Armor (2024)

Overview[]

Armor will be the like a rune on Harmony Island and only can be equipped in certain areas. Some armor is lighter and allows easier movement (required for some Abilities) while other armor is heavy and more useful for defense.

Armor Type	Information
Miscellaneous	Your basic set of armor.
Wooden Armor	The weakest armor that covers the chest and legs (this provides less protection or more than standard armor depending on the material from which it was made)
Stone Armor	Stone armor does a better job of protecting the wearer than wooden armor, but is more bulky.
Bronze Armor	A suit of bronze armor is able to withstand most attacks, but it moderately weak against critical hits.
Iron Armor	Iron Armor can deflect all melee attacks and most magical attacks.
Diamond Armor	This diamond armor can protect you from all attacks!
Tungsten Armor	Being very bulky, tungsten armor is most commonly used for defensive purposes.
Platinum Armor	Being the most powerful armor of all, platinum armor is very efficient in defense and durability.
Chainmail	Being the least bulky armor ever, chainmail is very thin and moderately weak.
Gemwrought Mail	Armor made from gems! This special mail can only be crafted from gemstones and is good for spellcasting. It offers protection between leather and diamond but is superior to diamond overall. It also provides much more stealth.
Flower Armor	This armor is made from many different types of flowers. It was mentioned by the shopkeeper in 8BW5, but its use is unknown (possibly a boost to Earth Affinity or earth magic or perhaps purely for decoration, like dress clothes).
Royal Armor	With a helmet/crown combination, this armor is fit for royalty! Essentially the same as standard armor, its only appeal is cosmetic.
Plate	Fully covers the body and comes with gauntlets and a helmet with a visor, The knees and elbows are protected by a combination of leather and metal, providing some flexibility. This armor gives much better armor than what Knights wear but comes at a hefty price and gives a disadvantage to Stealth.

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Equipment

Heart Bonus Equipment
Hats:	Bunny Suit Hood• Electrician's Hardhat• Flamecrest• Head Sphere
Outfits:	Bubble Wrap Garb• Bunny Suit Gear• Dragon Tuxedo• Drake Scale Armor• Janitor Costume• Shadow Robes
Boots:	Bunny Suit Socks• Chicken Boots• Lit Kicks• Steel-Toed Boots• Water Golashes

Damage Bonus Equipment
Bows:	Celestial Bow• Modified Bow• Modified Crossbow
Catalysts:	Lunar Pearl• Solar Orb• Tengu Fan• Sand Storm
Claymores:	Exorcist's Greatsword• Star's Blade
Polearms:	Fathom's Pride• Resonant Aether
Staffs:	Virgo Staff
Swords:	Modified Tech Wizard Laser• Sword of the Exorcist• Sword of Fire• Sword of Storm• Sword of Water
Wands:	Aquarose Wand• Bricker• Chicken Sword• Earthen Wand• Glass Pyramid• Ophiuchus Star Wand• Snowrose Wand• Stained Glass Rod• Stormrose Wand

Equipment With Other Bonuses
Relics:	Ancient Shadow Relic• Astral Relic• Astral Rune• Basic Astral Relic• Earth Rune• Fire Rune• Ice Rune• Powerful Astral Relic• Storm Rune• Strong Astral Relic• Void Relic (disk)• Void Relic (ring)• Water Rune
Tools:	Hammer and Chisel• Ice Pick• Sifting Shovel• Steel Tools
Runes:	None.
Mounts:	Bee Cloud
Miscellaneous Equipment:	Armor• Level Ringlet

FAQs

What happens if you wear armor you aren't proficient in BG3? ›

Basically, if you're not proficient with a certain kind of Armour and try to wear it, you will be unable to use Spells and will have a Disadvantage for all Ability Checks, Saving Throws, and Attack Rolls.

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Is armour or evasion better? ›

Armor reduces physical damage taken while evasion allows you to completely negate physical damage. That being said, there are more implications to it than you might think. If I were to decide between armor and evasion for a Witch I would most certainly go for armor, because it increase your stun threshold.

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What happens if you wear armor you aren't proficient in 5e? ›

Your class gives you proficiency with certain types of armor. If you wear armor that you lack proficiency with, you have disadvantage on any ability check, saving throw, or attack roll that involves Strength or Dexterity, and you can't cast spells.

How to get heavy armor proficiency in PF2E? ›

Armor Proficiency (Feat 1)

If you already were trained in light armor, you gain Training in medium armor. If you were trained in both, you become trained in heavy armor. If you are at least 13th level, you become an expert in this armor type. Special You can select this feat more than once.

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Does armor cause spell failure in BG3? ›

If a character wears a piece of armor or a shield that they are not proficient in, they will receive penalties: They cannot cast spells. They receive Disadvantage on any roll dependent on Strength or Dexterity.

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What happens if you use a shield without proficiency in BG3? ›

Just like Armor Proficiency, using a shield without Shield Proficiency will impose Disadvantage on all Ability Checks, Saving Throws, and Attack Rolls as well as prevent spellcasting. Characters can gain Shield Proficiency from their race, class, subclass, or through the Moderately Armored Feat.

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What happens if you wear armor and you are not proficient in Pathfinder? ›

A character who is wearing armor with which he is not proficient applies its armor check Penalty to attack rolls and to all Skill Checks that involve moving. All characters except monks, sorcerers, and wizards automatically have Light Armor Proficiency as a bonus feat.

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Can you cast spells without armor proficiency? ›

If you don't have proficiency in the armor you cannot cast spells. Wizards can gain proficiency through feats.

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Can you use a weapon without proficiency? ›

Proficiency with a weapon allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with that weapon. If you make an attack roll using a weapon with which you lack proficiency, you do not add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll.

Do fighters get heavy armor proficiency in BG3? ›

Heavy Armor, is restricted to only a few classes, including Paladin, Fighter, and Clerics with the Life Domain subclass. Shield Proficiency is its own ability, but there are no individual types of shields; a character can either use a shield, or they cannot.

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What feat gives armor proficiency? ›

Feats granting armor proficiencies

Any character can take the Armor Proficiency: Leather feat to gain proficiency with leather armor. A character with leather armor proficiency, 13 or higher Strength, and 13 or higher Constitution can take the Armor Proficiency: Hide feat to gain proficiency with hide armor.

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Can you add proficiency bonus to armor? ›

Fortunately there is a way to change armor in a way that there is a sense of growth while maintaining a reasonable bounded accuracy, and that's making use of a character's proficiency bonus. This will cause a character's AC to increase as they level, adding a sense of progression and advancement.

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What happens if you aren't proficient with a weapon in BG3? ›

Any Character can still try to use any type of equipment, but if they lack the Proficiency they will suffer from certain penalties (for instance, using a non-proficient shield will hinder attack rolls, disabling any other attack proficiencies, despite providing the extra AC).

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Does armor class matter in BG3? ›

There are three types of Armour in Baldur's Gate 3, Light, Medium, and Heavy. Using armour provides Armour Class (AC), which is a measure of how difficult it is for an enemy to hit you with an attack. A higher AC means that you are more difficult to hit, while a lower AC means that you are easier to hit.

What is the penalty for wearing armor without proficiency Pathfinder? ›

A character who is wearing armor with which he is not proficient applies its armor check Penalty to attack rolls and to all Skill Checks that involve moving. All characters except monks, sorcerers, and wizards automatically have Light Armor Proficiency as a bonus feat.

Does proficiency affect armor class? ›

MAKING USE OF PROFICIENCY

This will cause a character's AC to increase as they level, adding a sense of progression and advancement.

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