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Description
Brilliant armor made of diamond.
Type
Armor
Absorb
42
Evade Penalty
−10%
Value
30,000 gil (30,000 gil on Easy)
Found In
Sunken Shrine 4F
The Diamond Armor is second to none in terms of Defense for your Knight. A nice upgrade over the Ice Armor and Flame Mail, the Diamond Armor also grants resistance against Lightning, which can come in handy in the Sunken Shrine when you run into Water Nagas. If you want to give your Knight resistance to Fire or Ice, have him use the Ice or Flame Shield, because the Diamond Armor is a bigger upgrade than the Diamond Shield.
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
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.
Unlike the Opal Armor and Shield, the Opal Helmet offers no elemental resistance, but it is a slight upgrade from the Silver Helmet for your KNIGHT. No Helmet in the game offers more Absorb.
Defense
17
Evasion
−18%
Type
Head
Magic Def.
+5%
Magic Penalty
34%
Value
2,500 gil
If you're not worried about stat boosts or evasion, the Diamond Helm is a nice heavy Armor upgrade for your fighter. Second only to the Genji Helm (though by a huge margin), this helmet provides decent defense and resistance to Lightning.
Type
Icon
Helmet
Price
8,000 GP
Value
4,000 GP
Defense
27
Mag.Def
18
World of Ruin Shops
Kohlingen, Nikeah, South Figaro
Colosseum
Wager Crystal Helm
Diamond Helms are oddly expensive despite representing only a minor upgrade over other available helmets. If you're short on cash, this is a good piece of Armor to skip.