Armor is an important part of Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered, as its many resistances and weight will determine how effective you are in combat. This page features the many Armor sets in the game as well as their stats and the manner by which you can obtain them.Please see this page for a guide on choosing the best armor for your character.
Armor is also a cosmetic choice, and individual pieces can be mixed and matched to create an optimized setup, from a defensive and fashion perspective. Armor can be upgraded.To view individual pieces of armor please see the Helms, Chest Armor, Gauntlets and Leggings pages.
- See the Fashion Souls page for cosmetic builds
- Unique Armor is not part of a set.
- Some armors are not available to players but are in the game code. These are:
- Elite Cleric Set
- Mage Smith Set (Almost identical to Black Sorcerer Set)
- Click on the set name or image to open its page.
Armor in Dark Souls
Gallery
Helms
Chests
Gauntlets
Leggings
Unique Armor
Adventurer's Set Antiquated Set Artorias' Set Balder Set Bandit Set Big Hat's Set Black Iron Set Black Knight Set Black Set Black Sorcerer Set Brass Set Catarina Set Chain Set Channeler Set Chester's Set Cleric Set Crimson Set Crystalline Set Dark Set Dingy Set Eastern Set Elite Knight Set Favor Set Giant Armor Set Gold-Hemmed Black Set Gough's Set Great Lord Set Guardian Set Gwyndolin Moonlight Set Havel's Set Hollow Soldier Set Hollow Thief Set Hollow Warrior Set Holy Set Hunter Set Iron Golem Set Iron Set Knight Set Lord's Blade Set Maiden Set Ornstein's Set Painting Guardian Set Paladin Set Pyromancer Set Thorns Set Shadow Set Silver Knight Set Smough's Set Sorcerer Set Steel Set Stone Knight Set Thief Set Wanderer Set Warrior Set Witch Set Xanthous Set
Adventurer's Set
Antiquated Set
Artorias' Set
Balder Set
Bandit Set
Big Hat's Set
Black Iron Set
Black Knight Set
Black Set
Black Sorcerer Set
Brass Set
Catarina Set
Chain Set
Channeler Set
Chester's Set
Cleric Set
Crimson Set
Crystalline Set
Dark Set
Dingy Set
Eastern Set
Elite Knight Set
Favor Set
Giant Armor Set
Gold-Hemmed Black Set
Great Lord Set
Gough's Set
Guardian Set
Gwyndolin Moonlight Set
Havel's Set
Hollow Soldier Set
Hollow Thief Set
Hollow Warrior Set
Holy Set
Hunter Set
Iron Golem Set
Iron Set
Knight Set
Lord's Blades Set
Maiden Set
Ornstein's Set
Painting Guardian Set
Paladin Set
Pyromancer Set
Thorns Set
Shadow Set
Silver Knight Set
Smough's Set
Sorcerer Set
Steel Set
Stone Knight Set
Thief Set
Wanderer Set
Warrior Set
Witch Set
Xanthous Set
Armor by Weight
About the Categories
Armor is grouped into Light, Medium and Heavy Armor based on an endurance level of 40 (Burden = 80) as this seems to be the level a lot of players aim to cap their Endurance at (it corresponds to the Stamina cap of 160). This will surely change as the meta-game shifts and the page should be edited accordingly.
Note: These numbers DO NOT take into account weapons/shields/bows/etc. Light, Medium and Heavy will ALWAYS depend upon your own equip burden stat.
Groupings are based on the following numbers (which correspond to movement/roll speed for that range of Equip Burden):
- Heavy Sets = 40.1 - 80
- Medium Sets = 20.1 - 40
- Light Sets = 0 - 20
Starting Sets
Light Armor
Medium Armor
Heavy Armor
Unique Pieces
Starting Sets
Wanderer Set
Thief Set
Bandit Set
Hunter Set
Sorcerer Set
Pyromancer Set
Holy Set
Warrior Set
Knight Set
Upgrades for Armor
The table below shows the calculation for the Physical, Magical Defense and Resistance.
Regular Armor Upgrades
| Damage Reduction (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade Level | Resistance | ||||
| Regular | x 1.0 | x 1.0 | x 1.0 | x 1.0 | × 1.0 |
| RegularArmor +1 | x 1.1 | x 1.1 | x 1.1 | x 1.1 | × 1.0 |
| Regular Armor +2 | x 1.2 | x 1.2 | x 1.2 | x 1.2 | × 1.0 |
| Regular Armor +3 | x 1.3 | x 1.3 | x 1.3 | x 1.3 | × 1.0 |
| Regular Armor +4 | x 1.43 | x 1.43 | x 1.43 | x 1.43 | × 1.05 |
| Regular Armor +5 | x 1.56 | x 1.56 | x 1.56 | x 1.56 | × 1.1 |
| Regular Armor +6 | x 1.69 | x 1.69 | x 1.69 | x 1.69 | × 1.15 |
| Regular Armor +7 | x 1.85 | x 1.85 | x 1.85 | x 1.85 | × 1.2 |
| Regular Armor +8 | x 2.01 | x 2.01 | x 2.01 | x 2.01 | × 1.25 |
| Regular Armor +9 | x 2.17 | x 2.17 | x 2.17 | x 2.17 | × 1.3 |
| Regular Armor +10 | x 2.42 | x 2.42 | x 2.42 | x 2.42 | × 1.4 |
Special Armor Upgrades
| Damage Reduction (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade Level | Resistance | ||||
| Special Armor | x 1.0 | x 1.0 | x 1.0 | x 1.0 | x 1.0 |
| Special Armor +1 | x 1.08 | x 1.08 | x 1.08 | x 1.08 | x 1.05 |
| Special Armor +2 | x 1.19 | x 1.19 | x 1.19 | x 1.19 | x 1.09 |
| Special Armor +3 | x 1.29 | x 1.29 | x 1.29 | x 1.29 | x 1.14 |
| Special Armor +4 | x 1.39 | x 1.39 | x 1.39 | x 1.39 | x 1.18 |
| Special Armor +5 | x 1.55 | x 1.55 | x 1.55 | x 1.55 | x 1.27 |
