# Armor *Source: Player's Handbook (2024) p. 219. Available in the <span title='Systems Reference Document (5.2)'>SRD</span> and the Free Rules (2024)* **Armor** | Armor | Armor Class (AC) | Strength | Stealth | Weight | Cost | |-------|------------------|----------|---------|--------|------| | *Light Armor (1 Minute to Don or Doff)* | | &emsp;[Padded Armor](/Rules/Source/items/padded-armor-xphb.md) | 11 + Dex modifier | — | [Disadvantage](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/disadvantage-xphb.md) | 8 lb. | 5 GP | | &emsp;[Leather Armor](/Rules/Source/items/leather-armor-xphb.md) | 11 + Dex modifier | — | — | 10 lb. | 10 GP | | &emsp;[Studded Leather Armor](/Rules/Source/items/studded-leather-armor-xphb.md) | 12 + Dex modifier | — | — | 13 lb. | 45 GP | | *Medium Armor (5 Minutes to Don and 1 Minute to Doff)* | | &emsp;[Hide Armor](/Rules/Source/items/hide-armor-xphb.md) | 12 + Dex modifier (max 2) | — | — | 12 lb. | 10 GP | | &emsp;[Chain Shirt](/Rules/Source/items/chain-shirt-xphb.md) | 13 + Dex modifier (max 2) | — | — | 20 lb. | 50 GP | | &emsp;[Scale Mail](/Rules/Source/items/scale-mail-xphb.md) | 14 + Dex modifier (max 2) | — | [Disadvantage](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/disadvantage-xphb.md) | 45 lb. | 50 GP | | &emsp;[Breastplate](/Rules/Source/items/breastplate-xphb.md) | 14 + Dex modifier (max 2) | — | — | 20 lb. | 400 GP | | &emsp;[Half Plate Armor](/Rules/Source/items/half-plate-armor-xphb.md) | 15 + Dex modifier (max 2) | — | [Disadvantage](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/disadvantage-xphb.md) | 40 lb. | 750 GP | | *Heavy Armor (10 Minutes to Don and 5 Minutes to Doff)* | | &emsp;[Ring Mail](/Rules/Source/items/ring-mail-xphb.md) | 14 | — | [Disadvantage](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/disadvantage-xphb.md) | 40 lb. | 30 GP | | &emsp;[Chain Mail](/Rules/Source/items/chain-mail-xphb.md) | 16 | Str 13 | [Disadvantage](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/disadvantage-xphb.md) | 55 lb. | 75 GP | | &emsp;[Splint Armor](/Rules/Source/items/splint-armor-xphb.md) | 17 | Str 15 | [Disadvantage](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/disadvantage-xphb.md) | 60 lb. | 200 GP | | &emsp;[Plate Armor](/Rules/Source/items/plate-armor-xphb.md) | 18 | Str 15 | [Disadvantage](/Rules/Source/variant-rules/disadvantage-xphb.md) | 65 lb. | 1,500 GP | | *Shield ([Utilize](/Rules/Source/actions.md#Utilize) Action to Don or Doff)* | | &emsp;[Shield](/Rules/Source/items/shield-xphb.md) | +2 | — | — | 6 lb. | 10 GP | ^armor