Best in slot - Base weapon damage bonus

I recently realized that full leather armor isn't the way to reach the highest base weapon base damage bonus.

Does anyone know which is the best in each slot (for base weapon damage bonus), crafted and arties considered?

Thanks in advance!

 

Hardened leather?

 

I think some slots may be bronze heavy armor.
I thought the community would respond with some data but seemingly I'll be the first one to figure this out

 

try this
https://sotawiki.net/sota/Materials

vj

 

I personally think that constantan is better for armor.

 

not sure if this is still good but, Mac posted this a while back:

https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/forum/index.php?threads/some-info-about-armors.105032/

 

Looks like it's plate boots, chainmail chest and rest is leather.

 

It's best not to mix light and heavy armor as it significantly reduces the bonus you get with armor skills.

 

@Barugon are your comments specifically about armour contribution to base weapon damage, or more like general thoughts on what is best to look for in armour?

 

When you use a set that's all light or heavy then you get a +25% boost to your armor tree skills. That bonus drops significantly if you mismatch even one piece of gear. I don't see the very minor differences in base weapon damage being more important.

[edit] The Bonesteel Crown is an exception. It can be used with either.

 

For maximum base weapon damage it is best to mix.

That armor bonus is nice, but still mixed setups can be more powerful for dps. That bonus to defense is nice, but I'll take a boost to dps over a boost to defense any time. Mobs ai is easy to manipulate, so the faster they die the better.

 

And what is the total % difference in base damage?

Also, I don't use heavy armor but what's the benefit of 25% toward Body Slam or Inner Strength? How much more strength does that 25% give you and how much does that extra strength translate to extra damage?

 

If you're melee any extra STR is welcome.

For us archers, though, it's not all that relevant.

I plan to try out a heavy armor archer build soon.

 

This will be good to know. I just feel that it would be very difficult to use air magic with heavy armor and I get nearly 100 dex from Air's Embrace + Shield of Air.

 

Even disregarding defensive stats, it isn't quite a simple as just comparing base weapon damage bonus, because of differences in masterwork bonuses available. Even taking masterwork into account, it's still pretty messy to calculate exactly since the difference between str and dex is different for different weapons, among other things.

All that being said, imo, there isn't enough difference between various +weapon damage armor to justify running around looking like some kind of clown that can't properly dress themself.

 

Yeah, air magic will fizzle with heavy armor on. Probably going Air's Embrace for spec's sake, but with Shield of Crystal. A lot of HP and maybe a Chaotic Feedback playstyle.