Ban Ard breastplate

Ban Ard breastplate is a heavy armor in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt that comes in three forms:

• Ban Ard breastplate (relic)
• Ban Ard breastplate (crafted)
• Ban Ard breastplate (basic)

Ban Ard breastplate (relic)

Ban Ard breastplate
Information
Tier	Relic
Type	Heavy armor
Source	Loot
Weight	13.11
Attributes
Effect(s)	+400-600 Vitality +30% Resistance to piercing damage +20% Resistance to bludgeoning damage +35% Resistance to slashing damage
Slots	1
Armor	35-39 +5 per level
Dismantling
Component(s)	1-5 × Silk 1-2 × Cured draconid leather 1-4 × Leather straps 1-2 × Steel ingot 1-3 × Dark steel plate
Item ID
Heavy armor 02r
Heavy armor 02r

Can only be found as random loot after reaching level 10.

Ban Ard breastplate (crafted)

Ban Ard breastplate
Information
Tier	Magic
Type	Heavy armor
Level Req.	27 (+ starting level+1 in NG+)
Source	Craft
Weight	10.91
Attributes
Effect(s)	+30% Resistance to piercing damage +20% Resistance to bludgeoning damage +35% Resistance to slashing damage 2 random Magic effects
Slots	1
Armor	160-164 (at level 27, rolled once when diagram is obtained) +5 per level in New Game +
Crafting
Diagram	Ban Ard breastplate
Craftsman	Journeyman armorer
Component(s)	5 × Silk 2 × Cured draconid leather 4 × Leather straps 1 × Steel plates 3 × Dark steel plate
Dismantling
Component(s)	1-5 × Silk 1-2 × Cured draconid leather 1-4 × Leather straps 1 × Steel plates 1-3 × Dark steel plate
Item ID
Heavy armor 02_crafted
Heavy armor 02_crafted

Crafting Requirements

Min. Required Level: Journeyman armorer

Silk

× 5

Silk × 5

Cured draconid leather

× 2

Cured draconid leather × 2

Leather straps

× 4

Leather straps × 4

Steel plates

× 1

Steel plates × 1

Dark steel plate

× 3

Dark steel plate × 3

Ban Ard breastplate (basic)

Ban Ard breastplate
Information
Tier	Common, Master, Magic
Type	Heavy armor
Source	Loot Purchase
Weight	10.91
Attributes
Effect(s)	+30% Resistance to piercing damage +20% Resistance to bludgeoning damage +35% Resistance to slashing damage Magic version gets 2 random effects Master version gets 1 random effect
Slots	1
Armor	30-34 +5 per level
Dismantling
Component(s)	1-5 × Silk 1-2 × Cured draconid leather 1-4 × Leather straps 1-2 × Steel ingot 1-3 × Dark steel plate
Item ID
Heavy armor 02
Heavy armor 02

Can be found as random loot or purchased from the following merchants:

• All armorers in Skellige and Toussaint
• Merchant at the sawmill northeast of Rannvaig

One is also always found in one of the reward chests for The Witchers' Forge.

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