Chain armour

The armour for the fighters who take their profession seriously. Chain armour is an improvement over leather, giving the wearer much more protection, while only being marginally more heavy and expensive. A good number of weapons can only get through this armour with much force. On the downside, this armour isn't silent, but no one should go into battle with less than a set of chain armour. Most armouries have chain armour pieces for sale, so acquiring some is usually a simple matter.

First appearing in Ultima I, the pieces of this set of armour were slowly expanded to more body parts. By Ultima VII, the set was complete.

Defensive Values

 * By Ultima VII, a complete set of chain armour contains the following pieces. The numbers listed after indicate the relative effectiveness of the armour (taken from Vetron's Guide to Weapons and Armour):


 * In Ultima IX, defensive values were as follows:

Except for the boots, pieces from other armour classes have to be used, because they don't exist in a chain variant.