Best Ascendancy for Armour

1. 1

   Tactician

   Mercenary · 2 notables

   4nodes
   • 
     Polish That Gear

     Gain Deflection Rating equal to 20% of Armour
   • 
     Stay Light, Use Cover

     Defend with 200% of Armour
   • 
     Armour and Evasion

     15% increased Armour and Evasion Rating
   • 
     Armour and Evasion

     15% increased Armour and Evasion Rating
2. 2

   Warbringer

   Warrior · 1 notable

   4nodes
   • 
     Imploding Impacts

     You can Break Enemy Armour to below 0
   • 
     Armour

     20% increased Armour
   • 
     Armour Break

     Break 25% increased Armour
   • 
     Armour Break

     Break 25% increased Armour
3. 3

   Smith of Kitava

   Warrior · 3 notables

   3nodes
   • 
     Dedication to Kitava

     Body Armour grants +100% of Armour also applies to Chaos Damage
   • 
     Flowing Metal

     Body Armour grants +50% of Armour also applies to Elemental Damage
   • 
     Smith's Masterwork

     +200 to Armour for each Connected Notable Passive Skill Allocated
4. 4

   Witchhunter

   Mercenary · 1 notable

   3nodes
   • 
     Obsessive Rituals

     50% less Armour and Evasion Rating
   • 
     Armour and Evasion

     15% increased Armour and Evasion Rating
   • 
     Armour and Evasion

     15% increased Armour and Evasion Rating
5. 5

   Titan

   Warrior · 1 notable

   2nodes
   • 
     Stone Skin

     50% more Armour from Equipped Body Armour
   • 
     Armour

     20% increased Armour
6. 6

   Disciple of Varashta

   Sorceress · 1 notable

   1nodes
   • 
     Sacred Rituals

     60% of your current Energy Shield is added to your Armour for

     determining your Physical Damage Reduction from Armour
7. 7

   Invoker

   Monk · 1 notable

   1nodes
   • 
     ...and Protect me from Harm

     Physical Damage Reduction from Armour is based on your combined Armour and Evasion Rating
8. 8

   Pathfinder

   Ranger · 1 notable

   1nodes
   • 
     Traveller's Wisdom

     Attribute Passive Skills can instead grant 5% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield
9. 9

   Shaman

   Druid · 0 notables

   1nodes
   • 
     Defences

     10% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield

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How it is counted: a node counts when one of its lines (or the description of the skill it grants) matches the theme's words, read from the game's passive tree and stat files. Compare two ascendancies to see all their nodes.