+# armour¶

Prefix · must be shield; one of armour-based

Property	Value
Rolls on	must be shield; one of armour-based
Source	Rolls on loot and from essences of its element
Group	`tree.armorflat` — An item can have only one property of the same group.

Tiers¶

Tier	Item level	Value	Weight	Share
T5	Meadows – Black Forest (1–42)	+(2–3) armour	1000	42.7%
T4	Black Forest – Swamp (19–76)	+(3–4) armour	700	29.9%
T3	Swamp – Plains (43–129)	+(4–5) armour	400	17.1%
T2	Mountain+ (77+)	+(5–6) armour	180	7.7%
T1	Mistlands+ (130+)	+(6–8) armour	60	2.6%
T0	Meadows+ (1+)	+(8–10) armour	0	0.0%

Values by slot¶

Most properties roll bigger or smaller numbers depending on the item: the ranges below are what each slot gets.

Tier	Regular	Chest armour	Leg armour	Tower shield	Buckler
T5	(2–3)	(3–4)	(1–2)	(3–4)	2
T4	(3–4)	(4–6)	(2–3)	(4–6)	(2–3)
T3	(4–5)	(6–8)	(3–4)	(6–8)	(3–4)
T2	(5–6)	(8–9)	4	(8–9)	(4–5)
T1	(6–8)	(9–12)	(4–6)	(9–12)	(5–6)
T0	(8–10)	(12–15)	(6–7)	(12–15)	(6–8)

Game data

{
  "id": "tree.armorflat.h0",
  "place": "prefix",
  "target": "character",
  "families": [],
  "group": "tree.armorflat",
  "allowAll": [
    "shield"
  ],
  "allowAny": [
    "def.armour"
  ],
  "denyAny": [],
  "weight": 500.0,
  "generation": true,
  "tiers": [
    {
      "id": "T5",
      "min": 2.0,
      "max": 3.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 1,
      "maxLevel": 42,
      "weight": 1000.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T4",
      "min": 3.0,
      "max": 4.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 19,
      "maxLevel": 76,
      "weight": 700.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T3",
      "min": 4.0,
      "max": 5.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 43,
      "maxLevel": 129,
      "weight": 400.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T2",
      "min": 5.0,
      "max": 6.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 77,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 180.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T1",
      "min": 6.0,
      "max": 8.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 130,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 60.0
    },
    {
      "id": "T0",
      "min": 8.0,
      "max": 10.0,
      "step": 1.0,
      "minLevel": 0,
      "maxLevel": null,
      "weight": 0.0
    }
  ]
}

Data from Path of Valheiman 5.1.0, extracted 2026-10-19.