Best starting Epic Heavy Armour for follower?

[Gisborne]

I just got to the point i can start to craft my first set og epic armour, which i will give to my follower i guess as im auth spec. Which is the best and cheapest set to make for an auth well trained follower?

[Viking]

It is a mixed set all crafted with a Shieldwright t4 armorer.
EXILED LANDS:
Purified Legion Helm
Purified Legion Chest, Champion's Chestguard or Voidforged Dragonbone Ribs (Ribs have slightly higher AC)
Champions Leggings
Godbreaker Mits
Hyperborian Slaver boots

SIPTAH:
Aspect of the Wolf
Voidforged Dragonbone Ribs
Serpentman Gloves (YES they are light but the damage bonus is unbeatable)
Hyperborian slaver Boots and Pants

All hyperborian gear can be subbed for Pictish Warchief or Guardian armor if you have the DLC.

[thurgond]

Is your follower strength or agility? You will want to match the armor to your thrall.

Your thrall will not benefit from +stamina, +follower damage,and +carrying capacity armor and will receive little benefit from +heath. That leaves +str and +agi armor.

The Voidforge dragonbone chest piece is great if you have been farming dragon bones and have a strength based follower. The Hyperborean Slaver is a cheap non-DLC strength set for the rest of the pieces. The Stygian Soldier set is the non-DLC set for agility damage.

The Garrison Armorer Bench will make your armor cost half. It is the only T3 crafting station I bother with, but is a must have.

[Gisborne]

Originally posted by thurgond:

Is your follower strength or agility? You will want to match the armor to your thrall.

Your thrall will not benefit from +stamina, +follower damage,and +carrying capacity armor and will receive little benefit from +heath. That leaves +str and +agi armor.

The Voidforge dragonbone chest piece is great if you have been farming dragon bones and have a strength based follower. The Hyperborean Slaver is a cheap non-DLC strength set for the rest of the pieces. The Stygian Soldier set is the non-DLC set for agility damage.

how do you get Voidforge dragonbone?

[Griph1n]

Voidforge Dragonbone can be obtain in the Exiles land from the Sinkhole pit near the Obelisk in the desert. You can go and read the stones. You do not need to kill the Bone Dragon just read the stones the small one gives you the feat for that armor.
On Siptah you need to get enough Fragment of power to redeem at the tower and hoping to get the Scroll to unlock the armor.