Equipment (Suikoden III)

Equipment in Suikoden III plays a vital role in character development and combat effectiveness. The game features various armor types that protect characters from both physical and magical attacks while providing additional beneficial effects.

There are two different forms of equipment categories which determine what a character can equip. The character's equipment classes determine overall which types of equipment a character can use. Each piece of equipment is compatible with at least one character equipment class.

An additional component is the type of the equipment itself. A character cannot wear two of the same equipment type except for miscellaneous accessories. This means that, in contrast to previous games, players can no longer equip multiple pairs of gloves or footwear.

Helmets

Name	DEF	Wt.	Other Effects	Cap	Helm	Potch
Bandana	+1	1	——	◯	╳	50
Blessed Casque	+17	23	——	◯	◯	14800
Blessed Helm	+25	29	——	╳	◯	29800
Chief's Hat	+16	18	Stun +1 / Critical +1	◯	◯	32000
Crown of Destiny	+14	17	Adrenaline Power +1	◯	╳	30000
Custom Casque	+32	31	——	◯	◯	39000
Custom Helm	+39	39	——	╳	◯	57000
Damaged Casque	+5	11	——	◯	╳	4200
Damaged Helm	+9	14	——	╳	◯	8000
Feathered Band	+4	8	Counter Attack +1	◯	╳	3600
Feathered Hat	+8	13	Repel +1	◯	╳	9900
Fine Casque	+12	19	——	◯	◯	10600
Fine Helm	+18	24	——	╳	◯	19800
Guardian Casque	+20	25	Resists Lightning	◯	◯	28000
Horned Helm	+44	47	Damage +1	╳	◯	65000
Mole Helm	+5	9	——	◯	◯	32000
New Casque	+7	15	——	◯	◯	7200
New Helm	+13	19	——	╳	◯	13000
Old Casque	+3	7	——	◯	◯	2300
Old Helm	+6	9	——	╳	◯	3800
Pale Moon Casque	+26	29	——	◯	◯	40000
Pointed Hat	+2	3	——	◯	╳	600
Premier Casque	+24	27	——	◯	◯	25000
Premier Helm	+33	35	——	╳	◯	42000
Prosperity Hat	+11	15	Potch Finder +1	◯	╳	28000
Silver Hat	+6	11	Heal 5 HP per turn	◯	╳	6600
Tulip Hat	+3	6	Focus +1	◯	╳	1600
Wind Hat	+19	20	Speed +10 / Resist Wind / Wind Magic +1	◯	╳	35000
Wizard Hat	+10	12	Fire Magic +1 / Lightning Magic +1	◯	╳	14500
Worn-Out Casque	+2	3	——	◯	╳	1500
Worn-Out Helm	+4	4	——	╳	◯	1800

Armor

Name	DEF	Wt.	Other Effects	Heavy	Medium	Light	Robe	Potch
Armor of Rage	+90	57	Fire Resist	◯	╳	╳	╳	132000
Black Warrior Tunic	+48	20	Prevents negative status effects	╳	◯	◯	◯	59000
Blessed Armor	+90	56	——	◯	╳	╳	╳	99500
Blessed Chain Mail	+69	45	Weak against Thrust	◯	◯	╳	╳	79000
Blessed Leather	+57	29	——	╳	◯	◯	╳	50000
Blessed Robe	+43	17	——	╳	╳	◯	◯	39000
Blood Armor	+70	40	User takes 15 HP DMG each turn / PWR, REP, SKL, SPD +20	◯	╳	◯	╳	75000
Byakko Chain Mail	+29	24	Weak against Thrust	◯	◯	╳	╳	21000
Custom Armor	+111	75	——	◯	╳	╳	╳	198000
Custom Chain Mail	+94	60	Weak against Thrust	◯	◯	╳	╳	176000
Custom Leather	+82	37	——	╳	◯	◯	╳	155000
Custom Robe	+67	23	——	╳	╳	◯	◯	89000
Custom Tunic	+71	24	——	◯	◯	◯	◯	110000
Damaged Armor	+25	27	——	╳	╳	╳	╳	16000
Damaged Chain Mail	+18	21	Weak vs. Thrust	╳	◯	╳	╳	7800
Damaged Leather	+14	14	——	╳	◯	◯	╳	6500
Damaged Robe	+10	8	——	╳	╳	◯	◯	4000
Damaged Tunic	+11	9	——	╳	╳	◯	╳	4800
Dragon Scale	+102	62	Heals 10 HP per turn / Continual Attack +1	╳	◯	◯	╳	190000
Dream Robe	+83	26	Negates Attacks (50%)	╳	╳	╳	◯	95000
Earth Chain Mail	+43	35	Weak against Thrust	◯	◯	◯	╳	31000
Fine Armor	+63	46	——	◯	╳	╳	╳	54000
Fine Chain Mail	+44	37	Weak against Thrust	◯	◯	╳	╳	44000
Fine Leather	+37	23	——	╳	◯	◯	╳	24500
Fine Robe	+26	14	——	╳	╳	◯	◯	20000
Fine Tunic	+28	15	——	◯	◯	◯	◯	22000
Flame Armor	+42	38	Fire Resist	◯	╳	╳	╳	38000
Guardian Chain Mail	+45	39	Resists Water	◯	◯	╳	╳	94000
Lightning Leather	+24	21	Resist Lightning	╳	◯	◯	╳	17500
Master Garb	+46	26	Parry +1	◯	╳	◯	╳	35000
Mole Armor	+14	14	——	◯	╳	╳	╳	40000
New Armor	+42	36	——	◯	╳	╳	╳	26500
New Chain Mail	+29	29	Weak against Thrust	◯	◯	╳	╳	13500
New Leather	+24	19	——	╳	◯	◯	╳	11000
New Robe	+16	11	——	╳	╳	◯	◯	8900
New Tunic	+17	12	——	◯	◯	◯	◯	8900
Ninja Suit	+31	12	SPD +15	╳	╳	◯	◯	33000
Old Armor	+15	17	——	◯	╳	╳	╳	4000
Old Byakko Chain Mail	+12	10	Weak against Thrust	◯	◯	╳	╳	4000
Old Chain Mail	+12	13	Weak against Thrust	◯	◯	╳	╳	1950
Old Flame Armor	+15	18	Fire Resist	◯	╳	╳	╳	8000
Old Leather	+9	9	——	◯	◯	◯	╳	1500
Old Lightning Leather	+9	11	Resist Lightning	╳	◯	◯	╳	2900
Old Robe	+5	5	——	╳	╳	◯	◯	750
Old Silver Robe	+5	9	Restores 10 HP per turn	╳	╳	╳	◯	1600
Old Tunic	+4	6	——	◯	◯	◯	◯	1000
Old Turtle Tunic	+4	7	Status Protect	╳	╳	◯	╳	1800
Pale Moon Leather	+62	32	——	╳	◯	◯	╳	148400
Premier Armor	+100	67	——	◯	╳	╳	╳	166000
Premier Chain Mail	+86	53	Weak against Thrust	◯	◯	╳	╳	138000
Premier Leather	+74	34	——	╳	◯	◯	╳	125000
Premier Robe	+60	20	——	╳	╳	◯	◯	75000
Premier Tunic	+65	21	——	◯	◯	◯	◯	94000
Prosperity Tunic	+55	23	Find Treasure +1	╳	╳	╳	╳	104000
Robe of Destiny	+39	17	Adrenaline Power +1	╳	╳	◯	◯	45000
Robe of Mist	+50	19	Magic Repel (+10%) / Resist Water	╳	╳	╳	◯	62000
Silver Robe	+16	15	Restores 10 HP per turn	╳	╳	╳	◯	13000
Silver White Robe	+43	18	Restores 15 HP per turn	╳	╳	╳	◯	49000
Taikyoku Tunic	+78	28	SPD +10 / Status protect	╳	╳	◯	◯	120000
Thunderbolt Leather	+57	31	Resist Lightning	╳	◯	◯	╳	70000
True Byakko Chain Mail	+69	38	Weak against Thrust	╳	◯	◯	╳	105000
True Thunderbolt Leather	+92	40	Resist Lightning / Accuracy +10%	╳	◯	◯	╳	170000
Turtle Tunic	+17	14	Status Protect	╳	╳	◯	╳	15000
Windspun Armor	+120	84	SPD +15 / Holy Dash +1 / Resist Wind	◯	╳	╳	╳	215000
Worn-Out Armor	+8	6	——	◯	╳	╳	╳	800
Worn-Out Chain Mail	+6	5	Weak vs. Thrust	◯	◯	╳	╳	550
Worn-Out Leather	+3	4	——	◯	◯	◯	╳	320
Worn-Out Robe	+2	2	——	╳	╳	◯	◯	100
Worn-Out Tunic	+1	3	——	◯	◯	◯	◯	170

Shields

Name	DEF	Wt.	Block	Other Effects	Potch
Chaos Shield	+34	13	35	Shield Protect +1	17000
Earth Shield	+36	15	40	Earth resist / Status protect	32000
Guardian Shield	+22	10	25	Resists Wind	16000
Iron Shield	+7	3	7	——	2500
Kite Shield	+12	6	15	——	4300
Mangosh	+19	8	20	——	6500
Mole Shield	+9	4	10	——	22000
Silver Shield	+27	12	30	Heals 5 HP per turn / Resists Fire / Resists Lightning	10000
Wooden Shield	+2	1	5	——	100

Other

Name	DEF	Wt.	Other Effects	Classes	Potch
Belt of Strength	+3	6	PWR +5	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Duck Kobold	1800
Blade Tail Ornament	+6	3	SKL +10	Lizard	1800
Blue Ribbon	+5	5	Reduced chance of being targeted	Female Girl Mystery	13000
Boots	+7	8	——	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Duck Kobold	2800
Chain Attack Ring	+5	1	Continual Attack +1	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Kobold	45000
Counter Ring	+3	1	Counter-Attack +1	Male Mystery	4000
Dragon Tail Ornament	+20	10	Fire Resist	Lizard	40000
Earth Magic Ring	+4	1	Earth Magic +1	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Kobold	36000
Engraved Gauntlet	+12	20	——	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery	15500
Evasion Ring	+1	1	Repel +1	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Kobold	16000
Feather Earrings	+4	6	SPD +5	Female Girl Mystery	2300
Fire Magic Ring	+4	1	Fire Magic +1	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Kobold	110000
Fish Badge	+5	7	Magic Repel (5%)	Boy Girl Duck	2000
Flame Amulet	+9	9	Resist Fire	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Duck Kobold	10100
Gauntlet	+5	8	——	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Kobold	1800
Gloves	+1	1	——	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Kobold	150
Gloves of Destiny	+9	14	——	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Kobold	8000
Gold Beak	+12	6	SPD +15	Duck	29000
Gold Emblem	+6	7	Magic Resist +1	Male Mystery Duck	4400
Iron Boots	+18	18	——	Male Boy Mystery Lizard Kobold	17000
Iron Fist	+15	1	——	Male Mystery	20000
Iron Heel Shoes	+20	20	——	Female Mystery	19000
Leather Pumps	+10	10	——	Female Girl Mystery	5500
Lightning Amulet	+7	8	Resist Lightning	Male Female Mystery	8600
Lightning Magic Ring (In-game) LgtngMagicRing	+4	1	Lightning Magic +1	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Kobold	36000
Lion God Ring	+17	9	SPD +20	Kobold	34000
Mole Gloves	+3	4	——	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Duck Kobold	9000
Pale Moon Necklace (In-game) PaleMoonNecklace	+8	9	——	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Duck Kobold	12000
Power Gloves	+8	12	——	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Duck Kobold	4500
Prosperity Ring	+4	1	Find Treasure +1	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Kobold	52000
Reflection Ring	+5	1	Magic Repel +1	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Kobold	2000
Resistance Ring	+2	1	Magic Resistance +1	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Kobold	2000
Rose Brooch	+12	6	Swing +1	Mystery	6000
Sandals	+3	5	——	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Duck	800
Silver Beak	+5	3	STR +10	Duck	1400
Star Piece	+1	4	Recovers 5 HP each turn	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Kobold	400
Sun Badge	+2	5	Heals 2 HP per turn	Boy Girl Duck	1200
Water Amulet	+5	7	Resist Water	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Kobold	3800
Water Magic Ring	+4	1	Water Magic +1	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Kobold	2000
White Rose Brooch (In-game) WhiteRoseBrooch	+18	9	Swing +2	Mystery	38000
Wind Amulet	+6	7	Resist Wind	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Duck Kobold	3800
Wind Magic Ring	+4	1	Wind Magic +1	Male Mystery	36000
Winged Boots	+14	15	——	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Duck Kobold	10200
Wooden Shoes	+1	2	——	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Duck Kobold	100
Yellow Scarf	+10	10	Status Protect	Male Boy Female Girl Mystery Lizard Duck Kobold	16000

Character equipment classes

Most battle characters in Suikoden III are compatible with one equipment class for each slot, with the exception of shields which are either accessible or not. If a character's equipment class for that slot matches any of the classes a piece of equipment has, they are able to equip it.

Beast characters, such as Bright, Fubar, etc. cannot wear equipment. Characters also have equipment classes even if their starting equipment in that slot is irremovable.

Character	Head	Body	Shield	Other
Ace	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Aila	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Young female
Alanis	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Young female
Augustine	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Mystery
Ayame	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Female
Bazba	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Lizard
Beecham	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Male
Belle	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Young female
Borus	Helmet	Heavy armor	Cannot equip	Male
Cecile	Helmet	Heavy armor	Can equip	Young female
Duke	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Dupa	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Lizard
Edge	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Young male
Elaine	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Female
Emily	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Young female
Estella	Cap	Robe	Cannot equip	Female
Franz	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Fred	Helmet	Medium armor	Can equip	Male
Futch	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Gau	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Kobold
Geddoe	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Hallec	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Hugo	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Young male
Jacques	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Jimba	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Joker	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Male
Juan	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Male
Kenji	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Male
Landis	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Leo	Helmet	Heavy armor	Cannot equip	Male
Lilly	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Female
Luc	Cap	Robe	Cannot equip	Male
Lucia	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Female
Lulu	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Young male
Mel	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Young female
Melville	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Young male
Mua	Helmet	Heavy armor	Can equip	Male
Nash	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Nei	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Female
Nicolas	Helmet	Heavy armor	Can equip	Male
Percival	Helmet	Heavy armor	Cannot equip	Male
Piccolo	Cap	Robe	Cannot equip	Male
Queen	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Female
Reed	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Rhett	Helmet	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Duck
Rico	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Young female
Rody	Cap	Robe	Cannot equip	Young male
Roland	Helmet	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Salome	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Samus	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Sanae Y.	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Female
Sarah	Cap	Robe	Cannot equip	Female
Sasarai	Cap	Robe	Cannot equip	Male
Sgt. Joe	Helmet	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Duck
Shabon	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Young female
Sharon	Cap	Medium armor	Can equip	Young female
Shiba	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Lizard
Thomas	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Male
Toppo	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Male
Twaikin	Helmet	Heavy armor	Can equip	Male
Viki	Cap	Robe	Cannot equip	Female
Viki (child)	Cap	Robe	Cannot equip	Young female
Wan Fu	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Watari	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Male
Wilder	Helmet	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Duck
Yuber	Cap	Medium armor	Cannot equip	Male
Yuiri	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Female
Yumi	Cap	Light armor	Cannot equip	Female