Overview
Plate is a category of heavy armor that enhances physical defense. Plate enhances Stamina, and the following jobs begin with plate proficiency: Alchemist, Breaker, Dragoon, Dark Knight, Machinist, Paladin, Samurai, Soldier, and Trainer.
Plate Strategy
Plate armor improves your physical defenses magnificently. In addition to adding the most to Stamina, special plate armors have some of the most potent defensive abilities in the game, such as Auto-Protect, Auto-Bubble, or various elemental defenses. The most important thing to remember is that plate armor doesn't provide much (if anything) in the way of magickal protection: you are as vulnerable to black magic and attack items as a barn's broad side most of the time, and mitigating that involves selecting elemental defenses that might work, or might not. You should also take care not to get cocky. While your enhancements are strong, for every defense, there is a comparative offense. Don't neglect your support abilities or healing, because even a nigh-invulnerable tank still has at least one opening to exploit.
Basic Plate Armor
| Grade | Armor | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Starting | Onion Plate | +2 Stamina |
| Beginner's armor made mostly of copper. | ||
| D | Bronze Plate | +3 Stamina |
| Plate mail of simple bronze. | ||
| C | Iron Plate | +4 Stamina |
| Armor of overlapping plates of heavy iron. | ||
| B | Mythril Plate | +5 Stamina |
| Plates of ornately designed mythril | ||
| A | Crystal Plate | +6 Stamina |
| Armor crafted of hunks of the true living crystal. | ||
| Special | Grand Plate | +7 Stamina |
| The mightiest of armors. | ||
Special Plate Armor
| Grade | Armor | Bonus | Ability | Ability Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Demon Mail | +3 Stamina | Shadowproof | Grants Shadowproof |
| Armor made of a demon's flesh and bones | ||||
| B | Dragon Mail | +4 Stamina | Energy Resistance | Grants Fire Ward, Ice Ward, and Lightning Ward |
| Plate armor in the shape of a dragon. | ||||
| B | Caribeener Mail | +4 Stamina | Weapon Boost C | Grants +2 Weapon Power |
| Mail made from thick, interlocking chain links. | ||||
| A | Ruby Mail | +5 Stamina | Fire Eater | You treat fire damage as healing. |
| Armor studded with mystical rubies that absorb fire. | ||||
| A | Sapphire Mail | +5 Stamina | Ice Eater | You treat ice damage as healing. |
| Armor studded with mystical sapphires that absorb fire. | ||||
| A | Diamond Mail | +5 Stamina | Lightning Eater | You treat lightning damage as healing. |
| Armor studded with mystical diamonds that absorb fire. | ||||
| A | Maximillian | +5 Stamina | Auto-Protect | Grants constant Protect status. |
| A regal knight's rainment. | ||||
| Special | Mirror Mail | +5 Stamina | Auto-Reflect | You have constant Reflect status. |
| Shimmering plates of reflective metal. | ||||
| Special | Genji Mail | +6 Stamina | Willpower Boost A | Grants +4 Willpower |
| Ornate armor for samurai. | ||||
| Special | Adamant Armor | +6 Stamina | Auto-Bubble | Grants constant Bubble status. |
| Armor crafted of jet-black Adamant, the hardest of all metals. | ||||
| Special | Bone Armor | +6 Stamina | Undead | You take 2x damage from Holy (and take damage from holy healing), and Shadow damage heals you. |
| Armor made of bones and necromantic magick. | ||||
