Dragon's Dogma 2: The Best Armor For Knockdown Resistance

Players' ability to stay on their feet amid a chaotic battle will often be the difference between life and death in Dragon's Dogma 2. A character's knockdown resistance is crucial to ensuring this happens as often as possible when attacked. Although resistance to being knocked down can be improved via leveling up or equipping certain augments, a player's best bet is to equip the right armor if this is a priority.

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Dragon's Dogma 2: Best Greatswords, Ranked

There are quite a few Greatsword options for Warrior Vocation players in Dragon's Dogma 2, and here are the ones they should look for the most.

Thankfully, Dragon's Dogma 2 has a wide variety of armor readily available to improve knockdown resistance. Players will most likely come across one of these pieces of armor naturally throughout the vast worlds of Vermund and Battahl, but we will provide the details on how to acquire the armor if it is becoming a struggle.

7 Grand Cuirass

Magick and Knockdown Buffs

Knockdown Resistance: 54
Defense: 166
Available Vocations: Fighter, Warrior and Warfarer

The Grand Cuirass is a great piece of armor that offers good knockdown resistance alongside a similarly good defense against magick damage. Although there are many better armor pieces with higher knockdown protection, this is not to be scoffed at if it's all that's available.

It can be acquired for 48,000 gold in many shops. The most accessible one is Bodas's Armory in Bakbattahl. If players wish to upgrade their body armor, it can be sold for 16,000 gold.

6 Thrasher's Surcoat

Resist The Temptation Of Sleep

Knockdown Resistance: 57
Defense: 176
Available Vocations: Fighter, Warrior and Warfarer

While offering a high knockdown resistance of 57, this armor also has a Debilitation Resistance that will improve players' chances of staying aware on the battlefield. This armor boasts a 50% resistance to the sleep effect in combat. Thrasher's Surcoat is, therefore, very useful at keeping characters upright and dealing damage.

This armor can be purchased for 54,200 gold from two shops: Volcanic Island Armory and Brokkr's Smithy in Bakbattahl. Considering the price, it is advised that players save up and buy this over similar alternatives.

5 Charming Corset

Equippable For A Range Of Vocations

Knockdown Resistance: 60
Defense: 300
Available Vocations: All

Available to all vocations because of its slender fit, Charming Corset is, however, better suited for a player playing as a vocation that seeks some distance from combat. The high knockdown resistance can be combined with the very high magick defense of 280 to create a piece of armor that will allow players to remain on their feet, especially from magick attacks.

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Players will need to find and exchange 150 seeker tokens for it at the Vocations Guild if they wish to acquire it. There are hundreds of these scattered across the map so be on the lookout for them.

4 Knightly Brigandine

Resistance Heavy

Knockdown Resistance: 63
Defense: 195
Available Vocations: Fighter and Warfarer

Knightly Brigandine offers a very high knockdown resistance alongside a myriad of other elemental and debilitation resistances. It has a 5% resistance to Fire and Ice damage as well as a 10% increase in rehabilitation resistance to Frostbite and Torched. This makes the armor very resistant to many types of enemy attacks.

Although it can be bought from Brokkr's Smithy for 75,000 gold, this route is only accessible in the endgame. The best chance that players have of acquiring this item whilst still in the main game is by defeating a Lesser Dragon. There is a 16.39% chance that this item will drop.

3 Stygian Omen

Use The Correct Smithing Style

Knockdown Resistance: 69
Defense: 200
Available Vocations: Fighter and Warfarer

Stygian Omen is a premier piece of armor that specializes in keeping players on their feet and in combat. If players prioritize the knockdown resistance stat above all else, then enhancing this item in the Dwarvensmithing style can increase its knockdown resistance to 255.

This armor can be bought at the Bay Wayside Shrine for 70 Wyrmslife Crystals or found in the end game along with a series of other items.

2 Vashara Scaleskin

Marginally Better

Knockdown Resistance: 69
Defense: 220
Available Vocations: Warrior, Mystic Spearhand and Warfarer

Boasting very similar stats to the previous entry on this list, the Vashara Scaleskin is another option that becomes available during the endgame. It also can be bought at the Bay Wayside Shrine for 70 Wyrmslife Crystals. A selling price of 35,600 gold or the promise of gaining 100 favor from an NPC is a nice bonus if an upgrade is eventually needed.

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With a higher defense than the Stygian Omen, this armor is very similar but will resist more attacks, and, therefore, players will stand a better chance of staying upright if they use this piece.

1 Dominator's Armor

Best In Class

Knockdown Resistance: 75
Defense: 215
Available Vocations: Warrior and Warfarer

The armor with the best base resistance to knockdowns is the Dominator's Armor. When maxed out using the Dwarven smithing style, the 75 will turn into 277. Alongside this, it offers increased (25%) resistance to debilitations such as Tarred or Silence, which like being knocked down, can prevent players from launching attacks.

This premier piece of armor is available in the endgame for the price of 126,000 gold from Brokkr's Smithy. Considering the cost of enhancements, players are better off fighting and defeating Gorechimera before looting their bodies.