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For other uses, see Starting Armor Sets (disambiguation).

A Starting Armor Set is the (usually) complete set of armor granted to the player upon starting a new game in Dark Souls III. Each class possesses a different armor set.

Starting armor sets[]

Knight[]

Knight Set

Armor Piece Physical absorption Elemental absorption Resistances General values
Physical Absorption Strike Slash Thrust Magic Fire Lightning Dark Bleed Poison Frost Curse Weight Poise Durability Soul Value

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

Warrior[]

Northern Set

Armor Piece Physical absorption Elemental absorption Resistances General values
Physical Absorption Strike Slash Thrust Magic Fire Lightning Dark Bleed Poison Frost Curse Weight Poise Durability Soul Value

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

Thief[]

Deserter Set with Thief Mask

Armor Piece Physical absorption Elemental absorption Resistances General values
Physical Absorption Strike Slash Thrust Magic Fire Lightning Dark Bleed Poison Frost Curse Weight Poise Durability Soul Value

Thief Mask
2.2 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.8 2.2 23 26 21 17 2.1 0.6 250 30

Deserter Armor
11.7 9.3 11.7 11.1 6.6 7.5 4.2 10.4 50 33 36 22 8.6 8.6 350 30

Deserter Trousers
4.2 4.7 4.2 4.2 5.0 5.0 5.9 7.0 21 34 28 25 3.1 2.1 250 30

Herald[]

Herald Set

Armor Piece Physical absorption Elemental absorption Resistances General values
Physical Absorption Strike Slash Thrust Magic Fire Lightning Dark Bleed Poison Frost Curse Weight Poise Durability Soul Value

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

Sorcerer[]

Sorcerer Set

Armor Piece Physical absorption Elemental absorption Resistances General values
Physical Absorption Strike Slash Thrust Magic Fire Lightning Dark Bleed Poison Frost Curse Weight Poise Durability Soul Value

Sorcerer Hood
1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.5 11 18 14 30 1.4 0.1 210 100

Sorcerer Robe
4.5 4.5 4.5 3.8 13.1 12.4 12.6 13.1 25 40 33 71 4.1 1.7 230 100

Sorcerer Gloves
1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.5 8 13 10 23 1.3 0.6 230 100

Sorcerer Trousers
3.4 4.1 3.4 3.4 6.0 7.5 7.6 6.7 22 26 31 28 3.2 1.3 250 100

Mercenary[]

Sellsword Set

Armor Piece Physical absorption Elemental absorption Resistances General values
Physical Absorption Strike Slash Thrust Magic Fire Lightning Dark Bleed Poison Frost Curse Weight Poise Durability Soul Value

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

Assassin[]

Assassin Set

Armor Piece Physical absorption Elemental absorption Resistances General values
Physical Absorption Strike Slash Thrust Magic Fire Lightning Dark Bleed Poison Frost Curse Weight Poise Durability Soul Value

Assassin Hood
1.9 2.7 1.9 2.2 3.3 4.3 3.3 2.5 17 27 20 20 1.8 1.0 220 100

Assassin Armor
8.6 10.0 8.6 9.3 10.4 11.4 10.4 9.0 40 62 47 52 6.9 4.8 270 100

Assassin Gloves
2.0 1.2 2.3 1.8 2.6 2.7 1.9 1.5 12 20 13 16 2.0 0.4 260 100

Assassin Trousers
5.2 3.8 6.0 4.8 6.6 6.9 5.2 4.3 29 43 32 38 4.3 2.1 270 100

Cleric[]

Cleric Set excluding the hat

Armor Piece Physical absorption Elemental absorption Resistances General values
Physical Absorption Strike Slash Thrust Magic Fire Lightning Dark Bleed Poison Frost Curse Weight Poise Durability Soul Value

Cleric Blue Robe
4.9 7.3 6.0 4.2 12.8 12.3 13.2 13.2 45 61 49 68 6.0 1.4 260 100

Cleric Gloves
1.1 0.7 0.7 0.9 2.8 2.1 2.8 2.9 17 21 11 25 1.5 0.5 230 100

Cleric Trousers
2.4 1.6 1.6 1.9 6.9 5.0 6.8 7.0 26 36 18 42 2.1 0.7 220 100

Pyromancer[]

Pyromancer Set

Armor Piece Physical absorption Elemental absorption Resistances General values
Physical Absorption Strike Slash Thrust Magic Fire Lightning Dark Bleed Poison Frost Curse Weight Poise Durability Soul Value

Pyromancer Crown
0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 4.2 4.8 3.6 4.0 9 14 15 21 1.1 0.0 200 3

Pyromancer Garb
4.4 3.7 3.7 3.7 12.0 13.1 12.0 14.1 22 50 43 74 4.2 0.9 230 100

Pyromancer Wrap
1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.6 6 14 11 22 1.5 0.8 230 100

Pyromancer Trousers
2.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 7.1 8.1 7.5 7.8 14 43 26 47 2.6 1.2 230 100

Deprived[]

Loincloth

Armor Piece Physical absorption Elemental absorption Resistances General values
Physical Absorption Strike Slash Thrust Magic Fire Lightning Dark Bleed Poison Frost Curse Weight Poise Durability Soul Value

Loincloth
1.9 1.9 1.9 1.6 5.8 4.9 5.4 5.8 20 35 10 43 1.1 0.4 100 5