Crimson Desert armor guide: all types and stats

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Armor types

Four slots cover your full build, each contributing differently to your stats:

Headgear: covers the helmet slot and provides the least defense of any armor type.
Chest Armor: your primary defensive piece, offering the highest defense stat among all four types.
Gloves: contribute an attack stat rather than defense, boosting your offensive output.
Footwear: like gloves, adds an attack stat to increase offense.

Equipping all four types is essential to maximize your defense and unlock additional stat bonuses.

Armor sets

Armor pieces sharing the same name belong to a set, but equipping a full set grants no additional bonus. Sets mostly affect cosmetics, particularly in the early hours of the game where visual variety is more limited.

Some sets must be unlocked through progression before they appear in shops. The Canta Plate set, for example, only becomes available for purchase after defeating Matthias in the For Honor quest, after which it can be bought from the region’s Equipment Shop.

Upgrading your armor

Armor can be refined at a Blacksmith to raise its stats. Non-unique armor accepts duplicate pieces as upgrade material, while unique armor requires specific materials found throughout the world.

You can also slot in Abyss Gear (special items that add powerful modifiers) to enhance your armor further. Equipping or swapping Abyss Gear requires visiting a specific NPC.

Getting armor

Three ways to build out your armor:

Loot or purchase: regular armor drops from enemies and chests while exploring, or can be bought from shops in each region.
Quest and puzzle rewards: unique armor comes from completing certain quests and puzzles. These pieces cannot be upgraded using duplicates and require specific materials instead.
Crafting: Blacksmiths can forge armor pieces from materials, but each piece requires a specific number of crafting materials to unlock.

All armor — quick stats reference

Armor	Type	DEF	ATK	ATK SPD	Move SPD	CRIT	LGHT RES
Arkhan Leather Helm	Headgear	2	0	0	0	0	+1
Ashclaw Leather Armor	Chest Armor	3	0	0	+1	0	+1
Ator's Will Leather Gloves	Gloves	2	13	0	0	0	+1
Bandit Cloth Armor	Chest Armor	3	0	0	0	0	+1
Beltran Plate Helm	Headgear	2	0	0	0	0	0
Black Bear Gas Mask	Headgear	3	0	0	0	0	0
Blackwing Leather Armor	Chest Armor	12	0	0	+1	0	+1
Blackwing Leather Gloves	Gloves	3	13	0	0	+2	+1
Blackwing Mask	Headgear	4	0	0	+1	0	0
Bolin Leather Gloves	Gloves	2	13	0	0	0	+1
Bolton Plate Armor	Chest Armor	8	0	0	0	0	0
Bolton Plate Helm	Headgear	4	0	0	0	0	0
Boren Leather Headgear	Headgear	2	0	0	0	0	0
Camouflage Outfit	Chest Armor	7	0	0	0	0	+1
Canta Plate Armor	Chest Armor	6	0	0	0	0	0
Canta Plate Boots	Footwear	3	12	+1	0	0	0
Canta Plate Gloves	Gloves	3	12	+1	0	0	0
Canta Plate Helm	Headgear	3	0	0	0	0	0
Carta Plate Helm	Headgear	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dallaban Leather Gloves	Gloves	2	12	0	0	+1	+1
Dark Ringleader's Cloth Armor	Chest Armor	3	0	0	+2	0	0
Dark Ringleader's Cloth Helm	Headgear	1	0	0	+1	0	0
Dark Ringleader's Leather Gloves	Gloves	5	12	0	0	+1	+1
Demeniss Elite Soldier Plate Gloves	Gloves	2	11	0	0	0	0
Demenissian Elite Uniform Leather Boots	Footwear	4	13	+1	+1	0	+1
Demenissian Uniform Leather Armor	Chest Armor	9	0	0	0	0	+1
Demenissian Uniform Leather Gloves	Gloves	4	13	0	0	+2	+1
Duskfang Leather Armor	Chest Armor	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ferman Plate Helm	Headgear	3	0	0	0	0	0
Flame Knight's Plate Helm	Headgear	2	0	0	0	0	0
Fluttering Radiance Plate Gloves	Gloves	4	15	0	0	0	0
Grace Plate Helm	Headgear	2	0	0	0	0	0
Grey Wolf Leather Boots	Footwear	2	13	0	0	0	+1
Grotevant Plate Armor	Chest Armor	10	0	0	0	0	0
Grotevant Plate Boots	Footwear	3	18	0	0	0	0
Grotevant Plate Gloves	Gloves	3	18	0	0	0	0
Grotevant Plate Helm	Headgear	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hartmann Plate Helm	Headgear	2	0	0	0	0	0
Helm of Ignition	Headgear	2	0	0	0	0	0
Helms' Leather Boots	Footwear	2	12	0	0	+1	0
Hernand Ceremonial Guard Armor	Chest Armor	5	0	0	+1	0	0
Hernand Ceremonial Guard Boots	Footwear	4	17	0	0	0	+1
Hernand Ceremonial Guard Gloves	Gloves	4	17	0	0	0	+1
Hernandian Attire	Chest Armor	3	0	0	0	0	+1
Hernandian Banquet Leather Boots	Footwear	1	9	0	+1	0	+1
Hernandian Crown	Headgear	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hungering Fang Leather Boots	Footwear	4	16	0	0	+1	+1
Ironwilled Guardian's Leather Gloves	Gloves	2	13	0	0	0	+1
Jackals' Leather Armor	Chest Armor	3	0	0	0	0	+1
Jackals' Leather Helm	Headgear	3	0	0	+1	0	0
Jester Leather Gloves	Gloves	1	9	0	0	+2	+1
Kairos Plate Armor	Chest Armor	10	0	0	0	0	0
Kairos Plate Boots	Footwear	3	18	0	0	0	0
Kairos Plate Gloves	Gloves	3	18	0	0	0	0
Kairos Plate Helm	Headgear	5	0	0	0	0	0
Labrak Cloth Headgear	Headgear	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Lauques Leather Boots	Footwear	2	11	0	0	+2	0
Leather Helm of the Fallen Kingdom	Headgear	3	0	0	0	0	+1
Matana Leather Armor	Chest Armor	3	0	0	0	0	+1
Melvin Leather Gloves	Gloves	1	11	0	0	0	+1
Mortain Plate Helm	Headgear	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nibrak Cloth Armor	Chest Armor	3	0	0	+1	0	0
Northern Fighter's Chain Mail	Chest Armor	4	0	0	0	0	0
Northern Fighter's Leather Gloves	Gloves	1	9	0	0	+2	+1
Northern Fighter's Plate Helm	Headgear	4	0	0	0	0	0
Odeck's Protector Plate Boots	Footwear	5	16	+1	+1	0	0
Pavis Leather Gloves	Gloves	2	13	0	0	0	+1
Plate Gloves of the Fallen Kingdom	Gloves	3	13	0	0	0	0
Rabbit Leather Mask	Headgear	2	0	0	0	0	0
Rivellon Cloth Headgear	Headgear	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Rueconec Cloth Cap	Headgear	0	0	0	+1	0	0
Scarlet Blades Cloth Armor	Chest Armor	5	0	0	0	0	+1
Scarlet Blades Gas Mask	Headgear	2	0	0	0	0	0
Scholastone Boots	Footwear	4	15	0	+1	0	+1
Scholastone Uniform	Chest Armor	2	0	0	+1	0	0
Sein Leather Boots	Footwear	1	11	0	0	0	+1
Solas Plate Armor	Chest Armor	9	0	0	0	0	0
Solas Plate Boots	Footwear	3	18	0	0	0	0
Sunset Reed Cloth Gloves	Gloves	1	11	0	+1	0	0
The Helms' Plate Gloves	Gloves	4	15	0	0	0	0
Unyielding Warrior's Plate Armor	Chest Armor	4	0	0	0	0	0
Unyielding Warrior's Plate Boots	Footwear	4	10	0	0	0	0
Unyielding Warrior's Plate Helm	Headgear	2	0	0	0	0	0
Visione	Headgear	0	0	0	0	0	0
Weasel Leather Armor	Chest Armor	3	0	0	0	0	+1
Woodbrock Leather Boots	Footwear	2	11	0	0	+2	0
Ynitium Leather Armor	Chest Armor	3	0	0	0	0	+1
Ynitium Leather Boots	Footwear	1	9	0	+1	+2	+1
Ynitium Leather Gloves	Gloves	1	11	0	0	0	+1
Ziggurat Leather Armor	Chest Armor	5	0	0	0	0	+1