Best Armour and Energy Shield Bases

The highest armour and energy shield base for each slot in Path of Exile 2: body armour — Wolfskin Mantle (313 Armour, 87 Energy Shield, level 65); helmet — Cryptic Crown (206 Armour, 57 Energy Shield, level 80); gloves — Adherent Cuffs (98 Armour, 27 Energy Shield, level 80); boots — Faithful Leggings (134 Armour, 37 Energy Shield, level 65) and shield — Blacksteel Crest Shield (145 Armour, 40 Energy Shield, level 80). Values are the plain base before quality and modifiers. Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.

Best body armourWolfskin Mantle400 AR/ES · level 65Best helmetCryptic Crown263 AR/ES · level 80Best glovesAdherent Cuffs125 AR/ES · level 80Best bootsFaithful Leggings171 AR/ES · level 65Best shieldBlacksteel Crest Shield185 AR/ES · level 80

Your character levelThe highlighted row is the best base you can equip.

Body Armour: 21 AR/ES bases

#	Base	Level	Total
1	Wolfskin Mantle 313 Armour, 87 Energy Shield · Requires 67 Str, 67 Int	65	400
2	Revered Vestments +1% to all Maximum Elemental Resistances 273 Armour, 76 Energy Shield · Requires 67 Str, 67 Int	65	349
3	Corvus Mantle +(20–30) to Spirit 273 Armour, 76 Energy Shield · Requires 67 Str, 67 Int	68	349
4	Conjurer Mantle +(20–30) to Spirit 273 Armour, 76 Energy Shield · Requires 67 Str, 67 Int	70	349
5	Death Mantle +1% to all Maximum Elemental Resistances 273 Armour, 76 Energy Shield · Requires 67 Str, 67 Int	75	349
6	Seastorm Mantle (8–14)% of Damage taken Recouped as Life 273 Armour, 76 Energy Shield · Requires 67 Str, 67 Int	80	349
7	Heartcarver Mantle 261 Armour, 73 Energy Shield · Requires 54 Str, 54 Int	62	334
8	Plated Vestments 249 Armour, 70 Energy Shield · Requires 52 Str, 52 Int	59	319
9	Occultist Mantle 230 Armour, 65 Energy Shield · Requires 48 Str, 48 Int	54	295
10	Gilded Vestments 222 Armour, 63 Energy Shield · Requires 46 Str, 46 Int	52	285
11	Chain Vestments 218 Armour, 63 Energy Shield · Requires 45 Str, 45 Int	51	281
12	Tideseer Mantle 218 Armour, 63 Energy Shield · Requires 45 Str, 45 Int	51	281
13	Bearskin Mantle 207 Armour, 60 Energy Shield · Requires 43 Str, 43 Int	48	267
14	Cleric Vestments 195 Armour, 57 Energy Shield · Requires 41 Str, 41 Int	45	252
15	Templar Vestments 195 Armour, 57 Energy Shield · Requires 41 Str, 41 Int	45	252
16	Sacrificial Mantle 160 Armour, 48 Energy Shield · Requires 33 Str, 33 Int	36	208
17	Ironclad Vestments 149 Armour, 46 Energy Shield · Requires 31 Str, 31 Int	33	195
18	Shaman Mantle 129 Armour, 41 Energy Shield · Requires 26 Str, 26 Int	28	170
19	Mail Vestments 83 Armour, 30 Energy Shield · Requires 17 Str, 17 Int	16	113
20	Pelt Mantle 59 Armour, 24 Energy Shield · Requires 12 Str, 12 Int	10	83
21	Pilgrim Vestments 25 Armour, 16 Energy Shield	1	41

Best at every level

1. Lv 1Pilgrim Vestments41
2. Lv 10Pelt Mantle83
3. Lv 16Mail Vestments113
4. Lv 28Shaman Mantle170
5. Lv 33Ironclad Vestments195
6. Lv 36Sacrificial Mantle208
7. Lv 45Cleric Vestments252
8. Lv 48Bearskin Mantle267
9. Lv 51Chain Vestments281
10. Lv 52Gilded Vestments285
11. Lv 54Occultist Mantle295
12. Lv 59Plated Vestments319
13. Lv 62Heartcarver Mantle334
14. Lv 65Wolfskin Mantle400

Helmet: 15 AR/ES bases

#	Base	Level	Total
1	Cryptic Crown 206 Armour, 57 Energy Shield · Requires 63 Str, 63 Int	80	263
2	Divine Crown 197 Armour, 55 Energy Shield · Requires 59 Str, 59 Int	75	252
3	Saintly Crown 188 Armour, 52 Energy Shield · Requires 54 Str, 54 Int	70	240
4	Druidic Crown 179 Armour, 50 Energy Shield · Requires 50 Str, 50 Int	65	229
5	Inquisitor Crown 163 Armour, 46 Energy Shield · Requires 46 Str, 46 Int	59	209
6	Hallowed Crown 151 Armour, 43 Energy Shield · Requires 42 Str, 42 Int	54	194
7	Zealot Crown 143 Armour, 41 Energy Shield · Requires 40 Str, 40 Int	51	184
8	Forest Crown 136 Armour, 39 Energy Shield · Requires 38 Str, 38 Int	48	175
9	Mailed Crown 128 Armour, 37 Energy Shield · Requires 36 Str, 36 Int	45	165
10	Spiritbone Crown 128 Armour, 37 Energy Shield · Requires 36 Str, 36 Int	45	165
11	Heavy Crown 97 Armour, 30 Energy Shield · Requires 27 Str, 27 Int	33	127
12	Martyr Crown 85 Armour, 27 Energy Shield · Requires 23 Str, 23 Int	28	112
13	Cultist Crown 54 Armour, 19 Energy Shield · Requires 15 Str, 15 Int	16	73
14	Horned Crown 39 Armour, 16 Energy Shield · Requires 10 Str, 10 Int	10	55
15	Iron Crown 26 Armour, 13 Energy Shield · Requires 7 Str, 7 Int	5	39

Best at every level

1. Lv 5Iron Crown39
2. Lv 10Horned Crown55
3. Lv 16Cultist Crown73
4. Lv 28Martyr Crown112
5. Lv 33Heavy Crown127
6. Lv 45Mailed Crown165
7. Lv 48Forest Crown175
8. Lv 51Zealot Crown184
9. Lv 54Hallowed Crown194
10. Lv 59Inquisitor Crown209
11. Lv 65Druidic Crown229
12. Lv 70Saintly Crown240
13. Lv 75Divine Crown252
14. Lv 80Cryptic Crown263

Gloves: 11 AR/ES bases

#	Base	Level	Total
1	Adherent Cuffs 98 Armour, 27 Energy Shield · Requires 55 Str, 55 Int	80	125
2	Gleaming Cuffs 94 Armour, 26 Energy Shield · Requires 52 Str, 52 Int	75	120
3	Bound Cuffs 89 Armour, 25 Energy Shield · Requires 44 Str, 44 Int	65	114
4	Ancient Cuffs 89 Armour, 25 Energy Shield · Requires 48 Str, 48 Int	70	114
5	Ornate Cuffs 82 Armour, 23 Energy Shield · Requires 41 Str, 41 Int	59	105
6	Heirloom Cuffs 72 Armour, 21 Energy Shield · Requires 35 Str, 35 Int	51	93
7	Braided Cuffs 64 Armour, 19 Energy Shield · Requires 32 Str, 32 Int	45	83
8	Kalguuran Cuffs 64 Armour, 19 Energy Shield · Requires 32 Str, 32 Int	45	83
9	Goldcast Cuffs 49 Armour, 15 Energy Shield · Requires 24 Str, 24 Int	33	64
10	Aged Cuffs 27 Armour, 10 Energy Shield · Requires 13 Str, 13 Int	16	37
11	Rope Cuffs 13 Armour, 6 Energy Shield · Requires 6 Str, 6 Int	5	19

Best at every level

1. Lv 5Rope Cuffs19
2. Lv 16Aged Cuffs37
3. Lv 33Goldcast Cuffs64
4. Lv 45Braided Cuffs83
5. Lv 51Heirloom Cuffs93
6. Lv 59Ornate Cuffs105
7. Lv 65Bound Cuffs114
8. Lv 75Gleaming Cuffs120
9. Lv 80Adherent Cuffs125

Boots: 11 AR/ES bases

#	Base	Level	Total
1	Faithful Leggings 134 Armour, 37 Energy Shield · Requires 47 Str, 47 Int	65	171
2	Apostle Leggings 134 Armour, 37 Energy Shield · Requires 51 Str, 51 Int	70	171
3	Warlock Leggings 134 Armour, 37 Energy Shield · Requires 56 Str, 56 Int	75	171
4	Cryptic Leggings 134 Armour, 37 Energy Shield · Requires 59 Str, 59 Int	80	171
5	Shamanistic Leggings 123 Armour, 34 Energy Shield · Requires 44 Str, 44 Int	59	157
6	Bound Leggings 107 Armour, 31 Energy Shield · Requires 38 Str, 38 Int	51	138
7	Adherent Leggings 96 Armour, 28 Energy Shield · Requires 34 Str, 34 Int	45	124
8	Weaver Leggings 96 Armour, 28 Energy Shield · Requires 34 Str, 34 Int	45	124
9	Pelt Leggings 73 Armour, 22 Energy Shield · Requires 26 Str, 26 Int	33	95
10	Secured Leggings 41 Armour, 15 Energy Shield · Requires 14 Str, 14 Int	16	56
11	Padded Leggings 20 Armour, 10 Energy Shield · Requires 7 Str, 7 Int	5	30

Best at every level

1. Lv 5Padded Leggings30
2. Lv 16Secured Leggings56
3. Lv 33Pelt Leggings95
4. Lv 45Adherent Leggings124
5. Lv 51Bound Leggings138
6. Lv 59Shamanistic Leggings157
7. Lv 65Faithful Leggings171

Shield: 18 AR/ES bases

#	Base	Level	Total
1	Blacksteel Crest Shield 145 Armour, 40 Energy Shield · Requires 63 Str, 63 Int	80	185
2	Vaal Crest Shield 134 Armour, 37 Energy Shield · Requires 59 Str, 59 Int	75	171
3	Sekheman Crest Shield 123 Armour, 34 Energy Shield · Requires 54 Str, 54 Int	70	157
4	Intricate Crest Shield 112 Armour, 31 Energy Shield · Requires 50 Str, 50 Int	65	143
5	Glowering Crest Shield 107 Armour, 30 Energy Shield · Requires 48 Str, 48 Int	62	137
6	Quartered Crest Shield 102 Armour, 29 Energy Shield · Requires 46 Str, 46 Int	59	131
7	Dekharan Crest Shield 94 Armour, 27 Energy Shield · Requires 42 Str, 42 Int	54	121
8	Descry Crest Shield 89 Armour, 26 Energy Shield · Requires 40 Str, 40 Int	51	115
9	Seer Crest Shield 88 Armour, 25 Energy Shield · Requires 39 Str, 39 Int	50	113
10	Engraved Crest Shield 85 Armour, 24 Energy Shield · Requires 38 Str, 38 Int	48	109
11	Painted Crest Shield 80 Armour, 23 Energy Shield · Requires 36 Str, 36 Int	45	103
12	Wayward Crest Shield 80 Armour, 23 Energy Shield · Requires 36 Str, 36 Int	45	103
13	Omen Crest Shield 66 Armour, 20 Energy Shield · Requires 30 Str, 30 Int	36	86
14	Sectarian Crest Shield 61 Armour, 19 Energy Shield · Requires 27 Str, 27 Int	33	80
15	Jingling Crest Shield 53 Armour, 17 Energy Shield · Requires 23 Str, 23 Int	28	70
16	Emblem Crest Shield 34 Armour, 12 Energy Shield · Requires 15 Str, 15 Int	16	46
17	Sigil Crest Shield 20 Armour, 9 Energy Shield · Requires 8 Str, 8 Int	7	29
18	Blazon Crest Shield 10 Armour, 6 Energy Shield	1	16

Best at every level

1. Lv 1Blazon Crest Shield16
2. Lv 7Sigil Crest Shield29
3. Lv 16Emblem Crest Shield46
4. Lv 28Jingling Crest Shield70
5. Lv 33Sectarian Crest Shield80
6. Lv 36Omen Crest Shield86
7. Lv 45Painted Crest Shield103
8. Lv 48Engraved Crest Shield109
9. Lv 50Seer Crest Shield113
10. Lv 51Descry Crest Shield115
11. Lv 54Dekharan Crest Shield121
12. Lv 59Quartered Crest Shield131
13. Lv 62Glowering Crest Shield137
14. Lv 65Intricate Crest Shield143
15. Lv 70Sekheman Crest Shield157
16. Lv 75Vaal Crest Shield171
17. Lv 80Blacksteel Crest Shield185