Heavy Armor Sets (Dark Souls II)

Heavy armor sets, such as Havel's set are good for tanking because of their high defense and high poise. They allow for moderate to high damage to be taken without killing the player, however no armor set can make the player invincible so caution is still your best defense.

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Heavy sets, while they provide high defense also make moving and rolling much harder. The royal soldier ring can make a player who uses heavy armor's life much easier. That as well as the 1st 2nd or 3rd dragon ring.

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Again strong armor does not make a player invincible so focus and concentration can still trump having heavy armor.