Outside of pvp I would wear/train all 4 armors no matter what class you are. Some people clown it up and wear all 4 simultaneously and some wear fewer armor types at once and swap out greaves periodically in combat to keep all armors training.

If there are rp considerations that required less than 4 armors; I'd still train all 4 and use hiders to hide the armor that didn't fit the rp scheme.


TDPs From Armor Ranks

Ranks	1 Armor	2 Armors	3 Armors	4 Armors
50	6	12	18	24
100	25	50	75	100
150	56	112	168	224
200	100	200	300	400
250	156	312	468	624
500	626	1,252	1,878	2,504
750	1,408	2,816	4,224	5,632
1,000	2,502	5,004	7,506	10,008
1,250	3,909	7,818	11,727	15,636
1,500	5,628	11,256	16,884	22,512
1,750	7,660	15,320	22,980	30,640

Source: https://elanthipedia.play.net/Armor_and_shield_player_guide

I, too, recommend 4 armors on every character. It's relatively easy to accomplish and, once you do, there are a number of benefits: more ranks so that you can choose to specialize later, and more TDPs (= more stat points).

My recommended setup is something like this:
- silk hauberk
- lumium ring helm
- lumium scale gloves
- lumium plate mask

In other words, cover only a TINY portion of yourself (the eyes) with plate, and a HUGE portion of yourself (the whole body, arms, and legs) with light armor. You will still learn from the smaller armor pieces but they won't hinder you very much. You should be able to get down to 6/4 hindrance in total as a tert. Using silk and lumium also helps with the hindrance, as materials like burlap and steel are more hindering.

That said, if you're not into min-maxing, this setup may not be for you. You'll do fine just choosing one armor type, as long as it's light or chain. Use light if you want stealth to be an option.


- Navesi

The First Land Herald -- Zoluren's newspaper. https://elanthipedia.play.net/The_First_Land_Herald