Armor
Armor works much like one would expect. It raises defense and magic defense, but lowers the evade rate.
* These items increase power by 10 (and since Hit% and Attack are functions of Power it increases them too). You can only get the increase for these items once (that is, you do not get double the increase by equipping two of these items).
** These items give Agility bonuses (and since Evade is a function of Agility it increases that too). You can only get the Agility bonus once (that is, you do not get double the increase by equipping two of these items).
*** These items can be bought only after you give the Mithril to Tobul and before you free Hilda from the Arena.
Some items protect against certain types of damage, and you can only get that type of protection once. That is, equipping the Diamond Helmet and the Diamond Gauntlet will not give you any more protection against Bolt than just equipping one of them. However, equipping the Diamond Helmet and the Ice Gauntlet will protect you against Bolt and Fire.
In the Location column, F. means "found in" and B. means "bought in." If a piece of armor can be bought, the location column only shows where it can be bought, and if it can not be bought it only shows the first place it can be found. For more complete information on the location of armor, see the Treasure list. All armor can be equipped by and works equally well for all characters.
HELMETS
| NAME | COST | DEF. | EVAD | MDEF | OTHER | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leather Helmet | 80 | 1 | 2 | 0 | None | B. Altea |
| Bronze Helmet | 200 | 2 | 5 | 0 | None | B. Palm |
| Mithril Helmet | 300 | 4 | 5 | 5 | None | B. Altea*** |
| Giant Helmet | 600 | 6 | 13 | 5 | * | B. Phin City |
| Ribbon Helmet | 10000 | 10 | 0 | 21 | Protects against status ailments and elemental attacks | F. Pandemonium |
| Goldpin Helmet | 600 | 11 | -8 | 10 | ** | F. Mysidia Cave |
| Spiral Helmet | 50 | 12 | 2 | 5 | * | F. Leviathon |
| Flame Helmet | 1000 | 13 | 14 | 5 | Protects against Ice | F. Mysidia Tower |
| Diamond Helmet | 5000 | 17 | 25 | 5 | Protects against Bolt | F. Whirlwind |
| Genji Helmet | 20000 | 30 | 31 | 10 | None | F. Pandemonium |
GAUNTLETS
| NAME | COST | DEF. | EVAD | MDEF | OTHER | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leather Gauntlet | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | None | B. Altea |
| Bronze Gauntlet | 300 | 3 | 8 | 0 | None | B. Palm |
| Mithril Gauntlet | 800 | 6 | 8 | 5 | None | B. Altea*** |
| Thief Gauntlet | 1000 | 15 | -7 | 5 | ** | B. Mysidia |
| Giant Gauntlet | 2000 | 15 | 17 | 5 | * | B. Mysidia |
| Defense Gauntlet | 5000 | 18 | 3 | 21 | Protects against Death | F. Jade |
| Power Gauntlet | 5000 | 19 | 3 | 5 | * |
F. Leviathon |
| Ice Gauntlet | 5000 | 20 | 22 | 5 | Protects against Fire | F. Mysidia Tower |
| Diamond Gauntlet | 8000 | 25 | 34 | 5 | Protects against Bolt | F. Whirlwind |
| Genji Gauntlet | 20000 | 45 | 47 | 10 | None | F. Pandemonium |
ARMOR
| NAME | COST | DEF. | EVAD | MDEF | OTHER | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clothes Armor | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | None | B. Altea |
| Leather Armor | 100 | 2 | 6 | 0 | None | B. Gatea |
| Copper Armor | 200 | 5 | 5 | 5 | None | B. Palm |
| Bronze Armor | 400 | 5 | 14 | 0 | None | B. Salmando |
| Silver Armor | 400 | 10 | 5 | 5 | None | B. Bofsk |
| Mithril Armor | 1000 | 10 | 14 | 5 | None | B. Altea*** |
| Gold Armor | 2500 | 15 | 19 | 5 | Protects against Aero and Mist | B. Phin City |
| Ruby Armor | 800 | 15 | 5 | 5 | None | B. B.Mask City |
| Knight Armor | 5000 | 22 | 26 | 5 | None | B. Mysidia |
| Quartz Armor | 1000 | 22 | 5 | 5 | None | B. Phin City |
| Power Armor | 50 | 25 | 5 | 5 | * | F. Leviathon |
| Flame Armor | 10000 | 29 | 33 | 5 | Protects against Fire | F. Phin Basement |
| WhtRobe Armor | 5000 | 30 | 5 | 21 | Protects against status ailments, raises Soul by 10 | F. Mysidia Tower |
| BlkRobe Armor | 5000 | 35 | 5 | 21 | Protects against elemental attacks, raises Intelligence by 10 | F. Mysidia Tower |
| Ice Armor | 10000 | 36 | 40 | 5 | Protects against Ice | F. Mysidia Tower |
| Black Armor | 2500 | 40 | -10 | 5 | ** | F. Mysidia Cave |
| Diamond Armor | 20000 | 43 | 5 | 5 | None | F. Paramekia |
| Diamond Armor(2) | 2000 | 43 | 47 | 5 | Protects against Bolt | F. Whirlwind |
| Dragon Armor | 65000 | 50 | 54 | 5 | None | F. Jade |
| Genji Armor | 30000 | 75 | 79 | 10 | None | F. Pandemonium |