Armor (AV)

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Your armor value (AV) is a measurement of how well protected you are against physical attacks that hit you. The higher your score, the less likely an opponent's attack will do severe damage to you. Most characters start with a base AV score of 0.

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Overview

AV, also called Armor Value or ♦, is a combat-relevant stat which, along with the PV of the incoming attack, determines how much damage an attack does once it has hit its target. Generally, AV acts in opposition to PV, with higher AV decreasing the damage an attack deals and higher PV increasing the damage an attack deals.

A creature or object's AV score is calculated by adding together all of the following values:

  • The AV value of all of the character's equipped armor and mutations (not counting shields).
    • If multiple body parts of the same type exist (eg, Arm), the AV of those slots (not counting shields) will be averaged and rounded, with half-values rounding toward zero.
  • Additional AV from sources such as the Calloused skill, the density effect, or any inherent AV based on creature/object type.
  • The AV value of one equipped shield if the attack is determined to be blocked by that shield.

AV value (not including additional AV from shield block) can also be seen in-game on the sidebar or overlay.

Items by AV

Search by body slots to see only gear wearable on that slot!

Item AV DV Worn on Weight
Item AV DV Worn on Weight
Gear from the great machine.png Gear from the Great Machine 10 -2 Hand 50.0
Flange from the great machine.png Flange from the Great Machine 10 -4 Body 250.0
Zetachrome lune.png Zetachrome lune 8 -2 Body 35.0
Still crystal chime.png Still crystal chime 7 -4 Body 40.0
Flawless crysteel aegis.png Flawless crysteel aegis 7 -2 Hand 15.0
Flawless crysteel shardmail.png Flawless crysteel shardmail 7 -3 Body 40.0
Crysteel aegis.png Crysteel aegis 6 -2 Hand 15.0
Vaams lens.png Va'am's lens 6 -2 Hand 15.0
Fullerite plate mail.png Fullerite plate mail 6 -6 Body 160.0
Crysteel shardmail.png Crysteel shardmail 6 -3 Body 40.0
Chassis plate.png Chassis plate 6 -2 Back 300.0
Burnished fullerite shield.png Burnished fullerite shield 5 -4 Hand 20.0
Fullerite aegis.png Fullerite aegis 5 -4 Hand 20.0
Carbide plate armor.png Carbide plate armor 5 -5 Body 45.0
Zetachrome gloves.png Zetachrome gloves 4 0 Hands 10.0
Flawless crysteel gauntlets.png Flawless crysteel gauntlets 4 -2 Hands 15.0
Flawless crysteel boots.png Flawless crysteel boots 4 -2 Feet 20.0
Zetachrome pumps.png Zetachrome pumps 4 0 Feet 10.0
Highenergy thermo cask.png High-energy thermo cask 4 -4 Body 40.0
Carbide shield.png Carbide shield 4 -3 Hand 14.0
Eyeless crab shell.png Eyeless crab shell 4 -3 Hand 19.0
Steel plate mail.png Steel plate mail 4 -4 Body 60.0
Fullerite flake armor.png Fullerite flake armor 4 -3 Body 90.0
Nanoweave vest.png Nanoweave vest 4 2 Body 10.0
Thermo cask.png Thermo cask 4 -4 Body 40.0
Enigma cone.png Enigma cone 4 -4 Body 28.0
Flawless crysteel coronet.png Flawless crysteel coronet 4 -1 Head 15.0
Zetachrome apex.png Zetachrome apex 4 0 Head 8.0
Ogre fur hat.png Ogre fur hat 3 -3 Head 8.0
Recycling suit.png Recycling suit 3 0 Body 35.0
Plastifer jerkin.png Plastifer jerkin 3 -3 Body 20.0
Ogre fur gloves.png Ogre fur gloves 3 -3 Hands 10.0
Crysteel gauntlets.png Crysteel gauntlets 3 -2 Hands 15.0
Crysteel boots.png Crysteel boots 3 -2 Feet 20.0
Fullerite armet.png Fullerite armet 3 -4 Head 25.0
Dagashas spur.png Dagasha's spur 3 -1 Head 30.0
Carbide gauntlets.png Carbide gauntlets 3 -5 Hands 18.0
Fullerite gauntlets.png Fullerite gauntlets 3 -3 Hands 25.0
Carbide boots.png Carbide boots 3 -5 Feet 15.0
Fullerite boots.png Fullerite boots 3 -4 Feet 35.0
Clay pot.png Clay pot 3 0 Roots 12.0
Steel shield.png Steel shield 3 -2 Hand 12.0
Studded leather armor.png Studded leather armor 3 -2 Body 20.0
Stopsvalinn.png Stopsvalinn 3 0 Arm 5.0
Ring mail.png Ring mail 3 -2 Body 15.0
Chain mail.png Chain mail 3 -1 Body 35.0
Puma chitin vest.png Puma chitin vest 3 0 Body 30.0
Plastifer chem vest.png Plastifer chem vest 3 -3 Body 20.0
Crysteel coronet.png Crysteel coronet 3 -1 Head 15.0
Quartzfur hat.png Quartzfur hat 2 -1 Head 10.0
Enigma cap.png Enigma cap 2 -3 Head 10.0
Gauge from the great machine.png Gauge from the Great Machine 2 2 Face 50.0
Sail from the great machine.png Sail from the Great Machine 2 2 Back 50.0
Quartzfur gloves.png Quartzfur gloves 2 -1 Hands 10.0
Leyline puppeteers.png Leyline puppeteers 2 2 Hands 10.0
Chain coif.png Chain coif 2 -1 Head 10.0
Tread guard.png Tread guard 2 0 Tread 5.0
Chain gauntlets.png Chain gauntlets 2 -3 Hands 10.0
Steel gauntlets.png Steel gauntlets 2 -3 Hands 12.0
Steel gauntlets.png Steel gauntlets 2 -3 Hands
Chain boots.png Chain boots 2 -3 Feet 10.0
Steel boots.png Steel boots 2 -3 Feet 15.0
Greased steel boots.png Greased steel boots 2 -3 Feet 12.0
Furs.png Furs 2 -1 Body 10.0
Iron buckler.png Iron buckler 2 -3 Arm 9.0
Bark armor.png Bark armor 2 -1 Body 10.0
Steel buckler.png Steel buckler 2 -1 Arm 8.0
Leather armor.png Leather armor 2 0 Body 15.0
Flexivest.png Flexivest 2 3 Body 5.0
Rubber suit.png Rubber suit 2 1 Body 8.0
Scrap cape.png Scrap cape 2 -2 Back 18.0
Steel helmet.png Steel helmet 2 -3 Head 12.0
Electric snail shell.png Electric snail shell 2 -1 Head 8.0
Psychodyne helmet.png Psychodyne helmet 2 1 Head 12.0
Crystalline halo.png Crystalline halo 2 0 Head 5.0
Gentling cone.png Gentling cone 1 0 Head 1.0
Leather cap.png Leather cap 1 0 Head 3.0
Elastyne skull cap.png Elastyne skull cap 1 1 Head 1.0
Ape fur hat.png Ape fur hat 1 0 Head 3.0
Gentling mask.png Gentling mask 1 0 Face 1.0
Nightsight interpolators.png Night-sight interpolators 1 0 Face 2.0
Chiral rings.png Chiral rings 1 2 Floating Nearby 10.0
Silver rondure.png Silver rondure 1 0 Face 1.0
Dream rondure.png Dream rondure 1 0 Face 1.0
Elastyne skin suit.png Elastyne skin suit 1 3 Body 5.0
Ape fur gloves.png Ape fur gloves 1 0 Hands 4.0
Kaleidocera muffs.png Kaleidocera muffs 1 1 Hands 11.0
Precision nanon fingers.png Precision nanon fingers 1 1 Hands 1.0
Step sowers.png Step sowers 1 -1 Feet 5.0
Quantum mote.png Quantum mote 1 1 Floating Nearby 1.0
Ninefold boots.png Ninefold boots 1 -1 Feet 9.0
3d cobblers.png 3D cobblers 1 -1 Feet 5.0
Antigravity boots.png Anti-gravity boots 1 1 Feet 4.0
Kaleidocera krakows.png Kaleidocera krakows 1 1 Feet 11.0
Forkhorned helm.png Fork-horned helm 1 0 Head 8.0
Miners helmet.png Miner's helmet 1 0 Head 5.0
Ganglionic teleprojector.png Ganglionic teleprojector 1 -1 Head 8.0
Mental aggregator.png Mental aggregator 1 0 Head 1.0
Plastifer bonnet.png Plastifer bonnet 1 1 Head 4.0
Murmur mask.png Murmur mask 1 0 Face 3.0
Polyhedral rings.png Polyhedral rings 1 0 Face 1.0
Ripped leather bracer.png Ripped leather bracer 1 0 Arm 1.0
Worn leather bracer.png Worn leather bracer 1 0 Arm 1.0
Leather bracer.png Leather bracer 1 0 Arm 1.0
Boarskin gloves.png Boar-skin gloves 1 0 Hands 3.0
Leather gloves.png Leather gloves 1 0 Hands 3.0
Ulnar stimulators.png Ulnar stimulators 1 0 Hands 1.0
Plastifer gloves.png Plastifer gloves 1 1 Hands 3.0
Croccasins.png Croccasins 1 0 Feet 3.0
Leather boots.png Leather boots 1 0 Feet 3.0
Magnetized boots.png Magnetized boots 1 0 Feet 3.0
Bounding boots.png Bounding boots 1 0 Feet 7.0
Plastifer sneakers.png Plastifer sneakers 1 1 Feet 3.0
Woven tunic.png Woven tunic 1 2 Body 5.0
Cloth robe.png Cloth robe 1 0 Body 5.0
Leather apron.png Leather apron 1 0 Body 5.0
Wooden buckler.png Wooden buckler 1 -1 Arm 5.0
Cloth overalls.png Cloth overalls 1 2 Body 5.0
Vineweave tunic.png Vine-weave tunic 1 2 Body 15.0
Patchwork coat.png Patchwork coat 1 1 Body 7.0
Ashstained robes.png Ash-stained robes 1 1 Body 1.0
Ironweave cloak.png Ironweave cloak 1 0 Back 6.0
Quartzfur cloak.png Quartzfur cloak 1 -1 Back 10.0
Ogre fur cloak.png Ogre fur cloak 1 0 Back 15.0
Kaleidocera cape.png Kaleidocera cape 1 1 Back 11.0
Palladium mesh tabard.png Palladium mesh tabard 1 1 Back 9.0
Knollworm skull.png Knollworm skull 1 0 Head 5.0
Psychic meridian.png Psychic meridian 1 1 Head 3.0
Widebrimmed hat.png Wide-brimmed hat 0 1 Head 1.0
Crimson hood.png Crimson hood 0 1 Head 3.0
Portable beehive.png Portable beehive 0 2 Back 5.0
Dazzle cheek.png Dazzle cheek 0 1 Face 1.0
Kesil face.png Kesil Face 0 3 Face 1.0
Shemesh face.png Shemesh Face 0 3 Face 1.0
Levant face.png Levant Face 0 1 Face 1.0
Olive face.png Olive Face 0 1 Face 1.0
Goggles.png Goggles 0 0 Face 1.0
Mirrorshades.png Mirrorshades 0 0 Face 1.0
Telescopic monocle.png Telescopic monocle 0 0 Face 3.0
Mechanical wings.png Mechanical wings 0 0 Back 15.0
Telemetric visor.png Telemetric visor 0 0 Face 1.0
Otherpearl.png Otherpearl 0 1 Arm 0.0
Visage.png VISAGE 0 1 Face 8.0
Circle of light in the chord of ehalcodon.png Circle of light in the chord of Ehalcodon 0 0 Floating Nearby 1.0
Wrist fan.png Wrist fan 0 0 Arm 1.0
Null face.png Null Face 0 0 Face 1.0
Wrist calc.png Wrist calc 0 0 Arm 1.0
Precinct navigator.png Precinct navigator 0 0 Arm 1.0
Slip ring.png Slip ring 0 0 Arm 1.0
Displacer bracelet.png Displacer bracelet 0 0 Arm 1.0
Gyrocopter backpack.png Gyrocopter backpack 0 0 Back 10.0
Ontological anchor.png Ontological anchor 0 0 Arm 1.0
Trihologram bracelet.png Tri-hologram bracelet 0 0 Arm 1.0
Transkinetic cuffs.png Transkinetic cuffs 0 0 Arm 6.0
Helping hands.png Helping hands 0 0 Back 20.0
Black robes.png Black robes 0 1 Body 1.0
Crowfeather pillow.png Crowfeather pillow 0 0 Body 1.0
Rocket skates.png Rocket skates 0 1 Feet 6.0
Symbiotic firefly.png Symbiotic firefly 0 0 Floating Nearby 1.0
Luminous mote.png Luminous mote 0 0 Floating Nearby 1.0
Patch of fur.png Patch of fur 0 1 Back 3.0
Nachams ribbon.png Nacham's ribbon 0 2 Back 8.0
Circle of light in the chord of agolgot.png Circle of light in the chord of Agolgot 0 0 Floating Nearby 1.0
Circle of light in the chord of bethsaida.png Circle of light in the chord of Bethsaida 0 0 Floating Nearby 1.0
Glowcrust.png Glowcrust 0 0
3.0
Circle of light in the chord of qas.png Circle of light in the chord of Qas 0 0 Floating Nearby 1.0
Fickle gill.png Fickle gill 0 0
  • 2.0
    Circle of light in the chord of qon.png Circle of light in the chord of Qon 0 0 Floating Nearby 1.0
    Mumble mouth.png Mumble mouth 0 0
  • 2.0
    Leafy helm.png Leafy helm 0 1 Head 3.0
    Circle of light in the chord of rermadon.png Circle of light in the chord of Rermadon 0 0 Floating Nearby 1.0
    Waxflab.png Waxflab 0 0
  • 6.0
    Circle of light in the chord of shugruith.png Circle of light in the chord of Shugruith 0 0 Floating Nearby 1.0
    Pointdefense drone.png Point-defense drone 0 0 Floating Nearby 5.0
    Black mote.png Black mote 0 0 Floating Nearby 0.0
    Headlamp.png Headlamp 0 0 Head 6.0
    Square cap.png Square cap 0 0 Head 1.0
    Issachari sun veil.png Issachari sun veil 0 1 Face 2.0
    Smiling sun mask.png Smiling sun mask 0 1 Face 1.0
    Frowning moon mask.png Frowning moon mask 0 1 Face 1.0
    Storage tank.png Storage tank 0 0 Arm 5.0
    Sun and moon mask.png Sun and moon mask 0 1 Face 1.0
    Gourd.png Gourd 0 0 Arm 1.0
    Vinewood sap mask.png Vinewood sap mask 0 0 Face 3.0
    Gas mask.png Gas mask 0 0 Face 6.0
    Earth face.png Earth Face 0 2 Face 1.0
    Nightvision goggles.png Night-vision goggles 0 0 Face 6.0
    Spectacles.png Spectacles 0 0 Face 1.0
    Compass bracelet.png Compass bracelet 0 0 Arm 1.0
    Structural scanning bracelet.png Structural scanning bracelet 0 0 Arm 1.0
    Bioscanning bracelet.png Bio-scanning bracelet 0 0 Arm 1.0
    Force bracelet.png Force bracelet 0 0 Arm 1.0
    Hologram bracelet.png Hologram bracelet 0 0 Arm 1.0
    Life loop.png Life loop 0 0 Arm 30.0
    Beaded bracelet.png Beaded bracelet 0 0 Arm 1.0
    Beaded bracelet blue.png Beaded bracelet 0 0 Arm
    Beaded bracelet purple.png Beaded bracelet 0 0 Arm
    Neckring.png Neck-ring 0 0 Arm 1.0
    Homoelectric wrist warmer.png Homoelectric wrist warmer 0 0 Arm 1.0
    Slogs annunclus.png Slog's annunclus 0 0 Arm 1.0
    Snakeskin armlet.png Snakeskin armlet 0 2 Arm 1.0
    Kindrish.png Kindrish 0 0 Arm 1.0
    Kahs loop.png Kah's loop 0 1 Arm 1.0
    Elastyne gloves.png Elastyne gloves 0 2 Hands 1.0
    Leather moccasins.png Leather moccasins 0 0 Feet 1.0
    Sandals.png Sandals 0 0 Feet 1.0
    Sandals of the riverwives.png Sandals of the river-wives 0 0 Feet 2.0
    Elastyne slippers.png Elastyne slippers 0 2 Feet 1.0
    Yeshyrskin slippers.png Yeshyrskin slippers 0 1 Feet 1.0
    Jeweled sandals.png Jeweled sandals 0 0 Feet 1.0
    Amaranthine prism.png Amaranthine prism 0 0 Floating Nearby 1.0
    Lightobfuscating lens.png Light-obfuscating lens 0 1 Floating Nearby 1.0
    Wool kilt.png Wool kilt 0 1 Body 3.0
    Crude toga.png Crude toga 0 1 Body 5.0
    Flumeflier of the skybear.png Flume-Flier of the Sky-Bear 0 2 Back 8.0
    Pocketed vest.png Pocketed vest 0 1 Body 2.0
    Sooty smock.png Sooty smock 0 2 Body 1.0
    Slate frock.png Slate frock 0 2 Body 3.0
    Umber frock.png Umber frock 0 2 Body 3.0
    Slate mantle.png Slate mantle 0 3 Body 3.0
    Leafy vest.png Leafy vest 0 2 Body 6.0
    Quilted shawl.png Quilted shawl 0 -1 Back 1.0
    Worn burnoose.png Worn burnoose 0 1 Back 1.0
    Filthy toga.png Filthy toga 0 1 Body 5.0
    Gas tumbler.png Gas tumbler 0 0 Back 20.0
    Scarlet shawl.png Scarlet shawl 0 0 Back 1.0
    Leather cloak.png Leather cloak 0 1 Back 3.0
    Leather scraps.png Leather scraps 0 1 Back 3.0
    Panthers cloak.png Panther's cloak 0 1 Back 4.0
    Issachari banner.png Issachari banner 0 1 Back 3.0
    Nylon bodypack.png Nylon bodypack 0 0 Back 10.0
    Grassy yurtmat.png Grassy yurtmat 0 1 Back 3.0
    Ape fur cloak.png Ape fur cloak 0 1 Back 6.0
    Chrome mantle.png Chrome mantle 0 2 Back 3.0
    Molly netting.png Molly netting 0 1 Back 2.0
    Praetorians cloak.png Praetorian's cloak 0 2 Back 3.0
    Banner of the holy rhombus.png Banner of the Holy Rhombus 0 1 Back 15.0
    Mercurial cloak.png Mercurial cloak 0 1 Back 1.0
    Rainboweave cloak.png Rainboweave cloak 0 2 Back 1.0
    Albino monkey braid.png Albino monkey braid 0 1 Back 1.0
    Powered exoskeleton.png Powered exoskeleton 0 -2 Back 10.0
    Klanq.png Klanq 0 0
  • 5.0
    Witchwood wreath.png Witchwood wreath 0 0 Head 1.0

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