Choose armor for the fights you are running. Our first picks are First Light for short physical clears, Tempest for expensive caster skills and Sunforged when surviving the opening round matters most.
8 sets · Compare up to 2 · Full-set effects require all 3 armor pieces
Dragonscale
+5% Attack · +8% Defense
Your opening hit burns its target for 3 turns.
Sunforged
+6% Defense · +6% HP
Start battle with a shield equal to 15% of maximum HP.
Bloodmoon
+5% Crit · +4% Attack
Critical hits heal for 15% of the damage dealt.
Frostborn
+3% Crit · +8% Magic
Hits have a 30% chance to Chill for 2 turns.
Stormcaller
+10 Speed · +3% Crit
Every fourth hit Dazes a normal enemy; bosses receive Weakened for 2 turns.
Verdant
+4% Magic · +8% HP
Recover 4% of maximum HP at the start of your turn.
Tempest
+3% Crit · +8% Magic
Hits costing 3 or more Energy gain 25% damage and refund 1 Energy. Gear refunds share a per-action limit.
First Light
+3% Crit · +6% Attack
The opening hit gains 30% damage and Blinds its target for 2 turns.
How three-piece armor bonuses work
Equip the matching helmet, chest and legs to activate a full set. A piece highlighted in your bag is only a preview: 0/3, 1/3 and 2/3 do not activate a three-piece bonus. Read the worn-set line after changing equipment.
Keep item Powers separate from the set effect. A Tempest item can carry Mirror Ward, but that harmful-status reflection is not the same effect as Tempest’s Energy refund. Replacing one piece can change both systems at once.
Dawnkeeper or Thornstalker?
We favor a completed opening-damage setup for short farming runs. The First Light effect adds 30% damage to the opening hit and Blinds its target for two turns. That gives you a clear reason to build around it when the first hit decides the fight.
When comparing a Dawnkeeper item with a Thornstalker item, make the decision from the equipped set and the actual copies: keep a completed useful set over an isolated piece that breaks it. If neither loadout completes a set, prioritize the skill stat and the HP needed to survive your current route. Move to a recovery-oriented set when longer fights are the problem.
A selected Dawnkeeper Mail showing 0/3 is not an active First Light bonus. Use the comparison checklist below to avoid giving an unequipped item credit for a set effect.
Dungeon armor to target
| Target | Where to go | Our advice |
|---|---|---|
| Akiharu armor | Sakura Key → Japanese Garden | A sensible later farming target once your character clears Sakura reliably. |
| Aureon armor | Lionheart Key → Citadel | Farm alongside the Wise Aureon Crowned Helm target. |
| Matching set pieces | Enemy loot menus and Auction House listings | Buy the missing third piece before replacing a complete useful set with unrelated higher-rarity items. |
Before replacing a piece
Sources 3 references
Reviewed October 23, 2026. Build recommendations are our editorial choices.
Armor set effects and three-piece requirements.
Tempest, First Light and the difference between selected and worn gear.
Key destinations and dungeon rewards.