Armor

A full list of the equippable armor found throughout Final Fantasy VII listed in the same order as they are listed in the game - in other words, from weakest to strongest. Click on the "Alphabetical" tab to view them in alphabetical order instead.

Bronze Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +8

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Nothing

Location:

Comes Initially Equipped to:

Cloud
Barret
Tifa
Aeris

Iron Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +10
Magic Defense: +2

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Purchased From:

Midgar - Sector 7

Titan Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +14
Defense %: +2
Magic Defense: +4

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Drops From:

Air Buster in Midgar - Sector 5

Purchased From:

Midgar - Sector 5

Mythril Armlet

Stats:

Defense: +18
Defense %: +3
Magic Defense: +8

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Initially Equipped to:

Red XIII when he joins your party in the Shinra Building

Drops From:

Heli Gunner in the Shinra Building

Purchased From:

Carbon Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +27
Defense %: +3
Magic Defense: +14

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Initially Equipped to:

Yuffie when she joins your party

Purchased From:

Stolen From:

Moth Slashers in the Shinra Building (check the Shinra Building walkthrough page for details)

Silver Armlet

Stats:

Defense: +34
Defense %: +4
Magic Defense: +22

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Initially Equipped to:

Cait Sith when he joins your party in Gold Saucer
Vincent when he joins your party in Nibelheim

Drops From:

Dyne in Corel Prison

Purchased From:

Cosmo Canyon

Gold Armlet

Stats:

Defense: +46
Defense %: +4
Magic Defense: +28

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Initially Equipped to:

Cid when he joins your party in Rocket Town

Purchased From:

Rocket Town

Stolen From:

Dragons in Mount Nibel

Diamond Bangle

Defense: +57
Defense %: +6
Magic Defense: +37

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Purchased From:

Bone Village

Crystal Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +70
Defense %: +8
Magic Defense: +45
Magic Defense %: +1

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Reward From:

Gold Saucer

Purchased From:

Mideel

Platinum Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +20
Magic Defense: +12

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Double

Location:

Purchased From:

Stolen From:

Death Claws in Corel Prison

Rune Armlet

Stats:

Defense: +43
Defense %: +5
Magic Defense: +25

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Double

Location:

Purchased From:

Bone Village

Edincoat

Stats:

Defense: +50
Magic Defense: +33

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Drops From:

Palmer in Rocket Town

Purchased From:

Rocket Town

Wizard Bracelet

Stats:

Defense: +6
Defense %: +3
Magic Defense: +85
Magic Defense %: +3

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Drops From:

Jenova·Life

Purchased From:

Mideel

Stolen From:

Epiolnis in the Ancient Forest

Adaman Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +93
Magic Defense: +23

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Stolen From:

Adamantaimai in the area outside Wutai

Gigas Armlet

Stats:

Defense: +59

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Nothing

Location:

Drops From:

Demon’s Gate in the Temple of the Ancients

Stolen From:

Gigas in the Northern Cave

Imperial Guard

Stats:

Defense: +82
Magic Defense: +74

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Drops From:

CMD. Grand Horn at Fort Condor

Treasure Chest:

Northern Cave

Aegis Armlet

Stats:

Defense: +55
Defense %: +15
Magic Defense: +86
Magic Defense %: +50

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Treasure Chest:

During the second visit to Midgar

Fourth Bracelet

Stats:

Defense: +74
Defense %: +3
Magic Defense: +100
Magic Defense %: +3

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Treasure Chest:

Rocket Town

Obtaining the Fourth Bracelet in Rocket Town

Warrior Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +96
Magic Defense: +21

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Nothing

Location:

Stolen From:

Eagle Gun aboard the train in North Corel

Shinra Beta

Stats:

Defense: +30

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Drops From:

Submarine Crew in the Underwater Reactor

Stolen From:

Marines on the Cargo Ship

Shinra Alpha

Stats:

Defense: +77
Magic Defense: +34

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Stolen From:

SOLDIER:1st in the Shinra Building

Stealing the Shinra Alpha from a Shinra Soldier

Four Slots

Stats:

Defense: +12
Magic Defense: +10

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Purchased From:

Costa del Sol

Treasure From:

Shinra Building

Fire Armlet

Description:

Drains [Fire] attacks.

Stats:

Defense: +72
Defense %: +8
Magic Defense: +52
Magic Defense %: +3

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Stolen From:

“Unknown” enemy on the Sunken Gelnika

Treasure From:

Gaea’s Cliff

Picking up a Fire Armlet in Gaea’s Cliff

Aurora Armlet

Description:

Drains [Ice] attacks.

Stats:

Defense: +76
Defense %: +8
Magic Defense: +54
Magic Defense %: +3

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Stolen From:

“Unknown 2” enemy on the Sunken Gelnika

Treasure From:

Forgotten Capital

Bolt Armlet

Description:

Drains [Lightning] attacks.

Stats:

Defense: +74
Defense %: +8
Magic Defense: +47
Magic Defense %: +2

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Stolen From:

“Unknown 3” enemy on the Sunken Gelnika

Treasure From:

Corel Valley

Obtaining the Bolt Armlet in the Corel Valley

Dragon Armlet

Description:

Drains 1/2 [Fire/Cold/Lightning] attack.

Stats:

Defense: +58
Defense %: +3
Magic Defense: +55
Magic Defense %: +3

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Drops From:

Blue Dragon enemy in the Gaea’s Cliff
Red Dragon boss in the Temple of the Ancients

Stolen From:

Dark Dragon enemy in the Northern Cave

Minerva Band

Description:

Women’s Armlet nullifies [Fire/Cold/Gravity/Holy].

Additional Info:

This item can only be equipped by female characters (Tifa/Aeris/Yuffie).

Stats:

Defense: +60
Defense %: +8
Magic Defense: +57

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Stolen From:

Elena during the battle in Midgar

Treasure From:

Ancient Forest

Escort Guard

Description:

Man’s Armlet nullifies [Lightning/Earth/Water/Poison].

Additional Info:

This item can only be equipped by male characters (Cloud/Barret/Red XIII/Cait Sith/Vincent/Cid).

Stats:

Defense: +62
Defense %: +5
Magic Defense: +55

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Treasure From:

Sunken Gelnika

Mystile

Stats:

Defense: +66
Defense %: +50
Magic Defense: +72
Magic Defense %: +60

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Treasure Chest:

Picking up a Mystile in the Northern Cave

Ziedrich

Description:

Decreases all elemental attacks by 1/2.

Stats:

Strength: +20
Magic: +20
Defense: +66
Defense %: +50
Magic Defense: +72
Magic Defense %: +60

Materia Slots:

(None)

Materia Growth:

Nothing

Location:

Stolen From:

Precious Watch

Stats:

(None)

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Treasure From:

Gold Saucer

Chocobracelet

Stats:

Defense: +35
Defense %: +10
Magic Defense: +38
Magic Defense %: +10

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Treasure From:

Gold Saucer

Adaman Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +93
Magic Defense: +23

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Stolen From:

Adamantaimai in the area outside Wutai

Aegis Armlet

Stats:

Defense: +55
Defense %: +15
Magic Defense: +86
Magic Defense %: +50

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Treasure Chest:

During the second visit to Midgar

Bronze Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +8

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Nothing

Location:

Comes Initially Equipped to:

Cloud
Barret
Tifa
Aeris

Carbon Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +27
Defense %: +3
Magic Defense: +14

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Initially Equipped to:

Yuffie when she joins your party

Purchased From:

Stolen From:

Moth Slashers in the Shinra Building (check the Shinra Building walkthrough page for details)

Crystal Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +70
Defense %: +8
Magic Defense: +45
Magic Defense %: +1

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Reward From:

Gold Saucer

Purchased From:

Mideel

Diamond Bangle

Defense: +57
Defense %: +6
Magic Defense: +37

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Purchased From:

Bone Village

Edincoat

Stats:

Defense: +50
Magic Defense: +33

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Drops From:

Palmer in Rocket Town

Purchased From:

Rocket Town

Fire Armlet

Description:

Drains [Fire] attacks.

Stats:

Defense: +72
Defense %: +8
Magic Defense: +52
Magic Defense %: +3

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Stolen From:

“Unknown” enemy on the Sunken Gelnika

Treasure From:

Gaea’s Cliff

Four Slots

Stats:

Defense: +12
Magic Defense: +10

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Purchased From:

Costa del Sol

Treasure From:

Shinra Building

Fourth Bracelet

Stats:

Defense: +74
Defense %: +3
Magic Defense: +100
Magic Defense %: +3

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Treasure Chest:

Rocket Town

Gigas Armlet

Stats:

Defense: +59

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Nothing

Location:

Drops From:

Demon’s Gate in the Temple of the Ancients

Stolen From:

Gigas in the Northern Cave

Gold Armlet

Stats:

Defense: +46
Defense %: +4
Magic Defense: +28

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Initially Equipped to:

Cid when he joins your party in Rocket Town

Purchased From:

Rocket Town

Stolen From:

Dragons in Mount Nibel

Imperial Guard

Stats:

Defense: +82
Magic Defense: +74

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Drops From:

CMD. Grand Horn at Fort Condor

Treasure Chest:

Northern Cave

Iron Bangle

Stats:: Defense: +10
Magic Defense: +2
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:: Normal
Location:: Purchased From:
· Midgar - Sector 7

Mythril Armlet

Stats:

Defense: +18
Defense %: +3
Magic Defense: +8

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Initially Equipped to:

Red XIII when he joins your party in the Shinra Building

Drops From:

Heli Gunner in the Shinra Building

Purchased From:

Platinum Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +20
Magic Defense: +12

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Double

Location:

Purchased From:

Stolen From:

Death Claws in Corel Prison

Rune Armlet

Stats:

Defense: +43
Defense %: +5
Magic Defense: +25

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Double

Location:

Purchased From:

Bone Village

Shinra Alpha

Stats:

Defense: +77
Magic Defense: +34

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Stolen From:

SOLDIER:1st in the Shinra Building

Shinra Beta

Stats:

Defense: +30

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Drops From:

Submarine Crew in the Underwater Reactor

Stolen From:

Marines on the Cargo Ship

Silver Armlet

Stats:

Defense: +34
Defense %: +4
Magic Defense: +22

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Initially Equipped to:

Cait Sith when he joins your party in Gold Saucer
Vincent when he joins your party in Nibelheim

Drops From:

Dyne in Corel Prison

Purchased From:

Cosmo Canyon

Titan Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +14
Defense %: +2
Magic Defense: +4

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Drops From:

Air Buster in Midgar - Sector 5

Purchased From:

Midgar - Sector 5

Warrior Bangle

Stats:

Defense: +96
Magic Defense: +21

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Nothing

Location:

Stolen From:

Eagle Gun aboard the train in North Corel

Wizard Bracelet

Stats:

Defense: +6
Defense %: +3
Magic Defense: +85
Magic Defense %: +3

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Drops From:

Jenova·Life

Purchased From:

Mideel

Stolen From:

Epiolnis in the Ancient Forest

Aurora Armlet

Description:

Drains [Ice] attacks.

Stats:

Defense: +76
Defense %: +8
Magic Defense: +54
Magic Defense %: +3

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Stolen From:

“Unknown 2” enemy on the Sunken Gelnika

Treasure From:

Forgotten Capital

Bolt Armlet

Description:

Drains [Lightning] attacks.

Stats:

Defense: +74
Defense %: +8
Magic Defense: +47
Magic Defense %: +2

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Stolen From:

“Unknown 3” enemy on the Sunken Gelnika

Treasure From:

Corel Valley

Dragon Armlet

Description:

Drains 1/2 [Fire/Cold/Lightning] attack.

Stats:

Defense: +58
Defense %: +3
Magic Defense: +55
Magic Defense %: +3

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Drops From:

Blue Dragon enemy in the Gaea’s Cliff
Red Dragon boss in the Temple of the Ancients

Stolen From:

Dark Dragon enemy in the Northern Cave

Minerva Band

Description:

Women’s Armlet nullifies [Fire/Cold/Gravity/Holy].

Additional Info:

This item can only be equipped by female characters (Tifa/Aeris/Yuffie).

Stats:

Defense: +60
Defense %: +8
Magic Defense: +57

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Stolen From:

Elena during the battle in Midgar

Treasure From:

Ancient Forest

Escort Guard

Description:

Man’s Armlet nullifies [Lightning/Earth/Water/Poison].

Additional Info:

This item can only be equipped by male characters (Cloud/Barret/Red XIII/Cait Sith/Vincent/Cid).

Stats:

Defense: +62
Defense %: +5
Magic Defense: +55

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Treasure From:

Sunken Gelnika

Mystile

Stats:

Defense: +66
Defense %: +50
Magic Defense: +72
Magic Defense %: +60

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Treasure Chest:

Ziedrich

Description:

Decreases all elemental attacks by 1/2.

Stats:

Strength: +20
Magic: +20
Defense: +66
Defense %: +50
Magic Defense: +72
Magic Defense %: +60

Materia Slots:

(None)

Materia Growth:

Nothing

Location:

Stolen From:

Precious Watch

Stats:

(None)

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Treasure From:

Gold Saucer

Chocobracelet

Stats:

Defense: +35
Defense %: +10
Magic Defense: +38
Magic Defense %: +10

Materia Slots:

Materia Growth:

Normal

Location:

Treasure From:

Gold Saucer