Dragon’s Dogma 2: Best Armor For Lightning Damage Resistance

A Lightning attack is a magickal attack that can significantly damage many characters. When a lightning attack is aimed at the player’s party, the energy cannot be contained and the attack may jump from character to character damaging them in turn. If this is a particular concern, then armor designed to counter lightning damage is the way forward.

Also, something to look out for when considering the best armor options against lightning damage is its resistance to the Drenched condition. This is gained by being submerged in water or covered in it by an enemy. Being drenched will increase the power of lightning attacks and, therefore, this list will rank armor found in Dragon’s Dogma 2 by its elemental and debilitation resistance to lightning attacks and the drenched condition.

7 Ring of Desiccation

The Cheapest and Easiest Form of Protection

• Effect: Completely Prevents The Wearer’s Drenched Value From Accumulating
• Available Vocations: All

Equippable by all vocations, this ring is a player’s best bet at early and cheap protection against the drenched condition. Although this will not stop incoming lightning damage or the condition itself materializing, it will prevent the condition from getting worse and, for just 10,000 gold it is a satisfactory piece of armor.

It is purchasable from Bakbattahl in Bodas’s Armory and as a drop from a Saurian enemy. Found in such places as Vermund and the Harve Village, the ring has a very low 1% drop chance so players may wish to just purchase it.

6 Agamenian Galea

High-End Head Armor

• Lightning Attack Resistance Bonus: + 5%
• Defense: 100
• Available Vocations: Warrior and Warfarer

Agamenian Gala provides very useful bonuses to both lightning attack resistance and drenched resistance. The former being 5% and the latter being 12%. Alongside the very high overall defense, this head armor is the best choice in its class.

A late-game rather than early-game option, it is available for purchase for 44,900 gold or can be acquired in the endgame around a lake that is northeast of Checkpoint Rest Town.

5 Valiant Armor

An Affordable Piece of Body Armor

• Lightning Attack Resistance Bonus: + 5%
• Defense: 134
• Available Vocations: Fighter and Warrior

The Valiant Armor is a very affordable option for seeking armor that is resistant to both lightning damage and the drenched condition that exacerbates it. Alongside the 5% lightning boost, is a 10% boost to drenched resistance. Despite having slightly lower stats than the previous entry, its overall defense and affordability justify its place on the list.

This piece of body armor is available for the relatively cheap price of 32,000 gold. One of the possible places to make this purchase is Bodas’s Armory in Bakbattahl.

4 Dominator’s Armor

The Best Piece of Raw Armor On This List

• Lightning Attack Resistance Bonus: + 10%
• Defense: 215
• Available Vocations: Warrior and Warfarer

This piece of body armor would generally be near the top of a list concerning armor in Dragon’s Dogma 2. The lightning attack resistance increase is a welcome one regarding this list and, it is such a powerful piece it is too good to be left off entirely. It also has a welcome +25% increase in drenched resistance but with its comparatively weak magick defense, it cannot reach the heights of others when dealing with lightning attacks.

Available either for 126,000 gold from Brokkr’s Smithy in the end game or from the body of a defeated Gorechimera (17.7% chance), it is perfect for those seeking a powerful piece of armor with a modest lightning resistance.

3 Elven Garb

Perfect For Magick or Bow Wielders

• Lightning Attack Resistance Bonus: + 15%
• Defense: 125
• Available Vocations: Magick Archer and Warfarer

The Elven Garb body armor is specifically designed with magick resistance in mine. Alongside its very high increase in lightning attack resistance, it has a high magick defense stat of 134, which will help resist all magick damage. A surprisingly good knockdown resistance of 38 will prevent players from being pushed into a vulnerable position more often than not.

This armor is available for a relatively cheap price of 42,000 gold at Grisha’s Armory in Sacred Arbor. Once an upgrade is required, it can be sold for 14,000 gold or gifted to an NPC to gain 25 favor points from him/her.

2 Arch-Conjuror’s Robe

Keep An Eye On The Sky

• Lightning Attack Resistance Bonus: + 15%
• Defense: 130
• Available Vocations: Trickster and Warfarer

The Arch-Conjuror’s Robe has a myriad of different bonuses that may interest a player seeking lightning attack resistance: the boost of 15% in resistance to it, the very high overall magick defense of 182, and its minor debilitation resistance buffs to Blighted, Sleep and Silence. This makes the armor very effective in resisting magick damage and, in particular, lightning damage.

In acquiring this item, players will be best served taking their chances and attempting to get it by defeating a Lesser Dragon. If players are not fortunate in this quest, then it can be bought for 75,000 gold.

1 Soulskin

Cheap But Effective

• Lightning Attack Resistance Bonus: + 15%
• Defense: 78
• Available Vocations: Magick Archer and Warfarer

Although this is not the best core piece of armor on this list, it had the best base stats in resisting lightning damage and the conditions that can exacerbate it. A 15% increase in lightning resistance is joined by a 50% increase in resistance to drenched. Players can commit to this armor and use the Elven smithing style to increase magick defense from 90 to 146.

Available for a very cheap price of just 12,200 gold, most notably from Bodas’s Armory in Bakbattahl, it has just the core stats that players are looking for if they are seeking armor with high lightning damage resistance.