S+ Tier

Noble CuirassEndgame ChestDefinitive heavy chestplate. 30% Skill Damage plus 25% Health, 25% Attack, and intrinsic Crit Rate scaling.Unnamed Meta HeadgearEndgame Helmet32% Skill Damage plus flat movement speed and dash CDR. Enables the mobility that Hell Mode requires.

S Tier

Hell Plate (Oathless)Castle ChestMythic chestpiece available from the Castle's dark material economy. Pairs with the Hell Staffs.

A Tier

Mythril PlateMid-game ChestWorkhorse heavy chest for the mid-game. Good until the first Mythic Magmite roll.Frostweave RobesCaster ChestLight chestplate that scales with Magmite multipliers. Best caster option before the Mythic reroll.Iron Soul PlateDefensiveHeavy plate that pairs with the Iron Soul's Iron Man passive for the toughest EHP setups.Verden MantleCaster ShouldersCompletes the Verden caster set. Small but compounding Skill Damage bonus.

B Tier

Runed HelmStarter HelmetBasic helmet with one rune socket. Good rune home for Burn and Frost setups in the early game.Shadow GreavesLegsLight leg armor that trades a few percent of mitigation for dash cooldown reduction.Knight's GauntletsHandsHands that buff heavy weapon swing speed. Marginal until paired with a heavy weapon.