Adamant Armor
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Adamant Armor (アダマン Adaman), also known as Adamant Vest or Adaman Bangle, is a recurring piece of armor in the Final Fantasy series. It is often a high-rank armor that provides massive defenses, and is usually equippable to everyone.
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Final Fantasy IV
Adamant Armor is the most powerful armor in the game, and can only be gotten through trading Pink Puff Tails to the man in Adamant Isle Grotto, which are won from the extremely elusive Flan Princesses. It can be equipped to everyone and provides +100 Defense, +20 Magic Defense, +12 Magic Evasion, +15 to Strength, Stamina, Intelligence, Speed, and Spirit, and resistance to all statuses.
[edit] Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Adamant Armor returns yet again as the most powerful armor in the game, and can only be acquired by trading 3 Adamantite. It provides +50 Defense, +20 Magic Defense, -10% Evasion, +13% Magic Evasion, resistance to Fire, and +5 to all other stats. It also prevents Pig, Petrify, and Poison.
[edit] Final Fantasy VII
Adaman Bangle is a high-rank armor in terms of defense, and can be gotten about halfway through the game by stealing from Adamantaimais. It provides +93 Defense and +23 Magic Defense, and has two materia slots, both of which are linked.
[edit] Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Adaman Bangle is an accessory that allows the HP limit to become 99,999.
[edit] Final Fantasy IX
Adaman Vest is a mid-rank armor that can be used by everyone except Steiner and Freya. It provides +14 Defense, +2 Magic Defense, and halves damage from Fire-elemental attacks. It teaches the abilities Bird Killer and Stone Killer.
[edit] Final Fantasy XI
Adaman Armor is a crafted set of high level, heavy plate armor for warriors and paladins designed for tanking, easily recognizable by its ultramarine hue.
There exist another set of heavy adaman armor, designed for offensive melee combat, that is cursed under the earthen pact, in the design of the Hauberk. Players wishing to wear those must obtain the appropriate Earthen Abjuration from HNMs (or Einherjar) to remove the curse.
[edit] Final Fantasy XII
Adamant Vest is a mid-rank armor that requires 30 LP to use and costs 5,900 gil to buy. It provides +320 HP, +29 Defense, and halves damage from Fire-elemental attacks, but makes the user weak to Ice-elemental attacks.
[edit] Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Adamant Vest is the third strongest armor for Filo, and provides +60 Defense and Magick Defense, +15 Speed, and resistance to Fire-elemental attacks, but makes Filo weak to Water-elemental attacks.
[edit] Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Adaman Armor is the third strongest armor in the game, and provides +58 Defense and +3 Magic Resistance.
[edit] Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Adamant Armor is the third strongest armor in the game, and provides +54 Defense and +3 Resistance. Adamant Vest is a low-rank armor and provides +30 Defense and +3 Resistance. It also teaches the ability Safeguard.
[edit] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
Adaman Jerkin is the strongest armor in the game, being usable only at level 70 or higher, and provides 74 Defense. It is bought for 3,284 gil.
[edit] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Adaman Mail is a mid-ranked armor that provides 36 Defense, +10 Dark resistance, takes 1 slot, can be used by all races, and cannot be bought.
[edit] Dissidia Final Fantasy
The Adamant Vest is the strongest Light Armor in the game and increases HP by 2,717.
