Avowed: All Non-Set Unique Armor and Clothing

Many Unique Armors, Gloves, and Boots are not part of a set and exist only as individual pieces, some of which are the best equipment in the game. We’ll show you what they are, including the ones added in Update 1.5, and where to find them!

How Armor and Clothing work in Avowed

Armor sets in Avowed are comprised of 3 pieces called the Armor and Clothing (Hands and Feet). Armor and Clothing occupy different slots and have vastly different impacts on combat. Some sets also have a Ring or Trinket associated with them.

Each piece of Unique gear, whether it be the Armor or Clothing, comes with 2 perks comes. Some armor pieces are part of a set by sharing the same name, and while the effect sets tend to synergize with each other and a specific build, there are no set bonuses.

You can find outfit pieces as loot from chests and corpses, purchase them from Merchants, or receive them as mission rewards. The sets as a whole are always located in the same region.

You can replace the visual appearance of any outfit item with another one. This feature is commonly known as transmog, though this game doesn’t allow you any specific modifications beyond the simple swap of one item’s appearance with another.

Armor

Armor is the primary piece of gear and the only one that’s upgradeable. It has defensive stats and weight class restrictions and cosmetically changes the appearance of the Envoy’s chest, arms, and legs.

Armor weight is classified as light, medium, or heavy, and this classification determines the Damage Reduction % along with the maximum Stamina and Essence penalties.

In reality, there are 8 different stat variations based on the weight and protection afforded by distinct types of real armor. There are a couple of mismatches, but terms in parentheses below are representative of the associated stats.

For example, Gambeson always refers to Light Armor with 8% Damage Reduction and -15 Stamina /-20 Essence.

Weight Classification	Damage Reduction	Stamina Penalty	Essence Penalty
Light (Robe)	5%	-20	-10
Light (Gambeson)	8%	-15	-20
Light (Cuirass)	10%	-20	-20
Medium (Scale)	15%	-25	-35
Medium (Breastplate)	18%	-35	-30
Medium (Mail)	20%	-35	-35
Heavy (Brigandine)	25%	-45	-45
Heavy (Plate)	30%	-50	-50

As you can see, the lower the Damage Reduction %, the lower the maximum Stamina and Essence penalties.

These stats remain constant regardless of upgrade tier, but upgrading Armor is still important, but doing so only increases the additional flat damage reduction, not the percentage or penalties.

You’ll also take more damage and deal less against enemies depending on the difference in Quality tier, reaching +/-35% damage taken/dealt when there is a difference of 4 Quality tiers, ex. Fine (blue) +2 weapon vs Exceptional (purple) +3 armor.

Clothing

Clothing consists of handware and footwear. They have no defensive stats or weight class associated with them and take the form of things like gloves, bracers, and shoes to alter the cosmetic appearance of your hands and feet. Unlike Armor, Clothing is not upgradeable.

Armor

There are 18 Unique Armors that don’t belong to a set scattered across the Living Lands.

Animancer’s Swallowtail

The Animancer’s Swallowtail is a Light Cuirass, meaning it offers +10% Damage Reduction and -20 Maximum Stamina / – 20 Maximum Essence. Its effects improve your Maximum Essence and Carry Capacity.

You can purchase the Animancer’s Swallowtail from Lluisa Melcer, the Merchant at the Farmer’s Market in Maxim’s Claim at Emerald Stair.

This vendor remains accessible after completing the Main Story quest “Ancient Soil”, but she will move to the Abandoned Farms in the Rolling Crags depending on your choices.

Gambeson of the Grand Empire

The Gambeson of the Grand Empire is Light Armor. As a Gambeson, it offers +8% Damage Reduction and -15 Stamina / -20 Essence. Its effects improve Damage Reduction and Reload Speed.

You receive the Gambeson of the Grand Empire from the couple you helped escape from Paradis as part of the quest “Escape Plan”. They’ve relocated to a house in Thirdborn in Shatterscarp.

Helwalker’s Vestments

Helwalker’s Vestments is a Light Gambeson, meaning it offers +8% Damage Reduction and -15 Maximum Stamina / -20 Essence. Its effects significantly increase Melee Damage and Melee Critical Hit Damage, but make you take a lot more damage yourself.

You can loot the Helwalker’s Vestments from a door puzzle at the Shrine to Galawain in Twinedwood in Emerald Stair.

Hjilde’s Handy Hide

Hjilde’s Handy Hide is a Light Cuirass, meaning it offers +10% Damage Reduction and -20 Stamina / -20 Essence. It that improves your survivability by reducing elemental damage taken and increasing your HP, but improving survivability with Light Armor is a bit of an oxymoron. Wear Medium Armor if that’s what you want.

You can loot Hjilde’s Handy Hide from a chest northeast of the Ranger Headquarters concealed in a burrow on the edge of the map in the Rolling Crags of the Emerald Stair.

Hjilde’s Handy Hide is associated with the Practical Pockets Treasure Map.

Lava-Forged Plate

Lava-Forged Plate is actually Heavy Brigandine Armor, meaning it offers +25% Damage Reduction and -45 Maximum Stamina / -45 Maximum Essence. Its effects turn you into a walking volcano and make it safer to walk through one. While they aren’t part of a set, it synergizes with Magran’s Fury (Gloves).

You can loot the Lava-Forged Plate from a chest overlooking the central cavern in the Mt. Forja Mines in Galawain’s Tusks. You cannot access this area until you’re on the Main Story quest “Our Dreams Divide Us Still”.

Many-Hued Doublet

The Many-Hued Doublet is a Light Robe, meaning it offers +5% Damage Reduction and -20 Maximum Stamina / -10 Maximum Essence. Its effects protect you from elemental damage and improves your Health restoration from all sources. It is meant to look like the garb of a landsknecht.

You can purchase the Many-Hued Doublet from Merylin, the magic supplies Merchant in Southern Paradis in Dawnshore.

Necropants

The Necropants are Medium Scale Armor, meaning they offer +15% Damage Reduction and -25 Maximum Stamina / -35 Maximum Essence. They improve your resistance to Poison Accumulation and give you an ability that lets you summon a ghost to aid you in combat.

You can loot the Necropants from a chest on the second level of the northernmost pargrunen building in Shark’s Teeth in Shatterscarp.

The Necropants are associated with the Dead Man’s Mail Treasure Map.

Pauper’s Plate

The Pauper’s Plate is Heavy Brigandine Armor, meaning it offers +25% Damage Reduction and -45 Maximum Stamina / -45 Maximum Essence. Its weak effects give you a bit of Constitution and resistance to Shock Accumulation. This is gear for Transmog.

You can loot the Pauper’s Plate from a chest in a treehouse of sorts in The Wildwoods, south of Lake Lacuna, at Emerald Stair.

Robe of Arcane Supremacy (Light Armor)

Added in 1.5, the Robe of Arcane Supremacy is a Light Robe, meaning it offers +5% Damage Reduction and -20 Maximum Stamina / – 10 Maximum Essence. Its effects increase the damage dealt by repeatedly casting the same element of spell and substantially reducing incoming elemental damage.

You can purchase the Robe of Arcane Supremacy from Merchant Alonya outside The Living Archives in the Ash Forest of Galawain’s Tusks.

Robes of Surpassing Brilliance Treasure Overview

The Robes of Surpassing Brilliance is Light Robe Armor, meaning it offers +5% Damage Reduction and -20 Maximum Stamina / -10 Maximum Essence. It is a direct upgrade over the Arcanist’s Gambeson, and its effects make it some of the best Wizard Armor in the game.

You can loot the Robes of Surpassing Brilliance from a chest in a secluded area above the Dreamscourge Bounty in the Ancient Lakebed north of the Shrine to Wael in Shatterscarp.

The Robes of Surpassing Brilliance are associated with the Robe of the Arcane Cheater Treasure Map.

Robe of Woven Grass (Light Armor)

Robe of Woven Grass is a Light Robe, meaning it offers +5% Damage Reduction and -20 Maximum Stamina / – 10 Maximum Essence. Its effects allow you to regain Essence when you take Elemental damage (something you’ll be more resistant to with high Intellect) and improves your Shock resistance substantially.

You can purchase the Robe of Woven Grass from Porrya & Vellino, the magic supplies shop in Fior mes Ivèrno at Emerald Stair.

Scholar’s Advantage (Light Armor)

Added in 1.5, Scholar’s Advantage is a Light Robe, meaning it offers +5% Damage Reduction and -20 Maximum Stamina / – 10 Maximum Essence. Its effects improve your proficiency with Wands and Abilities, making it some of the best Wizard Armor in the game.

You can purchase Scholar’s Advantage from Might Through Magic in the Market District in Southern Paradis in Dawnshore.

Spider-Silk Robe (Light Armor)

Spider-Silk Robe is a Light Robe, meaning it offers +5% Damage Reduction and -20 Maximum Stamina / – 10 Maximum Essence. Its effects give Power Attacks a chance to lay slowing webs and passively provide massive Damage Reduction against Beasts, Primordials, and Wilders.

You can purchase the Spider-Silk Robe from the magic supplies Merchant in Thirdborn.

Skald’s Brigandine

Skald’s Brigandine is Heavy Armor that offers +25% Damage Reduction and -45 Maximum Stamina / -45 Maximum Essence. It improves your survivability if your companions are downed and increases your Stamina regen at all times.

You can loot Skald’s Brigandine from the main chest at the Shatterscarp Pargrun Cache in Shark’s Teeth.

Sky Mother’s Embrace

Sky Mother’s Embrace is Medium Mail, meaning it offers +20% Damage Reduction and -35 Maximum Stamina / -35 Maximum Essence. Its effects increase Damage Reduction and Move Speed. Its appearance increases Flamboyance tenfold.

You can purchase the Sky Mother’s Embrace from Stockkeeper Eberk at the Southern Warden Tower on The Sallow Steppe in Galawain’s Tusks.

Spiritmender

Spiritmender is Medium Mail Armor, meaning it has +20% Damage Reduction and -35 Stamina / -35 Essence. The focal point is a breastplate of solid Luminous Adra that ensures you’ll never run out of Essence again.

You can loot the Spiritmender Armor from the locked Sarcophagus at the bottom of the staircase near Marius’ moment at the Godless Shrine in the Garden.

You can loot the Sarcophagus Key from a skeleton near the Strangled Adra overlooking the back entrance to Giatta’s Annihilation moment in the Garden.

Stelgaer’s Pride

Stelgaer’s Pride is Medium Breastplate Armor, providing +18% Damage Reduction and -35 Stamina / -30 Essence. It’s effects trigger Barbaric Shout when you take a lot of damage and slightly increases Stamina regen at all times. It’s most useful for tanky Fighter builds.

You can loot the Stelgaer’s Pride from a chest below the Watcher’s Mirror on the western edge of The Rise in Dawnshore.

Stelgaer’s Pride is the item associated with the Intimidating Feline Codpiece Treasure Map.

Threads of the Faithful

Threads of the Faithful is a Light Cuirass, meaning it offers +10% Damage Reduction and -20 Maximum Stamina / -20 Maximum Essence. It provides negligible passive healing over time while sub 50% and boosts damage dealt. Both effects apply to you and your companions. Keep in mind that this is a tattered Wizard robe for a dwarf, so it’s just a long shirt for the Envoy.

You can purchase the Threads of the Faithful from Merchant Alonya outside The Living Archives in the Ash Forest of Galawain’s Tusks.

Gloves

There are 8 pairs of Unique Gloves that don’t belong to a set scattered across the Living Lands.

Bracers of Bloodletting

The Bracers of Bloodletting improve your Parkoure Speed and make hits deal a bit more Bleed Damage.

You receive the Bracers of Bloodletting from Tira Nui Hajime in Thirdborn for completing all 5 Bounties in Shatterscarp.

Gloves of the Strangler

Gloves of the Strangler are Common piece of handwear that works best for stealthy Ranger builds.

You can loot the Gloves of the Strangler from a chest behind a secret passage along the eastern wall of Paradis, northwest of Usher’s Hand in Dawnshore. The button that opens the secret passage is to the right of the door.

The Gloves of the Strangler are associated with the Woedica’s Inheritance Treasure Map.

Magran’s Force

Magran’s Force reduces Stamina costs from Blocking and boost your Fire Damage substantially. They synergize with the Lava-Forged Plate.

You can loot Magran’s Force from a Sarcophagus at the top/end of the Sulfur Mines in Deadfall Highlands in Shatterscarp.

Ninagauth’s Gruesome Grasp

Ninagauth’s Gruesome Grasp are the best Gloves in the game for a Wizard thanks to their Frost Damage and Cast Speed boosts.

You receive Ninagauth’s Gruesome Grasp for freeing Warden Petru at the end of the quest “Homecoming” in Galawain’s Tusks. Petru is located at the Ash Forest Outpost.

Skald’s Gauntlets

Skald’s Gauntlets are one of the best gloves in the game for Fighter builds due to the significant damage boosts they give to Two-Handed Melee Weapons and Power Attacks.

You can loot Skald’s Gauntlets from a chest in a secret room at the Shatterscarp Pargrun Cache in Shark’s Teeth.

Spellblade’s Gloves

The Spellblade’s Gloves are potentially misnamed as their effects have far more to do with Rangers than Wizards, boosting Poison Accumulation and Parkour Speed.

You can loot the Spellblade’s Gloves from a chest next to a dwarven corpse masquerading as alive on a lava island in the Primordial Depths of Galawain’s Tusks, east of the mlemming lizard snake.

The Hands Occult

The Hands Occult are opalescent gloves slightly increase Critical Hit Chance and Shock Damage. They’re an Easter egg to an antagonist from Pillars of Eternity II, which takes place a few years before Avowed.

You can loot The Hands Occult from a chest behind a destructible wall to the right of the main entrance to Southern Paradis in Dawnshore.

Given the organizations’s strong ties to Wael, I get the impression that these were meant to be in one of the chests in the secret passage surrounded by eye grafitti in the alleyway in Northern Paradis.

Xaurip Paws

The Xaurip Paws improve your ability to Stun enemies and are the only Gloves in the game that improved Unarmed hits.

You can loot the Xaurip Paws from a chest in Leviathan’s Hollow in the Deadfall Highlands in Shatterscarp.

To reach it, hop across to the tunnel behind the waterfall and dive into the pool past it swimming west. You’ll surface near the chest.

Boots

There are 6 pairs of Unique Boots that don’t belong to a set scattered across the Living Lands.

Boots of the Bricklayer

The Boots of the Bricklayer slightly improve your Dodge Distance and Carry Capacity. They are nice to keep on hand foot in the early game, but there are better alternatives later on, like the Thirdborn Boots.

You can loot the Boots of the Bricklayer from a chest in the western building of the Dawnshore Pargrun Cache on The Rise.

Climber’s Crampons

The Climber’s Crampons reduce your elemental Damage taken and significantly improve your Parkour Speed.

You can loot the Climber’s Crampons from a chest at the survivor’s camp atop a rock formation on the Ancient Lakebed in Shatterscarp, west of Scaedclef.

Imp Catchers

Imp Catchers improve your mobility and increase your Maximum Stamina.

You can loot the Imp Catchers from a chest overlooking the Mt. Forja Quarry in Galawain’s Tusks. There are a lot of Steel Garrote up there.

Shadowdancer’s Boots

Shadowdancer’s Boots offer the greatest increase to Dodge Distance in the game and slightly improve your Health Restoration.

You can loot the Shadowdancer’s Boots from a chest at the Xaurip camp near the Strangled Adra Pillar on The Sallow Steppe in Galawain’s Tusks.

Shoes of the Glimmering Merchant

The Shoes of the Glimmering Merchant slightly increase your Maximum Essence and give you a bunch of Attribute Points.

You can loot the Shoes of the Glimmering Merchant from a chest in Salvius’ Lab, a secret room near the northern entrance to Fior mes Ivèrno at Emerald Stair. Look for the skeleton with the note.

Sojourner’s Boots

The Sojourner’s Boots slightly improve your Health Restoration and significantly increase your Maximum Stamina.

You can purchase the Soujorner’s Boots from Cinzia, barkeep at The Dead Swordfish in Thirdborn in Shatterscarp.

All Armor Sets in Avowed