Armor Resistance & Vulnerability

Dark Age of Camelot has many lesser, somewhat obscure features, that most people probably won’t be aware of initially. An obvious mechanic is weapon damage type: Slashing, piercing or crushing. However, a lesser known mechanic is armour resistance and vulnerability to these damage types.

Each armour type in Dark Age of Camelot has certain types of damage that it is either vulnerable, resistant or neutral towards when receiving damage. For instance, Albion’s Armsman and Paladin classes can wear Plate armour as their highest form of protection. Plate armour is vulnerable to Crushing, Cold and Body, meaning it takes an additional 5% damage from these damage types. Plate is in turn resistant towards Thrust, Heat and Matter damage types, meaning they take 10% less damage from those damage types. For the remaining three damage types: Slash, Energy and Spirit, plate armour is neutral, which as the term implies, has no effect on how much damage they resist or mitigate.

(R)esistant = 10% less damage taken

(V)ulnerable = 5% more damage taken

Albion's classes
Class	Armour	Crush	Thrust	Body	Cold	Energy	Heat	Matter
Armsman	Plate	V	R	V	V		R	R
Paladin	Plate	V	R	V	V		R	R
Cleric	Chain	R	V			V	R
Mercenary	Chain	R	V			V	R
Minstrel	Chain	R	V			V	R
Reaver	Chain	R	V			V	R
Scout	Studded	R	V	R	V	R	R	V
Friar	Leather	V	R	R	R		V
Mauler	Leather	V	R	R	R		V
Infiltrator	Leather	V	R	R	R		V
Cabalist	Cloth			R		R
Heretic	Cloth			R		R
Necromancer	Cloth			R		R
Occultist	Cloth			R		R
Sorcerer	Cloth			R		R
Theurgist	Cloth			R		R
Wizard	Cloth			R		R

Albion's armour types
Armour	Crush	Thrust	Body	Cold	Energy	Heat	Matter
Plate	V	R	V	V		R	R
Chain	R	V			V	R
Studded	R	V	R	V	R	R	V
Leather	V	R	R	R		V
Cloth			R		R

Hibernia's classes
Class	Armour	Crush	Slash	Body	Cold	Energy	Heat	Matter
Champion	Scale	R	V		V	V	R	R
Druid	Scale	R	V		V	V	R	R
Hero	Scale	R	V		V	V	R	R
Warden	Scale	R	V		V	V	R	R
Bard	Studded	V	R	R	V	R	R	V
Blademaster	Studded	V	R	R	V	R	R	V
Ranger	Studded	V	R	R	V	R	R	V
Mauler	Leather	V	R	R	R		V
Nightshade	Leather	V	R	R	R		V
Vampiir	Leather	V	R	R	R		V
Animist	Cloth			R		R
Bainshee	Cloth			R		R
Eldritch	Cloth			R		R
Enchanter	Cloth			R		R
Mentalist	Cloth			R		R
Valewalker	Cloth			R		R

Hibernia's armour types
Armour	Crush	Slash	Body	Cold	Energy	Heat	Matter
Scale	R	V		V	V	R	R
Studded	V	R	R	V	R	R	V
Leather	V	R	R	R		V
Cloth			R		R

MIdgard's classes
Class	Armour	Slash	Thrust	Body	Cold	Energy	Heat	Matter
Healer	Chain	R	V			V	R
Shaman	Chain	R	V			V	R
Skald	Chain	R	V			V	R
Thane	Chain	R	V			V	R
Valkyrie	Chain	R	V			V	R
Warrior	Chain	R	V			V	R
Berserker	Studded	V	R	R	V	R	R	V
Hunter	Studded	V	R	R	V	R	R	V
Savage	Studded	V	R	R	V	R	R	V
Mauler	Leather	V	R	R	R		V
Shadowblade	Leather	V	R	R	R		V
Bonedancer	Cloth			R		R
Runemaster	Cloth			R		R
Spiritmaster	Cloth			R		R
Warlock	Cloth			R		R

Midgard's armour types
Armour	Slash	Thrust	Body	Cold	Energy	Heat	Matter
Chain	R	V			V	R
Studded	V	R	R	V	R	R	V
Leather	V	R	R	R		V
Cloth			R		R