Heavy Armour

Heavy Armour offers a lot of protection in exchange for maneuverability. The higher your strength, the better your proficiency with heavy armour will be. Using heavy armour can slow your traveling speed but will also serve as good protection for tank characters which have Taunt mode on and anticipate heavy damage. While using heavy armour and heavy weapons, a character's strength skill will increase, making it easier for that character to use these items.

The following values assume [Standard] quality.

Headgear

There are six Heavy Armour Headgear options. The Bucket Zukin and the Paladins Heavy Hachigane are commonly worn by members of The Holy Nation's military. The Samurai Helmet is worn by United Cities' high level Samurai. Spiked Helmets are worn by Dust Bandits and other types of bandits. Finally, the Tin Can is associated with various groups native to the United Cities.

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Image	Name	Value	Coverage	Blunt Res.	Cut Res.	Cut Eff.	Harpoon Res.
	Ancient Samurai Helmet [1]	1,818	95%	18%	32%	50%	26 pts
	Bucket Zukin	1,788	85%	12%	28%	65%	23 pts
	Crab Helmet	1,818	100%	31%	43%	85%	40 pts
	Paladins Heavy Hachigane	1,818	90%	28%	39%	65%	35 pts
	Samurai Helmet	1,818	100%	29%	52%	70%	44 pts
	Spiked Helmet	1,272	90%	24%	39%	60%	35 pts
	Tin Can	1,818	100%	27%	48%	65%	81 pts

[1]: It's not possible to find in-game nor craft your own.

Body Armour

There are seven Heavy Body Armour options. Ancient Samurai Armour is worn by characters in some way related to the Second Empire (Exile). Crab Armour is worn by the Crab Raiders. Empire Samurai Armour is worn by some military characters of the Empire. The Holy Plate Chest is commonly worn by members of The Holy Nation's military. Samurai Armour is worn by United Cities' Samurai and by the Mercenary Guild. Mercenary Plates are worn commonly by Manhunters and the Slave Traders' Guards and other types of guards. Unholy Chest Plate is a version of Holy Chest plate for people who don't want to be connected with the Holy Nation.

All Heavy Body Armours except Crab Armour are worth the same amount of cats for corresponding quality types. This is due to Crab Armour having a 0.8x relative price modifier.

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Image	Name	Value	Coverage	Blunt Res.	Cut Res.	Cut Eff.	Harpoon Res.
	Ancient Samurai Armour	6,061	Chest: 90% Stomach: 70% Arms: 70%	18%	29%	80%	26 pts
	Crab Armour	4,848	Chest: 100% Stomach: 100% Arms: 90%	28%	43%	90%	43 pts
	Holy Chest Plate	6,061	Chest: 100% Stomach: 100% Arms: 25% Legs: 40%	22%	39%	95%	35 pts
	Empire Samurai Armour	6,061	Chest: 100% Stomach: 85% Arms: 85%	26%	39%	90%	35 pts
	Mercenary Plate	6,061	Chest: 100% Stomach: 70% Arms: 90%	21%	32%	80%	26 pts
	Samurai Armour	6,061	Chest: 100% Stomach: 85% Arms: 85%	26%	39%	90%	35 pts
	Unholy Chest Plate	6,061	Chest: 100% Stomach: 100% Arms: 25% Legs: 40%	22%	39%	95%	35 pts

Legwear

There are three Heavy Legwear options. Ancient Samurai Legplates can be found on a few characters in some way related to the Second Empire (Exile). Crab Trousers are worn by the Crab Raiders. Samurai Legplates can be found on United Cities Samurai, Shek warriors and many other characters.

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Image	Name	Value	Coverage	Blunt Res.	Cut Res.	Cut Eff.	Harpoon Res.
	Ancient Samurai Legplates	3,030	Stomach: 50% Legs 100%	18%	32%	80%	26 pts
	Crab Trousers	2,424	Legs: 95%	21%	36%	90%	31 pts
	Samurai Legplates	3,030	Stomach 50% Legs 100%	26%	39%	90%	35 pts

Footwear

There are two Heavy Legwear options. Crab Shoes can be found on the Crab Raiders. Samurai Boots can be found on United Cities Samurai guards and many other characters.

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Image	Name	Value	Coverage	Blunt Res.	Cut Res.	Cut Eff.	Harpoon Res.
	Ancient Samurai Boots [1]	727	Legs: 40%	18%	32%	90%	26 pts
	Crab Shoes	606	Legs: 25%	18%	32%	90%	26 pts
	Samurai Boots	1,212	Legs: 40%	26%	39%	100%	35 pts

[1]: It's not possible to find in-game nor craft your own.