DiamondArmlet

Description Decorative armlet with a diamond inset.

Type Armor

Absorb 34

Evade Penalty −1%

Value 32,500 gil (32,500 gil on Easy)

Equipped By

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.

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Treasures: Containing DiamondArmlet – 1 shown

Map	The specifics of where this treasure can be found Notes
Sunken Shrine 5F	Found in a chest in one of the treasure rooms

Ruby Armlet White Robe

Diamond Armor

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

Elemental Resistance

Equipped By

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.

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

Elemental Resistance

Equipped By

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.

Diamond Helm

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

Equipped By

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.

DiamondGloves

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

Equipped By

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.

Opal Bracelet

Absorb 34

Type Armor

Evade Penalty −1%

Value 32,500 G

Equipped By

Found In Sunken Shrine 5F

The Opal Bracelet has the best Absorb available on body Armor for every Class except the KNIGHT and NINJA, but unfortunately there's only one in the game. Usually you will want to give it to either your second-slot character (if he is not a NINJA) or your healer, to keep them alive. At 10 Absorb more than the Gold Bracelet or Black or White Robes, the Opal Bracelet is a powerful piece of Armor.

Diamond Cuirass

Defense 43

Evasion −5%

Type Body

Magic Def. +5%

Magic Penalty 1%

Value 1,000 gil

Found In Castle Palamecia 1F

Dropped By Lamia Queen, Wizard

The Diamond Cuirass has the most defense of any light Armor in the game, but it doesn't fit nicely into any particular niche. The magic defense and stats boosts of the White and Black Robes are more useful to mages sitting safely in the back row, and the lesser weight and agility boost of the Black Garb is better for a front-line fighter relying on evasion, at the cost of only 3 defense. In the long run, you may find yourself not using this Armor at all.