Coast Southron Armour

"His scarlet robes were tattered, his corslet of of overlapping brazen plates was rent and hewn and his black plaits of hair braided with gold were drenched with blood."

- Of herbs and stewed rabbit

Near Harad Armour is the armour worn by the warriors of Near Harad and their commanders. It has an armour rating equivalent to that of Gondorian armour.

Upon donning a full set of Near Harad armour, the player gets the achievement "Southron Soldier."

The texture received an update as of Public Beta 27, adding gold scales to parts of the armour in accordance with the lore description. In, the armor became even more red and gold, losing most of its black coloration.

It is a common misconception that Near Harad armour provides protection from the desert heat of Near Harad. This is not true, and has never been true. However, Near Harad Robes have this function.



Warlord Helmet
The Near Harad warlord's helmet is an optical enhancement of the normal Near Haradrim helmet. It is worn by Near Haradrim warlords.

The warlord helmet offers the same protection (2 armour points / 8% damage reduction) and has the same durability (198) as regular Near Haradrim helmets.



Crafting
Regular pieces of Near Harad armour are all crafted using the vanilla armour recipe shapes with bronze ingots on a Near Harad crafting table. The warlord helmet utilizes an undamaged Near Harad helmet along with two sticks and one piece of leather.