Body Armor

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

• Light Armor: 0% stamina drain and speed penalty.
• Medium Armor: +50% stamina drain and 5% speed penalty.
• Heavy Armor: +100% stamina drain and 10% speed penalty.
  
  

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Item	Item Name	Properties	Misc Stats
	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
	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
	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
	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
	Ring Mail	45-48 Defense 26 Durability 36 Str Required Item Level: 11 Clvl Req: None	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM/Hell: 3
	Scale Mail	57-60 Defense 36 Durability 44 Str Required Item Level: 13 Clvl Req: None	Heavy Armor 10% Stamina Drain 10% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM/Hell: 2
	Breast Plate	50-65 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
	Chain Mail	72-75 Defense 45 Durability 48 Str Required Item Level: 15 Clvl Req: None	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM/Hell: 2
	Splint Mail	90-95 Defense 30 Durability 51 Str Required Item Level: 20 Clvl Req: None	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM/Hell: 2
	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
	Field Plate	101-105 Defense 48 Durability 55 Str Required Item Level: 28 Clvl Req: None	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM/Hell: 2
	Plate Mail	108-116 Defense 60 Durability 65 Str Required Item Level: 24 Clvl Req: None	Heavy Armor 10% Stamina Drain 10% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM/Hell: 2
	Gothic Plate	128-135 Defense 55 Durability 70 Str Required Item Level: 32 Clvl Req: None	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM: 3 Hell: 4
	Full Plate	150-161 Defense 70 Durability 80 Str Required Item Level: 37 Clvl Req: None	Heavy Armor 10% Stamina Drain 10% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM: 3 Hell: 4
	Ancient Armor	218-233 Defense 60 Durability 100 Str Required Item Level: 40 Clvl Req: None	Medium Armor 5% 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

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
	Ghost Armor	102-117 Defense 22 Durability 38 Str Required Item Level: 34 Clvl Req: 20	Light Armor No Stamina Drain No Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM/Hell: 2
	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
	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
	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
	Linked Mail	158-172 Defense 26 Durability 74 Str Required Item Level: 42 Clvl Req: 25	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM/Hell: 3
	Tigulated Mail	176-190 Defense 36 Durability 86 Str Required Item Level: 43 Clvl Req: 25	Heavy Armor 10% Stamina Drain 10% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM/Hell: 3
	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
	Mesh Armor	198-213 Defense 45 Durability 92 Str Required Item Level: 45 Clvl Req: 25	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM/Hell: 3
	Russet Armor	225-243 Defense 30 Durability 97 Str Required Item Level: 49 Clvl Req: 25	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM/Hell: 3
	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
	Sharktooth Armor	242-258 Defense 48 Durability 103 Str Required Item Level: 55 Clvl Req: 25	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM/Hell: 3
	Templar Plate	252-274 Defense 60 Durability 118 Str Required Item Level: 52 Clvl Req: 25	Heavy Armor 10% Stamina Drain 10% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM/Hell: 3
	Embossed Plate	282-303 Defense 55 Durability 125 Str Required Item Level: 58 Clvl Req: 25	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM: 3 Hell: 4
	Chaos Armor	315-342 Defense 70 Durability 140 Str Required Item Level: 61 Clvl Req: 25	Heavy Armor 10% Stamina Drain 10% Speed Loss Max Sockets:* Norm/NM: 3 Hell: 4
	Ornate Armor	417-450 Defense 60 Durability 170 Str Required Item Level: 64 Clvl Req: 25	Medium Armor 5% 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

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
	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*
	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*
	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*
	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*
	Diamond Mail	383-489 Defense 26 Durability Str Req: 131 Item Level: 72 Clvl Req: 54	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets: NM: 3, Hell: 4*
	Loricated Mail	390-496 Defense 36 Durability Str Req: 149 Item Level: 73 Clvl Req: 55	Heavy Armor 10% Stamina Drain 10% Speed Loss Max Sockets: Hell: 4*
	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*
	Boneweave	399-505 Defense 45 Durability Str Req: 158 Item Level: 62 Clvl Req: 47	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets: NM: 3, Hell: 4*
	Balrog Skin	410-517 Defense 30 Durability Str Req: 165 Item Level: 76 Clvl Req: 57	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets: Hell: 4*
	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*
	Kraken Shell	417-523 Defense 48 Durability Str Req: 174 Item Level: 81 Clvl Req: 61	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets: Hell: 4*
	Hellforge Plate	421-530 Defense 60 Durability Str Req: 196 Item Level: 78 Clvl Req: 59	Heavy Armor 10% Stamina Drain 10% Speed Loss Max Sockets: Hell: 4*
	Lacquered Plate	433-531 Defense 55 Durability Str Req: 208 Item Level: 82 Clvl Req: 62	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets: Hell: 4*
	Shadow Plate	446-557 Defense 70 Durability Str Req: 230 Item Level: 85 Clvl Req: 64	Heavy Armor 10% Stamina Drain 10% Speed Loss Max Sockets: Hell: 4*
	Sacred Armor	487-600 Defense 60 Durability Str Req: 232 Item Level: 88 Clvl Req: 66	Medium Armor 5% Stamina Drain 5% Speed Loss Max Sockets: Hell: 4*

* The most sockets possible to find in armor are 3 on normal and Nightmare, and 4 on Hell. All types of elite armor can have four sockets, but most can only be found on Hell, due to their very high Item Levels. So if found on Nightmare they'd have at most 3 sockets, and up to 4 if found on Hell. The socketing quest can add more or less than the maximum per difficulty level, it's very erratic.