#DARK SOULS 3 MEDIUM ARMOR UPGRADE#

Greatshield of Artorias - Best shield in game for poise. GREAT for tanking while still dishing out damage! Wolf Ring - Not an armor, but this adds 40 poise to your character. Smough's Gauntlets - Have the best lightning resistance of all gauntlets.

If you want to mix and match some parts of your set, here's some good options. Xanthous Set - Talk about some weird looking armor (at least the helm ~ the Xanthous Crown). I'd still go with the gold-hemmed black set instead though. It can't be upgraded / reinforced though.Д¬rimson Set - Light weight and helps. It has the 2nd best poison resistance in the whole game (the fully upgraded Painting Guardian Set surpasses it here ), which is great in swamp levels and when dealing with poisonous enemies. It can be used for the whole game after obtaining it.

Gold-Hemmed Black Set - This is one of the best armor sets in the whole game! It's very light weight and has fantastic resistance (especially towards fire). I recommend using a WOLF RING with this build. POISE! Because of this, you must make sure to dodge or you will be in trouble. It gives good resistance usually too, but it is missing one important aspect. It's pretty silly looking though so definitely worth using for fun! Dark Souls: Best Light ArmorДЇor maximum mobility, light armor is the way to go. Some people like the Catarina Set, but I haven't listed it. Hybrid - Using Havel's leggings + Gauntlets with your choice of helmet and armor works well for giving you extra poise. Knight Set - It weighs less than the EK set above, but has the same poise. Paladin Set - This is found in Gravelord Nito's chamber.

#DARK SOULS 3 MEDIUM ARMOR UPGRADE#

These are good for PVP, as it helps you not get too weighed down, but adds defense still and poise.Д®lite Knight Armor Set - Easily obtainable, this is one of the most popular medium armors to use.Дark Set - It's cool, it's evil looking, and it has good stats! Upgrade it to +5 and it becomes even better. Some people may recommend the Iron Golem Set, but you won't get that from me! Dark Souls: Best Medium Armor Giant Armor Set - This set has the best physical defense of them all when upgraded. It weighs less than the Havel armor set AND provides a lot of poise and defense. This has the great physical defense, great fire defense, lightning defense, and bleed defense.Д«lack Iron Armor - When upgraded all the way has the best fire defense and best poison resistance - so great for fire & poison levels and against bosses or enemies that use fire or poison). Smough's Armor Set - Some people go this route instead of the Havel route. You will be a TANK (or as close to a tank as you can get in this game). If you don't need to be fast, then this is the one to get. It has the best poise, curse resistance, and magic resistance of all heavy armor sets in the game. Havel's Armor Set - This will make you significantly stronger. Alternatively, it works also for those who have a strength & quality / dexterity (dex) build too, which gives you great weapon flexibility. These sets will make you a great tanking machine! Note that you'll need more strength than with other sets, so this is great for a strength build, faith & strength build, pyromancy + strength build, or int / intelligence / hybrid sorcery build. The second ring slot can be anything, such as the WOLF RING which adds 40 extra poise.

This takes up a ring slot unfortunately, but it is worth it. These work best when using the HAVEL RING to lighten your load (you should also have more endurance).

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