It amazes me that there doesn’t exist an article on the internet, with a simple table list of all the armor sets in BDO. Sure, bddatabase.net is great, but if you actually want to compare a few sets or pieces, you’re going to need a hundred clicks, and a few different windows.

My aim with this article, is to create an easy reference to all the armor sets in Black Desert Online, so that new players and veterans alike, can come back to check on some stats, vision their gear, or learn the core differences between each chest, helmet, glove or shoe.

You can check a similar guide for accessories here. If you are new to the game, make sure to also check out our enhancing guide for BDO, since it covers everything you need to know about taking your gear to the next level!

Green Gear

Green Gear is the first “grade” of gear in the game, which is easily acquirable (on the marketplace or monster drops) even from your first few hours on the game.

There are many different sets, so we have sorted them from “worst to best” below.

If you are looking for a quick solution, you can’t go wrong with the Grunil set.

Fortuna Armor Set

The following sets, have identical stats, and only their weight / set-effects change:

Fortuna

Grunil

Hercules’ Might

Heve

Rocaba

Many new players may mistake Fortuna for a good set due to the extra luck & movement speed – and to be honest it does help when you are new – but in essence but are very easy-to-get stats in other ways (magic crystals or passive buffs for example).

Fortuna

Set Luck Armor of Fortuna Luck Helmet of Fortuna Luck Gloves of Fortuna Luck Shoes of Fortuna Item Effect 2-Set Effect

Luck +2

3-Set Effect

Movement Speed +3 – – – – Weight 26.60LT 9.80LT 7.35LT 4.55LT 4.90LT Crystals 8 2 2 2 2 0 DP 11 6 3 1 1 Evasion 28 12 8 4 4 DR 4 3 1 0 0 PRI DP 177 55 50 36 36 Evasion 316 84 80 76 76 DR 106 36 32 19 19 DUO DP 197 60 55 41 41 Evasion 348 92 88 84 84 DR 122 40 36 23 23 TRI DP 229 68 63 49 49 Evasion 380 100 96 92 92 DR 150 47 43 30 30 TET DP 249 73 68 54 54 Evasion 412 108 104 100 100 DR 166 51 47 34 34 PEN DP 269 78 73 59 59 Evasion 444 116 112 108 108 DR 182 55 51 38 38

Grunil Armor Set

Most experienced players tend to choose Grunil as their green gear, since the extra AP & HP seem like the most reasonable buffs to go after when you want to level up & progress the map fast.

Grunil

Set Grunil Armor Grunil Helmet Grunil Gloves Grunil Shoes Item Effect 2-Set Effect

All AP +5

3-Set Effect

Max HP +150

4-Set Effect

All AP +2 – – – – Weight 85.50LT 28.00LT 21.50LT 17.00LT 19.00LT Crystals 8 2 2 2 2 0 DP 11 6 3 1 1 Evasion 28 12 8 4 4 DR 4 3 1 0 0 PRI DP 177 55 50 36 36 Evasion 316 84 80 76 76 DR 106 36 32 19 19 DUO DP 197 60 55 41 41 Evasion 348 92 88 84 84 DR 122 40 36 23 23 TRI DP 229 68 63 49 49 Evasion 380 100 96 92 92 DR 150 47 43 30 30 TET DP 249 73 68 54 54 Evasion 412 108 104 100 100 DR 166 51 47 34 34 PEN DP 269 78 73 59 59 Evasion 444 116 112 88 88 DR 182 55 51 38 38

Hercules’ Might Armor Set

Hercules is a good choice only if you are going for max possible weight limit on your character, since it gives you +200LT, while weighing very little.

Hercules’ Might

Set Armor of Hercules’ Might Helmet of Hercules’ Might Gloves of Hercules’ Might Shoes of Hercules’ Might Item Effect 2-Set Effect

Weight Limit +150LT

3-Set Effect

Weight Limit +50LT – – – – Weight 26.60LT 9.80LT 7.35LT 4.55LT 4.90LT Crystals 8 2 2 2 2 0 DP 11 6 3 1 1 Evasion 28 12 8 4 4 DR 4 3 1 0 0 PRI DP 177 55 50 36 36 Evasion 316 84 80 76 76 DR 106 36 32 19 19 DUO DP 197 60 55 41 41 Evasion 348 92 88 84 84 DR 122 40 36 23 23 TRI DP 229 68 63 49 49 Evasion 380 100 96 92 92 DR 150 47 43 30 30 TET DP 249 73 68 54 54 Evasion 412 108 104 100 100 DR 166 51 47 34 34 PEN DP 269 78 73 59 59 Evasion 444 116 112 108 108 DR 182 55 51 38 38

Heve Armor Set

Heve is a nice Grunil alternative, if you feel you need more HP than AP, which is rarely the case. Keep in mind though, that the extra HP, along with the 1/4 weight of the Grunil set, it will make you last way longer while grinding.

Heve

Set Strength Armor of Heve Strength Helmet of Heve Strength Gloves of Heve Strength Shoes of Heve Item Effect 2-Set Effect

Max HP +250

3-Set Effect

Max HP +50 – – – – Weight 26.60LT 9.80LT 7.35LT 4.55LT 4.90LT Crystals 8 2 2 2 2 0 DP 11 6 3 1 1 Evasion 28 12 8 4 4 DR 4 3 1 0 0 PRI DP 177 55 50 36 36 Evasion 316 84 80 76 76 DR 106 36 34 19 19 DUO DP 197 60 55 41 41 Evasion 348 92 88 84 84 DR 122 40 36 23 23 TRI DP 229 68 63 49 49 Evasion 380 100 96 92 92 DR 150 47 43 30 30 TET DP 249 73 68 54 54 Evasion 412 108 104 100 100 DR 166 51 47 34 34 PEN DP 269 78 73 59 59 Evasion 444 116 112 108 108 DR 182 55 51 38 38

Rocaba Armor Set

Rocaba is a bit all around, aiming to help the fragile classes. Nothing special to note here.

Rocaba

Set Rocaba Armor Rocaba Helmet Rocaba Gloves Rocaba Shoes Item Effect 2-Set Effect

All Evasion +5

3-Set Effect

Max HP +75

Max MP(EP)/WP/SP +75

4-Set Effect

All Evasion +2 – – – – Weight 63.50LT 23.00LT 15.00LT 12.00LT 13.50LT Crystals 8 2 2 2 2 0 DP 11 6 3 1 1 Evasion 28 12 8 4 4 DR 4 3 1 0 0 PRI DP 177 55 50 36 36 Evasion 316 84 80 76 76 DR 106 36 34 19 19 DUO DP 197 60 55 41 41 Evasion 348 92 88 84 84 DR 122 40 36 23 23 TRI DP 229 68 63 49 49 Evasion 380 100 96 92 92 DR 150 47 43 30 30 TET DP 249 73 68 54 54 Evasion 412 108 104 100 100 DR 166 51 47 34 34 PEN DP 269 78 73 59 59 Evasion 444 116 112 108 108 DR 182 55 51 38 38

Talis Armor Set

Talis is a “step-ahead” from the previous sets stats-wise, and introduces different item effects per item.

However, the effects are quite weak for justifying using it. What might be interesting in some cases, is getting +3 movement, +1 critical and Jump Up, by combining the boots with the gloves, and leaving you the option to activate one more 2-set effect from another set.

Talis

Set Talis Armor Talis Helmet Talis Gloves Talis Shoes Item Effect 2-Set Effect

Movement Speed +1

Jump Up

3-Set Effect

Movement Speed +2 MP(EP)/WP/SP Recovery +5 Grapple Resistance +15% Critical Hit +1 Movement Speed +2 Weight 33.95LT 11.55LT 8.40LT 6.65LT 7.35LT Crystals 4 1 1 1 1 0 DP 11 6 3 1 1 Evasion 24 12 8 4 0 DR 15 7 3 2 3 PRI DP 177 55 50 36 36 Evasion 312 84 80 76 72 DR 117 40 34 21 22 DUO DP 197 60 55 41 41 Evasion 344 92 88 84 80 DR 133 44 38 25 26 TRI DP 229 68 63 49 49 Evasion 376 100 96 92 88 DR 161 51 45 32 33 TET DP 249 73 68 54 54 Evasion 408 108 104 100 96 DR 177 55 49 36 37 PEN DP 269 78 73 59 59 Evasion 440 116 112 108 104 DR 195 59 53 40 43

Agerian Armor Set

Agerian follows Talis’ philosophy, but this time offering quite strong item effects, that can make your life, and capping your Battle Stats easier.

Very combat-friendly and lightweight, Agerian is a strong set, that can help level & grind efficiently.

Agerian

Set Agerian Armor Agerian Helmet Agerian Gloves Agerian Shoes Item Effect 2-Set Effect

Max HP +100

3-Set Effect

Attack Speed +2

Casting Speed +2 Max HP +50 Stun / Stiffness / Freezing Resistance +15% Attack Speed +1

Casting Speed +1 Movement Speed +1 Weight 49.35LT 16.10LT 12.60LT 9.80LT 10.85LT Crystals 4 1 1 1 1 0 DP 15 7 4 2 2 Evasion 44 16 12 8 8 DR 13 6 3 2 2 PRI DP 181 56 51 37 37 Evasion 332 88 84 80 80 DR 115 39 34 21 21 DUO DP 201 61 56 42 42 Evasion 364 96 92 88 88 DR 131 43 38 25 25 TRI DP 233 69 64 50 50 Evasion 396 104 100 96 96 DR 159 50 45 32 32 TET DP 253 74 69 55 55 Evasion 428 112 108 104 104 DR 176 55 49 36 36 PEN DP 273 79 74 60 60 Evasion 470 130 116 112 112 DR 191 58 53 40 40

Steel Taritas Armor Set

The following sets have identical sets, apart from weight, and the fact Zereth Shoes are the same with gloves, in contrast with the Taritas & Steel Taritas ones:

Steel Taritas

Taritas

Zereth

Steel Taritas is completely identical to Taritas, only lighter and more durable. This makes it more expensive, as it can be used for building faster enhancement failstacks than its other green counterparts.

Steel Taritas

Set Steel Taritas Armor Steel Taritas Helmet Steel Taritas Gloves Steel Taritas Shoes Item Effect 2-Set Effect

MP(EP)/WP/SP +100

3-Set Effect

All Accuracy +20 Max HP +20

Max MP(EP)/WP/SP +20 Knockback / Floating Resistance +15% Accuracy +8 All Evasion Up Weight 38.95LT 12.74LT 9.80LT 7.84LT 8.57LT Crystals 4 1 1 1 1 0 DP 20 8 5 3 4 Evasion 64 20 16 12 16 DR 10 3 3 2 2 PRI DP 186 57 52 38 39 Evasion 352 92 88 84 88 DR 115 39 34 21 21 DUO DP 206 62 57 43 44 Evasion 384 100 96 92 96 DR 131 43 38 25 25 TRI DP 238 70 65 51 52 Evasion 416 108 104 100 104 DR 159 50 45 32 32 TET DP 258 75 70 56 57 Evasion 448 116 112 108 112 DR 175 54 49 36 36 PEN DP 278 80 75 61 62 Evasion 480 124 120 116 120 DR 191 58 53 40 40

Taritas Armor Set

Taritas focuses more on mobile / fragiles classes, by giving appropriate buffs to regen, accuracy & evasion.

Taritas

Set Taritas Armor Taritas Helmet Taritas Gloves Taritas Shoes Item Effect 2-Set Effect

MP(EP)/WP/SP +100

3-Set Effect

All Accuracy +20 Max HP +20

Max MP(EP)/WP/SP +20 Knockback / Floating Resistance +15% Accuracy +8 All Evasion Up Weight 55.65LT 18.20LT 14.00LT 11.20LT 12.25LT Crystals 4 1 1 1 1 0 DP 20 8 5 3 4 Evasion 64 20 16 12 16 DR 10 3 3 2 2 PRI DP 186 57 52 38 39 Evasion 352 92 88 84 88 DR 115 39 34 21 21 DUO DP 206 62 57 43 44 Evasion 384 100 96 92 96 DR 131 43 38 25 25 TRI DP 238 70 65 51 52 Evasion 416 108 104 100 104 DR 159 50 45 32 32 TET DP 258 75 70 56 57 Evasion 448 116 112 108 112 DR 175 54 49 36 36 PEN DP 278 80 75 61 62 Evasion 480 124 120 116 120 DR 191 58 53 40 40

Zereth Armor Set

Closing the green gear chapter, we have Zereth Armor, an option similar to Taritas, this time focusing more on faster grinding.

Zereth

Set Zereth Armor Zereth Helmet Zereth Gloves Zereth Shoes Item Effect 2-Set Effect

Max Stamina +200

3-Set Effect

Extra Damage to All Species +5 HP Recovery +5

Weight Limit +50 Knockdown / Bound Resistance +15% Extra Damage to All Species +2 Max Stamina +200 Weight 59.85LT 19.60LT 15.05LT 11.90LT 13.30LT Crystals 4 1 1 1 1 0 DP 19 8 5 3 3 Evasion 60 20 16 12 12 DR 10 3 3 2 2 PRI DP 185 57 52 38 38 Evasion 348 92 88 84 84 DR 115 39 34 21 21 DUO DP 205 62 57 43 43 Evasion 380 100 96 92 92 DR 131 43 38 25 25 TRI DP 237 70 65 51 51 Evasion 412 108 104 100 100 DR 159 50 45 32 32 TET DP 257 75 70 56 56 Evasion 444 116 112 108 108 DR 175 54 49 36 36 PEN DP 277 80 75 61 61 Evasion 476 124 120 116 116 DR 191 58 53 40 40

Blue Gear

There is only two sets of blue armor in BDO, Lemoria and Akum armor.

Many may argue they are a “noob trap“, just like the Liverto (Blue) Weapons, since it’s better to save straight for boss-gear.

While this is not untrue, you “can’t go wrong” with having them, especially if you are careful with enhancement and durability.

The Skill XP +10% buff on Lemoria is very nice, and having a full set can go a long way with raising your alts as well. Akum is like a “pumped up” Grunil, so less worth it to spend on it.

Both sets ARE a way more expensive option than green gear, and they will set you back on your boss-gear acquirement, make no mistake about that, and judge for yourself.

Akum Armor Set

Akum

Set Akum Armor Akum Helmet Akum Gloves Akum Shoes Item Effect 2-Set Effect

All Evasion +5

3-Set Effect

Max HP +150

All Damage Reduction +5

4-Set Effect

All AP +7 Max HP +50

Max MP(EP)/WP/SP +50 Max HP +50 All Accuracy Up All Evasion Up Weight 63.50LT 23.00LT 15.00LT 12.00LT 13.50LT Crystals 8 2 2 2 2 0 DP 11 5 3 1 2 Evasion 30 15 6 3 6 DR 2 1 1 0 0 Accuracy 5 0 0 5 0 PRI DP 198 64 51 36 47 Evasion 329 121 59 59 90 DR 101 33 32 18 18 Accuracy 21 0 0 21 0 DUO DP 216 68 55 41 52 Evasion 359 129 65 67 98 DR 111 35 34 21 21 Accuracy 24 0 0 24 0 TRI DP 246 75 62 49 60 Evasion 389 137 71 75 106 DR 133 40 39 27 27 Accuracy 27 0 0 27 0 TET DP 264 79 66 54 65 Evasion 419 145 77 83 114 DR 143 42 41 30 30 Accuracy 30 0 0 30 0 PEN DP 282 83 70 59 70 Evasion 449 153 83 91 122 DR 153 44 43 33 33 Accuracy 33 0 0 33 0

Lemoria Armor Set

Lemoria

Set Lemoria Armor Lemoria Helmet Lemoria Gloves Lemoria Shoes Item Effect 2-Set Effect

Movement Speed +1

Critical Hit +1

3-Set Effect

Skill EXP +10%

4-Set Effect

Attack Speed +2

Casting Speed +2 Max MP(EP)/WP/SP +100 Max HP +100 All Accuracy Up All Evasion Up Weight 52.00LT 20.00LT 13.00LT 9.00LT 10.00LT Crystals 4 1 1 1 1 0 DP 12 5 3 1 3 Evasion 32 16 6 4 6 DR 23 11 6 5 1 Accuracy 12 0 0 12 0 PRI DP 207 65 53 36 53 Evasion 362 124 61 72 105 DR 129 45 40 24 20 Accuracy 30 0 0 30 0 DUO DP 227 70 58 41 58 Evasion 390 132 67 80 111 DR 145 49 44 28 24 Accuracy 32 0 0 32 0 TRI DP 259 78 66 49 66 Evasion 418 140 73 88 117 DR 179 57 52 38 32 Accuracy 34 0 0 34 0 TET DP 279 83 71 54 71 Evasion 446 148 79 96 123 DR 205 64 59 43 39 Accuracy 36 0 0 36 0 PEN DP 299 88 76 59 76 Evasion 474 156 85 104 129 DR 241 73 68 52 48 Accuracy 38 0 0 38 0

Boss Gear Armor

This is the dream. This is the gear you want to have, and it won’t be easy, or cheap to acquire it.

It’s named “Boss-Gear” because it only (well, not only) drops from bosses, and the drops are quite rare, making these items hard to find on the marketplace, and quite expensive to pre-order, or a time-waste to “snipe” them from the market.

For the same reason, it’s quite difficult and expensive to repair its max durability (when it falls from failed enhancements), so most people use Memory Fragments (along with Artisan’s Memories) to restore it. These items are also hard to acquire, so you better save them up until you can spend them on your boss gear.

All the Boss Gear items count as if they are from the same set, so you can mix & match the ones you want, while getting their set effects:

3-Set Effect Max Stamina +200

4-Set Effect Attack Speed +1

Casting Speed +1

Boss Gear Chest – Dim Tree Spirit’s Armor / Red Nose’s Armor

While there’s only a “small” difference between the two chests, most people will sell their soul for Dim Tree and its extra HP.

And I mean that literally, since the preorders for a 0 level Dim Tree reach as much as 600 million silver (most boss-gear items go for roughly 100 million, and 150-200 preorder).

It’s not a rare occurrence as well, to find many Red Nose’s chests available on the marketplace for market price, since players really seem to be skeptical about them, and rather pay 5-6 times the price for Max HP, instead of HP Recovery.

And I don’t blame them, since the Red Nose’s Armor’s HP Recovery is significantly low, at 8HP / 10 seconds. Oh will we ever learn what the devs are thinking…

Dim Tree Spirit’s Armor Red Nose’s Armor Item Effect Max HP +200

Max MP(EP)/WP/SP +100 HP Recovery Up

Max MP(EP)/WP/SP +100 Weight 21.00LT 21.00LT Crystals 2 2 0 DP 6 6 Evasion 20 20 DR 11 11 PRI DP 66 66 Evasion 128 128 DR 45 45 DUO DP 71 71 Evasion 136 136 DR 49 49 TRI DP 79 79 Evasion 144 144 DR 57 57 TET DP 84 84 Evasion 152 152 DR 64 64 PEN DP 89 89 Evasion 160 160 DR 73 73

Boss Gear Helmet – Griffon’s Helmet / Giath’s Helmet

Not much to say here, Griffon’s Helmet has an obvious advantage, though the gap between the two helmets isn’t that big.

Giath’s is just a bit weaker on the Damage Reduction side, while providing an item effect which is somewhat weaker as well.

5% to all resistance will let you take far more damage than +100 HP, so definitely try to get your hands on Griffon’s, even though it will be a bit harder / more expensive (preorders sit at 300 mil).

Griffon’s Helmet Giath’s Helmet Item Effect All Resistance +5% Max HP +100 Weight 16.00LT 16.00LT Crystals 2 2 0 DP 7 7 Evasion 9 9 DR 9 6 PRI DP 57 57 Evasion 64 64 DR 43 40 DUO DP 62 62 Evasion 70 70 DR 46 44 TRI DP 70 70 Evasion 76 76 DR 57 52 TET DP 75 75 Evasion 82 82 DR 65 59 PEN DP 80 80 Evasion 88 88 DR 74 68

Boss Gear Gloves – Bheg’s Gloves / Leebur’s Gloves

There is no actual choice you have to make here, since Leebur’s Gloves are not yet available in the EU / NA version of the game.

The stats for them have been taken from BD Database [dbdatabase.net], and their validity is unknown (they definitely have some “weird” stats).

Bheg’s are easy to get, and preorders are very close to the market price.

Bheg’s Gloves Leebur’s Gloves Item Effect All Accuracy Up All Accuracy Up

All Evasion Up Weight 10.00LT 10.00LT Crystals 2 2 0 DP 2 2 Evasion 4 4 DR 6 6 Accuracy 10 10 PRI DP 37 37 Evasion 72 80 DR 25 25 Accuracy 42 21 DUO DP 42 42 Evasion 80 92 DR 29 28 Accuracy 44 22 TRI DP 50 50 Evasion 88 104 DR 37 36 Accuracy 46 23 TET DP 55 56 Evasion 96 120 DR 44 41 Accuracy 48 24 PEN DP 60 62 Evasion 104 136 DR 53 46 Accuracy 50 25

Boss Gear Shoes – Urugon’s Shoes / Muskan’s Shoes

Last but not least, we have the boss-shoes, where the gap between the items drives a different playstyle.

Muskan’s have a clear Evasion advantage, while Urugon’s are way more beefy. You will have to judge for yourself.

Know though, that Urugon’s are pretty rare, and preorders for a 0 level go as high as 1.2 Billion silver. You have been warned.

Urugon’s Shoes Muskan’s Shoes Item Effect All Damage Reduction Up

Movement Speed +1 All Evasion Up Weight 11.00LT 11.00LT Crystals 2 2 0 DP 6 4 Evasion 6 7 DR 4 1 PRI DP 56 54 Evasion 72 89 DR 50 20 DUO DP 61 59 Evasion 76 115 DR 56 24 TRI DP 69 67 Evasion 80 121 DR 65 32 TET DP 74 72 Evasion 84 127 DR 71 39 PEN DP 79 77 Evasion 88 133 DR 77 48

Farming Boss-Gear Armor Yourself

As mentioned, the drop rates for boss-gear aren’t great, and most bosses are actually pretty hard to kill, depending of course and on the amount of people trying.

A pretty good tactic if you want to farm boss gear yourself, is to set up an alt in between the markers below:

You can see that Dastard Bheg, Dim Tree Spirit, Red Nose & Karanda (Awakening Weapon Boss-Gear) are pretty close with each other, making it easy to log in with your boss-alt, and take part in the fight.

Since the Field Bosses don’t have a set schedule like Karanda or Kzarka, your best bet for accurate boss notifications, is the IHAEU Discord Channel [discord invite link] (International Hunting Association EU), with many dedicated users that call bosses as they come out.

For more information, it’s best to check out our in-depth World Boss guide for BDO.