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Equipment→ Armor

Adventurers have access to a variety of armor types, ranging from leather armor to chain mail to costly plate armor, with several other kinds of armor in between. The Armor table collects the most commonly available types of armor found in Hyrule and separates them into three categories: light armor, medium armor, and heavy armor. Many warriors supplement their armor with a shield.

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A tunic is commonly worn over a chain shirt or a breastplate. Decorative garments can be added to armor without additional cost.
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Armor Qualities

     Armor Proficiency. Anyone can put on a suit of armor or strap a shield to an arm. Only those proficient in the armor’s use know how to wear it effectively, however. Your class gives you proficiency with certain types of armor. If you wear armor that you lack proficiency with, you have disadvantage on any ability check, saving throw, or attack roll that involves Strength or Dexterity, and you can't cast spells.
     Strength Requirements. Heavier armor interferes with the wearer's ability to move quickly, stealthily, and freely. If the Armor table lists entries such as “Str 13” or “Str 15” in the Strength column for an armor type, your Strength score must be at least as high to wear the armor proficiently. If your Strength falls short, you are restricted as if you weren't proficient with the armor, even if you otherwise have proficiency.
     Armor Class (AC). Armor protects its wearer from attacks. The armor (and shield) you wear determines your base Armor Class. If you aren't wearing armor and don't have a special feature for AC, your Armor Class is 10 + your Dexterity modifier.
     Shield. When you wield a shield in one arm, it increases your AC by a specified amount. You can benefit from only one shield at a time.
     Stealth. If the Armor table shows "Disadvantage" in the Stealth column, the wearer has disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to move quietly.

Armor Categories

Armor comes in three broad categories: light, medium, and heavy.
     Light. Made from supple and thin materials, light armor favors agile adventurers since it offers some protection without sacrificing mobility. If you wear light armor, you add your Dexterity modifier to the base number from your armor type to determine your Armor Class.
     Medium. Medium armor offers more protection than light armor, but it also impairs your movement more. If you wear medium armor, you ass your Dexterity modifier, to a maximum of +2, to the base number from your armor type to determine your Armor Class.
     Heavy. Of all the armor categories, heavy armor offers the best protection. These suits of armor cover the entire body and are designed to stop a wide range of attacks. Only proficient, strong warriors can manage their weight and bulk. Heavy armor doesn't let you add your Dexterity modifier to your Armor Class, but it also doesn't penalize you if your Dexterity modifier is negative.

List of Armor

Click any of the armor types below for a more detailed page focusing on that armor type.

Armor	Cost	Armor Class (AC)	Strength	Stealth	Properties	Weight	d20
Light Armor
Partial armor	100 rp	11 + Dex modifier	—	—	—	10 lb.	1-3
Armored tunic	450 rp	12 + Dex modifier	—	—	—	13 lb.	4-6
Medium Armor
Hide	50 rp	12 + Dex modifier (max 2)	—	—	—	12 lb.	7-8
Chain shirt	500 rp	13 + Dex modifier (max 2)	—	—	—	20 lb.	9
Scale	500 rp	14 + Dex modifier (max 2)	—	Disadvantage	—	45 lb.	10
Breastplate	4,000 rp	14 + Dex modifier (max 2)	—	—	—	20 lb.	11-12
Half plate	7,500 rp	15 + Dex modifier (max 2)	—	Disadvantage	—	40 lb.	13
Heavy Armor
Ring	300 rp	14	—	—	—	40 lb.	14
Chain	750 rp	16	Str 13	Disadvantage	—	55 lb.	15-16
Splint	2,000 rp	17	Str 15	Disadvantage	—	60 lb.	17
Plate	15,000 rp	18	Str 15	Disadvantage	—	65 lb.	18-20
Shield
Wooden	20 rp	+2	—	—	Flammable1	3 lb.	1-4
Iron	80 rp	+2	—	—	—	6 lb.	5-17
Deflecting	200 rp	+3	—	—	No Melee2	3 lb.	18
Heavy	350 rp	+3	Str 15	Disadvantage	Heavy Proficiency3	35 lb.	19-20

<sup>1. If you take damage from being ignited while wielding a wooden shield, it is irrevocably destroyed. You can prevent this by using your action to end the ignited condition.
2. The AC bonus from a deflecting shield is ignored by melee attacks.
3. To wield a heavy shield proficiently, you must have at least 15 Strength and be proficient with heavy armor.</sup>

Donning and Doffing Armor

Category	Don	Doff
Light Armor	1 minute	1 minute
Medium Armor	5 minutes	1 minute
Heavy Armor	10 minutes	5 minutes
Shield	1 action	1 action

The time it takes to put on or remove armor depends on the armor's category. See the adjacent table.
     Don. This is the time it takes to put on armor. You benefit from the armor's AC only if you take the full time to don the suit of armor.
     Doff. This is the time it takes to take off armor. If you have help, reduce this time by half.