Body Armor
April 4, 2017
15:25
As with Headgear, there's three types of Body Armor - Heavy, Medium, Light.  There's also a couple pieces which are freely wearable by any class, and unique pieces of gear for certain classes which are listed in their relevant sections.
Heavy: Knights, Dragoons, Samurai, Berserkers, Mystic Knights
Medium: Knights, Dragoons, Samurai, Berserkers, Mystic Knights, Monks, Thieves, Ninjas, Rangers, Blue Mages, Red Mages, Beastmasters, Chemists, Dancers
Light: White Mages, Black Mages, Time Mages, Summoners, Blue Mages, Red Mages, Chemists, Geomancers, Bards, Dancers
Armor
Class
Defense
Magic Defense
Magic Evade
Where to find
Notes
Leather Armor
All
1
1
Bought: Act 1, Tule
Cotton Robe
Light
2
4
15
Bought: Act 1, Carwen, Walse
Copper Cuirass
Medium
3
2
Bought: Act 1, Carwen
Bronze Armor
Heavy
4
2
Bought: Act 1, Carwen
Kenpo Gi
Medium
5
2
Bought: Act 1, Walse
Strength +1 while equipped
Iron Armor
Heavy
6
2
Bought: Act 1, Walse
Silk Robe
Light
4
6
16
Found: Act 1, Walse Tower
Bought: Act 1, Karnak
Silver Plate
Medium
7
2
Bought: Act 1, Karnak
Mythril Armor
Heavy
9
2
Bought: Act 1, Karnak
Ninja Suit
Medium
9
2
Found: Act 1, Ancient Library
Bought: Act 1, Jacole
Bought: Act 2, Lix/Regole/Bal/Quelb
Agility +1 while equipped
Sage's Surplice
Light
6
8
17
Bought: Act 1, Jacole/Crescent
Immune to Silence while equipped
Gold Armor
Heavy
12
2
Found: Act 1, Ronka Ruins
Bought: Act 2, Regole/Bal/Quelb/Surgate
Gaia Gear
Light
8
10
18
Bought: Act 2, Regole/Bal/Quelb/Surgate
While equipped, enhances the damage dealt by Earth abilities by 50%
Bone Mail
Medium
30
5
11
Found: Act 2, Drakenvale
Steal: Interdimensional Rift, Void, Necromancer
Makes the wearer Undead while worn
Grants a variety of status immunities, elemental guards/weaknesses, etc.
See the Bone Mail section for details about this powerful, if finicky, piece of equipment
Power Sash
Medium
11
0
Bought: Act 2, Quelb/Surgate
Strength +3 while equipped
Luminous Robe
Light
11
12
19
Bought: Act 2, Moore
Magic +2 while equipped
Diamond Plate
Medium
13
2
Bought: Act 2, Moore
While equipped, halves Bolt damage received
Diamond Armor
Heavy
15
2
Bought: Act 2, Moore
While equipped, halves Bolt damage received
Black Robe
Light
14
14
20
Found: Act 3, Pyramid
Bought: Act 3, Phantom Village/Dwarf Kingdom
Magic +5 while equipped
White Robe
Light
14
14
20
Found: Act 3, Pyramid
Bought: Act 3, Phantom Village/Dwarf Kingdom
Magic +3 while equipped
Because Stamina from equipment does essentially nothing, Black Robe is simply superior
Black Garb
Medium
17
2
Found: Act 3, Pyramid
Bought: Act 3, Phantom Village/Dwarf Kingdom
Strength +1, Agility +1 while equipped
Crystal Armor
Heavy
20
2
Found: Act 3, Pyramid
Bought: Act 3, Phantom Village/Dwarf Kingdom
Mirage Vest
Medium
14
4
3
Found: Act 3, Phantom Village
Steal: Act 2, Oiseaurare, Exdeath's Castle (second visit)
Steal: Act 3, Oiseaurare, Solitary Island Temple
While equipped, begin battle with a single layer of Blink (see status effects)
If you change weapon hands in-battle, this Blink refreshes (likely the result of an oversight/glitch)
Genji Armor
Heavy
22
2
Steal: Interdimensional Rift, Void, Gilgamesh (during Necrophobia fight)
While equipped, Immune to Confuse and Toad