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Northwarder Robe

In-Game Description

Robe of a Forossan sage.

In Forossa, the gods of war were venerated,
and sages who led warriors into battle were
called Northwarders.

Northwarders earned their title only after
completing a great journey of great hardship,
after which they would be worshipped
as oracles of the war gods.

Effect: extends duration of spell effects

Availability

Frozen Eleum Loyce treasure.

General Information

  • Part of the Northwarder Set.
  • Increases duration of most spells and buffs by approximately 2.5% while this armour is equipped.
  • Sacred Oath, Resins, and the Watcher and Defender weapon buffs are not extended in duration by this set.1
NamePhysical DefenseElemental DefenseResistancePoiseDurabilityWeightAttributes RequiredPhysical DEF Bonus
Northwarder Robe79/83/76/7657/42/43/4761/21/0/140552.5-/-/-/-B

Upgrades

Requires Titanite.

NamePhysical DefenseElemental DefenseResistanceMaterials CostSouls Cost
Northwarder Robe +079/83/76/7657/42/43/4759/21/0/14--
Northwarder Robe +180/85/77/7759/43/45/4951/21/0/141x Titanite Shard460
Northwarder Robe +282/87/79/7962/46/47/5164/23/0/152x Titanite Shard580
Northwarder Robe +384/89/81/8165/47/49/5367/23/0/153x Titanite Shard690
Northwarder Robe +486/91/83/8368/50/51/5670/25/0/161x Large Titanite Shard920
Northwarder Robe +588/93/85/8571/52/53/5873/26/0/172x Large Titanite Shard1040
Northwarder Robe +690/95/87/8773/53/55/6076/26/0/173x Large Titanite Shard1150
Northwarder Robe +792/97/89/8976/56/57/6379/28/0/181x Titanite Chunk1380
Northwarder Robe +894/99/91/9179/57/59/6582/28/0/182x Titanite Chunk1500
Northwarder Robe +996/101/93/9382/60/61/6785/30/0/193x Titanite Chunk1610
Northwarder Robe +1098/103/95/9585/62/64/7088/31/0/201x Titanite Slab1840

Key

Physical Defense:

The Physical Defense attribute dictates how resilient the piece of armor is to a certain physical damage type.
The physical stats for a piece of armor are W / X / Y / Z:

  • W is base Physical DEF
  • X is defense vs. striking attacks
  • Y is defense vs. slashing attacks
  • Z is is defense vs. thrusting attacks
Elemental Defense:

The Elemental Defense attribute dictates how resilient the piece of armor is to a certain elemental damage type.
The magical stats for a piece of armor are W / X / Y / Z:

  • W is defense vs. magic attacks
  • X is defense vs. fire attacks
  • Y is defense vs. lightning attacks
  • Z is defense vs. dark attacks
Resistance:

The Resistance dictate how resilient the piece of armor is to status ailments.
The properties for a piece of armor are W / X / Y / Z:

  • W is resistance vs. poison
  • X is resistance vs. bleed
  • Y is resistance vs. petrification
  • Z is resistance vs. Hollowing curse
Poise:Dictates how resilient the piece of armor is to hitstun. A higher poise gives a greater chance that the player will not be interrupted or staggered when hit.
Durability:The durability of the armor. The effectiveness of the armor will severely deteriorate when the durability falls below a certain threshold, and the armor will become unusable and need to be repaired by a blacksmith once it reaches 0. Durability deterioration that does not reach 0 will be automatically repaired upon resting at a bonfire.
Weight:The weight of the piece of armor. Note that equipping over certain amounts of your equip burden may alter movement and roll speed, as well as other factors when playing the game.
Attribute Requirements:

Determines how high certain attributes must be in order to wear the armor effectively. Most pieces of armor do not have any such requirements.
The required attributes are W / X / Y / Z:

  • W is the Strength required
  • X is the Dexterity required
  • Y is the Intelligence required
  • Z is the Faith required
Physical DEF Bonus:The influence of the character's Physical DEF stat on the effectiveness of armor worn.
The possible ratings (from greatest bonus to least bonus) are: S, A, B, C, D, E.
Footnotes 1. http://fextralife.com/forums/t39064/northwarder-set-buff-duration/#p683154
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