Chrono Trigger Walkthrough: Armor Guide

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Below is a guide to all the armor you can collect in Chrono Trigger. If you want to find a specific piece of equipment, use the Find function in your browser to jump to the item description. Pieces of armor only available to players of the PC, Mobile, and DS versions of the game are indicated as such.

Note that virtually every item on this list can be won in the Arena of the Ages, a DS-exclusive combat area for battling monsters against monsters. The Arena of the Ages is not included in the various item descriptions.

For a listing of helmets, check this guide instead.

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• Universal Armor
• Male Armor
• Female Armor
• Lucca Only
• Magus Only

Universal Armor

Hide Tunic

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 5
• Special Effect: --
• Found: 
• Default armor for Crono
• Default armor for Marle
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 40 G

Padded Vest / Karate Gi

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 10
• Special Effect: --
• Found: 
• Default armor for Lucca
• Purchased:
• Millennial Fair stall, 1000 AD (300 G)
• Porre Market, 1000 AD (300 G)
• Truce Market, 600 AD (300 G)
• Sell: 150 G

Iron Suit

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 25
• Special Effect: --
• Found: --
• Purchased:
• Trann Dome, 2300 AD (800 G)
• Sell: 400 G

Titanium Vest / Titan Vest

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 32
• Special Effect: --
• Found:
• Derelict Factory, 2300 AD
• Purchased:
• Medina Village - Melchior, 1000 AD (1,200 G)
• Truce, 1000 AD (1,200 G)
• Sell: 600 G

Iron Suit

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 25
• Special Effect: --
• Found: --
• Purchased:
• Trann Dome, 2300 AD (800 G)
• Sell: 400 G

Golden Suit / Gold Suit

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 39
• Special Effect: --
• Found:
• Denadoro Mountains, 600 AD
• Purchased:
• Porre Market, 600 AD (1,300 G)
• Sell: 650 G

Ruby Vest

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 25
• Special Effect: Reduces Fire damage by 50%
• Found:
• Reptite Lair, 65,000,000 BC (two vests)
• Purchased:
• Ioka Village - Trading Hut, 65,000,000 BC (3 Fangs, 3 Feathers)
• Sell: 1,800 G

White Vest

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 45
• Special Effect: Absorbs 50% of Light attacks
• Found:
• Porre, 600 AD - sealed chest
• Porre, 1000 AD - sealed chest
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 2,900 G

Red Vest

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 45
• Special Effect: Absorbs 50% of Fire attacks
• Found:
• Guardia Castle, 600 AD - sealed chest
• Guardia Castle, 1000 AD - sealed chest
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 2,900 G

Blue Vest

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 45
• Special Effect: Absorbs 50% of Water attacks
• Found:
• Truce, 600 AD - sealed chest
• Truce, 1000 AD - sealed chest
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 2,900 G

Black Vest

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 45
• Special Effect: Absorbs 50% of Shadow attacks
• Found:
• Porre, 600 AD - sealed chest
• Porre, 1000 AD - sealed chest
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 2,900 G

Mesozoic Mail / Meso Mail

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 52
• Special Effect: --
• Found:
• Dactyl Nest, 65,000,000 BC
• Tyranno Lair, 65,000,000 BC
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 3,000 G

White Plate / White Mail

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 70
• Special Effect: Absorbs 100% of Light attacks
• Found:
• Porre, 1000 AD - sealed chest (powered up)
• Charm Yakra XIII, Guardia Castle, 1000 AD
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 4,100 G

Red Plate / Red Mail

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 70
• Special Effect: Absorbs 100% of Fire attacks
• Found:
• Guardia Castle, 1000 AD - sealed chest (powered up)
• Charm Rust Tyranno, Giant's Claw, 600 AD
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 4,100 G

Blue Plate / Blue Mail

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 70
• Special Effect: Absorbs 100% of Water attacks
• Found:
• Truce, 1000 AD - sealed chest (powered up)
• Charm Mother Brain, Geno Dome, 2300 AD
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 4,100 G

Black Plate / Black Mail

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 70
• Special Effect: Absorbs 100% of Shadow attacks
• Found:
• Porre, 1000 AD - sealed chest (powered up)
• Charm Son of the Sun, Sun Palace, 2300 AD
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 4,100 G

Platinum Vest / Lode Vest

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 71
• Special Effect: --
• Found:
• Mountain of Woe, 12,000 BC
• Purchased:
• Kajar, 12,000 BC (8,500 G)
• Sell: 4,250 G

Aeonian Suit / Aeon Suit

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 75
• Special Effect: --
• Found:
• Ocean Palace, 12,000 BC
• Sunken Desert, 600 AD
• Lost Sanctum - Mount Emerald, 65,000,000 BC
• Purchased:
• Surviving Village, 12,000 BC (9,000 G)
• Sell: 4,500 G

Aeonian Suit / Aeon Suit

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 75
• Special Effect: --
• Found:
• Ocean Palace, 12,000 BC
• Sunken Desert, 600 AD
• Lost Sanctum - Mount Emerald, 65,000,000 BC
• Purchased:
• Surviving Village, 12,000 BC (9,000 G)
• Sell: 4,500 G

Ruby Armor

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 78
• Special Effect: Reduces Fire damage by 80% 
• Found:
• Charm Aecytosaur, Giant's Claw, 600 AD
• Purchased:
• Ioka Village - Trading Hut, 65,000,000 BC (10 Petals, 10 Fangs, 10 Feathers, 10 Horns)
• Sell: 7,000 G

Saurian Leathers (PC, Mobile, and DS only)

• Equipped by: All
• Defense Power: 88
• Special Effect: Strength +3, Speed +3
• Found:
• Lost Sanctum, 600 AD - Reptite Village, befriend Nu Master quest
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 8,000 G

Male Armor

Bronze Armor / BronzeMail

• Equipped by: Crono, Frog, Robo, Magus
• Defense Power: 16
• Special Effect: --
• Found: 
• Default armor for Frog
• Guardia Castle, 600 AD
• Prison Towers, 1000 AD
• Purchased:
• Porre Market, 1000 AD (520 G)
• Sell: 260 G

Dark Mail

• Equipped by: Crono, Frog, Robo, Magus
• Defense Power: 45
• Special Effect: Magic Defense +5
• Found:
• Fiendlord's Keep, 600 AD
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 1,900 G

Radiant Plate / Flash Mail

• Equipped by: Crono, Frog, Robo, Magus
• Defense Power: 64
• Special Effect: --
• Found: --
• Purchased:
• Algetty, 12,000 BC (8,500 G)
• Sell: 4,250 G

Nova Armor

• Equipped by: Crono, Frog, Robo, Magus
• Defense Power: 82
• Special Effect: Immune to all status ailments
• Found:
• Northern Ruins, 600 AD - sealed chest
• Northern Ruins, 1000 AD - sealed chest
• Black Omen, various eras
• Lost Sanctum - Reptite Village, 600 AD, befriend Nu Master quest
• Charm Fangbeast, Black Omen
• Purchased:
• Surviving Village, 12,000 BC (9,000 G)
• Sell: 5,500 G

Dragon Armor (PC, Mobile, and DS only)

• Equipped by: Crono, Frog, Robo, Magus
• Defense Power: 83
• Special Effect: Strength +10
• Found:
• Lost Sanctum - Primeval Fortress, 65,000,000 BC
• Purchased:
• Lost Sanctum - Reptite Village, Nu Merchant, 600 AD (15,000 G)
• Sell: 7,500 G

Moonbeam Armor / Moon Armor

• Equipped by: Crono, Frog, Robo, Magus
• Defense Power: 85
• Special Effect: Magic Defense +10
• Found:
• Northern Ruins, 1000 AD - sealed chest (powered up)
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 6,500 G

Regal Plate (PC, Mobile, and DS only)

• Equipped by: Crono, Frog, Robo, Magus
• Defense Power: 88
• Special Effect: Stamina +10, Magic Defense +10
• Found:
• Dimensional Vortex, 2300 AD - Temporal Research Facility
• Purchased: --
• Sell: --

Female Armor

Maiden's Suit / MaidenSuit

• Equipped by: Marle, Lucca, Ayla
• Defense Power: 18
• Special Effect: --
• Found: 
• Manolia Cathedral, 600 AD
• Purchased:
• Truce, 1000 AD (280 G)
• Sell: 280 G

Mist Robe

• Equipped by: Marle, Lucca, Ayla
• Defense Power: 54
• Special Effect: --
• Found:
• Fiendlord's Keep, 600 AD
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 3,400 G

Luminous Robe / Lumin Robe

• Equipped by: Marle, Lucca, Ayla
• Defense Power: 63
• Special Effect: Magic Defense +5
• Found:
• Arris Dome, 2300 AD - sealed door
• Purchased:
• Medina Village, 1000 AD (65,000 G / 4,850 G)
• Algetty, 12,000 BC (6,500 G)
• Sell: 3,250 G

Zodiac Cape

• Equipped by: Marle, Lucca, Ayla
• Defense Power: 80
• Special Effect: Magic Defense +10
• Found:
• Black Omen, various eras
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 5,000 G

Reptite Dress (PC, Mobile, and DS only)

• Equipped by: Marle, Lucca, Ayla
• Defense Power: 82
• Special Effect: Magic +10
• Found:
• Lost Sanctum - Primeval Fortress, 65,000,000 BC
• Purchased:
• Lost Sanctum - Reptite Village, Nu Merchant, 600 AD (14,000 G)
• Sell: 7,000 G

Regal Gown (PC, Mobile, and DS only)

• Equipped by: Marle, Lucca, Ayla
• Defense Power: 90
• Special Effect: Reduces all damage by 1/3
• Found:
• Dimensional Vortex, 12,000 AD - Frozen Cliffs
• Purchased: --
• Sell: --

Prismatic Dress / Prism Dress

• Equipped by: Marle, Lucca, Ayla
• Defense Power: 99
• Special Effect: Reduces elemental damage by 1/3
• Found:
• Guardia Castle, 1000 AD - Rainbow Shell quest
• Charm Queen Zeal (second battle, right hand), Black Omen
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 4,400 G

Lucca Only

Taban's Vest

• Equipped by: Lucca
• Defense Power: 33
• Special Effect: Reduces Fire damage by 50%, Speed +2
• Found:
• Lucca's Home, 1000 AD
• Purchased: --
• Sell: --

Taban's Suit / Taban Suit

• Equipped by: Lucca
• Defense Power: 79
• Special Effect: Reduces Fire damage by 50%, Speed +3
• Found:
• Lucca's Home, 1000 AD
• Purchased: --
• Sell: --

Elemental Aegis (PC, Mobile, and DS only)

• Equipped by: Lucca
• Defense Power: 92
• Special Effect: Immune to elemental damage
• Found:
• Lost Sanctum, 65,000,000 BC - give Lumicite Shard to Reptite
• Purchased: --
• Sell: --

Magus Only

Raven Armor / RavenArmor

• Equipped by: Magus
• Defense Power: 76
• Special Effect: --
• Found:
• Default armor for Magus
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 7,900 G

Gloom Cape

• Equipped by: Magus
• Defense Power: 84
• Special Effect: --
• Found:
• Ozzie's Fort, 600 AD
• Purchased: --
• Sell: 8,200 G

Shadowplume Robe (PC, Mobile, and DS only)

• Equipped by: Magus
• Defense Power: 90
• Special Effect: Magic Defense +20, reduces magic damage
• Found:
• Dimensional Vortex, 2300 AD - Frozen Cliffs
• Purchased: --
• Sell: --

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