Armors (Dig)

This article is about the Armors Shovel Knight wears in Shovel Knight Dig. For the armors he wears in Shovel of Hope, See Armors (Shovel of Hope).

Armors
Attributes
Type(s)	Defensive Gear
Usage	Easily swappable
Game Information
Appears in

Armors are protective gear worn by Shovel Knight throughout Shovel Knight Dig, and much like they previously did in Shovel of Hope, each Armor other than the default one and the Ornate Plate bestows him with special bonuses.

Availability

Shovel Knight starts only with his trusty Stalwart Plate, but he can purchase new armors from the Armorer at Hoofman's shop back at the Surface, the so called Anchored Anvil. However, before this can be done, the Armorer must first be rescued from the Smeltworks, where he got lost and trapped in a secret room, his location indicated by his hammer embedded in one of the walls. Furthermore, the blacksmith has lost most of the Armor Templates necessary for him to forge new protective suits, making it necessary to track down each of the blueprints scattered throughout The Well by deciphering the Armorer's hazy memories of their locations. Once the desired Template is delivered and the Armor is purchased, it can be then freely switched by speaking again to the Armorer. As a reward for defeating Black Knight during the last Knightmare challenge, the template for the Black Knight Suit, hidden near the entrance of the Well, was added in the early preview for the last DLC of Dig.

Uniquely, the Pandemonium Plate becomes available for purchase only after buying a second set of armor beside the initial Stalwart Plate, as otherwise the effects of the Armor would be useless.

With the exceptions of the Stalwart Plate and the Pandemonium Plate, beating the game with one of its three endings will unlock their corresponding Memento Helms at the Surface camp, placed inside Hoofman's shop on the shelves, depending of the set of armor equipped. Furthermore, unlocking and buying all the armors will reward one additional Memento, the Coat of Completed Arms, found hanged above the fireplace of the same shop.

Armor Templates

Locations

Armor	Image	Armorer's hint	Location	Unlock conditions
Streamline Mail		"I must've lost the template when I took a shortcut. My hammer could put nary a scratch in the damp rock 'n wood around the exit."	Secret Fountain	Dig up the dirt of a boarded up path at the end of a stage, which is otherwise normally inaccessible, revealing the template.
Scrounger's Suit		"Got dizzy and dropped m' template, I did. And what a sight- a blue, glowing mushroom, as tall as me! In fact, everything seemed too large..."	Mushroom Mines	In one of the stages, a tiny blue mushroom can appear on one of the walls. Destroying it will reveal a passage accessible by shrinking down, at the end of which is the template.
Ballistic Armor		Those stingin' pests must've loved my design, 'cause they wouldn't stop swarmin' around the template. I had to leave it behind!"	The Grub Pit	This template is randomly hidden inside regular dirt; its location can be guessed when a swarm of Stingores stop circling around Shovel Knight and instead begin to swarm around a patch of dirt, revealing the template's spot, but it can otherwise be found even without the enemies' help.
Conjurer's Coat		"Magical metal was all around me, just waitin' to be collected. My pockets filled up, so I had to stash th' template behind a nearby shield!"	Magic Landfill	The shields that decorate the walls of the stages, can be attacked to examine what is behind them; while most of them contain a Bomb, randomly one of them has the template. After finding it, the shields return to be non interactable.
Brash Bracers		" Stolen! A strange purple hat and a flurry of claws are all I can remember. Happened not far from where y' first rescued me, lad."	Smeltworks	The template has been swiped by Tom Bola. The only way to recover it, is to randomly find Tom Bola in one of the Smeltworks stages, and win it back as a prize of his tombola game.
Combo Cuirass		"In a yellow castle, a giant saw pursued me! Poor craftmanship, though. I spotted a weak point above the saw, and hid my template there."	Drill Knight's Castle	This template is obtained after destroying the shielding plate of the Omega Saw while inside Drill Knight's Castle.
Black Knight Suit		TBA	Surface	This template is obtained as a reward for defeating Black Knight in the last Knightmare; it is found near were Shovel Knight rests.

List of Available Armors

Armor	Image	Cost	Description
Stalwart Plate		N/A	Your original armor. Simple but sturdy.
Final Guard		3000	Take less damage. Fewer gems appear, but more gems and accessories are kept after falling in battle.
Pandemonium Plate		6000	An everchanging armor. Becomes one of your unlocked armors at the beginning of each run.
Ornate Plate		20000	Flashy! Acrobatic! Useless!
Streamline Mail		7500	Earn a free accessory every stage! But without side rooms, you can't visit all the areas in one run...
Scrounger's Suit		5000	Vastly increases item luck, but you begin in a weakened state. Reduced prices at shops.
Ballistic Armor		10000	Jump in the air to enter a more mobile form.
Conjurer's Coat		10000	Sacrifice protection for a higher magic max, and harvest magic from defeated foes. Hold two Relics!
Brash Bracers		7500	Slashes are powered up, but if you're hit, max health is reduced until next stage.
Combo Cuirass		15000	Defeat foes and dig dirt to build your combo and earn more gems!
Black Knight Suit		TBA	TBA

See Also

• Armors (Shovel of Hope), their counterparts in Shovel of Hope.