Hello guys, I was playing with this doubt.
For now, most of my armors are plate mail with some ee, but i was thinking if another type of armor is better than plates.
I would be glad if someone could help.
Thx in advance.

When it comes to taking the lowest amount of damage nothing can compare to the medium armor types with EE. (Scale/Leather)

I know you didnt ask this, buuuuut.... If you are using armors without EE it becomes harder to tell which is best. Plates without EE used to be the best, but the last very well put together test with graphs and all that good stuff was done in older versions where if I remember correctly enemies hit harder and the ratio of physical damage to magical damage was also a bit different. I wouldnt be surprised if chains are now the best when it comes to a purely stats and no EE armor, but thats just my guess.

my advice is to use highest ee armor no matter type, without robes ofc
more ee means more defence

My advice is dont take this advice.

Depends on the situation...

if 95% of the monsters are physical damage = Chains (best low phys defense) / Plate (best high phys defense)
if 95% of the monsters are magical damage = Padded Robes (as chains) / Robes (as plate) Note: normal robes better magical overall
if 50% of them are either magical & physical = Scales (better phys def) / Leather (better magic def)

At the end of the day it is upto the user.
Most users prefer Scales / Leathers over all because it is the BEST Universal Defense armor based on character classes that can use them... example:
Fighter / Barb / Rogue / Samurai / Paladin / Headhunter (thus versatility)

Testing showed the lower ee scale tanked better than higher ee plate and leather.

Plates are the best non ee def armor. Mobs that cast have a 5o/5o chance to cast so its over 5o% physical in most cases. I myself use tank padded robes. If u add vita they get very strong and they are super cheap.

Id suggest going mid armor though as they are the best balanced def armor. Leather/scales

the best defense is a good offense
go with any ee armor with the best stats (str or dex)

good info

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