Ban Ard Breastplate

Ban Ard Breastplate

Type	Chest Armor, Heavy
Rarity	Common Master Magic Relic
Level	27
Armor	160-164
Effects	+30% Resistance to piercing damage +20% Resistance to bludgeoning damage +35% Resistance to slashing damage 2 random Magic effects
Slots	-
School	-
Tier	-
DLC	Base game
Location	Skellige Toussaint Kaer Morhen
Crafting	Journeyman armorer 5x Silk 2x Cured Draconid Leather 4x Leather Straps 1x Steel Plates 3x Dark Steel Plate

The Ban Ard Breastplate is heavy chest armor from the base game in Common, Master, Magic and Relic quality. The Relic variant adds +400-600 Vitality. The crafted Magic diagram is a reward in Destination: Skellige. Shops in Skellige and Toussaint sell the armor. The crafted variant is a mid-game chest at level 27, and the Relic variant only drops after level 10.

Every variant gives +30% piercing, +20% bludgeoning and +35% slashing resistance. The Relic variant adds +400-600 Vitality. The Master quality adds 1 random effect and the Magic quality adds 2.

Looted copies give 30-34 armor, or 35-39 for the Relic, and gain 5 armor per level.

Variants

Each variant has its own figures.

Rarity	Level	Armor	Effects	Location
Common	-	30-34	+30% Resistance to piercing damage +20% Resistance to bludgeoning damage +35% Resistance to slashing damage	Skellige Toussaint Kaer Morhen
Master	-	30-34	+30% Resistance to piercing damage +20% Resistance to bludgeoning damage +35% Resistance to slashing damage	Skellige Toussaint Kaer Morhen
Magic	-	30-34	+30% Resistance to piercing damage +20% Resistance to bludgeoning damage +35% Resistance to slashing damage	Skellige Toussaint Kaer Morhen
Magic	27	160-164	+30% Resistance to piercing damage +20% Resistance to bludgeoning damage +35% Resistance to slashing damage 2 random Magic effects	Skellige
Relic	-	35-39	+400-600 Vitality +30% Resistance to piercing damage +20% Resistance to bludgeoning damage +35% Resistance to slashing damage	-

How to Get Ban Ard Breastplate

Magic (crafted): The diagram is a reward for setting sail to Skellige during the main quest Destination: Skellige. It also spawns at random diagram spots, and all armorers in Skellige and the merchant at the sawmill northeast of Rannvaig sell it.
Common, Master and Magic: Loot it at random or buy it from all armorers in Skellige and Toussaint and the sawmill merchant. One is always in a reward chest for The Witchers' Forge.
Relic: Random loot only, after level 10.

Ban Ard Breastplate Map Location and Quest Guide

The Ban Ard Breastplate diagram is a reward for setting sail to Skellige with Captain Wolverstone, during the main quest Destination: Skellige in Novigrad. The pin marks the quest.

Go to the docks in Novigrad and check the three ships marked on the map.
Look for Captain Wolverstone of the Atropos at The Golden Sturgeon.
Pay him 1000 crowns for the passage to Skellige.
Tell him it is time to leave. The Ban Ard Breastplate diagram arrives as the ship sets sail.

Map credit by Map Genie.

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