All armor sets ranked?

[Monroeville Mauler]

I realize there is no "one size fits all" and that this will be somewhat subjective, but, assuming you have all pieces of the armor set, and you are a hand-to-hand type, I'm curious as to how people would rank the armor sets, best to worst. Trying to sort through this armor system is giving me a headache, so I'd love a general shortcut, even if it's imperfect.

[Sasha]

Each set, if you have collected a full set, additionally increases the protection class. This class is worth relying on when choosing armor, the higher it is, the better. Depending on which part of the plot you are in, you can get armor either (+1), either (+2), either (+3). Accordingly, an armor class with an additional indicator of +3 will be the best choice for warriors (Wearing a full set of the same type of armor is necessary). Be sure to check that you have the "wearing armor" skill, it is only needed by warriors in heavy armor so that it does not interfere with him on the battlefield.

Mages can't wear metal armor, otherwise you won't be able to cast spells. The best choice for magicians throughout almost the whole game is leather armor. Only by the end of the game will you be able to get the IRIAN armor, consisting of a cuirass, greaves and gloves, It is much better than the leather armor + protects from fire. However, her additional armor class is also (+1). But I still advise your magicians to purchase her at the end of the game, if you have money. To equip the 1st magician, you will need approximately 120 gold ducats at the end of the 4th or beginning of the 5th chapter of the main plot.

[NavFamG]

You also need to balance the negatives (move and dex?) the armor does to your character. You can off set those by training all the way up in Armor, Move and Ability, but it will still impact you.

So in effect you end up with a sweet spot of good protection vs negatives from wearing it.

All in all the farther you go in the game, the better the armor gets.

This should help: https://blackguards.fandom.com/wiki/Armor