Best Heavy Armor And Locations In Baldur's Gate 3

If you intend to fight the forces of evil, whether pesky Goblins or dreadful Mind Flayers, it's always nice to ensure you're appropriately dressed for the occasion. Luckily, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Baldur's Gate 3 has a plethora of equipment to choose from, from simple clothing to the three main types of armor from Dungeons & Dragons — which B♐aldur's Gate bases itself on — light, medium, and heavy armor.

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Our focus here will be on the latter, with the best heavy armor you can find, ensuring your strong frontline-type character can endure the punishment it takes to be in front of your friends, taking all the h🏅its and live to strike back whoever attacked you.

Updated on October 11, 2024, by Lucas Olah: Are you still searching for something nice to wear while tearing your enemies apart? Well, we decided to add a couple of extra options for you, making your life a bit easier. Along with the new choices, we've also added quick reference tables for you to have an easier time locating each heavy armor here, along with a quick read of their benefits for your character.

This article discusses options♔ from early in the gam🌠e and Act 3 content, meaning you'll likely ditch earlier entries for the later ones as you go.

When replacing your armor for something better, consider giving the old one to a compan༒ion who can also wear heavy armor!

10 💦 Chain Mail +1🦂

A Great Beginning

Chain Mail +1 icon from Baldur's Gate 3.

Act	Any
AC	17
Where To Find	Sold by multiple vendors wh🀅enever you hit level 4.
Other Effects	All slashing damage is reduced by 1. Disadvantage on Stealth Checks.

There's no better place to start than the easiest one to get. It's a simple armor with an AC (armor class) of 17 — enemies need to roll this number o𒀰r more on their attack to hit yo𓆉u — and it decreases any slashing damage you'll receive by one.

There's nothing more to it, 🗹and you'll definitely replace this one with the other options here, but it's worth men🦩tioning because of how easy it is to get. Around level four, the vendors from the Emerald Grove will start selling them. It's the first real armor a heavy armor build will get.

9 Adamantine Splint Armor 💃 💧

Only Losers Take Critical Hits

Adamantine Splint Armor icon from Baldur's Gate 3.

Act	Act 1
AC	18
Where To Find	Obtain the mould and to forge it at the168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Adamantine Forge
Other Effects	Reduces all damage by 2. Whoever hits you will receive a -1 penalty on attack rolls for three turns. You can't receive critical hits. Disadvantage on Stealth checks.

Your best option while still in Act 1 is here. It's made with one of the best metals, giving the armor an AC of 18, and it cancels critical hits — you'll still get hit when the opponent rolls 20; it just won't be critical. All damage you receive is decreased by two hit points, and the enemy gets⛦ the Reeling condition whenever they hit you, which gives them a -1 on their Attack Rolls — meaning their next strike will be harder to hit.

This armor, along with all the other Adamantine gear, has to be made in the Adamantine Forge in the Underdark. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:You can only forge two items, so be sure of your choices before making them. And watch out for the boss in the forge — m🌼ake sure you're wielding bludgeoning weapons.

8 🥃 Flawed Helldusk Armor

Unleash The Fires Of Avernus

Flawed Helldusk Armor icon from Baldur's Gate 3.

Act	Act 2
AC	18
Where To Find	Forged by Dammon with at the Last Light Inn.
Other Effects	Enemies within 2m of you who hit may receive 1d4 fire damage. All piercing damage is reduced by 1. Disadvantage on Stealth checks.

Though the Flawed Helldusk Armor isn't the perfect version of the armor (which we'll get into), this version is🔯 pretty good, too, especially because you can get it at the beginning of Act 2, whenever you find Dammon again at the Last Light Inn. You can give him Infernal Iron to forge with, along with boots and a helmet — just make sure you fix Karlach bܫefore getting rid of the exceeding Infernal Iron.

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Its AC is 18, and it decrꦛeases a൩ny piercing damage you receive by one. When someone 2m away from you or less hits you, there's a chance they'll receive a d4 of fire damage, which comes in hand as extra damage that you need to do absolutely nothing to trigger.

By default, every heavy armor gives you a disadvantage on ꦓStealth rolls, and they don't give you additional AC from your Dexteriꦏty.

7 Ripplingꦿ Force Mail

Dammon Disapproves

Rippling Force Mail icon from Baldur's Gate 3.

Act	Act 2
AC	17
Where To Find	💙At Dammon's shop in the Last Light﷽ Inn, on the second floor.
Other Effects	Triggers the Force Conduit effect when you take bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage. Disadvantage on Stealth checks.

Dammon has 🎃a lot of armor to sell for heavy-armor enthusiasts. However, if you're not satisfied with his stuff, you can steal other optio𒀰ns he leaves around. This mail has a base AC of 17 and a unique feature called Force Conduit that triggers whenever you receive bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing damage.

Force Conduit reduces damage from these sour🎀ces by one, and it stacks the more you get hit. Eventually, you'll blow up and damage people around you for 1d4 force damage.

6 🧸 Armor Of Devotion 🌼

Great For Oath Bearers (Or Breakers)

Armor of Devotion icon from Baldur's Gate 3.

Act	Act 2
AC	18
Where To Find	Sold by Roah Moonglow in Moonrise Towers
Other Effects	Has a feature that allows you to restore your Channel Oath ability once per long rest. Disadvantage on Stealth checks.

ꦐFound in Act 2, this armor is mostly good for Paladins only, but it's worth mentioning. It has an AC of 18 and a unique property called Eternal Devotion, which lets you restore one use of your Channel Oath once per long rest.

That's a Paladin-exclusive trait, hence the 'mostly goo♐d for♏ Paladins only.'

If you want this armor for yourself, be on the lookout for a merchant called Roah Moonglღow in Moonrise Towers.

5 Reaper's Embrace

Ketheric Doesn't Need It Anymore

Reaper's Embrace icon from Baldur's Gate 3.

Act	Act 2
AC	19
Where To Find	Loot Ketheric Thorm's corpse.
Other Effects	Reduces all damage by 2. Toggleable passive Reaper's Rigidity: you can't be moved against your will by spells or actions, but you'll get disadvantage on dexterity saving throws when the passive is on. Exclusive ability Howl the Dead: people near you may be affected when activated, halving their movement speed, and giving you advantage when attacking those affected. Disadvantage on Stealth checks.

If you've made a character with heavy armor, a shield, and a one-handed weapon, you'll love defeating Act 2's main boss, Ketheric Thorm, as he fights with the same setup. The armor in question is the , which has one꧃ of the best aesthetics. But don't worry, it's got more than looks.

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Its AC is 19, and it also decreases the damage you take by two. It also has a unique characteristic (which can be turned on and off) that impedes anyone from moving you against your will, at the cost of giving you a disadvantage in Dexterity Saving Throws. Depending on how vertical the map you're fighting on is, this is a neat trait to turn on.🐼 It also gives you the unique cantrip Howl the Dead, which halveꦏs the movement of everyone near you and gives you an advantage when attacking the affected enemies.

4 Blackguard's Plate

Protect Mind And Body

Blackguard's Plate icon from Baldur's Gate 3.

Act	Act 3
AC	19
Where to Find	Looted fr🍎om one of th♐e Death Knights that guard the entrance of the Murder Tribunal.
Other Effects	Reduces all damage by 1. Advantage on wisdom saving throws. Disadvantage on Stealth checks.

While this armor is good, it only 𝐆appears during Act 3, where you can find better armor already. Still, this one mi💮ght be worth leaving to a companion in case you've already found better heavy armor for yourself.

It has an AC of 19, and it reduces any damage by one. It also gives an advantage to any wisdom saving throws, which is pretty good if your race doesn't give y꧑ou that already. Essentially, mind-controlling you will be harder.

3 🙈 Emblazoned Plate Of The Marshal

Wyll Disapproves

Emblazoned Plate of the Marshal icon from Baldur's Gate 3.

Act	Act 3
AC	19
Where To Find	Loot Ulder Ravengard's corpse.
Other Effects	Reduces all damage by 2. Resistance to fire damage. +2 bonus to saving throws. Allows you to cast the spell Fire Shield once per long rest. Disadvantage on Stealth checks.

Be careful if you want this one; you'll have to be a bit evil. This plate armor can be found in Act 3 on Duke Ravengard's corpse, meaning you'll have to let a key character — 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:for Wyll, at least — die to get it.

The AC is also 19, and all incoming damage is decreased by two. Other than that, you'll get resistance against fire damage and a bonus of +2 to any saving throw you make. Lastly, you get the spell , which gives you resistance to fire🙈 and causes cold damage on enemies who attack you with melee strikes or cold damage💙 as it causes fire damage on enemies. You'll choose which option you want upon casting.

2 Armor Of Persistence 🌠

Endure And Survive

Armor of Persistence icon from Baldur's Gate 3.

Act	Act 3
AC	20
Where To Find	Sold by Dammon in Baldur's Gate
Other Effects	Reduces all damage by 2. Gives the cantrips Resistance and Blade Ward as passive effects. Disadvantage on Stealth checks.

A heavy armor that by itself reaches an AC of 20 is already a big deal, but luckily for us, that's just the beginning. Along with this absurd AC, all damage you take is reduced by two, and it gives you the effects of the cantrips Resistance and at all times as passive bonuses.

Resistance gives you a 1d4 bonus to any saving throws you make, while Blade Ward gives you resistance against bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage. So not only are you ꩵhard to hit, but these hits will hurt less. Dammon will sell this one once you find him in Baldur's Gate.

1 🌟 Helldusk Armor 𒊎

Become Untouchable

Helldusk Armor icon from Baldur's Gate 3.

Act	Act 3
AC	21
Where To Find	Loot Raphael's corpse.
Other Effects	Everyone is proficient to wear this armor. If you succeed in a saving throw, whoever forced you to roll it will burn for three turns. Resistance to fire damage. Immunity from the burn condition. Reduces all damage by 3. Allows you to cast Fly as a bonus action once per long rest.

This armor has a bit of a cheating property, as it gives heavy armor proficiency to whoever wears it — meaning your Wiz𝓡ard can wear it with no problem — but it's still heavy armor, and it's also one of the best in the busine♋ss. It's also the only Legendary here, another hint of how good it is.

Its base AC is 21, which is already impressive, and it punishes enemy spellcasters by burning them every time you succeed in a saving throw against their spells. ꧋It gives you resistance against fire, makes you immune to the Burned condition, and removes three hit points of damage from any attack you receive, no matter the source. If you have Heavy Armor Master, it'll remove six hit points of damage from non-magical weapon attacks, which is a nice stack. Lastly, it lets you cast Fly, just for kicks.

You'll get this armor at the House of Hope, beating none other than the Devil Raphael. Digging through the House, you can also find 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:other pieces of the Helldusk Armor, making a nice set for you.

If you stack this with , your AC will reach 24.

You can even do that with Human or Half-Elf spellcasters, as anyone can wear the armor, and the꧅se races get shield proficiency.

10 💦 Chain Mail +1🦂

A Great Beginning

9 Adamantine Splint Armor 💃 💧

Only Losers Take Critical Hits

8 🥃 Flawed Helldusk Armor

Unleash The Fires Of Avernus

7 Ripplingꦿ Force Mail

Dammon Disapproves

6 🧸 Armor Of Devotion 🌼

Great For Oath Bearers (Or Breakers)

5 Reaper's Embrace

Ketheric Doesn't Need It Anymore

4 Blackguard's Plate

Protect Mind And Body

3 🙈 Emblazoned Plate Of The Marshal

Wyll Disapproves

2 Armor Of Persistence 🌠

Endure And Survive

1 🌟 Helldusk Armor 𒊎

Become Untouchable

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