List of armor in Dragon Quest IX

The following is a list of armor in Dragon Quest IX, organized in descending order of defensive quality.

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Vocation legend - WA: Warrior, PR: Priest, MG: Mage, MA: Martial Artist, TH: Thief, MI: Minstrel, GL: Gladiator, PL: Paladin, AR: Armamentalist, RA: Ranger, SA: Sage, LU: Luminary

Category	Image	Name	Defence	Rarity	Equip	Buy / Sell	Recipes	Area	Drop	Notes
Armor		Leather armor	6	☆	WA, PR, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, RA, SA, LU	180/90	N/A	Angel Falls, Stornway	N/A	N/A
Armor		Scale armour	9	☆	WA, PR, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, RA, SA, LU	350/175	N/A	Stornway	Icikiller	N/A
Armor		Large-scale armour	17	☆	WA, PR, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, RA, SA, LU	--/550	Scale armour + Scale shield + Snakeskin	N/A	N/A	N/A
Armor		Chain mail	11	☆	WA, PR, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, RA, LU	540/270	N/A	Stornway, Coffinwell	N/A	N/A
Armor		Bronze armour	14	☆	WA, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	720/360	N/A	Coffinwell	N/A	N/A
Armor		Iron cuirass	16	☆	WA, PR, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, RA, SA, LU	1000/500	N/A	Coffinwell	Lesionnaire	N/A
Armor		Silver cuirass	25	☆	WA, PR, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, RA, SA, LU	--/1100	Iron cuirass + Silver platter	N/A	N/A	N/A
Armor		Iron armour	18	☆	WA, TH, GL, PL, AR	1200/600	N/A	Alltrades Abbey, Porth Llaffan	Restless armour	N/A
Armor		Full plate armour	28	☆	WA, TH, GL, PL, AR	--/1450	Iron armour + Iron ore + Royal soil	N/A	N/A	N/A
Armor		Gigasteel armour	36	☆	WA, TH, GL, PL, AR	--/2400	Full plate armour + Iron ore x2 + Hephaestus' flame	N/A	N/A	N/A
Armor		Tortoise shell	22	☆	WA, PR, MA, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, RA, LU	1550/775	Iron cuirass + Tortoiseshell + Emerald moss	Porth Llaffan, Slurry Quay	N/A	N/A
Armor		Tortoiseshell armour	30	☆	WA, PR, MA, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, RA, LU	--/1650	Tortoise shell + Tortoiseshell x2 + Emerald moss x2	N/A	N/A	N/A
Armor		Silver mail	31	☆	WA, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	4000/2000	N/A	Bloomingdale	Harmour, Infernal armour	-8% Blast/Lightning, Fire, Ice, & Wind damage, -5% Dark damage
Armor		Gold mail	38	☆	WA, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	--/4900	Silver mail + Gold ring + Gold bracer	N/A	N/A	-10% Blast/Lightning, Fire, Ice, & Wind damage, -8% Dark damage
Armour		Platinum mail	43	☆☆	WA, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	--/9000	Gold mail + Platinum ore + Hephaestus' flame	N/A	N/A	-12% Blast/Lightning, Fire, Ice, & Wind damage, -10% Dark damage
Armor		Heavy Armour	35	☆	WA, GL, PL	3600/1800	N/A	Bloomingdale, Dourbridge	Mandrake major	-18% Fire & Ice damage
Armour		Warrior's armour	41	☆☆	WA	--/2550	N/A	N/A	Hammibal	N/A
Armour		Femiscyran mail	40	☆☆	WA	6100/3050	N/A	Batsureg	N/A	Women only
Armor		Magic armour	37	☆	WA, PR, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, SA, LU	5800/2900	N/A	Gleeba	Charmour, Lethal armour	-12% Blast/Lighting, Fire, Ice, & Wind damage, -10% Dark damage
Armour		Enchanted armour	42	☆	WA, PR, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, SA, LU	--/4900	Magic armour + Enchanted stone	N/A	N/A	-15% Blast/Lighting, Fire, Ice, & Wind damage, -12% Dark damage
Armor		Ethereal armour	47	☆☆	WA, PR, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, SA, LU	--/7400	Enchanted armour + Ethereal stone	N/A	N/A	-18% Blast/Lighting, Fire, Ice, & Wind damage, -15% Dark damage
Armor		Spiked armour	39	☆☆	WA, MI, GL, PL, LU	--/9500	Magic armour + Magic beast horn + Iron nail x5	N/A	Gloomy gastropog	50% chance to reflect 20% of damage taken
Armor		Dragon mail	44	☆	WA, TH, MI, GL, PL, RA, LU	11500/5750	Magic armour + Dragon's scale x2 + Raging ruby	Upover, Wormwood Creek	N/A	N/A
Armor		Tactical vest	46	☆☆	GL	--/3450	N/A	N/A	Excalipurr	Men only
Armor		Brawling byrnie	45	☆☆	GL	--/3400	N/A	N/A	Void droid	Women only
Armor		Holy mail	47	☆☆	PL	--/3650	Chain mail + Holy talisman + Mythril ore	N/A	N/A	Man only, -20% Dark damage
Armor		Holy femail	48	☆☆	PL	--/3600	N/A	N/A	Wishmaster	Women only, -20% Dark damage
Armor		Dragon warrior armour	38	☆☆	All	--/--	N/A	N/A	N/A	Hero only, -10% Fire & Dark damage
Armor		Sacred Armour	46	☆☆	WA, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	--/7750	N/A	N/A	Sir Sanguinus	Recovers 25 HP per turn
Armor		Sacrosanct armour	53	☆☆☆	WA, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	--/9750	Sacred armour + Ruby of protection + Life bracer	N/A	N/A	Recovers 25 HP per turn
Armour		Veteran's armour	56	☆☆	WA	--/9450	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Armour		Mirror armour	52	☆☆	WA, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	22500/11250	Magic armour + Mirrorstone + Ring of truth	Upover	N/A	20% chance to reflect spells
Armor		Catoptric armour	60	☆☆☆	WA, TH, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	--/15500	Mirror armour + Mirrorstone x5 + Catholicon ring	N/A	N/A	20% chance to reflect spells
Armor		Gigant armour	58	☆☆	WA, TH, GL, RA	36000/18000	N/A	Stornway (post-game)	N/A	-15% Blast/Lightning, Fire, Ice, & Wind damage
Armour		Metal slime armour	63	☆☆	WA, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	--/19000	N/A	N/A	N/A	-15% all elemental damage
Armour		Liquid metal armour	70	☆☆☆	WA, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	--/24000	Metal slime armour + Orichalcum x2 + Slime drop x6	N/A	N/A	-18% all elemental damage
Armour		Metal king armour	77	☆☆☆☆	WA, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	--/29000	Metal slime armour + Orichalcum + Slime crown	N/A	N/A	-20% all elemental damage
Armour		Rusty armour	26	☆☆☆	WA, MI, GL, PL, LU	--/--	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Armor		Erdrick's armour	82	☆☆☆☆	WA, MI, GL, PL, LU	--/--	Rusty armour + Glass frit x9 + Orichalcum	N/A	N/A	-20% of Fire, Ice, Wind, & Lightning damage
Armour		Victorious armour	78	☆☆☆☆	WA, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	--/20000	N/A	N/A	Excalipurr	-18% Fire & Ice damage, Restore HP & MP when walking
Armor		Glorious armour	85	☆☆☆☆	WA, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	--/25000	Victorious armour + Agate of Evolution + Red Orb	N/A	N/A	-20% Fire & Ice damage, Restore HP & MP when walking
Armor		Mythical armour	93	☆☆☆☆	WA, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	--/30000	Glorious armour + Agate of Evolution x3 + Red Orb x3	N/A	N/A	-22% Fire & Ice damage, Restore HP & MP when walking
Armor		Legendary armour	100	☆☆☆☆☆	WA, MI, GL, PL, AR, LU	--/35000	Glorious armour + Agate of Evolution x3 + Red Orb x3 (Alchemiracle)	N/A	N/A	-25% Fire & Ice damage, Restore HP & MP when walking
Clothing		Plain clothes	2	☆	All	30/3	N/A	Angel Falls	Bodkin archer	N/A
Clothing		Wayfarer's clothes	4	☆	All	70/35	N/A	Angel Falls, Stornway	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Leather dress	6	☆	All	290/145	N/A	Zere, Stornway	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Plain dress	15	☆	All	1600/800	N/A	Dourbridge	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Summer dress	24	☆	All	4800/2400	N/A	Gleeba	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Jaguarment	45	☆	All	25000/12750	N/A	Dourbridge	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Training top	7	☆	MA, TH	250/125	N/A	Stornway	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Tracksuit top	15	☆	MA, TH	--/285	Training top + Finessence	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Leather cape	8	☆	All	320/160	N/A	Zere	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Swinedimples blazer	10	☆☆	All	1500/750	N/A	Swinedimples Academy	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Dancer's costume	13	☆	All	740/370	N/A	Port Llaffan	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Garish garb	12	☆	All	660/330	N/A	Coffinwell	Slugger	Men only
Clothing		Fur poncho	15	☆	All	--/430	Leather cape + Magic beast hide x3	N/A	Great gruffon	-12% Fire & Ice damage
Clothing		White t-shirt	11	☆	All	520/260	N/A	Coffinwell, Alltrades Abbey	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Jolly roger jumper	19	☆	All	--/1990	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Shipmate's shirt	25	☆	All	5980/2990	N/A	Wormwood Creek	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Cloak of evasion	13	☆	All	1000/500	N/A	Port Llaffan	Sluggernaut, Tearwolf	N/A
Clothing		Cloak of concealment	18	☆☆	All	--/1500	Cloak of evasion + Slipweed x2 + Lambswool	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Gooey gear	21	☆	All	--/2650	Garish garb + Slimedrop x3	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Bunny suit	22	☆	All	3550/1775	N/A	Dourbridge	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Smart suit	18	☆	All	2300/1150	N/A	Bloomingdale	Dark skeleton	Men only
Clothing		Spangled dress	18	☆	All	2500/1250	N/A	Bloomingdale	Cannibelle	Women only
Clohting		Velvet cape	20	☆☆	PR, MA, TH, MI, AR, SA, LU	3000/1500	N/A	Gleeba	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Majestic mantle	26	☆☆	PR, MA, TH, MI, AR, SA, LU	--/2550	Velvet cape + Bow tie + Brighten rock x3	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Tussler's top	31	☆	MA	3400/1700	Tracksuit top + Finessence + Magic beast hide x2	Bloomingdale	N/A	Men only
Clothing		Strongsam	32	☆	MA	4100/2050	N/A	Batsureg	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Dragon dress	40	☆☆	MA	--/4050	Strongsam + Dragon's scale + Finessence x2	N/A	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Flamenco shirt	38	☆	MI	--/2850	Garish garb + Brighten rock x3 + Technicolour dreamcloth	N/A	N/A	Men only
Clothing		Dancer's dress	38	☆	MI	--/3200	Dancer's costume + Brighten rock x3 + Technicolour dreamcloth	N/A	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Rogue's robes	39	☆☆	TH	--/3350	N/A		Widow's pique	Men only
Clothing		Roguess's robes	39	☆☆	TH	--/3250	N/A	N/A	Terror troll	Women only
Clothing		Fur vest	36	☆	RA	5800/2900	Fur poncho + Magic beast hide x3	Batsureg	Cyclops	Men only, -15% Fire & Ice damage
Clothing		Nomadic deel	39	☆☆	RA	--/3800	N/A	N/A	Slugly betsy	-25% Earth damage
Clothing		Star's suit	44	☆☆	LU	--/11750	N/A	N/A	Elusid	N/A
Clothing		Superstar's suit	53	☆☆☆	LU	--/16000	Star's suit + Lucida shard x3	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Tint-tastic tutu	44	☆☆	LU	24400/12200	N/A	Stornway (post-game)	Prism peacock	Women only
Clothing		Technicolour tutu	53	☆☆☆	LU	--/17000	Tint-tastic tutu + Technicolour dreamcloth	N/A	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Dangerous bikini top	1	☆	All	13800/6900	N/A	Dourbridge	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Hot bikini top	34	☆☆	All	--/9900	Dangerous bikini top + Seashell x3 + Crimson coral x2	N/A	N/A	Women only, -10% Fire & Lighting damage
Clothing		Sizzling bikini top	45	☆☆☆	All	--/13400	Hot bikini top + Technicolour dreamcloth + Astral plume x2	N/A	N/A	Women only, -15% Fire & Lighting damage
Clothing		Dragon top	39	☆☆	MA	11200/5600	Tussler's top + Dragon scale x2 + Finessence x2	Wormwood Creek	N/A	-18% Fire and Ice damage
Clothing		Dark robe	37	☆☆	PR, MA, TH, MI, AR, RA, SA, LU	13500/6750	Velvet cape + Evencloth x3 + Slipweed x3	Upover	N/A	N/A
Cloting		Macabre mantle	42	☆☆☆	PR, MA, TH, MI, AR, RA, SA, LU	--/12250	Dark robe + Terrible tattoo x3 + Wing of bat x4	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clothing		Combat top	47	☆☆	MA	27000/13500	N/A	Stornway (post-game)	N/A	Men only
Clothing		Combat costume	48	☆☆	MA	27500/13750	N/A	Stornway (post-game)	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Twinkling tuxedo	35	☆☆☆	All	--/7250	Smart suit + Brighten rock x3 + Bow tie	N/A	N/A	Men only, 20% chance to reflect spells
Clothing		Shimmering dress	35	☆☆☆	All	--/7750	Spangled dress + Brighten rock x3 + Pink pearl	N/A	N/A	Women only, 20% chance to reflect spells
Clothing		Dangerous bustier	1	☆☆	All	--/5900	N/A	N/A	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Silk bustier	34	☆☆☆	All	--/8200	Dangerous bustier + Silk robe + Tangleweb x7	N/A	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Divine bustier	58	☆☆☆☆	All	--/16250	Silk bustier + Slipweed x7 + Sainted soma x3	N/A	N/A	Women only
Clothing		Pallium regale	63	☆☆☆☆	PR, TH, MI, PL, AR, RA, SA, LU	--/--	N/A	N/A	Slionheart	Men only, -20% all elemental damage
Clothing		Tropotoga	61	☆☆☆☆	PR, MA, TH, MI, RA, SA, LU	--/15000	N/A	N/A	Atlas	-20% Fire & Ice damage, 20% Poison, Sleep,& Paralysis resistance
Clothing		Stratotoga	66	☆☆☆☆	PR, MA, TH, MI, RA, SA, LU	--/18000	Tropotoga + Agate of Evolution + Blue Orb	N/A	N/A	-22% Fire & Ice damage, 25% Poison, Sleep & Paralysis resistance
Clothing		Mesotoga	70	☆☆☆☆	PR, MA, TH, MI, RA, SA, LU	--/22000	Stratotoga + Agate of Evolution x3 + Blue Orb x3	N/A	N/A	-22% Fire & Ice damage, 30% Poison, Sleep & Paralysis resistance
Cloth		Exotoga	75	☆☆☆☆☆	PR, MA, TH, MI, RA, SA, LU	--/27000	Stratotoga + Agate of Evolution x3 + Blue Orb x3 (Alchemiracle)	N/A	N/A	-25% Fire & Ice damage, 35% Poison, Sleep & Paralysis resistance
Robe		Silk robe	3	☆	All	210/105	N/A	Stornway, Zere	Mean spirit, Meowgician, Spirit	N/A
Robe		Robe of serenity	9	☆	All	950/475	N/A	Alltrades Abbey, Slurry Quay	N/A	25% Sleep resistance
Robe		Robe of sweet dreams	14	☆	All	--/1150	Robe of serenity + Sleeping hibiscus x3 + Lambswool x3	N/A	N/A	40% Sleep resistance
Robe		Best vest	12	☆	All	2000/1000	N/A	Bloomingdale	N/A	N/A
Robe		Magical robes	15	☆	PR, MG, MI, PL, AR, SA, LU	3600/1800	N/A	Gleeba	Sorcerer, Shaman	-18% Blast/Lightning, Dark, Fire, Ice, & Wind damage
Robe		Enchanted robes	20	☆	PR, MG, MI, PL, AR, SA, LU	--/2650	Magical robes + Enchanted stone	N/A	N/A	-20% Blast/Lightning, Dark, Fire, Ice, & Wind damage
Robe		Ethereal robes	26	☆☆	PR, MG, MI, PL, AR, SA, LU	--/3100	Enchanted robes + Ethereal stone	N/A	N/A	-22% Blast/Lightning, Dark, Fire, Ice, & Wind damage
Robe		Ascetic robe	19	☆	PR	--/1950	N/A	N/A	Wight priest	Men only, 30% MP absorption resistance
Robe		Saintly robe	25	☆☆	PR	--/3250	Ascetic robe + Rosary + Grubby bandage x3	N/A	N/A	Men only, 40% MP absorption resistance
Robe		Priestess's pinafore	19	☆	PR	--/2050	N/A	N/A	Wight king	Women only, 30% MP absorption resistance
Robe		Fizzle-retardant suit	18	☆	MG	--/2000	N/A	N/A	Python priest	Man only, -30% Fizzle damage.
Robe		Fizzle-proof suit	24	☆☆	MG	--/3500	Fizzle-retardant suit + Sorcerer's ring + Grubby bandage x3	N/A	N/A	Man only, -40% Fizzle damage.
Robe		Fizzle-retardant blouse	18	☆	MG	--/2150	N/A	Cobra cardinal	N/A	Women only, -30% Fizzle damage
Robe		Glombolero	20	☆☆	All	--/3300	N/A	N/A	N/A	Absorbs all MP from spells cast on the wearer