Best Evasion and Energy Shield Bases

The highest evasion and energy shield base for each slot in Path of Exile 2: body armour — Sleek Jacket (285 Evasion, 87 Energy Shield, level 65); helmet — Grinning Mask (187 Evasion, 57 Energy Shield, level 80); gloves — War Wraps (94 Evasion, 29 Energy Shield, level 65) and boots — Daggerfoot Shoes (140 Evasion, 43 Energy Shield, level 80). Values are the plain base before quality and modifiers. Patch 0.5.5, from the game files.

Best body armourSleek Jacket372 EV/ES · level 65Best helmetGrinning Mask244 EV/ES · level 80Best glovesWar Wraps123 EV/ES · level 65Best bootsDaggerfoot Shoes183 EV/ES · level 80

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

Body Armour: 18 EV/ES bases

#	Base	Level	Total
1	Sleek Jacket 285 Evasion, 87 Energy Shield · Requires 67 Dex, 67 Int	65	372
2	Rambler Jacket +(7–13)% to Chaos Resistance 248 Evasion, 76 Energy Shield · Requires 67 Dex, 67 Int	70	324
3	Assassin Garb 5% increased Movement Speed 248 Evasion, 76 Energy Shield · Requires 67 Dex, 67 Int	73	324
4	Falconer's Jacket 5% increased Movement Speed 248 Evasion, 76 Energy Shield · Requires 67 Dex, 67 Int	75	324
5	Austere Garb (10–15)% reduced Elemental Ailment Duration on you 248 Evasion, 76 Energy Shield · Requires 67 Dex, 67 Int	80	324
6	Hawker's Jacket 237 Evasion, 73 Energy Shield · Requires 54 Dex, 54 Int	62	310
7	Hatungo Garb 226 Evasion, 70 Energy Shield · Requires 52 Dex, 52 Int	59	296
8	Itinerant Jacket 208 Evasion, 65 Energy Shield · Requires 48 Dex, 48 Int	54	273
9	Ascetic Garb 197 Evasion, 63 Energy Shield · Requires 45 Dex, 45 Int	51	260
10	Evangelist Garb 197 Evasion, 63 Energy Shield · Requires 45 Dex, 45 Int	51	260
11	Oiled Jacket 187 Evasion, 60 Energy Shield · Requires 43 Dex, 43 Int	48	247
12	Scoundrel Jacket 176 Evasion, 57 Energy Shield · Requires 41 Dex, 41 Int	45	233
13	Scalper's Jacket 154 Evasion, 51 Energy Shield · Requires 35 Dex, 35 Int	39	205
14	Anchorite Garb 132 Evasion, 46 Energy Shield · Requires 31 Dex, 31 Int	33	178
15	Wayfarer Jacket 114 Evasion, 41 Energy Shield · Requires 26 Dex, 26 Int	28	155
16	Marabout Garb 71 Evasion, 30 Energy Shield · Requires 17 Dex, 17 Int	16	101
17	Waxed Jacket 53 Evasion, 25 Energy Shield · Requires 13 Dex, 13 Int	11	78
18	Hermit Garb 16 Evasion, 16 Energy Shield	1	32

Best at every level

1. Lv 1Hermit Garb32
2. Lv 11Waxed Jacket78
3. Lv 16Marabout Garb101
4. Lv 28Wayfarer Jacket155
5. Lv 33Anchorite Garb178
6. Lv 39Scalper's Jacket205
7. Lv 45Scoundrel Jacket233
8. Lv 48Oiled Jacket247
9. Lv 51Ascetic Garb260
10. Lv 54Itinerant Jacket273
11. Lv 59Hatungo Garb296
12. Lv 62Hawker's Jacket310
13. Lv 65Sleek Jacket372

Helmet: 16 EV/ES bases

#	Base	Level	Total
1	Grinning Mask 187 Evasion, 57 Energy Shield · Requires 63 Dex, 63 Int	80	244
2	Soaring Mask 179 Evasion, 55 Energy Shield · Requires 59 Dex, 59 Int	75	234
3	Faridun Mask 171 Evasion, 52 Energy Shield · Requires 54 Dex, 54 Int	70	223
4	Brigand Mask 163 Evasion, 50 Energy Shield · Requires 50 Dex, 50 Int	65	213
5	Death Mask 163 Evasion, 50 Energy Shield · Requires 50 Dex, 50 Int	65	213
6	Avian Mask 149 Evasion, 46 Energy Shield · Requires 46 Dex, 46 Int	59	195
7	Pariah Mask 137 Evasion, 43 Energy Shield · Requires 42 Dex, 42 Int	54	180
8	Skulking Mask 129 Evasion, 41 Energy Shield · Requires 40 Dex, 40 Int	51	170
9	Bandit Mask 122 Evasion, 39 Energy Shield · Requires 38 Dex, 38 Int	48	161
10	Oak Mask 115 Evasion, 37 Energy Shield · Requires 36 Dex, 36 Int	45	152
11	Solid Mask 115 Evasion, 37 Energy Shield · Requires 36 Dex, 36 Int	45	152
12	Tribal Mask 87 Evasion, 30 Energy Shield · Requires 27 Dex, 27 Int	33	117
13	Veiled Mask 75 Evasion, 27 Energy Shield · Requires 23 Dex, 23 Int	28	102
14	Hooded Mask 46 Evasion, 19 Energy Shield · Requires 15 Dex, 15 Int	16	65
15	Face Mask 32 Evasion, 16 Energy Shield · Requires 10 Dex, 10 Int	10	48
16	Hewn Mask 20 Evasion, 13 Energy Shield · Requires 7 Dex, 7 Int	5	33

Best at every level

1. Lv 5Hewn Mask33
2. Lv 10Face Mask48
3. Lv 16Hooded Mask65
4. Lv 28Veiled Mask102
5. Lv 33Tribal Mask117
6. Lv 45Oak Mask152
7. Lv 48Bandit Mask161
8. Lv 51Skulking Mask170
9. Lv 54Pariah Mask180
10. Lv 59Avian Mask195
11. Lv 65Brigand Mask213
12. Lv 70Faridun Mask223
13. Lv 75Soaring Mask234
14. Lv 80Grinning Mask244

Gloves: 13 EV/ES bases

#	Base	Level	Total
1	War Wraps 94 Evasion, 29 Energy Shield · Requires 44 Dex, 44 Int	65	123
2	Secured Wraps 94 Evasion, 29 Energy Shield · Requires 55 Dex, 55 Int	80	123
3	Vaal Wraps 90 Evasion, 27 Energy Shield · Requires 52 Dex, 52 Int	75	117
4	Elegant Wraps 85 Evasion, 26 Energy Shield · Requires 48 Dex, 48 Int	70	111
5	Utility Wraps 81 Evasion, 25 Energy Shield · Requires 44 Dex, 44 Int	65	106
6	Adorned Wraps 74 Evasion, 23 Energy Shield · Requires 41 Dex, 41 Int	59	97
7	Furtive Wraps 66 Evasion, 21 Energy Shield · Requires 36 Dex, 36 Int	52	87
8	Cambric Wraps 65 Evasion, 21 Energy Shield · Requires 35 Dex, 35 Int	51	86
9	Bandage Wraps 58 Evasion, 19 Energy Shield · Requires 32 Dex, 32 Int	45	77
10	Buckled Wraps 58 Evasion, 19 Energy Shield · Requires 32 Dex, 32 Int	45	77
11	Spiral Wraps 43 Evasion, 15 Energy Shield · Requires 24 Dex, 24 Int	33	58
12	Linen Wraps 23 Evasion, 10 Energy Shield · Requires 13 Dex, 13 Int	16	33
13	Gauze Wraps 9 Evasion, 6 Energy Shield · Requires 6 Dex, 6 Int	4	15

Best at every level

1. Lv 4Gauze Wraps15
2. Lv 16Linen Wraps33
3. Lv 33Spiral Wraps58
4. Lv 45Bandage Wraps77
5. Lv 51Cambric Wraps86
6. Lv 52Furtive Wraps87
7. Lv 59Adorned Wraps97
8. Lv 65War Wraps123

Boots: 12 EV/ES bases

#	Base	Level	Total
1	Daggerfoot Shoes 140 Evasion, 43 Energy Shield · Requires 59 Dex, 59 Int	80	183
2	Quickslip Shoes 134 Evasion, 41 Energy Shield · Requires 56 Dex, 56 Int	75	175
3	Charmed Shoes 128 Evasion, 39 Energy Shield · Requires 51 Dex, 51 Int	70	167
4	Wanderer Shoes 122 Evasion, 37 Energy Shield · Requires 47 Dex, 47 Int	65	159
5	Treerunner Shoes 111 Evasion, 34 Energy Shield · Requires 44 Dex, 44 Int	59	145
6	Velour Shoes 99 Evasion, 31 Energy Shield · Requires 38 Dex, 38 Int	52	130
7	Silverbuckled Shoes 97 Evasion, 31 Energy Shield · Requires 38 Dex, 38 Int	51	128
8	Steelpoint Shoes 86 Evasion, 28 Energy Shield · Requires 34 Dex, 34 Int	45	114
9	Wayfarer Shoes 86 Evasion, 28 Energy Shield · Requires 34 Dex, 34 Int	45	114
10	Hunting Shoes 65 Evasion, 22 Energy Shield · Requires 26 Dex, 26 Int	33	87
11	Threaded Shoes 35 Evasion, 15 Energy Shield · Requires 14 Dex, 14 Int	16	50
12	Frayed Shoes 15 Evasion, 10 Energy Shield · Requires 7 Dex, 7 Int	5	25

Best at every level

1. Lv 5Frayed Shoes25
2. Lv 16Threaded Shoes50
3. Lv 33Hunting Shoes87
4. Lv 45Steelpoint Shoes114
5. Lv 51Silverbuckled Shoes128
6. Lv 52Velour Shoes130
7. Lv 59Treerunner Shoes145
8. Lv 65Wanderer Shoes159
9. Lv 70Charmed Shoes167
10. Lv 75Quickslip Shoes175
11. Lv 80Daggerfoot Shoes183