Wearing this armor gives an additional magic boost to AC as well as the base AC the armor provides. Its rarity and value are listed below:
| Base Armor | +1 AC | +2 AC | +3 AC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padded cloth | Common | 65 gp | Uncommon | 500 gp | Rare | 2,500 gp |
| Padded leather | Uncommon | 400 gp | Rare | 2,500 gp | Very rare | 10,000 gp |
| Cloth brigandine | Uncommon | 150 gp | Uncommon | 500 gp | Rare | 2,200 gp |
| Leather brigandine | Uncommon | 400 gp | Rare | 2,200 gp | Very rare | 8,000 gp |
| Hide armor | Uncommon | 150 gp | Uncommon | 500 gp | Rare | 2,000 gp |
| Scale mail | Uncommon | 250 gp | Rare | 2,000 gp | Very rare | 8,000 gp |
| Breastplate or cuirass | Uncommon | 500 gp | Rare | 2,000 gp | Very rare | 8,000 gp |
| Elven breastplate (mithral) | Rare | 1,300 gp | Very rare | 2,800 gp | Very rare | 8,800 gp |
| Chain mail or chain shirt | Uncommon | 150 gp | Uncommon | 500 gp | Rare | 2,000 gp |
| Half plate | Rare | 2,000 gp | Very rare | 8,000 gp | Very rare | 32,000 gp |
| Hauberk | Uncommon | 450 gp | Rare | 1,500 gp | Very rare | 6,000 gp |
| Splint | Rare | 1,500 gp | Very rare | 6,000 gp | Very rare | 24,000 gp |
| Full plate | Very rare | 6,000 gp | Very rare | 24,000 gp | Legendary | 96,000 gp |
| Elven plate (mithral) | Very rare | 9,000 gp | Very rare | 27,000 gp | Legendary | 99,000 gp |
| Dwarven plate (stone) | Very rare | 24,000 gp | Legendary | 96,000 gp | Legendary | 150,000 gp |