Armour values

This article contains a list of armour values for most of the single-player Ultima games.

Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness

The following is a complete list of all armour values from Ultima I:

	Defense
Skin	0
Leather armour	8
Chain mail	16
Plate mail	24
Vacuum suit	32
Reflect suit	40

The evasion rate is 56 + {half stamina} + armor defense, and is a chance out of 255 of evading the attack.

Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress

The following is a complete list of all armour values from Ultima II:

	Def. (%)	Min. str.	Notes
Skin	50	1	–
Cloth armour	56	9	–
Leather armour	63	11	–
Chain armour	69	19	–
Plate armour	75	21	–
Reflect armour	81	29	Necessary for space flight
Power armour	88	31	Necessary for space flight

Ultima III: Exodus

In Ultima III the evasion rate is determined solely by the armour. No other player attribute affects it. The only effect of armour is to evade an enemy's melee attack or magic attack. Armour does not absorb any damage and is ineffective against Dragon.

The following is a complete list of all armour values from Ultima III:

	Evasion Rate (%)	Users
Skin	50.0	All
Cloth armour	52.9	All
Leather armour	55.6	Fighter, ranger, paladin, cleric, barbarian, thief, illusionist
Chain mail (bronze armour)	57.9	Fighter, ranger, paladin, cleric
Plate armour	60.0	Fighter, ranger, paladin
+2 chain (steel armour)	61.9	Fighter, ranger
+2 plate (dragon armour)	63.6	Fighter, ranger
Exotic armour	65.2	All

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

In Ultima IV the evasion rate is determined solely by the armour. No other player attribute affects it. All monsters have the same evasion. The only effect of armour is to evade an enemy's melee attack. Armour does not absorb any damage and is ineffective against projectiles.

A bug in the C64 version causes armour to have no effect at all. In this version the evasion rate is determined instead by the first letter of the character's name.

The following is a complete list of all armour values from Ultima IV as per armors.xml from xu4:

	Evasion Rate (%)	Users
Skin	37.5	All
Cloth	50.0	All
Leather	56.3	All but mage
Chain	62.5	Fighter, paladin and tinker
Plate	68.8	Fighter, paladin and tinker
Magic chain	75.0	Fighter and paladin
Magic plate	81.3	Paladin
Mystic robe	96.9	All

Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny

The following is a complete list of all armour values for Ultima V from Prima's Official Guide to Ultima Collection:

Body Def. Cloth armour 1 Leather armour 2 Ring mail 3 Scale mail 4 Chain mail 5 Plate mail 7 Mystic Armour 10

Helmets Def. Leather helm 1 Chain coif 2 Iron helm 3 Spiked helm 3

Shields Def. Jeweled shield 0 Small shield 2 Large shield 3 Spiked shield 3 Magic shield 5

Miscellaneous Def. Mystic Sword 1 Ring of Protection 2 Spiked collar 2 Amulet of Turning ?

Ultima VI: The False Prophet

The following is a complete list of all armour values from Ultima VI. The weight is expressed in stones (1s = 5kg).

Helmets Weight Def. Leather helm 0.4 1 Brass helm 1.5 2 Chain coif 1.2 2 Winged helm 1.0 2 Spiked helm 2.7 3 Gargoyle helm 2.6 3 Iron helm 2.4 3 Magic helm 0.8 5

Body Weight Def. Storm cloak 0.5 0 Cloth armour 0.9 1 Leather armour 2.4 2 Ring mail 3.6 3 Scale mail 4.8 4 Chain mail 6.8 5 Plate mail 12.3 7 Magic armour 7.0 10

Shields Weight Def. Spiked shield 3.4 2 Wooden shield 3.2 2 Black shield 2.0 2 Winged shield 3.7 3 Kite shield 3.6 3 Curved heater 3.5 3 Door shield 4.0 4 Magic shield 3.5 5

Miscellaneous Weight Def. Leather boots 0.5 0 Swamp boots 0.3 0 Protection Ring 0.1 5 Spiked collar 0.2 2 Main gauche 0.8 1

Ultima VII: The Black Gate

The following is a complete list of all armour values from Ultima VII:

Here are the values for the various types of armour.

Helms Def. Leather 1 Chain coif 2 Crested 3 Caddellite 3 Great helm 4 Magic 5

Collars Def. Leather 1 Gorget 3 Magic gorget 4

Armor Def. Leather 1 Chain 2 Scale 2 Antique 3 Plate 4 Magic 5

Shield Def. Buckler 1 Kite shield 3 Spiked shield 3 Curved heater 3 Magic shield 4

Gloves Def. Leather 1 Gauntlets 2 Magic gauntlets 3

Leggings Def. Leather 1 Chain 2 Greaves 2 Plate leggings 3 Magic leggings 4

Boots Def. Leather 1 Swamp boots 1 Magic boots 1

Miscellaneous Def. Main gauche 1 Sword of Defense 3 Ring of Protection 2 Ethereal Ring 0

Ultima Underworld II

The following is a complete list of all unenchanted armour values from Ultima Underworld II:

Headwear Def. Leather cap Chain coif Helmet Fraznium circlet

Body Def. Leather vest Chain coif Breastplate

Gloves Def. Leather Chain gauntlets Plate gauntlets Fraznium gauntlets

Leggings Def. Leather Mail Plate

Footwear Def. Leather boots Chain boots Plate boots

Shield Def. Buckler Wooden Tower Jeweled shield

Ultima VII Part Two: Serpent Isle

The following is a complete list of all armour values from Ultima VII Part Two:

Default sorting is by warmth provided. Click on "Def." to sort them by defense value.

Helms Def. Warmth Notes Serpent Crown 1 -8 Necessary to become Great Hierophant Chain coif 2 0 – Crested 2 5 Sells for 10 monetari Plumed 2 5 Sells for 10 monetari Great helm 3 5 Sells for 20 monetari Helm of Courage 4 5 Unique item Magic 4 5 – Leather 1 10 Sells for 5 monetari Helm of Light 4 10 Light source Viking helm 2 15 Sells for 10 monetari Living toupee 1 20 Unique item Fur cap 1 35 –	Body Armour Def. Warmth Notes Plate armour 4 -10 Sells for 75 monetari Breast plate 4 -9 Unique item Scale armour 2 -8 Sells for 30 monetari Chain armour 3 -5 Sells for 55 monetari Serpent Armour 6 0 Necessary to become Great Hierophant Antique armour 2 5 – Magic armour 5 5 – Leather armour 1 20 Sells for 15 monetari	Shields Def. Warmth Notes Buckler 1 0 – Wooden shield 2 0 – Shield of Monitor 2 0 – Curved heater 2 0 – Brass shield 3 0 – Door shield 3 0 – Kite shield 3 0 – Spiked shield 3 0 Also a weapon Magic shield 4 0 – Dupre’s shield 4 0 Unique item
Leggings Def. Warmth Notes Chain 2 -5 Sells for 25 monetari Plate 4 -5 Sells for 45 monetari Columna’s stockings 1 4 Unique item Stockings 1 4 – Magic 4 5 – Leather 1 10 Sells for 10 monetari	Cloaks Def. Warmth Notes Red cloak 1 30 – Gwani cloak 1 70 Gwani become hostile Bear cloak 1 70 – Leopard cloak 1 70 – Wolf cloak 1 70 –	Footwear Def. Warmth Notes Armored boots 1 50 – Black boots 1 50 – Magic boots 1 65 – Slippers 1 75 Unique item Swamp boots 1 80 Prevent swamp poison Leather boots 1 85 Sells for 4 monetari Fur boots 1 95 –
Gloves Def. Warmth Notes Gauntlets 2 -5 – Magic gauntlets 3 0 – Gauntlets of Quickness 3 0 DEX +10 Leather gloves 1 7-20 Sells for 2 monetari	Belts Def. Warmth Notes Kidney belt 1 0 – Belt of Strength 2 0 STR +10	Miscellaneous Def. Warmth Notes Serpent Earrings 1 0 Necessary to become Great Hierophant Sword of Defense 3 0 Also a weapon

Ultima VIII: Pagan

The following is a complete list of all armour values from Ultima VIII:

Helms Wt. Def. Leather cap 3 1 Chain coif 3 2 Open-faced 3 2 Crested 3 3 Great helm 3 4 Magic 1 5

Body Wt. Def. Notes Cuirbolli 5 2 – Chain hauberk 5 3 – Breastplate 5 4 – Magic armour 1 5 Found in ghost cave before 2.12 patch 1 6 Found among Ancient Necromancers and Birthplace of Moriens 1 8 Found in Obsidian Fortress and ghost cave after 2.12 patch

Armguards and Gloves Wt. Def. Leather armguards 2 1 Chain armguards 2 2 Plate mail gauntlets 2 2 Magic gauntlets 1 4

Leggings Wt. Def. Leather 3 1 Plate 3 2 Magic 1 4

Shields Wt. Def. Buckler 4 1 Heater 4 3 Magic shield 2 5

Ultima IX: Ascension

Main article: Armour in Ultima IX

The armour and shield values for Ultima IX are as follows:

Armour

	Avatar		Leather		Pirate		Chain		Wyrmguard		Bone		Plate		Blackrock		Artifact
		Def.		Def.		Def.		Def.		Def.		Def.		Def.		Def.		Def.	Notes
Helm	–			2	–			3		4		2		6		9		2	Crown of Radiance provides light
Chest		3		5		6		8		5		15		18		25		5	Chest of the Troll regenerates HP when worn
Vambraces		1		2	–			4		6		8		11		14		3	Arms of the Magi reduce mana cost for spells by 25%
Gauntlets		1		1		2		3		4		4		6		8		3	Gauntlets of Fury add 5 to all damage done
Greaves		1		2		2		4		5		7		8		10		2	Legs of Sentri improve jumping (yellow distance jumpable)
Boots		1		3		3		3		4		5		6		9		2	Swamp boots protect from poisonous waters
																		1	Boots of Levitation allow flight in Ambrosia

Shields

		Evade (%)		Notes
		Min	Max
	Steel buckler	15	35	–
	Small shield	30	60	–
	Medium round shield	50	80	Not equipable
	Kite shield	70	100	–
	Kiran shield	20	40	Adds 5 mana when equiped
	Mage shield	30	50	Reduces spell damage by 20%

See Also

• Weapon values