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Spiked armour

Armure de piques
Everything is read from the game's code, unless stated otherwise
ArmourTorso★★Infinite

Artful armour that reflects damage right back at its source.

The essentials

  • Simplest: from a monster, Gloomy gastropog (1/256).
  • Sells for 9,500 G.
  • Defence +39: 64th of 183 torso; top: Legendary armour (+100).

“Simplest”, in this order: buy it (cheapest), pick it up, from a monster (best rate), make it, then the other sources.

Defence +39

Vocations that can equip it: Warrior, Minstrel, Gladiator, Paladin, Luminary

Effects: half the time, returns 20% of a blow's damage to the attacker

Style: Vanity 46 · Naive 41 · Aloof 40 · Casual 37 · Chic 32 · Allure 25

Alchemy Read in the code

  • Magic armour ×1 + Magic beast horn ×2 + Iron nails ×5
  • Recipe in the book “Walk Like a Tank: Heavy Armour and its Uses” (Gortress – Interior - Lv 1)

Monsters and bosses Read in the code

Chests Read in the code

  • Coffinwell – Inn Roof (red chest)

Best defence in the category, by vocation

Under the hood

Internal item number: 13188; record no. 263 of prm/itemdt (file order); selling price in its record (u16 at +0x1A): 9500; stars: +0x09 bits 1-3.

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