15al armor

Austin O

Austin O

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

Arizona

Pirates of the Searing [YoHo]

Rt/Mo

What is 15al armor?


Thank you

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

You probably saw that term in a guide to doing a 600 Monk/Rit/etc. It's armor with an armor rating of 15, which will make you take a little more than twice the damage you'd normally take at 60.

It's used because the Protective Spirit + Spirit Bond combo will always outheal your damage if you take enough damage, so wear weaker armor to get desired damage. It's even more preferable to use your starter armor set in some cases.

Austin O

Austin O

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

Arizona

Pirates of the Searing [YoHo]

Rt/Mo

Yeah I saw it in the 330 rt/mo vengeful spirit bonder build. So I use armor that says Armor:15? Just to make sure

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

Yes. 15AL is just shorthand for 'armor: 15'; it stands for armor level.

Luminarus

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

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Its the lowest armor rating possible, gettable from shing jea, kamadan and ascalon city (post)

Rothan Celt

Rothan Celt

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2008

Aura

Mo/R

just keep the armor you start a char in.

AcidDaze

AcidDaze

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2008

EKSF

E/Me

AL means Armour Level. 15 being the lowest level i.e. starter armour.

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

Starter armor for a caster is 5 AL, if you still have it, but 15 AL is the lowest you can buy.

illidan009

illidan009

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2008

Volterra, Italy

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Good for farming Especially with spirit bond....plus the armor is really accessible and cheap.

imnotyourmother

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2008

in a house

The Knitters Guild

W/R

The 55 monk is great. Ha ha watch me kill something with 1000 health with just 55 on me. Great fun.

So the 15 Armor rating is great when you put the Gold runes on it your heath goes down so that you can not take more than 10% of max heath or 5 damage per shot and you can heal yourself faster than they can kill you. The trick is to get your armor rating and your health down so much that you become invincible in some area's.

Of course if there is a CONDITION REMOVAL foe in the area your dead- fast.

N E D M

N E D M

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Officer's Club

Gameamp Guides [AMP]

Quote:
Originally Posted by imnotyourmother View Post

Of course if there is a CONDITION REMOVAL foe in the area your dead- fast.
he means enchantment removal of course

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by imnotyourmother View Post
The 55 monk is great. Ha ha watch me kill something with 1000 health with just 55 on me. Great fun.

So the 15 Armor rating is great when you put the Gold runes on it your heath goes down so that you can not take more than 10% of max heath or 5 damage per shot and you can heal yourself faster than they can kill you. The trick is to get your armor rating and your health down so much that you become invincible in some area's.

Of course if there is a CONDITION REMOVAL foe in the area your dead- fast.
Armor rating doesn't matter for a 55 monk, only health. Low armor is used strictly for Spirit Bond, to trigger it as often as possible. The "600 tank" in a 600/smite team and the 330 Rt/Mo farming build are the builds that require 5 or 15 AR, because they both require Spirit Bond to function. They also both rely on Retribution and Holy Wrath for damage.

A 55 can use Spirit Bond to counter health degen or life steal. Since armor rating doesn't matter with Protective Spirit, cheap armor works just as well for a 55, and gives you the option to use Spirit Bond.

I think you meant enchantment removal.

Electric Friend

Electric Friend

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

Noitacol

Just Confuxed

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I wouldn't go with starting armor for a 55 build. The headpieces don't give an attribute point like the ones you can buy.