Armor includes the helmets and shields a minion wears to boost their health or block chance. There are three stages to both helmets and shields, boosting these stats.
Helmets[]
Helmets are items that permanently increase the amount of health a minion can have. Each helmet must be unlocked in order, starting with tier 1.
Hood: Increases health to 5 (+1 health), and costs one (1) gold, regardless of how many minions are in your tribe. Colored the same way as your tribe color is.
The first helmet, the hood, as shown in the tech box. (HD Remake)
Viking Helmet: Increases health to 6 (+2 health), and costs two (2) gold, regardless of how many minions are in your tribe. The main part is colored the same way as your tribe's color is, although the horns will differ.
The second helmet, the viking helmet, as shown in the tech box.
Legion Helmet: Increases health to 7 (+3 health), and costs there (3) gold, regardless of how many minions are in your tribe. The main part is colored the same way as your tribe's color is, although the horns will differ.
Notes: Replacing a helmet with a better one will NOT refund you for the helmet equipped before. You can NOT stack helmets.
Shields[]
Shields are items that permanently increase the chance a blow will be blocked. Any shield will allow the user to take only one damage from a Shock Arrow, instead of two. Each shield must be unlocked in order, starting with tier 1.
Wooden Shield: Gives the minion a block chance of 20%, and costs one (1) gold, regardless of how many minions are in your tribe. Always colored brown.
The first shield, the wooden shield, as shown in the tech box. (HD Remake)
Reinforced Shield: Gives the minion a block chance of 40%, and costs three (3) gold, regardless of how many minions are in your tribe. Always colored brown, with a white-colored reinforcement.
The third helmet, the legion helmet, as shown in the tech box. (HD Remake)
The second shield, the reinforced shield, as shown in the tech box.
Steel Shield: Gives the minion a block chance of 50%, and costs five (5) gold, regardless of how many minions are in your tribe. Always colored white. (This shield is considered to be unaffordable, costing a hefty 5 gold for a relatively low 50% block chance. Reinforced shields give you more block for your buck.)
The third shield, the steel shield, as shown in the tech box.
Note: Replacing a shield with a better one will NOT refund you for the shield equipped before. You can NOT stack shields.