Defensive gear or armor, is based on character class and level. Defensive gear comes in 5 grades. * Common gear offers basic Physical defense and can be identified by the fact the name is white. This gear is available from the Blacksmith and as drops from mob kills. * Uncommon gear offers Physical defense, plus one or two additional attribute buffs and can be identified by its green name. This gear is available from quest rewards and mob drops. Secondary buffs need to be unlocked using Green Identify Gems. * Rare gear offers higher Physical defense than common or uncommon, one or two additional attribute buffs, and is identified by its blue name. This gear is available from the Reputation Merchant, as quest rewards, and from mob drops, most often from bosses. Secondary buffs need