Note that the numbers in parens listed after the tier are the levels at which the gear can be equipped. Recipe levels will often vary based on slot (so a tier 3 set of armor may have one piece you can craft at 20, another at 21, and so on).
These charts have been reworked to include the GU48 progression and stat changes.
This is the base plate armor set. Chest and legs can be imbued for tier 2 and above.
Naming will be: (quality) forged vanguard (metal name) (slotname). Note that when resists are mentioned, the actual resist types will vary by slot.
| Tier | name | stats |
| 1 common (1) | tin | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power |
| 1 rare (2) | bronze | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power, all resists |
| 2 common (10) | iron | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power |
| 2 rare (12) | blackened iron | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power, all resists |
| 3 common (20) | carbonite | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power |
| 3 rare (22) | steel | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power, all resists |
| 4 common (30) | feyiron | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power |
| 4 rare (32) | feysteel | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power, all resists |
| 5 common (40) | fulginate | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power, all resists |
| 5 rare (42) | ebon | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power, all resists |
| 6 common (50) | indium | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power, all resists |
| 6 rare (52) | cobalt | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power, all resists, +10 combat art damage |
| 7 common (60) | adamantine | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power, all resists |
| 7 rare (62) | xegonite | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power, all resists, +25 combat art damage |
| 8 common (70) | ferrite | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power, 4 resists, +1 defense |
| 8 rare (72) | incarnadine | STR, STA, AGI, hp, power, all resists, +3 slashing, +3 piercing, +45 combat art damage, +1 extra shield block chance |
This specialty armor set starts in tier 3, an chest and legs can be imbued in all available tiers.
Naming will be: (quality) forged (metal name) plate (slotname). Note that when resists are mentioned, the actual resist types will vary by slot.
| Tier | name | stats |
| 3 common (20) | carbonite | STA, WIS, INT, hp, power |
| 3 rare (22) | steel | STA, WIS, INT, hp, power, all resists |
| 4 common (30) | feyiron | STA, WIS, INT, hp, power |
| 4 rare (32) | feysteel | STA, WIS, INT, hp, power, all resists |
| 5 common (40) | fulginate | STA, WIS, INT, hp, power, all resists |
| 5 rare (42) | ebon | STA, WIS, INT, hp, power, all resists |
| 6 common (50) | indium | STA, WIS, INT, hp, power, all resists |
| 6 rare (52) | cobalt | STA, WIS, INT, hp, power, all resists, +10 spell & heal amount |
| 7 common (60) | adamantine | STA, WIS, INT, hp, power, all resists |
| 7 rare (62) | xegonite | STA, WIS, INT, hp, power, all resists, +25 spell & heal amount |
| 8 common (70) | ferrite | STA, WIS, INT, HP, power, 4 resists, +1 ministration |
| 8 rare (72) | incarnadine | STA, WIS, INT, HP, power, all resists, +3 ministration, +20 spell damage, +25 heal amount |
This specialty plate armor set starts in tier 3, and chest and legs can be imbued in all available tiers.
Naming will be: (quality) forged (metal name) (slotname). Note that when resists are mentioned, the actual resist types will vary by slot.
| Tier | name | stats |
| 3 common (20) | carbonite | STR, STA, INT, hp, power |
| 3 rare (22) | steel | STR, STA, INT, hp, power, all resists |
| 4 common (30) | feyiron | STR, STA, INT, hp, power |
| 4 rare (32) | feysteel | STR, STA, INT, hp, power, all resists |
| 5 common (40) | fulginate | STR, STA, INT, hp, power, all resists |
| 5 rare (42) | ebon | STR, STA, INT, hp, power, all resists |
| 6 common (50) | indium | STR, STA, INT, hp, power, all resists |
| 6 rare (52) | cobalt | STR, STA, INT, hp, power, all resists, +10 spell & combat art damage |
| 7 common (60) | adamantine | STR, STA, INT, hp, power, all resists |
| 7 rare (62) | xegonite | STR, STA, INT, hp, power, all resists, +6 disruption, +25 spell & combat art damage |
| 8 common (70) | ferrite | STR, STA, INT, hp, power, 4 resists, +1 disruption |
| 8 rare (72) | incarnadine | STR, STA, INT, hp, power, all resists, +3 ministration, +45 spell & combat art damage |
| 8 common (70) | ferrite | STR, STA, WIS, hp, power, 4 resists, +1 defense |
| 8 rare (72) | incarnadine | STR, STA, WIS, hp, power, all resists, +3 defense, +25 heal amount, +20 combat art damage |