Goblin armor is the best-value armor in the entire game, because it is has solid defense (the equivalent of +5 armor in terms of the defense rating), boosts your stats and resistances, has the same stat requirements as +1 armor, is relatively inexpensive, and is lightweight. What is it? Goblin armor is armor constructed from goblin quest items. It takes 5 goblin quest items of the same type (e.g. goblin pauldron) to build a single goblin armor.

How to Build Goblin Armor

1. Buy or farm goblin quest items. You can farm them in the goblin village, which for El Morad (humans) is just north of Asga and for Karus (orc) is south of Bellua. Familiarize yourself with the different types of goblins: goblin bouncers > pookas > bugbears > kobolds. The tougher goblins have a higher drop rate for goblin quest items. You should be able to solo kobolds safely around level 25-30. Be careful because goblins move fast and have a long attack reach(strange as they are so short)
2. Once you have 5 items for a given piece, go to Proconsul in Moradon and pay him (30-100k, depending on the piece) to build you goblin armor. You will randomly get 1 one of 5 tiers of goblin armor.

Tiers of Goblin Armor

The tiers of goblin armor are the same as the tiers of armor that you see on the KO page on armors, with the exception that there is no goblin Tier 6. Remember that the better the tier of armor, the higher the stat requirement(s). All 5 tiers have the same bonuses but differ in terms of the defense rating. Please note that the probabilities of gettting the different tiers are based on the experience of 2 players (me and a friend). Your mileage may vary.

1. this is a "failed" build, unless you're paper ("paper" means you can only wear Tier 1 armor based on your stats)
2. this is a "normal" build
3. Proconsul will say you are "lucky" to get such a great item. This is uncommon. Out of ~100 builds of goblin armor, I've received 12 of these
4. Proconsul will say you are "very lucky" to get such a great item. Out of the ~100 builds of goblin armor, I've received only 1 of these. From the builds performed by me and a friend, the probability of getting one of these is roughly 1%
5. this is EXTREMELY rare. I've never received one. From the builds performed by me and a friend, the probability of getting one of these is less than 1%

One thing about goblin armor is that it can't be upgraded on the anvil. That's ok, save your money for other items.

Goblin Armor Bonuses

Each piece of goblin armor (e.g. helmet, pauldron, etc) gives the same hit point, mana/magic point, and resistance bonuses, regardless of class:

• Helmet: +30 mana points, +15 resistance to fire
• Pauldron: +50 hit points, +16/+16/+16 resistance to fire/glacier/lightning
• Pads: +50 hit points, +16/+16/+16 resistance to fire/glacier/lightning
• Gauntlets: +20 hit points, +20 mana points, +15 resistance to glacier
• Boots: +20 hit points, +20 mana points, +15 resistance to lightning

Each piece also boosts a stat.

For rogues, here is how I rank the pieces from most valuable to least:

1. Pauldron: +10 dex
2. Helmet: +8 dex
3. Boots: +7 dex
4. Pads: +10 health
5. Gauntlets: +7 health

The rogue goblin pads tend to be the 2nd most expensive, after the goblin pauldron, as some rogues like to use the goblin pads for PvP (player vs player).

For mages, here is how I rank the pieces from most valuable to least for PvM (player vs monster):

1. Pauldron: +10 mp
2. Helmet: +8 mp
3. Boots: +7 mp
4. Pads: +10 health
5. Gauntlets: +7 int (useless)

For mages for PvP, the pads are the most valuable, because mp items don't work.

For warriors who want do deal out high damage, here is how I rank the pieces from most valuable to least:

1. Pauldron: +10 str
2. Helmet: +8 str
3. Gauntlets: +7 str
4. Pads: +10 health
5. Boots: +7 health

For warriors who are provoking or tanking, here is how I rank the pieces from most valuable to least:

1. Pads: +10 health
2. Boots: +7 health
3. Pauldron: +10 str
4. Helmet: +8 str
5. Gauntlets: +7 str

For priests, there are so many different priest builds, so here they unranked:

• Pauldron: +10 health
• Helmet: +8 health
• Boots: +7 int
• Pads: +10 str
• Gauntlets: +7 int

Goblin Armor vs Upgraded Armor

As your character progresses, you'll have to make a decision on what type of armor to move up to. Here's my take on the different armor types, with the most desirable listed first:

1. Goblin Tier 5 or Upgraded Tier 5: e.g. goblin chitin or +6/10 chitin, respectively. Some folks prefer building upgraded Tier 5 for pieces that don't boost your damage-related stat
2. Goblin Tier 4 or Upgraded Tier 4: e.g. goblin full plate or +6/10 full plate, respectively. Some folks prefer building upgraded Tier 4 for pieces that don't boost your damage-related stat
3. Goblin Tier 3: e.g. goblin plate