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Description
Shield made of diamond.
Type
Shield
Absorb
16
Value
7,500 gil (7,500 gil on Easy)
Found In
Flying Fortress 2F, Sunken Shrine 5F
The Diamond Shield, like the Diamond Armor, offers resistance to Lightning. Like the rest of the Diamond equipment, though, it is only usable by Knights, so Ninjas can't gain Lightning resistance without a Ribbon. The Diamond Shield is a 4 Defense upgrade over the Flame and Ice Shields, but you may still want to use them to gain resistance to Fire or Ice in certain Areas.
Description
Helmet made of diamond.
Type
Helm
Absorb
8
Evade Penalty
−3%
Value
5,000 gil (5,000 gil on Easy)
Found In
Sunken Shrine 5F
Unlike the Diamond Armor and Shield, the Diamond Helm offers no elemental resistance, but it is a slight upgrade from the Mythril Helm for your Knight. No helm in the game offers more Defense.
Description
Gloves made of diamond.
Type
Gloves
Absorb
8
Evade Penalty
−3%
Value
10,000 gil (10,000 gil on Easy)
Found In
Flying Fortress 2F, Sunken Shrine 5F
The DiamondGloves offer the same Defense as the Protect Ring, but without resistance to Death, and with two more points of Weight. You can give them to your Knight to save money, but in the long run you are better off using a Protect Ring. In addition, if you are trying to follow the NES version's Armor slot restrictions, you may want to wear the Giant's Gloves or Gauntlets instead, at the cost of 2 Defense.
Description
Decorative armlet with a diamond inset.
Type
Armor
Absorb
34
Evade Penalty
−1%
Value
32,500 gil (32,500 gil on Easy)
Found In
Sunken Shrine 5F
The DiamondArmlet has the best Defense available on body Armor for every Class except the Knight and Ninja, but unfortunately there's only one in the game. Usually you will give it to either your second-slot character (if he is not a Ninja) or your healer to keep them alive. At 10 Defense more than the Ruby Armlet or Black or White Robes, the DiamondArmlet is a powerful piece of Armor.
The Opal Armor is second to none in terms of Absorb for your KNIGHT. A nice upgrade over the Ice and Flame Armors, the Opal Armor also grants resistance to Lightning, which can come in handy in the Sunken Shrine when you run into NAGAS. If you want to give your KNIGHT resistance to Fire or Cold, have him use the Ice or Flame Shield, because the Opal Armor is a bigger upgrade than the Opal Shield.
Defense
43
Evasion
−47%
Type
Body
Magic Def.
+5%
Magic Penalty
86%
Value
10,000 gil
As heavy Armor, the Diamond Armor is somewhat underwhelming. Offering only 3 more defense than the Black Garb at the cost of as much as 57 points of evasion, it's really hard to justify using it in favor of that Armor. The Lightning defense is occasionally useful, but there are other ways to get it.
Type
Icon
Armor
Price
15,000 GP
Value
7,500 GP
Defense
70
Mag.Def
47
World of Ruin Shops
Kohlingen, South Figaro
The DiamondArmor is a nice upgrade for Celes and other heavy Armor wearers when it first becomes available in South Figaro in the World of Ruin.