Summary
The breadth of gear customization inDivinity: Original Sin 2is almost unmatched by any modern RPG. In this game, gear not only gives stat and defense upgrades, but it can alsogrant unique abilities to classesnormally unable to use them. For instance, a Knight would not usually be able to teleport, but with the Teleportation Gloves, they can do so with grace. Armor inDivinity: Original Sin 2is something that players will constantly seek out for both direct abilities and special upgrades.
Generally, armor found in the natural progression of the story gets the party geared well enough to beat the game’s content. Not all armor is created equally, though. There are lots of special armor pieces that every player should hunt down, which is important in a game where gear is imperative to a player’s success. Without adequate physical and magical armor protection, party members will be bombarded by a wealth of status effects and rendered completely ineffective in no time at all.
Updated on July 16, 2025, by Ritwik Mitra:Divinity: Original Sin 2 is one of the greatest CRPGs players can check out. The writing was on the wall of Baldur’s Gate 3 from the moment this game launched, showing players just how massive of an improvement this game was over its predecessor. The changes to the game’s combat made battles more tactical (and gear-driven, almost to a fault) than ever before, with players being further impressed by the impressive wealth of content in this game and how the title’s many massive worlds dwarfed anything the first game brought to the table. Players who want to take out enemies must make it a point to deck themselves out in the best armor possible so that they can avoid direct health damage and status effects that can make or break battles.
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Armor
At a glance, most people would assume that Soft Touch isn’t the greatest equipment to wear inOriginal Sin 2, especially in the late-game where enemies are ferocious and can down the player in a few hits. So, to wear a piece of equipment that causes players to be atrophied at all times can’t be the best use of an equipment slot, or so it would seem.
Sure, a character wearing this piece of equipment may suffer from a status effect that doesn’t let them use physical weapon attacks or skills, but this is countered by the Healing Tears skill that heals allies in said party member’s vicinity. This means that players can easily use these gloves on magic users who don’t need physical attacks anyway, turning them into a walking, talking AoE healing source who can help characters in a jiffy.
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Magic:8
The Band of Braccus is a strange ring with a particularly useful function. It providesIntelligence, Constitution, and a small amount of magic armor. It will also make the character who equips the ringCursed.
The Cursed effect reduces many stats and renders the wearer unable touse movement-based abilities. However, the band allows the wearer to travel with no problems through the Gargoyle’s Maze, as it apparently signals that the wearer is Braccus Rex himself.
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The Gloves of Teleportation is a must-find for players starting a fresh run throughDivinity: Original Sin 2. They don’t have great armor stats, and they’re not worth a lot of money. Their value instead comes from the namesake Teleportation enchantment, which gives the wearer access to one of the most useful spells in the gamefor any character and class.
It can be found as part of The Teleporter side quest in Fort Joy, which can be picked up from Gawin in the Fort Joy ghetto. He instructs the player to defeat a group of crocodiles who seem to be able to teleport all around the battlefield, one of which will drop the Gloves of Teleportation upon death.
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Late-game equipment is always a roll of the dice. On one hand, players gain access to some extremely strong weapons and armor that can help them power through enemies, but on the other hand, players must only go for the best equipment that is tailored to tackle the endgame enemies, leading to a lot of equipment becoming useless when players read the fine print.
Original Sin 2is a game that prioritizes a rigid class design, and Battlemages simply aren’t viable since these characters won’t be unleashing a lot of damage if they try to be a jack-of-all-trades. So, while Luronta Temva may seem powerful and worth wearing for most players, the stat boosts are the only notable thing about it. Trying to use Superconductor is a fool’s errand, since this attack will barely do any damage on physical combat characters and requires way too much AP to be viable.
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Ave Layal is one of the best armor pieces thatDivinity 2offers for any character who wields magic-based abilities. In addition to+5 intelligence, +2 Constitution and Wits, and boosts to Necromancer and Initiative, it also gives the userimmunity to being silencedand theSilencing Stare skill.
These gloves turn a witch, summoner, sorcerer, or other mage class into a near-unstoppable arcane machine that resists other mages' attempts to silence them while silencing them right back. It’s found in theOwlmistress' Office in Kemm Gardens, a later-game area in Arx. The chest containing them is locked, though, so players will have tofigure out a wayto break in without causing alarm.
The Silent Path gives a pretty decent amount of armor, both physical and magical, and also provides the Battering Ram skill. Additionally, it grants its wearer two effects while worn:Silenced and Clear-Minded, making it one of the more complexDivinity Original Sin 2unique armor pieces.
It might seem counter-intuitive to set the Silenced effect on oneself, especially whenthere are so many powerful spellsat the player’s disposal. However, this helmet is powerful on ranged and multi-attack classes, which don’t typically rely on spells. Players canbuy the Silent Path from a trader in Kemm’s Mansion in Arx.
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Cowl of True Sight is a quest-relevant item that players must use if they wish to face off against the Sallow Man. It gives the skill Dispel Illusions, allowing players to reveal the entrance to the assassin’s hideout and take him out once and for all.
For what it’s worth, the Cowl of True Sight also gives a decent bit of magic armor along with an intelligence boost. It’s a great piece of equipment that players can use until they reach Arx.
Magic:227
A Level 18 piece of equipment is bound to be useful for obvious reasons, and such is the case with the Falone Girt amulet. It provides a whopping 347 magic armor, which is pretty impressive as is.
Along with this, it also grants +5 to Intelligence and a +1 bonus to both Pyromantic and Geomancer. The +10% increase to both Fire and Earth Resistance also helps, and that’s not even mentioning the Geomancer skill, Living Wall, that players can use, too.
Physical:142
The accessories thatplayers wear inDivinity: Original Sin 2are arguably just as important as the main gear. The armor bonuses they give are pretty decent as is, but the real draw comes from the many additional benefits that players can enjoy with this equipment. One such piece of equipment that players can find in Arx is the Ancient Belt, which provides a decent 142 boost to a person’s physical armor.
Along with this, it provides a 10% boost to fire, water, earth, air, and poison resistance, which is always welcome. Along with all of this, the Ancient Belt also lets players restore their vitality if they’re in a bind, with the effectiveness of this move scaling with a character’s Hydrosophist skill.
Physical:202
It’s rare enough for equipment to boast an additional skill, but Last One Standing takes it one step further. It lets players use Skin Graft, a powerful Source skill that resets all stat cooldowns and heals certain statuses too.
Couple this with this piece of equipment being Level 19, and it’s easy to see why this belt is so useful for warriors in the game. It’s a highly effective piece of equipment that will let characters tank through more hits with ease.
