However, player skill and the build that you use make a lot of difference in terms of how useful an armor is for you, and it’s completely possible that you might end up using an armor set that isn’t found on this list on your playthroughs.

There are certainly many other armor sets to be purchased in the game, but they’re mostly just there for the sake of it and not useful enough to be included in a ‘top 10’ list, and would waste time to be discussed. But if you want to be on a budget, it can be found in the boss arena of Yohrm too, once you finish the side quests given to you by Siegward of Catarina. You can purchase it from the Patches in Cathedral of the Deep. Even then, you’ll just have to be careful, not at a major disadvantage. However, the appearance does imply that it’s heavily protected armor and that is true – it will keep you safe from a lot of damage, as long as it’s not ‘Cursed’ attacks coming your way. Worn by Alva the Wayfarer from Dark Souls 2, Alva’s. The Catarina set is always an interesting choice because although it appears in every game and is effective to use, players tend to ignore it because of the fact that it looks like an onion with lots of body fat. Both regal and stylish, the Alva’s Armor Set in Dark Souls 3 is a great option. You can purchase this armor once you give the Xanthous Ashes to the Shrine Maiden. It has good resistance to most things and you can keep yourself safe with the right spells combined. It may not look very protective against steel – but don’t be fooled by its appearance. This set is mainly recommended for those who have mage builds in Dark Souls 3, as it offers a good balance of defense and resistance to elemental attacks from enemies that rely on magic. But if you defeat Yhorm before obtaining this armor, you won’t be able to get it anymore since Alva will no longer invade you. You can obtain this armor once you defeat the Dark Spirit Alva, which is a part of the invasion that you face. It has a majestic knight-like appearance and offers a decent amount of resistance.Ĭombine that with its advantage in terms of having great poise – and that makes up for the fact that some other ~22 weight armor sets usually provide more protection than the Alva set. Wish it recovered an % amount based on Max HP so it takes the same time to recover health from 0 to 100% regardless of your Max HP.Lloyd's shield ring is a great idea, but it could easily be a lot stronger without being OP, considering one hit of anything cancels the effect.The Alva set is something that makes a return from Dark Souls 2 and it’s even better in the sequel. We should get something in exchange for the crap stamina regen.Health regen effects seem super low, hoping Bountiful Sunlight and a blessed weapon help when I get it. It is not a good alternative to constant roll-dodging, and it should be. And Eleonora, or some other life stealing weapon, might be more effective, but only if I can get the damage resistance up to a useful point.Heavy armor and physical resistance doesn't seem worth it, especially when you can do an somersault of invincibility and take zero damage with no armor. Optionaly, I might get enough INT for the Ritual Spear and some sorceries, but then I also need ATT. Goals are 40 END, 60 Faith, somewhere around 40 VIG, and enough VIT to be able to fastroll. One good hit with a two-handed sword takes half my health, in spite of wearing the heaviest armor in the game.Gonna keep struggling for a while, try and get a few (dozen) more levels. Even Lothric Castle Knights can kill me if I make a mistake. And stamina would recover faster so I could attack and block more. The problem is: Base physical damage reduction is only ~45% with Lloyd's Shield Ring, so it feels like I could have just put all those VIT points into VIG for raw health and worn medium armor for ~25% dam reduction, and actually end up tankier (more health, adjusted for damage reduction). Been trying Deep Protection, Iron Flesh, and Bountiful Light.Struggled hard and made it to Lothric Castle.

Last ring depends on what I think I need. The goal was to get high physical damage reduction and health regen so I can run around swinging an ultra greatsword and not have to roll-dodge all the time.Went with Smough's set with an Aristocrat Mask (looks nicer to me than Smough's Double-Chin Helmet), currently have Chaos Astora Great Sword +10, Arbalest +9, Blessed Lothric Knight Shield +7, Lloyd's Shield Ring, Sun Princess Ring, Havel's Ring. One of the roughest games ever, way harder than my last character who was wearing no armor or Master's set.

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