Is Smough's Armor Set a good choice?

[Blitzwing]

Is Smough's Armor Set a good choice?

[felipebrandini]

Nah, it's not. Just for collection if ypu want it. Havel set is too much better consideting its stats.

[Blitzwing]

So its better to use Havel set? Good I have it already.

is there any set you can upgrade to be better than the one from Havel?

[felipebrandini]

For poise and magic defense the Havel set is the better set in the whole game. There are some other sets that may be better in other stats, for example: the dingy set is very good against curse and it will help you a lot in Seath's fight.

[𝕊𝕠𝕡𝕙𝕚𝕒]

Originally posted by felipebrandini:

For poise and magic defense the Havel set is the better set in the whole game. There are some other sets that may be better in other stats, for example: the dingy set is very good against curse and it will help you a lot in Seath's fight.

Little correction : and it would be helping a lot in seath fight if there wouldn't be such things as resistance to curse thanks to 10 humanities and curse bite ring

[Blitzwing]

what stats do I need to run properly in that armour?

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Originally posted by Blitzwing:

what stats do I need to run properly in that armour?

In ds 1 armor doesn't have stat requirements

[Blitzwing]

so i can roll properly? in DS3 if you are too heavy you move slow

[DavesBarbaricCookie]

in DS1 the limit of medium rolls is that the equipment you are carrying is not allowed to weight 50% or more then your total weight allowance.

[Melth]

Originally posted by Blitzwing:

So its better to use Havel set? Good I have it already.

is there any set you can upgrade to be better than the one from Havel?

There are mainly 2 things that matter for armor: Poise/Weight and physical defense/Weight. Elemental defenses are nice too, but they matter much less often.

Havel's Armor has the best Poise/Weight in the game, but it has absolutely terrible Defense/Weight. Pretty much the worst in the game when comparing upgraded sets.

Among the heavy armor sets, Giant Armor has the best Defense/Weight once it's upgraded. You can buy it from the blacksmith in Anor Londo. The Giant set is also notable for having the absolute maximum possible defense in the game.


In general, there is a trend that lighter armor sets have lower defense, but a better defense/weight ratio and better elemental defense than heavy armor sets.


Here are a few standout armor sets to consider:

1) Brigand/Bandit Set. Very light armor. Obtainable pretty early in the game. Has virtually the best Defense/Weight of any set in the game, and has much higher total defense when upgraded than any other light armor.

2) Knight Set. Obtainable early in the game. Has better Defense/Weight than almost all medium and heavy armors. Has better Poise/Weight than all medium armors too. Much higher defense than every lighter armor set.

3) Iron Set. Pretty much the Knight Set's only rival in its category. Obtainable very early if you murder Solaire. The Knight Set is a little better but a little heavier. All in all the two are comparable, so don't murder Solaire you monster!

4) Giant Set. Highest defense in the game, better Defense/Weight than MOST heavy armors, better Poise/Weight than most heavy armors, solid elemental defense too. It also hits a good poise threshold (just over 75) if you wear the giant chest, leggings, and gloves. This keeps your helmet slot open for important things like the Mother Mask.

5) Havel's Set. Lousy Defense/Weight but has the best Poise/Weight in the game.

6) Stone Set. 2nd best Poise/Weight in the game and is available very early.

[𝕊𝕠𝕡𝕙𝕚𝕒]

Originally posted by ♪ Bardbarian/Dave:

in DS1 the limit of medium rolls is that the equipment you are carrying is not allowed to weight 50% or more then your total weight allowance.

Actually 75 % or 72,5%
Otherwise explain why having 83,2% max load I need to stay under 20 % to roll properly?

[DavesBarbaricCookie]

Originally posted by 🎮Sans🎮:

Originally posted by ♪ Bardbarian/Dave:

in DS1 the limit of medium rolls is that the equipment you are carrying is not allowed to weight 50% or more then your total weight allowance.

Actually 75 % or 72,5%
Otherwise explain why having 83,2% max load I need to stay under 20 % to roll properly?

you are fat rolling, and if you are fatrolling you might as well not roll at all

[𝕊𝕠𝕡𝕙𝕚𝕒]

Originally posted by ♪ Bardbarian/Dave:

Originally posted by 🎮Sans🎮:

Actually 75 % or 72,5%
Otherwise explain why having 83,2% max load I need to stay under 20 % to roll properly?

you are fat rolling, and if you are fatrolling you might as well not roll at all

I have medium roll

[DavesBarbaricCookie]

you definetly do not if you are over 50% mate. To quote the wiki as well:
Medium Roll

Players have a medium roll if their equipment weight is 25%~50% of their maximum equipment load. Just like the fast roll, there are several different categories that affect speed of recovery after the roll

Fastest medium roll - At which the player is between 25% and 33.3% (1/4 and 1/3) of their maximum equipment load.
Average medium roll - At which the player is between 33.3% and 41.6% (1/3 and 5/12) of their maximum equipment load.
Slow medium roll - At which the player is between 41.6% and 50% (5/12 and 1/2) of their maximum equipment load.

Medium rolls possess almost as many invincibility frames as fast rolling, per roll.

[SUA]

good only for cosplay

[Kai]

Dont listen to the haters its secretly the best armor trust me