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Medium Armour is Armour which provides more protection than Light Armour and less than Heavy Armour, as well as a generally moderate stats debuff.

The following values assume [Standard] quality.

Headgear[]

There are twelve headgear options.

View Headgear List
Name Value Protection Skills
Blunt Cut Cut Eff. Harpoon Coverage
Armoured Face Plates
Armoured Face Plates[1]
1,693 21% 35% 90% 35 pts Head 75%
Armoured Hood
Armoured Hood
1,693 21% 35% 70% 35 pts Head 90% Crossbows 0.9x
Melee Atk -2
Melee Def -2
Blackened Chainmail Tagelmust
Blackened Chainmail Tagelmust[2]
2,285 8% 36% 60% 23 pts Head 90% Duststorm 70%
Flared Helmet
Flared Helmet
1,693 21% 35% 70% 35 pts Head 90%
Iron Hat
Iron Hat
1,693 21% 35% 80% 35 pts Head 70% Perception +4
Karuta Zukin
Karuta Zukin
1,959 10% 26% 60% 23 pts Head 80% Duststorms 20%

Acid 20%

Kusari Zukin
Kusari Zukin
1,632 10% 26% 60% 23 pts Head 80% Duststorms 20%

Acid 20%

Masked Helmet
Masked Helmet
1,693 21% 35% 70% 35 pts Head 100% Perception -5
Ninja Mask
Ninja Mask[2]
830 14% 3% 80% 0 pts Head 90% Duststorm 40%

Gas 40%

Police Helmet
Police Helmet
1,693 25% 35% 70% 35 pts Head 100% Duststorm 75%

Crossbows 0.6x
Dodge 0.6x
Melee Atk -2
Perception -10

Rusty Chainmail Tagelmust
Rusty Chainmail Tagelmust
1,795 5% 26% 60% 16 pts Head 90% Duststorm 70%
Visored Helmet
Visored Helmet
1,693 21% 35% 70% 35 pts Head 90% Perception -5

[1]: This item has a listed 1.05x stealth that is never applied due to being medium armor.
[2]: This item has a listed 1.10x stealth that is never applied due to being medium armor.

Shirts[]

There are six options for medium armour shirts available for Humans and Sheks and three options designed specifically for Hivers. All items in this category have a combat speed modifier of 0.97x.

View Shirts List
Name Value Protection Skills
Blunt Cut Cut Eff. Harpoon Coverage
Blackened Chain Shirt
Blackened Chain Shirt
11,427 8% 20% 60% 11pts Chest 100%
Stomach 100%
Arms 25%
Stealth 0.54x
Crossbows 0.80x
Dodge 0.9x
Dexterity 0.90x
BlackenedChainMail
Blackened Chainmail
11,427 10% 25% 60% 14pts Chest 100%
Stomach 100%
Arms 100%
Stealth 0.54x
Crossbows 0.7x
Dodge 0.9x
Dexterity 0.85x
Blackened Chain Hive Shirt
Blackened Chain Hive Shirt[1]
11,427 8% 20% 60% 11pts Chest 100%
Stomach 100%
Stealth 0.54x
Crossbows 0.8x
Dodge 0.9x
Dexterity 0.9x
Chainshirt Icon
Chain Shirt
8,163 8% 20% 60% 11pts Chest 100%
Stomach 100%
Arms 25%
Stealth 0.35x
Crossbows 0.8x
Dodge 0.9x
Dexterity 0.9x
ChainMail
Chainmail
8,163 8% 20% 70% 11pts Chest 100%
Stomach 100%
Arms 100%
Stealth 0.33x
Crossbows 0.7x
Dodge 0.9x
Dexterity 0.85x
Hiver Chain Shirt
Hiver Chain Shirt[1]
8,163 8% 20% 60% 11pts Chest 100%
Stomach 100%
Stealth 0.35x
Crossbows 0.8x
Dodge 0.9x
Dexterity 0.9x
Rusted Hive Shirt
Rusted Hive Shirt[1]
8,163 6% 16% 60% 7pts Chest 100%
Stomach 100%
Stealth 0.32x
Crossbows 0.8x
Dodge 0.9x
Dexterity 0.90x
ChainShirtRust
Rusty Chain Shirt
8,163 6% 16% 60% 7pts Chest 100%
Stomach 100%
Arms 25%
Stealth 0.32x
Crossbows 0.8x
Dodge 0.8x
Dexterity 0.90x
ChainMailRust
Rusty Chainmail
8,163 6% 16% 60% 7pts Chest 100%
Stomach 100%
Arms 100%
Stealth 0.30x
Crossbows 0.7x
Dodge 0.8x
Dexterity 0.85x

[1]: It can be used by hivers.

Body Armour[]

There are seven Medium Body Armour options.

View Body Armour List
Name Value Protection Skills
Blunt Cut Cut Eff. Harpoon Coverage
Armoured Rags
Armoured Rags[1]
4,515 21% 35% 90% 35pts Chest 90%
Stomach 20%
Arms 80%
Crossbow 0.8x
Combat Speed 0.98x
Dexterity 0.9x
Melee Def -5
Martial Arts +4
Conscript Leather Armour
Conscript Leather Armour
2,163 16% 26% 70% - Chest 100%
Stomach 70%
Arms 80%
Stealth 0.81x
Crossbow 0.9x
Dodge 0.9x
Martial Arts -4
Hack Stopper Jacket
Hack Stopper Jacket
2,492 12% 17% 80% - Chest 100%
Stomach 100%
Arms 100%
Stealth 0.54x
Crossbows 0.6x
Dodge 0.8x
Dexterity 0.8x
Martial Arts -10
Mercenary Leather Armour
Mercenary Leather Armour
2,848 16% 24% 70% 13pts Chest 100%
Stomach 70%
Arms 80%
Stealth 0.81x
Crossbow 0.9x
Dodge 0.9x
Martial Arts -4
Police Armour
Plate Jacket
4,273 14% 24% 70% 13pts Chest 100%
Stomach 100%
Arms 100%
Stealth 0.72x
Crossbow 0.8x
Dodge 0.8x
Dexterity 0.9x
Assassination 0.8x
Martial Arts -5
Black Plate Jacket
Black Plate Jacket
4,273 14% 24% 70% 13pts Chest 100%
Stomach 100%
Arms 100%
Crossbow 0.8x
Dodge 0.8x
Dexterity 0.9x
Martial Arts -5
Police Armour
White Plate Jacket
4,273 14% 24% 70% 13pts Chest 100%
Stomach 100%
Arms 100%
Stealth 0.54x
Crossbow 0.8x
Dodge 0.8x
Dexterity 0.95x
Martial Arts -5

[1]: There is a colored version of this armor with identical stats.

Legwear[]

There are four Medium Legwear options. Armoured Rag Skirts can be found on a Dust Bandits, and some members of the Western Hive. Armoured Rag Skirts (colored) can be found on Red Sabres (Red), Berserkers (Red), and soldiers and princes of the Southern Hive (Blueish Purple). Hack Stopper Pants can be found on Reavers and Plated Drifter's Leather Pants can be found on drifters.

View Legwear List
Name Value Coverage Blunt Res. Cut Res. Cut Eff. Harpoon Res. Athletics Skills
Armoured Rag Skirt
Armoured Rag Skirt
2,822 Legs 60% 24% 39% 90% 0 0.92x Stealth 1.0x

Martial Arts +4
Armoured rag skirt colored
Armoured Rag Skirt (colored)
2,822 Legs 60% 24% 39% 90% 0 0.92x Stealth 1.0x

Martial Arts +4
Hack Stopper Pants
Hack Stopper Pants
1,904 Legs 100%
Stomach 10%
21% 35% 75% 0 0.91x Stealth 0.63x
Plated Drifter's Leather Pants
Plated Drifter's Leather Pants
1,904 Legs 90% 19% 24% 80% 23pts 0.91x Stealth 0.37x

Footwear[]

The only Medium Footwear option is currently Plated Longboots. Plated Longboots can be found on Hundred Guardians and Reavers.

View Footwear List
Name Value Coverage Blunt Res. Cut Res. Cut Eff. Harpoon Res. Athletics Stealth
Plated Longboots
Plated Longboots
1,128 Legs 40% 16% 29% 80% 26pts 0.90x 0.31x
Shackles
Prisoner Shackles
0 None 0 0 0 0 0.80x 0.6x


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