Elden Ring - Leg Armor

Leg armor holds the second-largest share of poise and rewards careful optimizing, since the right greaves carry more than a quarter of a set's poise and reach a stagger threshold the chest piece alone cannot.

Combat

Pros

• Legs supply roughly 27 to 28% of a set's total poise: Bull-Goat Greaves are 28 of the Bull-Goat Set's 100, Knight Greaves 14 of the Knight Set's 51. That is about three times what the gauntlet slot contributes.
• Poise runs from 2 to 28 across the slot against 1 to 10 for gauntlets, and plenty of leg pieces clear 15 poise, a figure no gauntlet reaches.
• Poise-per-weight is genuinely competitive rather than flat: Crucible Greaves return 2.08 poise per point of weight (20 at 9.6) against Bull-Goat Greaves' 1.71 (28 at 16.4), so the heaviest piece is not the most efficient one.
• The light end is unusually good. Ascetic's Ankle Guards carry 6 poise at 2.0 weight, double the 3 poise typical of 2.0-weight cloth, and Aristocrat Boots give 7 at 2.9, both while staying inside a Light load budget.

Cons

• Weight scales with poise almost linearly, so nothing comes free: getting from Knight Greaves (14 poise, 6.6 weight) to Bull-Goat Greaves (28 poise, 16.4 weight) costs 9.8 weight for 14 poise, which on most builds is the whole margin between Medium and Heavy load.
• Heavy load at 70.0% or more shortens roll distance, lengthens recovery and cuts stamina regeneration by about 20%, the exact things extra poise is supposed to protect against.
• The top of the slot is clustered and hard to separate. Banished Knight Greaves, Beast Champion Greaves, Radahn's Greaves, Crucible Greaves and Scaled Greaves all sit at 20 poise, so the pick usually comes down to weight, robustness or looks rather than poise.
• No single leg piece gets anywhere near 51 poise on its own, so the slot only pays off as part of a full loadout.

Builds

Pick the leg armor second, right after the chest piece, and treat it as the stat that spends whatever equip load remains.

• Decide the load band first: Light at 29.9% or less and Medium at 30.0 to 69.9% share the same invincibility frames, so Medium is almost always the right target and Heavy almost never is.
• Then take the highest-poise greaves that still fit under 69.9%.
• On a poise build that means Bull-Goat Greaves or Greaves of Solitude when Endurance and talismans can carry them, and Crucible Greaves, Scaled Greaves or Tree Sentinel Greaves when they cannot, because those three return more poise per point of weight than anything heavier.
• On a Light build the slot still deserves attention: Ascetic's Ankle Guards or Aristocrat Boots give real poise inside a cloth weight budget, where most robes give 3.

Best Leg Armor

Piece	Image	Poise	Weight	Physical	Immunity	Robust.	Focus	Vitality	Why Take It
Bull-Goat Greaves		28	16.4	11.9	44	51	29	34	Bull-Goat Greaves lead the slot on every axis, with 28 poise and 11.9 physical negation for 16.4 weight. They supply 28 of the Bull-Goat Set's 100 poise, but the full set weighs 63, so wearing it under medium load takes heavy Endurance investment or the Great-Jar's Arsenal.
Greaves of Solitude		27	14.8	10.8	37	39	61	31	Greaves of Solitude sit one poise behind Bull-Goat at 27 while weighing 1.6 less, the best ratio among the heaviest greaves. The real argument is 61 focus, the highest of any armored leg piece and more than double Bull-Goat's, which matters directly against sleep and madness. Physical negation is 10.8.
Tree Sentinel Greaves		23	11.7	10.8	41	56	26	29	Tree Sentinel Greaves are the efficient heavy option: 23 poise at 11.7 weight gives 82% of Bull-Goat's poise for 71% of its weight, with 10.8 physical negation. They also hold 9.9 fire negation, second only to Fire Prelate Greaves, the best holy negation in the slot at 8.1, and 56 robustness.
Crucible Greaves		20	9.6	10.1	31	44	22	22	Crucible Greaves have the best poise per weight of any leg armor at 15 poise or above: 20 poise for 9.6 weight, matching Banished Knight, Beast Champion and Radahn's Greaves while weighing 1.2 less than all three. They keep 10.1 physical negation and strengthen the Aspects of the Crucible incantations.
Black Knight Greaves		17	8.5	8.4	26	41	15	15	Black Knight Greaves are a clean pick for a medium-load build that still wants stagger resistance: 17 poise at 8.5 weight, with 8.4 physical negation and 41 robustness. Against Crucible Greaves they give up 3 poise for 1.1 less weight, the right rung when Crucible is just out of budget.
Ascetic's Ankle Guards		6	2	3.4	26	14	17	39	Ascetic's Ankle Guards have the best poise per weight of any leg armor: 6 poise for 2.0 weight, double what cloth leggings of the same weight offer. They keep full cloth-tier elemental negation, 7.2 magic, 7.2 fire and 7.6 holy, with 39 vitality and 3.4 physical, which suits a light caster who still wants a little poise.

All Leg Armor

Name	Image	Poise	Weight	Physical	Strike	Slash	Pierce	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Immunity	Robust.	Focus	Vitality
Alberich's Trousers		5	2.5	3	2.3	3	3	7.3	6.8	7.2	7.3	26	14	41	44
All-Knowing Greaves		13	6.6	7.4	6.8	7.7	6.8	7.1	5.4	5.8	5	17	29	13	13
Ansbach's Boots		7	3.1	3	3.4	3.4	2.3	7.4	7.4	7.2	7.4	24	16	47	56
Aristocrat Boots		7	2.9	4.3	4.8	4.3	4.3	3.6	3.8	4.3	3.6	29	21	23	19
Ascetic's Ankle Guards		6	2	3.4	0.3	3	1.5	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.6	26	14	17	39
Astrologer Trousers		7	3.9	3.8	3.4	3.4	3.4	7.7	7.4	7.6	7.4	31	15	56	47
Bandit Boots		8	4.4	4	4.5	5	5	5.4	5.4	5.8	5	34	20	35	35
Banished Knight Greaves		20	10.8	10.8	8.6	11.1	10.1	7.7	7.7	7.4	7.6	37	51	24	26
Battlemage Legwraps		6	2.5	3	3.4	2.3	3	7.4	6.8	7.1	7.2	26	14	39	44
Beast Champion Greaves		20	10.8	10.1	9.4	10.8	10.6	7.4	7.9	7.3	7.7	35	56	26	24
Black Knife Greaves		11	5.7	6.5	6.2	7.1	7.1	5	5.4	3.8	6.5	17	29	14	14
Black Knight Greaves		17	8.5	8.4	7.1	8.4	9.2	7.1	7.4	6.2	6.5	26	41	15	15
Blackflame Monk Greaves		14	7.3	7.7	6.5	8.4	7.4	5.8	7.4	4.5	5.8	20	34	13	20
Blaidd's Greaves		17	8.5	8.4	7.3	8.4	8.8	6.5	7.3	6.2	6.8	24	39	16	16
Bloodhound Knight Greaves		11	6.6	7.1	6.5	8	7.7	5.4	5.8	4	5.8	20	31	14	14
Blue Silver Mail Skirt		10	5.5	6.8	5	7.1	6.2	5.8	5.4	4	4	15	35	7	7
Brave's Legwraps		6	3.1	3.4	3.4	3.4	3	7.4	7.2	7.3	7.4	29	15	47	47
Briar Greaves		12	7.3	7.4	6.5	7.7	7.1	6.2	7.1	5	6.2	22	44	15	15
Bull-Goat Greaves		28	16.4	11.9	11.8	10.6	10.6	7.6	7.7	8.5	7.3	44	51	29	34
Carian Knight Greaves		11	6.6	6.8	6.2	7.1	6.8	7.1	6.8	5.4	6.8	17	29	13	14
Chain Leggings		10	5.5	6.8	5	7.4	6.8	4	6.2	3.4	4.5	16	26	7	11
Champion Gaiters		4	3.9	3.8	5	4	4.5	4.5	5.4	5.8	5.4	31	20	26	24
Cleanrot Greaves		16	9.3	8.4	7.6	9.2	10.1	7.2	7.3	6.5	7.7	39	41	17	20
Cloth Trousers		3	2	3	2.3	1.5	2.3	7.3	7.1	6.8	7.1	26	14	37	37
Common Soldier Greaves		11	5.5	7.1	5.4	6.8	6.8	4	5	3.4	4.5	15	29	11	11
Commoner's Shoes		3	2	1.5	3	3	2.3	7.1	6.5	6.8	7.1	22	14	39	41
Confessor Boots		9	4.8	4.5	5.8	4.5	5	6.2	6.2	6.8	5.4	37	29	29	31
Consort's Trousers		4	2.5	3	2.3	2.3	3	7.4	7.1	7.1	7.3	29	15	41	39
Crucible Greaves		20	9.6	10.1	8	9.6	9.6	7.4	7.3	6.5	7.7	31	44	22	22
Cuckoo Knight Greaves		14	7.3	7.7	6.5	8.4	7.7	7.1	6.8	5	5.8	20	35	15	15
Dancer's Trousers		3	2	2.3	1.5	3.4	1.5	7.2	7.2	6.8	7.1	24	15	37	39
Death Knight Greaves		13	6.6	7.1	6.2	7.1	7.1	5.4	5.4	7.1	4.5	17	29	11	29
Deathbed Smalls		3	2	1.5	2.3	1.5	1.5	6.8	6.5	6.8	7.2	24	7	39	66
Depraved Perfumer Trousers		7	4.3	3.9	3.9	3.7	3.3	7.8	7.5	7.3	7.5	46	15	40	58
Divine Bird Warrior Greaves		15	7.3	8	7.3	7.7	7.1	6.5	6.5	5.4	5.8	24	35	14	15
Drake Knight Greaves		11	5.7	6.5	5.4	6.8	6.5	5.8	6.5	5	5.8	16	29	13	13
Dryleaf Cuissardes		6	3.1	3	3.8	2.3	2.3	8.1	6.8	7.2	8.1	24	15	47	44
Duelist Greaves		14	7.3	8	7.1	8	7.4	5.8	6.8	5.4	6.2	29	31	15	15
Eccentric's Breeches		10	5.1	6.5	4.5	6.2	6.5	4.5	5	3	4	15	31	7	7
Elden Lord Greaves		10	5.5	6.5	5.8	6.2	6.8	4.5	6.2	3.8	4	16	31	7	11
Errant Sorcerer Boots		5	3.1	3	3	3.8	3	7.6	7.3	7.2	7.6	24	15	47	51
Exile Greaves		11	5.7	7.1	5.4	7.4	7.1	4.5	6.2	3.8	5.4	17	34	13	11
Finger Maiden Shoes		4	2.5	3	2.3	2.3	1.5	7.6	7.2	7.3	7.6	24	13	39	39
Fingerprint Greaves		14	6.6	7.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	5.4	7.2	3.8	5.4	20	37	7	14
Fire Knight Greaves		11	5.7	7.4	5.8	6.8	6.2	5.4	6.8	4	5	17	29	13	15
Fire Monk Greaves		13	7.3	8	7.1	7.7	7.1	6.2	7.6	5.4	5.4	20	34	15	15
Fire Prelate Greaves		27	15.3	11.1	9.8	10.6	10.6	7.7	11.5	7.4	7.6	41	39	56	31
Foot Soldier Greaves		10	5.1	5.4	5.8	5.4	5.4	6.2	6.5	6.8	6.2	39	26	34	34
Freyja's Greaves		11	5.7	7.7	5.4	6.5	6.5	5	5.4	4.5	5.4	16	37	7	15
Fur Leggings		5	3.1	3.4	3.8	3.4	3.4	3.8	4	5	4	39	26	34	24
Gaius's Greaves		17	8.9	7.4	7.1	9.2	8.8	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	29	35	20	20
Gelmir Knight Greaves		14	7.3	7.7	6.5	8	7.7	6.2	7.1	5.8	6.2	22	34	15	14
Godrick Knight Greaves		14	7.3	7.7	6.8	8	7.4	6.2	6.8	5.4	6.2	22	35	15	15
Godrick Soldier Greaves		13	6.6	7.4	6.5	7.4	7.1	5.8	6.2	4.5	5.4	20	34	14	14
Godskin Apostle Trousers		5	2.5	3.4	3	3	1.5	7.2	6.8	7.1	7.9	26	13	41	39
Godskin Noble Trousers		6	2.5	2.3	4.5	3	2.3	7.2	6.5	6.8	7.7	24	14	39	41
Gold Tattoo (Leg)		4	3.5	3.2	3	3	2.2	5.9	5.6	5.9	6.5	26	11	0	43
Gold Waistwrap		7	4.4	4	3.8	3.8	3	7.6	7.4	7.6	8.1	35	15	56	56
Gravebird Anklets		5	2	3	3.4	3.4	2.3	4	3.8	4.5	4.5	26	15	20	17
Greaves of Night		7	4.4	4	4	4.5	4.5	7.1	5.4	5.4	7.2	34	20	29	29
Greaves of Solitude		27	14.8	10.8	10.2	10.6	10.1	7.6	8.3	7.7	7.9	37	39	61	31
Guardian Greaves		9	5.5	6.2	5.8	5.8	5.4	6.8	6.5	6.8	6.8	47	31	37	35
Haligtree Greaves		12	6.6	7.4	6.8	7.1	7.4	5.4	5.8	4.5	5.8	20	34	14	15
Haligtree Knight Greaves		13	7.3	7.7	7.1	7.7	7.7	5.8	6.5	5.4	6.5	22	35	15	15
High Priest Undergarments		6	2.5	3	3.4	2.3	1.5	7.3	7.2	7.1	7.2	26	14	39	47
Horned Warrior Greaves		13	6.6	7.7	7.1	7.4	6.5	5.8	5.8	5	5	20	37	11	15
Hoslow's Greaves		13	7.3	8	6.8	7.7	7.1	6.2	6.8	5.8	5.8	24	37	15	15
Igon's Loincloth		8	3.9	4	4.5	4	4	5	5.4	5.8	5	34	20	26	26
Iron Rivet Greaves		11	5.7	6.8	5.4	6.8	6.5	5.8	5.8	5	5.4	17	37	11	11
Kaiden Trousers		10	5.1	6.5	4.5	6.5	6.5	4	4.5	3.8	4	15	26	7	7
Knight Greaves		14	6.6	7.1	6.8	7.7	7.7	6.2	6.2	5.4	5	17	31	11	11
Land of Reeds Greaves		10	5.1	5	5.4	6.8	5.4	5.8	6.5	6.8	6.2	37	31	31	34
Leather Boots		7	4.4	4.5	5.4	4.5	5	5.4	5.4	5.8	5.8	37	22	26	31
Leather Leg Wraps		8	4.4	4.5	5.4	5	4.5	5	5.8	6.5	5.8	35	20	29	26
Leather Trousers		11	5.5	6.5	5.4	6.8	6.8	5	5.4	3.4	4.5	16	29	11	7
Leontiel's Boots		5	4.7	6.7	5.7	7	6.8	4.5	5.2	3.1	4.3	13	24	8	5
Leyndell Knight Greaves		14	7.3	7.7	7.1	7.7	7.7	5.8	6.5	5.8	6.2	22	35	15	15
Leyndell Soldier Greaves		13	6.6	7.4	6.8	7.1	7.4	5.4	5.8	5	5.4	20	34	14	14
Lionel's Greaves		24	13.1	10.1	9.4	11.1	11.4	7.7	8.5	7.4	7.7	39	61	26	31
Malenia's Greaves		11	5.7	7.1	5.4	7.4	6.5	4.5	5.4	3.8	6.2	31	26	11	11
Malformed Dragon Greaves		19	9.9	9.6	8.6	10.1	9.6	7.4	7.4	7.9	7.4	35	47	24	24
Maliketh's Greaves		14	7.9	7.7	6.8	8	7.7	6.2	6.5	5.4	7.3	22	35	15	31
Mausoleum Greaves		14	6.6	7.4	6.2	7.7	7.1	5.8	5.8	5	5.8	20	31	14	13
Mausoleum Knight Greaves		15	7.3	7.7	6.5	8.4	7.4	6.2	6.5	5.8	6.5	22	34	15	14
Messmer Soldier Greaves		11	5.5	6.8	5.4	6.8	6.5	4.5	5.4	3.8	4.5	15	29	11	11
Messmer's Greaves		10	5.1	5.4	5.4	5	6.2	5.8	7.1	6.8	5.8	37	26	35	37
Millicent's Boots		4	2	2.3	2.3	2.3	1.5	7.2	6.8	7.1	7.2	24	13	39	39
Mushroom Legs		3	3.1	3.4	4	1.5	3	7.6	3	7.3	7.4	63	15	56	47
Night's Cavalry Greaves		15	7.9	8	7.3	8	7.7	6.2	7.2	6.2	7.2	24	35	15	15
Noble's Trousers		6	3.9	3.4	3.8	3.4	3.8	7.6	7.7	7.4	7.6	29	15	47	51
Nomadic Merchant's Trousers		8	4.4	4.5	5	4	3.8	5.4	5.4	5.4	5	35	20	44	29
Nox Greaves		10	5.1	5.4	5.8	5.4	5	7.1	6.8	6.8	5.8	39	26	31	31
Oathseeker Knight Greaves		12	6.6	7.4	6.5	7.1	6.8	6.2	5.8	4	5.8	20	35	15	15
Old Aristocrat Shoes		2	2	3.4	3.4	3	3.4	4.5	5	4.5	3.4	22	15	17	20
Old Sorcerer's Legwraps		4	2.5	3.4	1.5	3.4	1.5	8.1	6.8	7.2	7.3	24	13	39	44
Omen Greaves		25	14.3	10.6	8.6	10.8	10.8	7.4	8.3	8.5	7.9	41	39	35	47
Omenkiller Boots		9	4.4	5	4.5	4	4	5	5.4	6.5	5.8	41	17	29	29
Page Trousers		5	2.5	3.4	3	2.3	2.3	7.2	7.1	7.3	7.3	24	13	44	44
Perfumer Sarong		4	2.5	2.3	3.4	3	2.3	7.3	6.8	7.1	7.3	37	11	39	41
Preceptor's Trousers		7	3.9	3.4	3.8	3.4	3.4	8.3	7.6	7.3	7.3	31	15	51	47
Prisoner Trousers		4	2	2.3	3	3	2.3	6.8	6.5	6.5	7.2	26	14	39	39
Prophet Trousers		3	3.1	3	3.4	3.4	3	7.6	7.3	7.2	7.6	26	14	47	51
Queen's Leggings		3	2	2.3	1.5	1.5	0.3	7.6	6.8	7.1	7.3	22	14	37	41
Radahn Soldier Greaves		13	6.6	7.7	6.2	7.1	6.8	5.8	6.5	4.5	5.4	20	31	14	15
Radahn's Greaves		20	10.8	10.8	8.6	10.6	10.1	7.7	8.1	7.2	7.7	37	61	26	24
Ragged Loincloth		3	3.1	4	4.5	4	4	5	5.4	5.8	5	34	20	26	26
Raging Wolf Greaves		12	6.3	7.5	6.6	7.5	7.2	5.6	6.3	3.8	5.2	19	34	11	11
Rakshasa Greaves		16	7.9	5.5	4.9	6.2	5.9	4.6	5.2	4.3	4.6	22	37	17	17
Raya Lucarian Greaves		13	6.6	7.4	6.2	7.7	7.4	6.2	6.2	4	5	20	34	14	14
Redmane Knight Greaves		14	7.3	7.7	6.5	7.7	7.1	6.2	7.3	5.4	6.2	22	34	15	15
Rellana's Greaves		14	7.3	7.7	6.8	8	7.4	7.2	6.8	5.4	6.2	22	35	15	15
Ronin's Greaves		11	5.7	6.2	6.2	6.5	6.2	6.8	7.1	7.3	6.8	46	35	36	38
Rotten Duelist Greaves		13	7.3	7.4	6.2	7.7	7.1	6.2	6.5	5.8	6.2	35	35	15	15
Royal Knight Greaves		14	9.6	9.2	8.3	10.1	9.6	8.1	7.6	7.1	7.4	31	41	22	22
Royal Remains Greaves		12	6.6	6.8	6.5	7.4	6.8	5.4	5.8	4.5	5	22	35	15	7
Sage Trousers		4	2.5	3.4	3	3	1.5	7.6	7.1	7.3	7.6	22	13	39	41
Sanguine Noble Waistcloth		5	2.5	3	2.3	2.3	2.3	7.4	6.5	7.3	7.6	29	11	44	41
Scaled Greaves		20	9.9	9.2	8	9.6	9.2	7.7	8.1	7.4	7.7	35	51	24	24
Shadow Militiaman Greaves		8	4.4	4	5	4.5	4.5	5.8	6.2	6.2	5	47	20	26	26
Shaman Leggings		4	3.1	3	3.4	3	4.5	4.5	4	4.5	3.8	39	26	34	22
Silver Grooved Greaves		8	4.4	6.4	5.6	6.2	6	3.5	3.8	3.2	3.8	15	27	9	9
Snow Witch Skirt		5	3.1	3	3.4	3.4	2.3	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.4	24	20	44	44
Soiled Loincloth		2	1.5	2.3	1.5	1.5	0.3	7.1	5.8	6.5	7.3	22	8	62	35
Sorcerer Leggings		3	2	2.3	3	3	0.3	7.3	7.1	6.8	7.2	24	7	39	37
Spellblade's Trousers		5	2.6	2.9	2.2	2.9	2.9	7.3	6.7	7	7.3	25	13	38	41
Steel Greaves		19	11.3	10.8	10.1	11	10.5	7.1	7.4	6.6	7.1	24	44	20	23
Thiollier's Trousers		8	4.4	5	5	4	4	4.5	5.4	6.2	5.8	44	17	39	24
Traveler's Boots		6	3.1	3.8	3.4	3	2.3	7.7	7.3	7.4	7.2	24	15	47	47
Traveler's Slops		5	2.5	3	3	2.3	1.5	7.3	7.3	7.1	7.3	34	13	41	39
Traveling Maiden Boots		6	2.9	3.1	3.5	3.5	2.4	7.7	7.4	7.5	7.7	29	15	47	51
Tree Sentinel Greaves		23	11.7	10.8	8.6	10.8	10.1	7.4	9.9	7.2	8.1	41	56	26	29
Twinned Greaves		13	7.3	7.7	7.1	8.4	6.8	6.5	6.5	5	5.8	20	34	13	34
Vagabond Knight Greaves		12	5.7	7.4	5.8	6.8	6.5	5	5.8	4.5	4.5	20	34	13	13
Verdigris Greaves		28	16	11.9	10.2	11.4	10.8	7.7	7.6	8.3	7.6	56	66	22	31
Veteran's Greaves		22	11.7	10.8	9.8	10.8	10.1	7.7	8.1	7.3	7.6	39	56	29	29
Vulgar Militia Greaves		10	5.1	5.4	6.2	5.8	5	6.2	6.2	6.5	6.2	44	24	34	34
War Surgeon Trousers		8	4.2	3.9	4.4	4.9	3.9	5.3	5.7	6.1	5.7	33	23	23	31
Warrior Greaves		10	4.8	5.4	5.4	4.5	4.5	5.8	6.2	6.8	5.4	39	26	31	31
White Reed Greaves		10	5.1	5.4	5.8	6.5	5	6.2	6.2	6.8	5.8	41	26	34	31
Young Lion's Greaves		19	9.3	9.6	8.3	9.6	9.6	7.1	7.3	6.5	7.3	31	44	16	22
Zamor Legwraps		10	5.1	6.5	5	6.8	5.8	4.5	4.5	3	4	11	37	0	7

Notes

• Poise is a hidden HP bar equal to the displayed poise. When it empties the character is staggered and the bar resets to full; spare poise does not carry over between hits, and the bar fully restores after 30 seconds without being hit.
• The breakpoints worth aiming for are 51 and 101 poise for the whole character. Because legs supply a quarter to a third of a set's poise, the leg piece usually decides which side of 51 a build lands on.
• Equip load classes are Light at 29.9% or less, Medium 30.0 to 69.9%, Heavy 70.0 to 99.9% and Overloaded at 100% or more, and the leg slot is the second-largest weight commitment after the chest piece.
• Elden Ring has no set bonuses, so leg armor can be mixed freely with any chest, helm or gauntlets.
• Leg armor cannot be altered. Altering, free with Boc the Seamster or 500 runes at a Site of Grace, only works on specific helms and body armor, so no greaves, trousers or boots have an (Altered) variant.