Black Armor is the strongest armor in the game. Base Black Armor found in the marketplace has ratings of 60 upper body and 32 leg, whereas crafted armor has 58 upper body and 36 leg. Armor found in the marketplace also has the potential for having prefix modifiers which could make the armor much stronger than crafted. Base Black Armor purchased in the marketplace also has the potential of being considerably cheaper than crafted depending on the player's relationship with the town and the party's trade rating.