Elite armor

Description
The Elite Armor is a class of prestige armor art. There is an Elite armor art version for almost every armor art type, with the exclusion of the "beginner" types of Ascalon, Krytan and Tyrian in Prophecies, and Shing Jea and Seitung in Factions. Standard armor arts in the Nightfall campaign usually do not correspond to any Elite art, and vice versa. An exception are the Sunspear and Elite Sunspear armors, which are similar for all professions other than Necromancer (note: neither art is available for Factions professions).

Another prestige armor art is Obsidian, which is usually distinguished from other Elite Armor due to its extremely high material costs. This is also the only core prestige armor.

All prestige armor arts are only available as max armor.

The look of the Elite art is usually very similar to its standard counterpart (if there is one), but with much finer detail or more dazzling colors. Because of the better looks, this armor is highly desired as a status symbol by many players. There are, however, a few cases where the Elite art does not look like the standard art at all.

Keep in mind that functionally Elite armor is no different than any other maxed armor. The only reasons for buying Elite armor are for looks, vanity, and the ability to put it up in the Hall of Monuments.

For the individual pages on all the types of Elite Armor, see Elite armor. For more organized lists of all armor sets sorted by various criteria, see Armor types.

Prophecies Campaign
Elite armor for the 6 core professions are crafted by the following
 * Hagen in The Granite Citadel
 * Karl in Marhan's Grotto

Faction Campaign
Factions Elite armor is available for all core and Factions professions unless otherwise specified:
 * Elite Luxon armor, crafted by Mikolas in Leviathan Pits
 * Elite Kurzick armor, crafted by Giygas in Vasburg Armory
 * Elite Canthan armor, crafted by Koumei in Divine Path
 * Elite Exotic armor, crafted by Wei Qi in Divine Path (Assassin and Ritualist only)
 * Elite Imperial armor, crafted by Maiya in Divine Path (Assassin and Ritualist only)

Nightfall Campaign

 * Elite Sunspear armor, crafted by Ahamid in Command Post after completing Building the Base: Prisoners of War (excludes Assassin and Ritualist)
 * Vabbian armor, crafted by Mateneh in The Kodash Bazaar (all 10 professions)
 * Ancient armor, crafted by Palmod in Bone Palace (all 10 professions)
 * Primeval armor, crafted by Keeper of Armor in the Throne of Secrets after completing the final mission in the Nightfall campaign (excludes Assassin and Ritualist)

Alternate hero armor is available from the following hero armor crafters: Bahldasareh in Dajkah Inlet, Johe in Remains of Sahlahja, Mureh in The Shadow Nexus and Armorsmith of Whispers in Gate of Anguish.

Eye of the North Campaign
Elite Eye of the North armor is available for all professions (except Silver Eagle armor).
 * Asuran armor can be crafted in Rata Sum by Klub
 * Monument armor can be crafted in Eye of the North (outpost) by Brett
 * Norn armor can be crafted in Gunnar's Hold by Radi
 * Warrior Silver Eagle armor can be crafted in the Central Transfer Chamber by Gobrech Stonefoot (Warriors only)
 * other Dwarven armor can also be crafted here, however:
 * each piece has a unique name and does not belong to any armor set, and thus cannot be displayed at the Hall of Monuments
 * some professions cannot craft profession specific gloves here, but common headgear and gloves are available here for all professions

Alternate hero armor is available from the following hero armor crafters: Gunnar Poundfist in Gunnar's Hold and Master Armorer Kor in Central Transfer Chamber.

Other types of prestige armor

 * Obsidian armor can be crafted by the Eternal Forgemaster in the Fissure of Woe. It is available for all 10 professions and is accessible from any campaign, thus being Core armor.  See the Eternal Forgemaster article for more details on the quests that need to be completed before he will craft this armor.