Medium Armor Sets (Dark Souls III)

For the disambiguation of same name, see Medium Armor Sets.

Main article: Armor (Dark Souls III)

Armor is a type of equipment in Dark Souls III.

For categorization purposes on this wiki, Medium Armor Sets are armor sets in Dark Souls III that have a total weight between 18 and 28.9.

Characteristics

Medium armor sets provide strong physical protection, sometimes at the cost of elemental protection. Because most of them are made up of plate armor, they are not only heavier but also generally provide enough Poise to effectively wield weapons of the greatsword class. Their plate armor nature will also generally make them quite resistant to Bleed build-up.

However, medium armor sets are not without their drawbacks. Because of their higher weight, at least some investment in Vitality is required in order to wear these armor sets and also wield similarly-sized weapons at the same time. As well, because of their metallic nature, many medium armor sets have a weakness to Strike attacks and Lightning damage.

Medium Armor Sets

Alva Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Alva Helm		4.4	3.6	4.4	4.0	3.4	4.0	3.4	3.8	28	18	19	12	4.2	3.7	360	500
Alva Armor		12.4	10.2	12.4	11.4	9.5	11.4	9.5	10.9	59	35	37	21	9.0	11.0	360	500
Alva Gauntlets		3.1	2.5	3.1	2.8	2.3	2.8	2.3	2.7	22	14	15	10	3.3	2.5	360	500
Alva Leggings		7.1	5.8	7.1	6.5	5.4	6.5	5.4	6.2	36	21	22	12	5.5	6.7	360	500

Black Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Billed Mask		4.0	2.8	4.6	3.6	2.6	4.1	2.0	3.7	24	16	14	18	3.7	2.2	360	100
Black Dress		7.7	7.7	10.0	6.8	9.7	12.5	10.9	12.1	40	60	47	71	6.5	2.2	270	100
Black Gauntlets		3.2	2.4	3.6	2.9	2.1	3.2	2.2	3.4	19	13	11	15	3.5	2.3	360	100
Black Leggings		5.2	5.2	6.4	4.7	6.7	8.1	7.3	7.8	26	38	32	46	4.5	2.8	280	100

Brass Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Brass Helm		4.7	3.7	4.7	4.1	4.7	3.4	2.3	3.4	27	15	17	13	4.7	3.1	370	500
Brass Armor		13.3	10.7	13.3	11.8	13.6	10.0	6.9	10.0	60	33	36	27	10.5	9.9	370	500
Brass Gauntlets		3.5	2.8	3.5	3.1	3.6	2.7	1.9	2.7	19	10	11	8	3.4	2.4	370	500
Brass Leggings		7.8	6.3	7.8	6.9	8.1	6.0	4.2	6.0	39	22	24	18	6.7	6.3	370	500

Chain Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Chain Helm		3.8	2.2	4.6	3.4	2.6	2.0	1.1	2.9	28	15	15	11	3.9	1.9	350	80
Chain Armor		11.1	6.8	13.2	10.0	8.3	6.6	4.2	9.0	63	33	33	22	8.8	6.8	350	80
Leather Gauntlets		2.2	2.0	2.9	2.0	3.2	2.6	3.2	3.3	18	18	16	16	2.5	1.1	270	80
Chain Leggings		6.7	4.2	7.9	6.0	5.5	4.5	3.1	5.9	36	17	17	10	5.1	4.9	350	80

Dark Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Dark Mask		4.3	3.1	3.9	3.7	3.1	2.5	1.3	3.1	18	14	15	7	4.0	2.7	350	500
Dark Armor		12.6	9.2	11.6	11.1	9.2	7.7	4.4	9.2	38	30	33	14	9.1	8.8	350	500
Dark Gauntlets		3.5	2.6	3.2	3.1	2.6	2.2	1.4	2.6	12	9	10	4	3.2	2.3	350	500
Dark Leggings		7.8	5.7	7.1	6.8	6.1	5.3	2.9	6.1	26	20	23	10	6.1	6.1	350	500

Dragonscale Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Golden Crown		3.6	3.0	3.0	2.2	4.2	4.8	3.8	4.2	21	29	28	27	3.5	2.2	280	1,000
Dragonscale Armor		14.9	12.7	14.3	12.2	10.6	13.7	7.5	10.6	62	43	46	28	12.4	16.6	380	1,000
Golden Bracelets		1.7	1.9	1.5	0.9	1.7	2.3	1.7	1.7	10	18	16	13	1.5	0.2	250	1,000
Dragonscale Waistcloth		7.1	5.9	6.8	5.9	4.1	6.8	1.8	4.1	31	21	22	10	6.3	7.6	360	1,000

Eastern Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Eastern Helm		4.1	2.5	5.6	3.7	1.6	3.4	1.2	1.6	32	12	15	9	3.9	3.3	360	500
Eastern Armor		12.6	9.3	16.9	11.5	7.6	11.5	5.3	6.7	87	37	43	25	10.8	12.6	370	500
Eastern Gauntlets		2.8	2.2	3.8	2.5	1.8	3.1	1.5	1.8	25	9	11	7	2.9	2.6	360	500
Eastern Leggings		5.1	4.7	7.5	4.6	5.4	7.2	6.6	5.4	47	40	41	39	5.0	4.3	280	500

Elite Knight Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Elite Knight Helm		4.9	3.9	4.9	4.5	3.9	4.2	3.3	3.7	24	15	15	9	5.2	4.7	380	500
Elite Knight Armor		12.1	9.2	12.1	11.1	9.2	10.6	6.8	8.5	46	32	33	18	8.9	8.8	350	500
Elite Knight Gauntlets		3.4	2.8	3.5	3.4	2.6	3.0	2.0	2.4	18	13	14	9	3.4	2.3	350	500
Elite Knight Leggings		8.3	6.8	8.3	7.4	6.8	7.4	5.7	6.5	38	25	26	16	6.8	7.0	370	500

Evangelist Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Evangelist Hat		3.5	4.3	3.2	2.9	4.1	4.6	4.6	2.9	15	27	24	25	3.5	2.1	280	200
Evangelist Robe		13.7	13.1	13.2	11.6	11.1	12.5	10.6	7.7	49	42	38	35	11.9	12.7	380	200
Evangelist Gloves		1.8	2.5	1.6	1.4	2.4	2.8	2.8	1.4	13	22	19	21	2.4	0.7	270	200
Evangelist Trousers		5.5	6.9	5.1	4.6	6.6	7.3	7.3	4.6	22	39	35	37	4.6	3.6	280	200

Fallen Knight Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Fallen Knight Helm		4.6	4.5	3.6	4.0	3.1	4.2	3.5	2.6	21	14	19	12	4.6	3.5	370	100
Fallen Knight Armor		12.7	12.2	10.0	11.1	8.3	12.5	10.4	9.0	43	28	39	22	9.2	8.7	360	100
Fallen Knight Gauntlets		3.3	3.2	2.6	2.9	2.4	3.7	3.0	2.2	11	5	10	4	3.1	2.1	350	100
Fallen Knight Trousers		7.3	7.0	5.6	6.4	5.0	7.8	6.3	5.5	22	10	20	9	5.3	4.9	350	100

Fire Witch Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Fire Witch Helm		4.7	2.3	3.7	3.7	4.1	4.5	2.8	3.9	18	13	15	11	3.9	3.0	350	200
Fire Witch Armor		13.2	8.5	10.6	10.6	12.1	12.3	8.5	11.1	47	34	36	27	10.9	9.8	370	200
Fire Witch Gauntlets		2.8	1.4	2.4	2.2	2.4	2.6	1.4	2.2	15	10	12	9	2.6	1.5	350	200
Fire Witch Leggings		7.4	3.5	5.7	5.7	6.5	7.1	4.3	6.1	24	16	20	13	5.5	5.3	350	200

Firelink Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Firelink Helm		4.8	2.5	4.8	4.4	2.6	4.4	1.8	1.4	20	12	16	8	4.1	4.2	350	2,000
Firelink Armor		11.9	8.0	12.9	10.2	6.9	10.7	5.5	5.5	47	30	43	19	8.6	8.9	350	2,000
Firelink Gauntlets		2.3	2.1	2.7	1.9	3.0	3.3	3.1	2.5	16	22	24	21	2.7	1.4	280	2,000
Firelink Leggings		5.4	5.0	6.2	4.5	6.0	7.3	7.0	5.6	28	40	44	37	4.8	3.5	280	2,000

Hard Leather Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Standard Helm		3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.0	3.3	2.4	3.0	22	29	27	24	3.7	2.5	280	100
Hard Leather Armor		10.3	10.8	10.3	10.3	8.7	9.4	7.0	8.7	47	64	59	52	8.3	6.8	280	100
Hard Leather Gauntlets		2.1	2.2	2.1	2.1	1.5	1.7	1.0	1.5	16	22	21	17	2.0	0.8	270	100
Hard Leather Boots		5.1	5.5	5.1	5.1	4.1	4.6	2.8	4.1	26	38	35	29	4.7	2.9	270	100

Herald Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Herald Helm		4.2	2.5	4.4	4.0	3.5	3.2	1.6	3.2	24	14	17	10	3.7	3.4	350	100
Herald Armor		12.4	8.0	12.9	11.9	9.2	8.4	3.8	8.4	52	30	36	19	8.6	9.5	350	100
Herald Gloves		3.1	2.1	3.1	2.9	1.7	2.1	0.7	1.5	16	12	12	8	2.9	1.6	350	100
Herald Leggings		7.1	6.5	6.8	6.5	4.6	4.6	1.8	4.1	26	20	20	11	5.3	5.1	350	100

Iron Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Iron Helm		4.7	5.5	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.8	17	17	17	15	5.8	6.6	380	500
Armor of the Sun		11.2	8.3	11.2	11.2	10.5	10.5	9.8	10.5	34	28	31	26	8.6	11.3	350	500
Iron Bracelets		2.4	1.6	2.4	2.4	2.2	2.2	2.0	2.2	11	9	10	9	2.9	2.2	350	500
Iron Leggings		5.9	4.2	5.9	5.9	5.5	5.5	5.1	5.5	21	17	19	16	5.0	6.4	350	500

Knight Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Knight Helm		5.3	4.2	5.3	4.8	3.0	4.0	2.7	3.2	22	17	18	12	5.1	4.6	380	150
Knight Armor		13.8	11.7	13.8	13.2	8.4	11.0	6.7	8.4	45	36	38	24	10.6	12.6	360	150
Knight Gauntlets		3.7	3.2	3.7	3.6	2.5	2.9	2.1	2.5	14	12	11	7	3.5	2.5	370	150
Knight Leggings		8.3	7.0	8.3	7.9	5.4	6.2	4.4	5.4	26	23	22	13	6.6	7.6	370	150

Mirrah Chain Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Creighton's Steel Mask		4.5	3.9	6.0	4.1	3.9	4.2	2.5	4.1	26	19	19	12	5.7	6.6	410	500
Mirrah Chain Mail		12.7	10.5	14.9	10.5	11.7	11.2	7.4	9.1	51	33	27	26	10.4	11.3	370	500
Mirrah Chain Gloves		3.2	2.4	3.8	2.6	2.8	2.8	1.7	2.2	18	13	14	11	3.3	2.5	360	500
Mirrah Chain Leggings		6.5	4.7	7.7	5.1	5.5	5.5	2.9	4.2	32	23	25	18	5.9	5.8	360	500

Nameless Knight Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Nameless Knight Helm		3.8	3.1	4.2	3.6	2.1	3.4	2.4	2.1	26	15	14	10	3.8	2.3	350	100
Nameless Knight Armor		11.7	10.0	12.7	11.1	7.6	11.0	8.4	7.6	61	38	35	21	9.3	8.7	360	100
Nameless Knight Gauntlets		3.0	2.6	3.3	2.9	2.1	3.1	2.3	2.1	19	10	9	6	2.8	2.2	350	100
Nameless Knight Leggings		7.0	6.0	7.6	6.7	4.9	6.9	5.4	4.9	36	22	20	11	5.6	5.9	360	100

Northern Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Northern Helm		4.8	4.7	4.6	4.4	2.9	4.2	1.8	2.6	24	15	26	10	4.8	4.0	370	100
Northern Armor		12.6	12.6	12.1	11.6	7.7	11.1	4.4	6.8	60	38	64	27	10.6	10.7	370	100
Northern Gloves		2.2	2.9	2.2	2.2	0.8	2.5	2.0	0.8	15	19	24	19	2.3	0.7	270	100
Northern Trousers		6.1	7.6	6.1	6.1	2.9	6.8	5.7	2.9	24	32	42	32	4.3	3.1	270	100

Outrider Knight Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Outrider Knight Helm		4.4	2.8	4.2	4.4	2.3	3.1	2.3	1.1	17	12	32	5	3.8	2.8	360	500
Outrider Knight Armor		14.4	10.6	13.8	13.9	9.7	11.4	9.7	7.5	50	43	91	22	12.0	12.5	380	500
Outrider Knight Gauntlets		3.4	2.4	3.3	3.4	2.4	3.0	2.4	1.6	12	10	25	4	2.9	2.7	360	500
Outrider Knight Leggings		7.9	6.0	7.6	7.9	5.9	6.7	5.5	3.7	32	24	55	14	6.8	7.2	370	500

Ringed Knight Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Ringed Knight Hood		1.1	0.8	1.7	0.9	4.2	4.4	4.5	4.0	12	18	14	33	1.4	0.2	220	600
Ringed Knight Armor		14.9	11.6	16.3	14.3	11.1	13.2	12.2	9.8	60	36	40	34	12.6	14.9	400	600
Ringed Knight Gauntlets		3.9	3.0	4.2	3.7	2.9	3.5	3.2	2.6	21	13	15	13	4.4	3.2	400	600
Ringed Knight Leggings		8.1	6.2	8.9	7.8	5.9	7.2	6.5	5.1	37	22	24	21	8.1	9.2	400	600

Sellsword Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Sellsword Helm		3.1	3.3	3.6	3.9	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	27	17	16	12	3.1	3.5	350	100
Sellsword Armor		12.2	12.7	12.2	12.2	11.1	9.1	7.3	10.5	59	39	35	26	10.6	11.5	370	100
Sellsword Gauntlets		1.4	1.4	0.8	1.6	0.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	15	10	11	8	1.4	0.3	230	100
Sellsword Trousers		4.7	5.1	4.2	4.7	2.3	3.7	2.3	2.3	28	17	19	9	3.6	3.4	260	100

Set of Thorns

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Helm of Thorns		3.7	2.6	4.9	3.9	2.3	2.3	2.3	1.8	30	13	15	11	3.8	2.2	350	500
Armor of Thorns		11.0	8.1	14.2	11.5	7.3	7.3	7.3	5.9	66	27	33	22	8.5	7.5	350	500
Gauntlets of Thorns		2.8	2.1	3.6	2.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.6	21	8	10	7	2.8	1.8	350	500
Leggings of Thorns		6.0	4.3	7.9	6.3	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.0	42	18	22	15	5.4	4.2	350	500

Slave Knight Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Slave Knight Hood		4.8	3.8	4.8	3.6	2.0	2.8	2.0	2.5	26	14	15	9	3.8	3.0	350	200
Slave Knight Armor		13.5	10.9	13.5	10.2	5.7	8.0	5.7	7.1	61	34	35	20	8.7	9.1	350	200
Slave Knight Gauntlets		3.3	2.7	3.3	2.5	1.4	1.9	1.4	1.7	20	11	12	7	3.0	2.0	350	200
Slave Knight Leggings		7.7	6.2	7.7	5.8	3.2	4.5	3.2	4.0	38	21	22	12	5.4	5.5	350	200

Sunless Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Sunless Veil		1.7	1.2	1.2	1.3	5.2	4.7	4.8	5.3	7	14	10	30	1.8	0.7	230	500
Sunless Armor		11.7	9.1	12.2	11.7	11.2	9.8	6.0	11.7	43	25	33	37	9.2	8.5	360	500
Sunless Gauntlets		2.6	2.2	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.2	1.4	2.6	13	7	9	7	3.5	1.7	370	500
Sunless Leggings		6.2	4.7	6.5	6.2	5.9	5.1	2.9	6.2	27	18	21	18	5.7	4.7	360	500

Undead Legion Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Undead Legion Helm		3.8	4.0	2.6	3.5	4.7	4.8	4.9	4.2	19	24	29	21	4.0	2.3	360	1,000
Undead Legion Armor		10.4	10.4	5.9	9.0	12.6	13.0	13.2	10.4	39	51	65	42	7.6	4.9	280	1,000
Undead Legion Gauntlet		2.3	2.3	1.2	2.0	2.9	3.0	3.0	2.3	16	20	24	17	2.4	0.8	280	1,000
Undead Legion Leggings		5.6	5.6	3.1	4.8	6.9	7.1	7.2	5.6	27	35	43	29	4.6	2.6	280	1,000

Vilhelm's Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Vilhelm's Helm		4.6	3.6	4.6	5.2	3.4	4.4	2.0	4.0	19	15	16	13	4.8	4.4	370	500
Vilhelm's Armor		12.9	10.2	12.9	14.6	9.5	12.4	5.7	11.4	44	35	37	31	10.8	13.0	370	500
Vilhelm's Gauntlets		3.2	2.5	3.2	3.6	2.3	3.1	1.4	2.8	15	12	12	10	3.7	2.9	370	500
Vilhelm's Leggings		7.4	5.8	7.4	8.4	5.4	7.1	3.2	6.5	27	22	23	19	6.8	8.0	370	500

Wolf Knight Set

Armor Piece		Physical absorption				Elemental absorption				Resistances				General values
Wolf Knight Helm		4.4	3.8	4.4	4.4	3.0	4.2	2.2	3.8	23	16	17	17	4.2	2.9	360	1,000
Wolf Knight Armor		11.8	10.0	11.8	11.8	7.8	11.2	5.5	10.0	46	32	33	33	9.0	8.0	360	1,000
Wolf Knight Gauntlets		3.2	2.8	3.3	3.3	2.0	3.1	1.4	2.7	18	13	14	14	3.1	1.6	360	1,000
Wolf Knight Leggings		6.6	5.5	6.6	6.6	4.2	6.4	2.8	5.6	25	15	19	19	5.1	4.6	350	1,000