Partly updated for Enshrouded 1.0— 1.0: the level caps and the unlock rule; the rest is pre-1.0 wiki data

Guard of the North Gloves
Wearing these gloves, the Northern Lord carved his way through the enshrouded valleys of Embervale. The scars he cut into people and soil can be traced from Cold Heights's bleak mountains to today's ruins of Pikemead's Reach.
- Source
- World Drop in Revelwood
- Level
- 13
- Slot
- Arm Armor
- Rarity
- Common
- Slot tier
- S — Melee Armor
Effects (4)
- · - 1 min Maximum time in the Shroud
- · + 4% Magic Damage
- · + 4% Ranged Damage
- · + 4% Melee Damage
Enshrouded 1.0
“The new max level for players is now 50. Accordingly, the max level for equipment is now 55 when fully upgraded.” The level, armor and effect values on this page are the pre-1.0 wiki figures; 1.0 rebuilt armor and we have not matched these values to it yet.
Sources: Keen Games 1.0 patch notes (changelog, combat changes) for the level caps and the unlock rule; enshrouded.wiki.gg (pre-1.0) for the stats, levels and recipe quantities.
About this slot
The Melee Armor slot is rated S for current Enshrouded meta. Heavy plate that absorbs hits. Warrior / Tank builds live here; high physical resistance, low mobility, mandatory for Sword & Board Tank.
Builds for the Melee slot
3 warrior preset builds scale off this armor category — ranked by tier.
- One-Handed WarriorWarrior
One-handed melee for damage: Warrior's Path and Slasher at full rank, Swift Blades and One-Handed Specialization, Power Parry and Heavy Handed to overpower, Merciless Attack, Opportunity and Breach to punish it, and Veteran with Battle Heal to heal on crits.
- Sword & Board TankWarrior
Parry and hold: Vigorous Deflection for stamina on a parry, Heavy and Shiny Plates for armor, Warden and Tower when you are surrounded, Earth Aura for the group.
- Berserker BarbarianWarrior
Greatsword melee: Titan Edge and Slasher at full rank for its cutting damage, Veteran for crits, Blood Rage after kills, Relentless for crit chains, Whirlwind Crescendo and the two-handed special ability.