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[[Armour]] encompasses all clothing worn to protect against physical melee and ranged attacks (though some provide benefits against certain magic attacks as well). Armour does this by providing increased [[AC]], [[GDR]], [[SH]] ([[shields]]), [[resistance]]s (certain body armours), and whatever benefits their [[ego]]s provide. However, this comes at a cost to your [[EV]] and [[Spellcasting]] ability when using the heavier armours. Increasing your [[Armour (skill)|Armour skill]] improves the benefits and lowers the penalties of most armour, though shields are governed by the [[Shields (skill)|Shields skill]].
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[[Armour]] encompasses all clothing worn to protect against physical melee and ranged attacks (though some provide benefits against certain magic attacks as well). Armour does this by providing increased [[AC]], [[GDR]], [[SH]] (for [[shields]]), [[resistance]]s (for certain body armours), and whatever benefits their [[ego]]s provide. However, this comes at a cost to your [[EV]] and [[Spellcasting]] ability when using the heavier armours. Increasing your [[Armour (skill)|Armour skill]] improves the benefits and lowers the penalties of most armour. Shields are governed by the [[Shields (skill)|Shields skill]].
 
 
Some [[species]] have restrictions on the kinds of armour they can wear.
 
  
 
==Armour Locations==
 
==Armour Locations==
There are six armour locations in ''Crawl'', also known as '''armour slots''' when referring to whether a player is wearing (or can wear) a given type of armour.
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There are six armour locations in ''Crawl'', also known as '''armour slots''' when referring to whether a player is wearing (or can wear) a given type of armour. Some [[species]] have restrictions on the kinds of armour they can wear.
  
 
*'''[[Body armour]]''' is worn on a character's torso, and provides both AC and GDR. Its AC bonus is penalized by the [[Deformed]] mutation. Heavier ones provide larger EV penalties.
 
*'''[[Body armour]]''' is worn on a character's torso, and provides both AC and GDR. Its AC bonus is penalized by the [[Deformed]] mutation. Heavier ones provide larger EV penalties.
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**In place of boots, [[centaur]] and [[naga]] characters may wear '''[[barding]]s''' on the rear portions of their bodies, providing more AC and higher potential enchantment than regular boots at the cost of a bit of EV. Centaurs cannot wear naga barding, and nagas cannot wear centaur barding.
 
**In place of boots, [[centaur]] and [[naga]] characters may wear '''[[barding]]s''' on the rear portions of their bodies, providing more AC and higher potential enchantment than regular boots at the cost of a bit of EV. Centaurs cannot wear naga barding, and nagas cannot wear centaur barding.
 
*'''[[:Category:Headgear|Headgear]]''' is worn on the head. The [[Beak]], [[Antennae]], and [[Horns]] mutations all restrict the player's headgear options.
 
*'''[[:Category:Headgear|Headgear]]''' is worn on the head. The [[Beak]], [[Antennae]], and [[Horns]] mutations all restrict the player's headgear options.
*'''[[Cloak]]s''' are worn around the shoulders.
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*'''[[Cloak]]s''' and '''[[Scarf|scarves]]''' are worn around the shoulders.
*'''[[Shields]]''' are worn on a character's arm. They provide SH, but impede spellcasting, EV, and the use of certain weapons.
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*'''[[Shields]]''' are worn on a character's arm. They provide SH, but may impede spellcasting, EV, and the use of certain weapons.
  
 
==Encumbrance rating==
 
==Encumbrance rating==
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*Improving your [[Armour (skill)|Armour skill]] increases the base AC an armour provides by about 4% per level.
 
*Improving your [[Armour (skill)|Armour skill]] increases the base AC an armour provides by about 4% per level.
 
*Enchanting armour directly adds to your total AC. This AC bonus is not affected by the Armour skill.
 
*Enchanting armour directly adds to your total AC. This AC bonus is not affected by the Armour skill.
*The maximum enchantment possible on a piece of armour is its base AC (for body armour and barding); 3 for all types of shields; and 2 for everything else.
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*The maximum enchantment possible on a piece of armour is its base AC (for body armour and barding); between 3 and 8 for shields, depending on the type; and 2 for everything else.
  
 
==Guaranteed damage reduction==
 
==Guaranteed damage reduction==
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==Wear and remove times==
 
==Wear and remove times==
It takes AC+1 turns to put on or remove any kind of body armour.  (This uses the item's base AC; enchantments are ignored.)  A robe, having a base AC of 2, takes 3 turns to put on or remove; crystal plate armour, at AC 14, takes 15 turns. 
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All types of armour, including [[shield]]s, require 5 turns to remove or equip. Note that if you are swapping one piece of armour for another, it will take 5 turns to remove the old armour and another 5 turns to equip the new one.
 
 
If you are wearing a [[cloak]], it will take an extra 2 turns to remove it before you can change armours and 2 more turns to put it back on. If you're already wearing body armour, add the amount of time it takes to remove the first armour before you can put on the second.  Exchanging one crystal plate armour for another while wearing a cloak will take a total of 34 turns.
 
 
 
Bucklers/shields/large shields take 3/6/8 turns to wear or remove.  All other armour types -- boots, headgear, gloves, and cloaks -- take 2 turns to wear or remove.
 
  
 
==Tables of Armours==
 
==Tables of Armours==
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!scope = "col" | GDR
 
!scope = "col" | GDR
 
!scope = "col" | Wearable
 
!scope = "col" | Wearable
!scope = "col" | Mass
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Robe]]
 
|[[Robe]]
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|align="right" | 0%
 
|align="right" | 0%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 6.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Leather armour]]
 
|[[Leather armour]]
 
|align="right" | 3
 
|align="right" | 3
|align="right" | -4
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|align="right" | 4
 
|align="right" | 14%
 
|align="right" | 14%
|align="right" | Small and medium
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|align="right" | Small–Medium
|align="right" | 15.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Ring mail]]
 
|[[Ring mail]]
 
|align="right" | 5
 
|align="right" | 5
|align="right" | -7
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|align="right" | 7
 
|align="right" | 24%
 
|align="right" | 24%
|align="right" | Small and medium
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|align="right" | Small–Medium
|align="right" | 25.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Scale mail]]
 
|[[Scale mail]]
 
|align="right" | 6
 
|align="right" | 6
|align="right" | -11
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|align="right" | 10
 
|align="right" | 28%
 
|align="right" | 28%
|align="right" | Small and medium
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|align="right" | Small–Medium
|align="right" | 35.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Chain mail]]
 
|[[Chain mail]]
 
|align="right" | 8
 
|align="right" | 8
|align="right" | -15
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|align="right" | 15
 
|align="right" | 34%
 
|align="right" | 34%
|align="right" | Small and medium
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|align="right" | Small–Medium
|align="right" | 40.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Plate armour]]
 
|[[Plate armour]]
 
|align="right" | 10
 
|align="right" | 10
|align="right" | -19
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|align="right" | 18
 
|align="right" | 39%
 
|align="right" | 39%
|align="right" | Small and medium
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|align="right" | Small–Medium
|align="right" | 65.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Crystal plate armour]]
 
|[[Crystal plate armour]]
 
|align="right" | 14
 
|align="right" | 14
|align="right" | -24
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|align="right" | 23
 
|align="right" | 48%
 
|align="right" | 48%
|align="right" | Small and medium
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|align="right" | Small–Medium
|align="right" | 120.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Animal skin]]
 
|[[Animal skin]]
 
|align="right" | 2
 
|align="right" | 2
|align="right" | 0
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|align="right" | 0
 
|align="right" | 0%
 
|align="right" | 0%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 10.0 aum
 
|-
 
|[[Troll hide]]
 
|align="right" | 2
 
|align="right" | -4
 
|align="right" | 0%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | 22.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Troll leather armour]]
 
|[[Troll leather armour]]
 
|align="right" | 4
 
|align="right" | 4
|align="right" | -4
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|align="right" | 4
 
|align="right" | 19%
 
|align="right" | 19%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 22.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Steam dragon hide]]
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|[[Steam dragon scales]]
|align="right" | 2
 
|align="right" |  0
 
|align="right" | 0%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | 12.0 aum
 
|-
 
|[[Steam dragon armour]]
 
 
|align="right" | 5
 
|align="right" | 5
 
|align="right" | 0
 
|align="right" | 0
 
|align="right" | 24%
 
|align="right" | 24%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 12.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Mottled dragon hide]]
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|[[Acid dragon scales]]
|align="right" | 3
 
|align="right" | -4
 
|align="right" | 14%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | 15.0 aum
 
|-
 
|[[Mottled dragon armour]]
 
 
|align="right" | 6
 
|align="right" | 6
|align="right" | -4
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|align="right" | 5
 
|align="right" | 28%
 
|align="right" | 28%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" |15.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Swamp dragon hide]]
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|[[Swamp dragon scales]]
|align="right" | 3
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|align="right" | 7
|align="right" | -7
 
|align="right" | 14%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | 20.0 aum
 
|-
 
|[[Swamp dragon armour]]
 
 
|align="right" | 7
 
|align="right" | 7
|align="right" | -7
 
 
|align="right" | 31%
 
|align="right" | 31%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 20.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Fire dragon hide]]
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|[[Quicksilver dragon scales]]
|align="right" | 3
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|align="right" | 9
|align="right" | -11
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|align="right" | 7
|align="right" | 14%
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|align="right" | 37%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 35.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Fire dragon armour]]
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|[[Fire dragon scales]]
 
|align="right" | 8
 
|align="right" | 8
|align="right" | -11
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|align="right" | 11
 
|align="right" | 34%
 
|align="right" | 34%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 35.0 aum
 
|-
 
|[[Ice dragon hide]]
 
|align="right" | 4
 
|align="right" | -11
 
|align="right" | 19%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | 35.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Ice dragon armour]]
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|[[Ice dragon scales]]
 
|align="right" | 9
 
|align="right" | 9
|align="right" | -11
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|align="right" | 11
 
|align="right" | 37%
 
|align="right" | 37%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 35.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Pearl dragon hide]]
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|[[Pearl dragon scales]]
|align="right" | 3
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|align="right" | 10
|align="right" | -11
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|align="right" | 11
|align="right" | 14%
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|align="right" | 39%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 40.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Pearl dragon armour]]
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|[[Shadow dragon scales]]
 
|align="right" | 10
 
|align="right" | 10
|align="right" | -11
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|align="right" | 15
 
|align="right" | 39%
 
|align="right" | 39%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 40.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Storm dragon hide]]
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|[[Storm dragon scales]]
|align="right" | 4
 
|align="right" | -11
 
|align="right" | 19%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | 60.0 aum
 
|-
 
|[[Storm dragon armour]]
 
 
|align="right" | 10
 
|align="right" | 10
|align="right" | -17
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|align="right" | 15
 
|align="right" | 39%
 
|align="right" | 39%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 60.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Gold dragon hide]]
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|[[Gold dragon scales]]
|align="right" | 4
 
|align="right" | -17
 
|align="right" | 19%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | 110.0 aum
 
|-
 
|[[Gold dragon armour]]
 
 
|align="right" | 12
 
|align="right" | 12
|align="right" | -27
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|align="right" | 23
 
|align="right" | 44%
 
|align="right" | 44%
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 110.0 aum
 
 
|}
 
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!scope = "col" | EVP
 
!scope = "col" | EVP
 
!scope = "col" | Wearable
 
!scope = "col" | Wearable
!scope = "col" | Mass
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Buckler]]
 
|[[Buckler]]
 
|align="right" | 3
 
|align="right" | 3
|align="right" | -1
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|align="right" | 1
|align="right" | Tiny to medium
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|align="right" | Little–Medium
|align="right" | 9.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Shield]]
 
|[[Shield]]
 
|align="right" | 8
 
|align="right" | 8
|align="right" | -3
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|align="right" | 3
|align="right" | Small to giant
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|align="right" | Small–Big
|align="right" | 15.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Large shield]]
 
|[[Large shield]]
 
|align="right" | 13
 
|align="right" | 13
|align="right" | -5
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|align="right" | 5
|align="right" | Medium to giant
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|align="right" | Medium–Giant
|align="right" | 23.0 aum
 
 
|}
 
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!scope = "col" | Encumbrance rating
 
!scope = "col" | Encumbrance rating
 
!scope = "col" | Wearable
 
!scope = "col" | Wearable
!scope = "col" | Mass
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Helmet]]
 
|[[Helmet]]
 
|align="right" | 1
 
|align="right" | 1
 
|align="right" | 0
 
|align="right" | 0
|align="right" | Small and medium
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|align="right" | Small–Medium
|align="right" | 8.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Hat]]
 
|[[Hat]]
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|align="right" | 0
 
|align="right" | 0
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 4.0 aum
 
 
|}
 
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!scope = "col" | Encumbrance rating
 
!scope = "col" | Encumbrance rating
 
!scope = "col" | Wearable
 
!scope = "col" | Wearable
!scope = "col" | Mass
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Boots]]
 
|[[Boots]]
 
|align="right" | 1
 
|align="right" | 1
 
|align="right" | 0
 
|align="right" | 0
|align="right" | Small and medium
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|align="right" | Small–Medium
|align="right" | 3.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Cloak]]
 
|[[Cloak]]
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|align="right" | 0
 
|align="right" | 0
 
|align="right" | All
 
|align="right" | All
|align="right" | 4.0 aum
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|-
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|[[Scarf]]
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|align="right" | 0
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|align="right" | 0
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|align="right" | All
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Gloves]]
 
|[[Gloves]]
 
|align="right" | 1
 
|align="right" | 1
 
|align="right" | 0
 
|align="right" | 0
|align="right" | Small and medium
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|align="right" | Small–Medium
|align="right" | 2.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Centaur barding]]
 
|[[Centaur barding]]
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|align="right" | -6
 
|align="right" | -6
 
|align="right" | Centaur
 
|align="right" | Centaur
|align="right" | 10.0 aum
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Naga barding]]
 
|[[Naga barding]]
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|align="right" | -6
 
|align="right" | -6
 
|align="right" | Naga
 
|align="right" | Naga
|align="right" | 10.0 aum
 
 
|}
 
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*Claws and [[Blade Hands]] are incompatible with gloves.
 
*Claws and [[Blade Hands]] are incompatible with gloves.
 
**Blade Hands is in addition incompatible with all types of shields and weapons.
 
**Blade Hands is in addition incompatible with all types of shields and weapons.
*[[Porcupine Form]] and [[Wisp Form]] are incompatible with all armour and jewellery.
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*[[Wisp Form]] is incompatible with all armour and jewellery.
 
*[[Bat Form]] and [[Pig Form]] are incompatible with all armour (you can only wear amulets).
 
*[[Bat Form]] and [[Pig Form]] are incompatible with all armour (you can only wear amulets).
*[[Spider Form]], [[Ice Form]], and [[Dragon Form]] are incompatible with all armour (you can only wear jewellery).
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*[[Spider Form]], [[Ice Form]], [[Hydra Form]], and [[Dragon Form]] are incompatible with all armour (you can only wear jewellery).
 
*[[Fungus Form]] is incompatible with all armour except headgear.
 
*[[Fungus Form]] is incompatible with all armour except headgear.
 
*[[Tree Form]] is incompatible with all armour except headgear and shields.
 
*[[Tree Form]] is incompatible with all armour except headgear and shields.
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==History==
 
==History==
In [[0.14]], all racial armour types were removed.
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Scarves were added in [[0.20]].
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In [[0.19]], dragon armours were renamed in dragon scales, and all dragon and troll hides were removed. Instead, creatures that could have dropped hides dropped the corresponding armour instead.
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Prior to [[0.16]], light armour had no small spellcast success penalty; scale mail had an ER of 11 instead of 10.
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In [[0.15]], [[aum|item weight]] was removed from the game and removing/equipping armour was set to a flat 5 turns. Prior to that, doing so wasted AC+1 turns.
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In [[0.14]], all [[Racial equipment|racial armour types]] were removed. Gold dragon armour, crystal plate armour, and plate armour have had their encumbrance ratings reduced (27 -> 25, 24 -> 23, and 19 -> 18 respectively). Mottled dragon armour increased ER fom 4 to 5.
  
In [[0.13]], the evasion penalty system was changed, and the base evasion penalty was renamed as the [[encumbrance rating]] and rescaled for all armours [https://crawl.develz.org/wiki/doku.php?id=dcss:brainstorm:mutation:stats&#effect_of_strength_on_armour_evp]. Splint mails were removed and chain mails were increased to 8AC.
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In [[0.13]], the evasion penalty system was changed, and the base evasion penalty was renamed as the [[encumbrance rating]] and rescaled for all armours [https://crawl.develz.org/wiki/doku.php?id=dcss:brainstorm:mutation:stats&#effect_of_strength_on_armour_evp]. Splint mails were removed and chain mails were increased to 8 AC.
  
 
Prior to [[0.11]], you could only train Armour while wearing equipment with an EV penalty of at least -1.
 
Prior to [[0.11]], you could only train Armour while wearing equipment with an EV penalty of at least -1.

Revision as of 20:25, 10 May 2019

Version 0.23: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
TOC
Nought can Deform the Human race
Like to the Armours iron brace"

-William Blake, "Auguries of Innocence", 99-100. 1803.

Armour encompasses all clothing worn to protect against physical melee and ranged attacks (though some provide benefits against certain magic attacks as well). Armour does this by providing increased AC, GDR, SH (for shields), resistances (for certain body armours), and whatever benefits their egos provide. However, this comes at a cost to your EV and Spellcasting ability when using the heavier armours. Increasing your Armour skill improves the benefits and lowers the penalties of most armour. Shields are governed by the Shields skill.

Armour Locations

There are six armour locations in Crawl, also known as armour slots when referring to whether a player is wearing (or can wear) a given type of armour. Some species have restrictions on the kinds of armour they can wear.

  • Body armour is worn on a character's torso, and provides both AC and GDR. Its AC bonus is penalized by the Deformed mutation. Heavier ones provide larger EV penalties.
  • Gloves are worn on the hands, and are unusable with rank 3 of the Claws mutation. Certain Transmutations, such as Blade Hands, will disable them.
  • Boots are worn on the feet, and are unusable with rank 3 of either the Talons or Hooves mutations.
    • In place of boots, centaur and naga characters may wear bardings on the rear portions of their bodies, providing more AC and higher potential enchantment than regular boots at the cost of a bit of EV. Centaurs cannot wear naga barding, and nagas cannot wear centaur barding.
  • Headgear is worn on the head. The Beak, Antennae, and Horns mutations all restrict the player's headgear options.
  • Cloaks and scarves are worn around the shoulders.
  • Shields are worn on a character's arm. They provide SH, but may impede spellcasting, EV, and the use of certain weapons.

Encumbrance rating

Most body armour has an encumbrance rating proportional to its AC and GDR. Robes, animal skins, and leather armour, being lightweight, have no or a very small EV penalty; at the other end of the spectrum you can find plate armour and crystal plate armour, which are cumbersome but incredibly protective. All shields and bardings also have an EV penalty.

A higher encumbrance rating:

  • Lowers your evasion chance
  • Makes you less stealthy
  • Reduces your accuracy
  • Reduces your spellcasting success rate
  • Slows unarmed combat attacks

Increasing your Armour skill decreases the effect of the encumbrance rating (though never completely: -2.2% per level, so at level 27 the reduction is -60%) and boosts the total AC granted by those pieces. High strength will also help. See the encumbrance rating page for more details..

AC Calculations

If you're interested in the formulas the game uses to determine the actual AC contributions from a piece of armour, see the AC calculations page. Otherwise, here's the short version:

  • A piece of armour's base AC is always the minimum you'll receive (assuming it's not negatively enchanted and/or you aren't Deformed).
  • Improving your Armour skill increases the base AC an armour provides by about 4% per level.
  • Enchanting armour directly adds to your total AC. This AC bonus is not affected by the Armour skill.
  • The maximum enchantment possible on a piece of armour is its base AC (for body armour and barding); between 3 and 8 for shields, depending on the type; and 2 for everything else.

Guaranteed damage reduction

Any piece of armour with a base AC greater than 2 provides you with guaranteed damage reduction. This is a percentage of damage received from all physical melee attacks that you are guaranteed to ignore. The higher the armour's base AC, the higher the percentage ignored (though it is limited by your total AC). See the article on GDR for more details.

Wear and remove times

All types of armour, including shields, require 5 turns to remove or equip. Note that if you are swapping one piece of armour for another, it will take 5 turns to remove the old armour and another 5 turns to equip the new one.

Tables of Armours

Body Armour

Armour Base AC Encumbrance rating GDR Wearable
Robe 2 0 0% All
Leather armour 3 4 14% Small–Medium
Ring mail 5 7 24% Small–Medium
Scale mail 6 10 28% Small–Medium
Chain mail 8 15 34% Small–Medium
Plate armour 10 18 39% Small–Medium
Crystal plate armour 14 23 48% Small–Medium
Animal skin 2 0 0% All
Troll leather armour 4 4 19% All
Steam dragon scales 5 0 24% All
Acid dragon scales 6 5 28% All
Swamp dragon scales 7 7 31% All
Quicksilver dragon scales 9 7 37% All
Fire dragon scales 8 11 34% All
Ice dragon scales 9 11 37% All
Pearl dragon scales 10 11 39% All
Shadow dragon scales 10 15 39% All
Storm dragon scales 10 15 39% All
Gold dragon scales 12 23 44% All

Shields

Shield SH EVP Wearable
Buckler 3 1 Little–Medium
Shield 8 3 Small–Big
Large shield 13 5 Medium–Giant

Headgear

Headgear AC Encumbrance rating Wearable
Helmet 1 0 Small–Medium
Hat 0 0 All

Miscellaneous

Armour AC Encumbrance rating Wearable
Boots 1 0 Small–Medium
Cloak 1 0 All
Scarf 0 0 All
Gloves 1 0 Small–Medium
Centaur barding 4 -6 Centaur
Naga barding 4 -6 Naga

Armour Ego

Enchanted armour may have an ego, which gives it additional properties.

Restrictions and Mutations

  • Beaks, horns, and antennae are incompatible with helmets. Hats are allowed.
    • Horns 3 and Antennae 3 disallow all headgear, however.
  • Hooves 3 and talons 3 are incompatible with boots.
  • Claws and Blade Hands are incompatible with gloves.
    • Blade Hands is in addition incompatible with all types of shields and weapons.
  • Wisp Form is incompatible with all armour and jewellery.
  • Bat Form and Pig Form are incompatible with all armour (you can only wear amulets).
  • Spider Form, Ice Form, Hydra Form, and Dragon Form are incompatible with all armour (you can only wear jewellery).
  • Fungus Form is incompatible with all armour except headgear.
  • Tree Form is incompatible with all armour except headgear and shields.
  • Statue Form is incompatible with all armour except headgear, shields, and cloaks.

History

Scarves were added in 0.20.

In 0.19, dragon armours were renamed in dragon scales, and all dragon and troll hides were removed. Instead, creatures that could have dropped hides dropped the corresponding armour instead.

Prior to 0.16, light armour had no small spellcast success penalty; scale mail had an ER of 11 instead of 10.

In 0.15, item weight was removed from the game and removing/equipping armour was set to a flat 5 turns. Prior to that, doing so wasted AC+1 turns.

In 0.14, all racial armour types were removed. Gold dragon armour, crystal plate armour, and plate armour have had their encumbrance ratings reduced (27 -> 25, 24 -> 23, and 19 -> 18 respectively). Mottled dragon armour increased ER fom 4 to 5.

In 0.13, the evasion penalty system was changed, and the base evasion penalty was renamed as the encumbrance rating and rescaled for all armours [1]. Splint mails were removed and chain mails were increased to 8 AC.

Prior to 0.11, you could only train Armour while wearing equipment with an EV penalty of at least -1.

Prior to 0.6, body armour was divided into Light Armour and Heavy Armour. The former would allow you to train dodging, while the latter trained Armour.

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