With our The Forge Armor Tier List, you can prioritise using your ores on the armor pieces that increase your defenses the most. Weapons are also important in The Forge! To help, we’ve got a Weapon Tier List for The Forge, ranking all craftable weapons from best to worst.

The Forge Armor Tier List

Which armor pieces should you forge?

S Tier

  • Dark Knight Helmet
    • 1 in 1 chance
    • Heavy armor
  • Dark Knight Chestplate
    • 1 in 3 chance
    • Heavy armor
  • Dark Knight Leggings
    • 1 in 2 chance
    • Heavy armor
  • Samurai Chestplate
    • 1 in TBC
    • Increases HP by 12.75%
    • Medium armor
  • Samurai Helmet
    • 1 in TBC
    • Increases HP by 8%
    • Medium armor
  • Samurai Leggings
    • 1 in TBC
    • Increases HP by 9%
    • Medium armor

A Tier

  • Knight Chestplate
    • 1 in 3 chance
    • Increases HP by 16.25%
    • Heavy armor
  • Knight Leggings
    • 1 in 2 chance
    • Heavy armor

B Tier

  • Medium Helmet
    • 1 in 1 chance
    • Increases HP by 6.25%
    • Medium armor
  • Medium Chestplate
    • 1 in 3 chance
    • Medium armor
  • Medium Leggings
    • 1 in 2 chance
    • Medium armor
  • Knight Helmet
    • 1 in 1 chance
    • Heavy armor
  • Light Chestplate
    • 1 in 3 chance
    • Increases HP by 5%
    • Light armor

C Tier

  • Light Helmet
    • 1 in 1 chance
    • Increases HP by 3.75%
    • Light armor
  • Light Leggings
    • 1 in 2 chance
    • Increases HP by 4.375%
    • Light armor

Frequently Asked Questions

How Do We Rank Each Armor Piece?

The armor system in The Forge is unique in the sense that the strength of a piece depends entirely on which materials you use and how well you did during the forging minigame.

Because of this, it’s practically impossible to rank every potential armor piece. So, instead, we’ve ranked each type of armor piece, such as Light Armor, Medium Armor, and Heavy Armor. These categories are then split into Helmets, Chestplates, and Leggings.

Taking materials and craftsmanship out of the equation, there are armor pieces that are much better than others due to HP buffs and base DEF stats.

How to Get Armor in The Forge

To obtain armor, you need to forge it! With the ores you collect when mining, you can head to a forge to start the crafting minigame. Depending on how many pieces of ore you use, and which types of ore you include, the quality, stats, and strength of the armor piece differ.

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