Octopath Traveler II - Best Body Armor

Best Body Armor Guide for Octopath Traveler II

This page contains a guide on the best body armor for Octopath Traveler II, including how to get the strongest chest armor, location in the game, each recommended gear’s physical and elemental defense values, bonus attributes, effects, and other useful tips.

Octopath Traveler 2 Body Armor List

Best Body Armor (Chest Piece)

Cursed Armor

The Cursed Armor is the best body armor in the game, granting its wearer a massive +222 to physical and elemental defense. When paired with the Collar of Revenge which changes all negative gear effects to positive, you will gain +66 Action Speed which makes an already-impressive armor truly unmatched in its class.

Found in Leaflands Region

The Cursed Armor is found in a chest in the lower right corner of House Wellows Manor (Leaflands Region).

Supreme Decorative Armor

The Supreme Decorative Armor offers excellent physical and elemental defenses while further cutting damage received from Fire, Ice, Lighting, and Wind attacks. The damage types that this chest piece covers makes it among the most reliable to use throughout the game, occasionally swapping it out against enemies who use light and dark attacks.

Found in Dividend Ocean

The Supreme Decorative Armor is found in chest along the eastern section of the Dividend Ocean.

Happy Vest

The Happy Vest provides resistance against various status ailments, including sleep, silence, and stun. This makes it ideal for key support characters in charge of setting-up or managing the party’s HP during battle.

Found in Harborland

The Happy Vest is obtained by clearing the side story A Girl’s Wish. To start the quest, talk to the girl at Conning Creek Graveyard (Harborland).

Dragon Mail

The Dragon Mail boasts a massive +195 to physical defense in addition to granting the wearer increased resistance against fire attacks. This body armor can be seen as a simpler version of the Supreme Decorative Armor but with better protection against physical attacks.

Found in Brightland Region

The Dragon Mail is found in a chest on the Abandoned Road (Brightlands Region). Head to the eastern section along the ropeway. Then, go up and left to find the chest.

Blessed Robe

The Blessed Robe give a +74 boost in attack power and is a good choice for constant damage dealers like Hikari and Throne. It is recommended to pair this chest piece with equipment that boosts critical hit rate to further increases output in battle.

Found in Leafland Region

The Blessed Robe can be obtained from Judge in Timberain (Leafland). Use Purchase (Partitio), Steal (Throne), Mug (Osvald), or Entreat (Agnea) Path Actions.

Royal Guard Mail

The Royal Guard Mail gives an attractive +750 maximum HP to the wearer, granting them increased survivability against hard-hitting enemies throughout the game. Characters with innately low HP will greatly benefit from this, saving you a bit of trouble from constantly healing or reviving in the fight.

Found in Brightlands Region

The Royal Guard Mail can be purchased at the Timberain Armor Shop (Brightlands).