Obsidian armor

Fissure Armor is a special kind of elite armor obtained from the Eternal Forgemaster within The Fissure of Woe. The armor offers no special protection to that of regular 15k armor or even 1.5k armor. The different armors offered at the Forgemaster all require large amounts of Globs of Ectoplasm or Obsidian Shards or both.

All armors for a particular class will look the same, if purchased from the fissure of woe. (eg. Pyromancer's Fissure armor looks identical to Hydromance's Fissure armor. Censor's looks the same as Ascetic's.)

ANet refers to the Fissure Armor as "Obsidian Armor". However, by the time the "official" name appeared, players have been calling it Fissure Armor for far too long to bother with the official name.

For a list of all types of Fissure Armor, see: Category:Fissure Armor.

Where to get it
Fissure armor must be crafted by the Eternal Forgemaster within The Fissure of Woe. To be able to get the Forgemaster to craft any armor, players must finish the following quests:
 * The Eternal Forgemaster
 * Defend the Temple of War
 * Restore the Temple of War

Other Types of Elite Armor
15k armor has the same platinum cost as Fissure armor, but does not require large amounts of ectoplasm and Obsidian Shards.