Arctic Furs sports fair defensive attributes with extremely low requirements. It is fairly unambiguously the best armor available to a clvl 2 character and can be equipped by any class at at that clvl without resorting to Charms of Strength. With that said,
Arctic Furs' usefulness will quickly decline unless it is supplemented with other pieces of the
Arctic Gear set.
Because this item's armor rating comes from the game's highest +% Enhanced Defense rather than a flat +X Defense bonus (the latter featuring more prominently among set items), an
Arctic Furs upgraded with
Recipe: Exceptional Version of Set Armor and
Recipe: Elite Version of Set Armor can - if conditions are right - provide an armor rating in excess of every non-ethereal, non-runeword competitor, including a perfect, non-ethereal
Templar's Might.
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