.1	4.2	6.1	6.1	2.7	12.8	11.9	12.6	13	38	21	61	61
Vagabond Knight Armor		22	10.6	13.5	11.4	12.4	11.9	10.2	10.9	8.8	8.8	35	57	23	23
Vagabond Knight Armor (Altered)		21	9.6	13.2	10.5	12.2	11.7	9.1	10.5	8.3	8.3	29	50	19	19
Verdigris Armor		47	25.9	20.4	17.7	19.7	18.7	13.5	13.3	14.5	13.3	82	97	32	45
Veteran's Armor		38	18.9	18.7	17	18.7	17.5	13.5	14.1	12.8	13.3	63	90	46	46
Veteran's Armor (Altered)		35	17.2	18.1	16.8	18.5	17.3	13.1	13.6	12.4	12.8	54	75	38	38
Vulgar Militia Armor		16	7.7	8.8	10.2	9.5	8	10.2	10.2	10.9	10.2	67	35	50	50
War Surgeon Gown		13	6.9	7	7.9	8.7	7	9.4	10.1	10.8	10.1	53	37	44	48
War Surgeon Gown (Altered)		12	6.1	6.6	7	7.9	6.6	8.7	9.4	10.1	9.4	45	32	38	42
White Reed Armor		17	8.3	9.5	10.2	11.4	8.8	10.9	10.9	11.9	10.2	67	42	55	50
Young Lion's Armor		31	15	16.8	14.4	16.8	16.8	12.4	12.8	11.4	12.8	45	64	22	32
Young Lion's Armor (Altered)		28	13.7	15.3	13.4	15.3	15.3	11.4	12.4	10.2	12.4	38	57	21	25
Zamor Armor		18	8.8	11.9	9.5	12.4	10.9	8.8	8.8	6.1	8	21	63	11	18

Notes

• Equip load turns weight into frames. Light load is 29.9% or under and Medium runs to 69.9%, and both roll with 13 invincibility frames and 8 recovery frames at 30fps; Light load only adds distance and faster backstep recovery. From 70% the roll drops to 12 invincibility frames, recovery doubles to 16, stamina regeneration takes about a 20% penalty and fall damage begins to rise. At 100% rolling and backstepping stop entirely.
• Sets are arithmetic, not bonuses. A full set grants no additional effect, so a four-piece total is exactly the sum of its parts, which is why the Bull-Goat Set lands on 100 poise and the Knight Set on 51, and why a mixed set can beat either on weight.
• Altering is cosmetic first, though it also makes minor adjustments to weight, damage negation and resistances. It is free with Boc the Seamster, or costs 500 runes at a Site of Grace once the Tailoring Tools and Sewing Needle from the Coastal Cave Demi-Human Chief are in hand, and demigod armor requires the Golden Tailoring Tools and Gold Sewing Needle from the Church of Vows.