Living Altar

Living Altar

Defense	70
Magick Defense	120
Slash Res	2
Strike Res	2
Knockdown Res	15
Elemental Res	+5%
Debilitation Res	+10% +10%
Weight	1.51
Buy Price	20 Wyrmslife Crystals
Sell Price	14970
Type	Head Armor
Vocation

Living Altar is a Head Armor in Dragon's Dogma 2 that is made with skulls and tusks. It can be worn by the Trickster Vocation and it gives resistance to Fire Damage, Torched Debilitation and Drenched Debilitation. It also has decent Defense and Magick Defense.

A brutal helmet fashioned from skulls and tusks that turns the wearer into an altar for the slain. For if monsters terrify you, why not become one?

How to get Living Altar and Map Location

Living Altar is sold for 20 Wyrmslife Crystals.

Merchant: The Dragonforged at Bay Wayside Shrine, for 20 Wyrmslife Crystals

Living Altar map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Smithing Upgrade Guide

Every piece of armour can be enhanced three times at an armoury or smithy, each time for gold and the materials listed below, and a fourth time with Wyrmfire. Any armoury or smithy works on weapons and armour alike. Each smith works in one style, and you can mix styles from one level to the next.

Vermundian raises every attribute moderately. Armouries and smithies in Vermund offer it, such as Roderick's Smithy and Bjorn's Armory in Vernworth.
Elven raises Magick and Magick Defense greatly, Strength and Defense only a little. Grisha's Armory in Sacred Arbor offers it.
Battahli raises Strength and Defense greatly, Magick and Magick Defense only a little. Armouries in Battahl offer it, such as Awaran's Arms and Bodas's Armory in Bakbattahl.
Dwarven raises Knockdown Power and Knockdown Resistance. Sara at Brokkr's Smithy offers it after Steeled Resolve, Blazing Forge, and Gautstafr after Put a Spring in Thy Step.
Wyrmfire halves the weight and gives a further boost once the first three enhancements are done. The Dragonforged at Bay Wayside Shrine takes payment in Wyrmslife Crystals instead of gold.

The tables below give the cost, materials and result of every level for each style.

Taking Living Altar to level 3 costs 18,858 G in all, whichever style you choose. Elven smithing gives it the most Magick Defense at level 3 (178), while Dwarven gives the most Knockdown Resistance (55). Wyrmfire then costs 5 Wyrmslife Crystals.

Max Smithing Levels

Level	Magick Def	Defense	Knockdown Res	Weight	Materials	Cost
Battahli Lvl 3	153	107	15	1.66	• 1x Cursed Dullahan Bone • 2x Chopper Horn	11225
Battahli Wyrmfire	163	117	15	0.83	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None
Dwarven Lvl 3	162	99	55	1.66	• 1x Cursed Dullahan Bone • 1x Minotaur Horn	11225
Dwarven Wyrmfire	172	109	55	0.83	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None
Elven Lvl 3	178	94	15	1.39	• 1x Blackened Horn • 1x Minotaur Horn	11225
Elven Wyrmfire	188	104	15	0.695	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None
Vermundian Lvl 3	165	100	15	1.39	• 1x Blackened Horn • 2x Chopper Horn	11225
Vermundian Wyrmfire	175	110	15	0.695	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Battahli

Level	Magick Def	Defense	Knockdown Res	Weight	Materials	Cost
Level 1	128	79	15	1.56	None	2245
Level 2	139	91	15	1.61	2x Fell-Lord's Bone	5388
Level 3	153	107	15	1.66	• 1x Cursed Dullahan Bone • 2x Chopper Horn	11225
Wyrmfire Battahli	163	117	15	0.83	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Dwarven

Level	Magick Def	Defense	Knockdown Res	Weight	Materials	Cost
Level 1	128	77	27	1.56	None	2245
Level 2	142	86	40	1.61	• 1x Fell-Lord's Bone • 2x Chopper Horn	5388
Level 3	162	99	55	1.66	• 1x Cursed Dullahan Bone • 1x Minotaur Horn	11225
Wyrmfire Dwarven	172	109	55	0.83	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Elven

Level	Magick Def	Defense	Knockdown Res	Weight	Materials	Cost
Level 1	134	77	15	1.47	None	2245
Level 2	153	85	15	1.43	• 1x Fell-Lord's Bone • 2x Chopper Horn	5388
Level 3	178	94	15	1.39	• 1x Blackened Horn • 1x Minotaur Horn	11225
Wyrmfire Elven	188	104	15	0.695	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Vermundian

Level	Magick Def	Defense	Knockdown Res	Weight	Materials	Cost
Level 1	129	77	15	1.47	None	2245
Level 2	144	87	15	1.43	2x Fell-Lord's Bone	5388
Level 3	165	100	15	1.39	• 1x Blackened Horn • 2x Chopper Horn	11225
Wyrmfire Vermundian	175	110	15	0.695	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

Wyrmfire

Level	Magick Def	Defense	Knockdown Res	Weight	Materials	Cost
Wyrmfire	10	10	0	0.76	5x Wyrmslife Crystal	None

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