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Armor at Levels 1-20

 Fighters, do not wear very low Mystic armor (in particular, the Cotton Tunic quest reward), as these actually lower your P.Def!

 Investing all your money in one piece of armor is bad, because it might drop, and then you lose it all! With your defense spread through five items, it isn't as critical to drop one.

 Think before wielding a shield. At the lower levels, it's probably better, but remember for the future that a shield takes off 8 Evasion.

  When considering what armor to buy, take the special sets into consideration (listed in this guide on p. 128). Each one listed pro­vides an extra benefit or two. For example, while Bone Armor has better P.Def then the Wooden set, the Wooden set gives you more HP.

 If you're using a bow to kite, you don't need to put as much money into your armor.

 As people start to buy their 20k armor sets, most of them get Bone armor because it looks better. But Bone armor and Tights armor have identical defense ratings, and Bone armor weighs more. Until Lineage II introduces a wear-and-tear factor, Tights armor is better.

Once you have the best armor that your starting village vendors offer, you need to go out into the world to get new armor. While Gludin is easier to get to, it starts off with a 20% tax rate, while the Giran tax rate is only 10%. While the Giran rate is subject to change once a clan controls its castle, the lesson still applies: know global tax rates so you can buy at the cheapest convenient location.