Body Armor

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At times not even the most skillful of warriors can evade a weapon blow, and only his or her armour stands between blade and flesh. A piece of armour is simply any article of clothing worn upon the person that is designed to protect and defend against attack. They range from the simplest linen rags and hardened leather tunics to heavy plate armour, which only the strongest fighters can wear.

See screenshots of every character in every type of armor here.

  • Body armour is socketed only in the Expansion.
  • All armor requires 2x3 spaces in Inventory.
  • The hue and color of base items in Diablo II can vary greatly, depending on the item's modifiers.
  • Item level (ilvl): Used in many in-game calculations. Monsters must be of this level to drop the item.
  • Character level (clvl): The character level you need to be to be able to wear or equip the item.

Armor Notes[edit]

Normal[edit]

Item Item Name Properties Misc Stats
Armor-quilted.gif Quilted Armor
8-11 Defense
20 Durability
12 Str Required
Item Level: 1
Clvl Req: None
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 2
Armor-leather.gif Leather Armor
14-17 Defense
24 Durability
15 Str Required
Item Level: 3
Clvl Req: None
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 2
Armor hard-leather.gif Hard Leather Armor
21-24 Defense
28 Durability
20 Str Required
Item Level: 5
Clvl Req: None
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 2
Armor-studded.gif Studded Leather
32-35 Defense
32 Durability
27 Str Required
Item Level: 8
Clvl Req: None
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 2
Armor-ringmail.gif Ring Mail
45-48 Defense
26 Durability
36 Str Required
Item Level: 11
Clvl Req: None
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 3
Mail-scale.gif Scale Mail
57-60 Defense
36 Durability
44 Str Required
Item Level: 13
Clvl Req: None
Heavy Armor
100% Stamina Drain
10% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 2
Armor breastplate.gif Breast Plate
65-68 Defense
50 Durability
30 Str Requirement
Item Level: 18
Clvl Req: None
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 3
Mail-chain.gif Chain Mail
72-75 Defense
45 Durability
48 Str Required
Item Level: 15
Clvl Req: None
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 2
Mail-splint.gif Splint Mail
90-95 Defense
30 Durability
51 Str Required
Item Level: 20
Clvl Req: None
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 2
Plate-light-field.gif Light Plate
90-107 Defense
60 Durability
41 Str Required
Item Level: 35
Clvl Req: None
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 3
Armor-field-plate.gif Field Plate
101-105 Defense
48 Durability
55 Str Required
Item Level: 28
Clvl Req: None
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 2
Mail-plate.gif Plate Mail
108-116 Defense
60 Durability
65 Str Required
Item Level: 24
Clvl Req: None
Heavy Armor
100% Stamina Drain
10% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 2
Plate-gothic.gif Gothic Plate
128-135 Defense
55 Durability
70 Str Required
Item Level: 32
Clvl Req: None
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM: 3
Hell: 4
Armor-full-plate.gif Full Plate
150-161 Defense
70 Durability
80 Str Required
Item Level: 37
Clvl Req: None
Heavy Armor
100% Stamina Drain
10% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM: 3
Hell: 4
Armor-ancient-plate.gif Ancient Armor
218-233 Defense
60 Durability
100 Str Required
Item Level: 40
Clvl Req: None
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM: 3
Hell: 4

* Armor found on Normal or Nightmare can have at most 3 sockets. Found on Hell can have up to 4, but never more than that specific type of armor allows. This refers to grey socketed armor, not magical Jeweler's or Artisian's armor. See this table. Sockets from the socketing quest are erratic, they can be more or less than the maximum for a type of armor on a given difficulty level.

Exceptional[edit]

Exceptional armor looks just like normal armor, but comes with much higher Str and Clvl requirements, and can only be found on Nightmare or Hell in D2. It can also be found in late Act 4 and Act 5 in the Expansion, where the drops of it Exceptional items are based on Monster Levels

Item Item Name Properties Misc Stats
Armor-quilted.gif Ghost Armor
102-117 Defense
20 Durability
38 Str Required
Item Level: 34
Clvl Req: 20
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 2
Armor-leather.gif Serpentskin Armor
111-126 Defense
24 Durability
43 Str Required
Item Level: 36
Clvl Req: 24
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 2
Armor hard-leather.gif Demonhide Armor
122-136 Defense
28 Durability
50 Str Required
Item Level: 37
Clvl Req: 25
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 2
Armor-studded.gif Trellised Armor
138-153 Defense
32 Durability
61 Str Required
Item Level: 40
Clvl Req: 25
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 2
Armor-ringmail.gif Linked Mail
158-172 Defense
26 Durability
74 Str Required
Item Level: 42
Clvl Req: 25
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 3
Mail-scale.gif Tigulated Mail
176-190 Defense
36 Durability
86 Str Required
Item Level: 43
Clvl Req: 25
Heavy Armor
100% Stamina Drain
10% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 3
Armor breastplate.gif Cuirass
188-202 Defense
50 Durability
65 Str Requirement
Item Level: 47
Clvl Req: 25
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 3
Mail-chain.gif Mesh Armor
198-213 Defense
45 Durability
92 Str Required
Item Level: 45
Clvl Req: 25
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 3
Mail-splint.gif Russet Armor
225-243 Defense
30 Durability
97 Str Required
Item Level: 49
Clvl Req: 25
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 3
Plate-light-field.gif Mage Plate
225-261 Defense
60 Durability
55 Str Required
Item Level: 60
Clvl Req: 25
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 3
Armor-field-plate.gif Sharktooth Armor
242-258 Defense
48 Durability
103 Str Required
Item Level: 55
Clvl Req: 25
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 3
Mail-plate.gif Templar Coat
252-274 Defense
60 Durability
118 Str Required
Item Level: 52
Clvl Req: 25
Heavy Armor
100% Stamina Drain
10% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM/Hell: 3
Plate-gothic.gif Embossed Plate
282-303 Defense
55 Durability
125 Str Required
Item Level: 58
Clvl Req: 25
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM: 3
Hell: 4
Armor-full-plate.gif Chaos Armor
315-342 Defense
70 Durability
140 Str Required
Item Level: 61
Clvl Req: 25
Heavy Armor
100% Stamina Drain
10% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM: 3
Hell: 4
Armor-ancient-plate.gif Ornate Plate
417-450 Defense
60 Durability
170 Str Required
Item Level: 64
Clvl Req: 25
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:*
Norm/NM: 3
Hell: 4

* The most sockets possible to find in armor are 3 on normal and Nightmare, and 4 on Hell. Many types of armor can only have 2 or 3 sockets, regardless of what difficulty level they are found on. The socketing quest is erratic, it can add more or less than the maximum per difficulty level, but never more than a type of armor's max.

Elite[edit]

Elite armor is the top of the line. It does not exist in Diablo II, only in the Expansion, and can only be dropped by monsters late in Nightmare or in Hell. Monster levels hit 90 and cap there by late Act 3/Hell, so any time after that you have a chance to have any type of Elite armor dropped.


Item Item Name Properties Misc Stats
Armor-quilted.gif Dusk Shroud
361-467 Defense
20 Durability
Str Req: 77
Item Level: 65
Clvl Req: 49
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
NM: 3, Hell: 4*
Armor-leather.gif Wyrmhide
364-470 Defense
24 Durability
Str Req: 84
Item Level: 67
Clvl Req: 50
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
NM: 3, Hell: 4*
Armor hard-leather.gif Scarab Husk
369-474 Defense
28 Durability
Str Req: 95
Item Level: 68
Clvl Req: 51
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
NM: 3, Hell: 4*
Armor-studded.gif Wire Fleece
375-481 Defense
32 Durability
Str Req: 111
Item Level: 70
Clvl Req: 53
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
NM: 3, Hell: 4*
Armor-ringmail.gif Diamond Mail
383-489 Defense
26 Durability
Str Req: 131
Item Level: 72
Clvl Req: 54
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
NM: 3, Hell: 4*
Mail-scale.gif Loricated Mail
390-496 Defense
36 Durability
Str Req: 149
Item Level: 73
Clvl Req: 55
Heavy Armor
100% Stamina Drain
10% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
Hell: 4*
Armor breastplate.gif Great Hauberk
395-501 Defense
50 Durability
Str Req: 118
Item Level: 75
Clvl Req: 56
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
Hell: 4*
Mail-chain.gif Boneweave
399-505 Defense
45 Durability
Str Req: 158
Item Level: 62
Clvl Req: 47
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
NM: 3, Hell: 4*
Mail-splint.gif Balrog Skin
410-517 Defense
30 Durability
Str Req: 165
Item Level: 76
Clvl Req: 57
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
Hell: 4*
Plate-light-field.gif Archon Plate
410-524 Defense
60 Durability
Str Req: 103
Item Level: 84
Clvl Req: 63
Light Armor
No Stamina Drain
No Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
Hell: 4*
Armor-field-plate.gif Kraken Shell
417-523 Defense
48 Durability
Str Req: 174
Item Level: 81
Clvl Req: 61
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
Hell: 4*
Mail-plate.gif Hellforge Plate
421-530 Defense
60 Durability
Str Req: 196
Item Level: 78
Clvl Req: 59
Heavy Armor
100% Stamina Drain
10% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
Hell: 4*
Plate-gothic.gif Lacquered Plate
433-541 Defense
55 Durability
Str Req: 208
Item Level: 82
Clvl Req: 62
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
Hell: 4*
Armor-full-plate.gif Shadow Plate
446-557 Defense
70 Durability
Str Req: 230
Item Level: 85
Clvl Req: 64
Heavy Armor
100% Stamina Drain
10% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
Hell: 4*
Armor-ancient-plate.gif Sacred Armor
487-600 Defense
60 Durability
Str Req: 232
Item Level: 88
Clvl Req: 66
Medium Armor
50% Stamina Drain
5% Speed Loss
Max Sockets:
Hell: 4*