The bolded items are clear upgrades in TD (total defense/absorption) so they make the list. As an example here’s a small section of gloves. I then went through each armor list sorted by weight and looked for steps up in TD. Understanding this step is the key to understanding why.) I also combined these numbers together to get a TD (total defensive score).ģ) (Note: People were rattling off different pieces of armor and saying “how come didn’t make the list?” last week. ED stands for elemental defense and is a combination of MAGIC/FIRE/LIGHTINING/DARK absorption. PD stands for physical defense and is a combination of PHYSICAL/STRIKE/SLASH/THRUST absorption.
I trust Mugenmonkey to have the most accurate information.Ģ) I then gave each piece of armor a PD and an ED score.
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I built the list based on giving physical defense priority over elemental defense (since elemental defense is easier to get and less important.) And hinted at some things I was working on in the future.Īll this week, I’ve been working feverous on a new project built around the same concept, except it goes even deeper into a mad obsession I’ve had to figure out the absolute best combinations in the game.Īfter a lot of tinkering in excel – I found a way to steamroll this process (although it still took a lot of manual plugging in of numbers.) What follows is the steps I took to come up with this list:ġ) I used Mugenmonkey to pull weight/physical defense/elemental defense numbers for each piece of armor. I made a list a week ago detailing what were statistically the best pieces of armor in the game. This is for extreme min/maxers and mostly geared towards PvP. Special Note: Although I feature a fashion show below - this is not a fashion souls friendly post. u/mrpisto has been working diligently on a program this past weekend to allow you find the absolute best armor combinations using the correct math. You're still going to be in top quality defense armor by using the combinations below but some sets may beat your range by a few points. New note: Because absorption is multiplicative - most of these armor sets will not be the actual highest value possible.