Warrior Charr Hide armor

Description
This is a set of armor for Warriors. It is first available in Ascalon City.

While Ascalon Armor provides a reduced AL bonus against physical damage than base warrior armor, it does provide damage absorption, in the same manner as Warrior Runes of Absorption. Pre-Droknar's Ascalon armor provides -1 damage absorption, while Droknar's Forge Armor, 15k Armor, and Fissure Armor provide -2 damage absorption.

Just like Warrior Runes of Absorption, the damage absorption from Ascalon Armor is independant of hit location and does not stack. This means, for example, wearing a complete set of Pre-Droknar's Ascalon Armor will only provide -1 damage absorption, NOT -5. As a result, it is common to only wear a single piece of Ascalon Armor (usually boots) as the damage absorption will reduce damage regardless of hit location.

check the guid wars web site armour faq and it says that absorption isnt gobally its locational so that a hit to the body won't reduce if your just wearing the boots http://manual.guildwars.com/combat/weapons-and-armor/weapon-armor-faq.html

Customization
Dronknar's Forge, 15k, or Fissure Ascalon Boots with a Rune of Superior Absorption is common for most warriors. This provides the maximum damage absorption -5 possible for the character, as damage absorption is independent of hit location.