Many players in Elden Ring are looking for armor with the highest poise. It is a type of hidden stat in the game that decides the number of hits you will take before getting staggered. Thus you can see why it is important the higher it is the more hits you can take. And what better way to increase the number than getting a good armor. So in this guide let us check the armor with the highest poise in Elden Ring and some alternatives for it.
Armor with Highest Poise in Elden Ring
Bull-Goat Armor Set has the highest poise out of all armor and sets in the game. It is also the heaviest armor set in the game. These are its stats.
- Poise: 100
- Combined Weight: 63 Weight
- Damage Negation
- Strike: 44.6
- Slash: 40.2
- Pierce: 40.2
- Magic: 28.9
- Fire: 29.4
- Lightning: 31
- Holy: 27.9
You can get this armor set when you defeat Great Horned Tragoth. To do this you need to follow Patches’ questline. I suggest you check our detailed guide on how to get the Bull-Goat armor set to get better help with it.
You can further increase your Poise by using the Bull-Goat’s Talisman. To get the highest poise in the game use this talisman with the above-mentioned armor set. As mentioned above this armor set is the heaviest in the game so you might want to use some lighter alternative to achieve high poise.
Best Alternate Armors to Bull-Goat Set
These are some of the best armor alternatives that have high poise but are lighter than the bull-goat armor set.
- Omen Set
- Poise: 86
- Combined Weight: 55.0 Weight
- Fire Prelate Set
- Poise: 86
- Combined Weight: 58.8 Weight
- Veteran’s Set
- Poise: 79
- Combined Weight: 45 Weight
- Lionel’s Set
- Poise: 79
- Combined Weight: 50.7 Weight
- Banished Knight Set
- Poise: 60
- Combined Weight: 41.6 Weight
- Beast Champion Set
- Poise: 60
- Combined Weight: 41.6 Weigh
- General Radahn Set
- Poise: 60
- Combined Weight: 41.6 Weight
- Tree Sentinel Set
- Poise: 60
- Combined Weight: 45 Weight
Thanks to Fextralife for the information on these armors.
That covers this guide on the armor with the highest poise in Elden Ring and best alternates for it. You should also check out our Elden Ring section to get help with weapons, builds, locations, and more.