Baldur's Gate 3 BG3 Best Armor Ranking Tier List

 

Baldur's Gate 3 Best Armor

Baldur's Gate 3 is a cRPG developed by Larian Studios. The three armor types in Baldur's Gate 3 are Light, Medium and Heavy armor.

Light and to a lesser extent Medium armors allow Dex modifiers; Heavy doesn't. All armors penalize conventional Stealth except for Leather, Studded Leather, Hide, Chain Shirt and Breastplate.

The best Baldur's Gate armor for supertanking has traditionally been Heavy Armor.

Light Armor BG3

• Padded Armor. AC 11 + Dex mod 
• Leather Armor. AC 11 + Dex mod 
• Studded Leather. AC 11  + Dex mod 
• Drow Studded Leather Armor. AC 12 + Dex mod, Stealth +1
• Leather Armor +1. AC 12 + Dex mod
• Studded Leather Armor +1. AC 13 + Dex mod

Medium Armor BG3

• Hide. AC 12  + Dex mod (max 2)
• Chain Shirt. AC 13  + Dex mod (max 2)
• Scale Mail. AC 14  + Dex mod (max 2)
• Breastplate. AC 14  + Dex mod (max 2)
• Halfplate. AC 15  + Dex mod (max 2)
• ◦Chain Shirt +1. AC 14 + Dex mod (max 2)
• Scale Mail Armor +1. AC 15 + Dex mod (max 2)

Heavy Armor BG3

• Ring Mail Armor. AC 14
• Chainmail Armor. AC 16, Min Str 13
• Splint Mail Armor. AC 17, Min Str 15
• Plate Mail Armor. AC 18, Min Str 15

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