Tomb Prospector Gloves

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Basic Information

In-Game Description

Overview

Availability

Clothing Defense

Hidden Equip Load

Notes

Merchants

Basic Information

Image	Name
	Tomb Prospector Gloves	40	40	60	50	60	60	60	29	27	6	24
Hands		Physical Defense				Elemental Defense			Resistance			Beasthood

Tomb Prospector Gloves ❘ 墓暴きの手袋	Attire

In-Game Description

Attire of tomb prospectors who explore the old labyrinth on
behalf of the Healing Church.

The Healing Church traces its roots to Byrgenwerth, and is
therefore aware of the ruins' true importance.

They contain much more than mere hunter trinkets, indeed,
they hide the very secrets of the old Great Ones, sought after
by those with the insight to imagine greatness.

Note 1: The same in-game description in US & UK versions. ✓
Note 2: Original Japanese text on Original Japanese Item Index page. ✓

Overview

Each piece of attire contributes to your overall defense and changes your character's appearance. While different pieces of attire do have different effects, the changes are typically not drastic enough to override aesthetic considerations. Information on the highest defense combination of attire can be found on the Highest Defense Armor Sets page.

Tomb Prospector Gloves have the highest Thrust defense of all hand pieces alongside 4 others. These gloves are part of the Tomb Prospector Set.

Availability

Sold by: Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]

Radiant Sword Hunter Badge: This badge can be found on the top of Healing Church Workshop. It is one of the most important badges to collect; obtaining it adds Bloodstone Shards to the shop's inventory, which will allow you to upgrade weapons easily. It also unlocks Fire Paper and Bone Marrow Ash; these are very useful support items.

Clothing Defense

Clothing Defense is a percentage reduction after Physical DEF is applied. "Every 10 points of defense is 1% damage reduction." Each type is specific and separate in this category. The entry for "Physical" (read as, Physical damage that's not specifically Thrust or Blunt) doesn't apply to Thrust or Blunt damage, as they each have their own separate numbers. Separate items of clothing stack multiplicatively, rather than additively like you might expect. Hat, chest, arms, legs of 50, 100, 40, 40 respectively for example, would yield 212, or 1000 * (1 - (.95 * .9 * .96 * .96)), rather than 230.

Caryll Runes that affect damage resistance stack on top of your Clothing Defense. Note that the "Physical" defense rune increases Physical, Thrust, Blunt, and Blood. "Arcane" only affects Arcane, but not Bolt and Fire, which each have their own rune. These also stack multiplicatively on top of clothing (and each-other). A 5% rune would be like adding a clothing item with 50 defense in that category. In the example above, you'd go from 212 to 251 with a +5% rune. More information can be found in damage reduction page.

Hidden Equip Load

Despite hidden "Equip Load" being removed for stamina regeneration with patch 1.04 (more information on the Weight System page). It does affect the fall damage. Equip Load gets higher by equipping pieces of attire and right and left-hand weapons; furthermore, in the case of the weapons, even unequipped ones in your quick menu count. The higher the hidden "Equip Load," the more damage your character will take from the fall damage. Interestingly enough, pieces of attire from The Old Hunters DLC have no weight penalty; therefore, it is as if you would fall naked (more information on the Fall Damage page).

Notes

Available for purchase after obtaining Radiant Sword Hunter Badge.

Merchants

Shop	Buy (Day)	(Evening)	(Night)	(Red Moon)	(NG+)	Sell	Requirement
Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	6000	6000	6000	6000	6000	3600	Radiant Sword Hunter Badge
Insight Bath Messengers [Hunter's Dream]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Chalice Bath Messengers [Chalice Dungeons Common]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None
Patches, the Spider [Chalice Dungeons Rare]	-	-	-	-	-	-	None

Key
Physical Defense	Elemental Defense	Resistance	Beasthood
The physical stats for the Armor are W / X / Y / Z: W is Physical defense, has two special subtypes: blunt and thrust. Each physical attack is either normal physical, blunt, or thrust. X is Blunt defense Y is Thrust defense Z is Blood defense: The Blood attribute dictates how resilient the Armor is to Blood Damage	The elemental stats for the Armor are X / Y / Z: X is Arcane defense: The Arcane attribute dictates how resilient the Armor is to Arcane Damage Y is Fire defense: The Fire attribute dictates how resilient the Armor is to Fire Damage Z is Bolt defense: The Bold attribute dictates how resilient the Armor is to Bolt Damage	The resistance stats for the Armor are X / Y / Z: X is Slow Poison resistance to slow poisoning. The higher this attribute, the more resistant you are. Y is Rapid Poison resistance to rapid poisoning. The higher this attribute, the more resistant you are. Z is Frenzy resistance to the lure of frenzy. The higher this attribute, the more resistant you are.	The higher this attribute, the closer you are to beasthood when temporary transformed. Grants a serious increase in ATK power, at the cost of a similarly serious decrease in defense. Points in beasthood thresholds: 1-24: Phys ATK UP x1,2/DEF DOWN x0,8 25-49: Phys ATK UP x1,3/DEF DOWN x0,7 50-99: Phys ATK UP x1,4/DEF DOWN x0,6 100-199: Phys ATK UP x1,5/DEF DOWN x0,5 200-299: Phys ATK UP x1,6/DEF DOWN x0,4 300+: Phys ATK UP x1,7/DEF DOWN x0,2

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