Chest Armor

Body armor refers specifically to the armor worn over a character's torso in Diablo III. The term "Armor" is often used for this item slot, but it's also a generic term for all of the various types of worn equipment in the game, including belts, gloves, boots, shoulders, etc.

Though we are far from receiving a full list of the types of armor in the game, a few tidbits have been revealed.

• Armor in Diablo III is fitted into gear sets; suits of equipment of the same item level that create a complimentary look when all worn at once.
  • There are 18 such gear sets in the game, which seems to mean that there are 18 types of each item of armor. Chest armor at least, as the central piece of each set.

• All armor in the game looks unique for each class. The same boots or gloves or helm on each class will look unique to that class; no piece of Barbarian armor is identical to, for instance, a piece of Witch Doctor or Demon Hunter armor.

Armor Looks

A few of the dozens of Armor looks found in Diablo III can be seen below.

• See the Gear Sets page for numerous full armor outfits.
• See the character art gallery for additional gear set screenshots, as well as dozens of pieces of concept art, a few of which are seen below.

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  Male Barbarian armor and helm concept art.

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  Male Barbarian armor variety pack.

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  Female Monk armor concept art.

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  Female Wizard concept art.

Barbarian concept art, showing a hypothetical armor progression, from light to heavy.