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Armour or Shield of Fire Resistance

This defensive enchantment protects its wearer from fire energy in Pathfinder 1E and D&D 3.5e. In both 5e rulesets, the core equivalent is Armor of Resistance, which uses the Fire damage type.

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At a Glance

Property	Fire Resistance
5e identity	Rare Armor of Resistance (Fire), Attunement, Resistance to Fire damage
Pathfinder / 3.5e	Fire resistance 10, fixed damage reduction
Higher 3.x tiers	Improved 20 · Greater 30
Key warning	5e Resistance is not a flat 10/20/30-point reduction

D&D 5.5e / 2024
D&D 5e / 2014
Pathfinder 1e
D&D 3.5e

5.5e / 2024

Armor of Resistance (Fire) is Rare and requires Attunement. While wearing it, the character has Resistance to Fire damage. The core SRD item is armour, not a shield; a shield granting the same protection would be a separate custom item unless a specific published item says otherwise.

Do not import 3.x energy resistance 10, caster level or gp pricing into 2024 play.

5e / 2014

Armor of Resistance (Fire) is Rare and requires attunement. While worn, it grants resistance to fire damage. As in 2024, the core item is armour rather than a generic shield property.

5e resistance normally halves damage of the named type; it is not the same mechanic as subtracting a fixed 10 points from each damaging effect.

Pathfinder 1E

Price: 18,000 gp · Aura: faint abjuration · CL: 3rd.

The armour or shield grants fire resistance 10, reducing qualifying fire damage by 10 each time the Pathfinder 1E energy-resistance rules apply.

Construction: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, resist energy.

D&D 3.5e

Price: 18,000 gp · Aura: faint abjuration · CL: 3rd.

The 3.5e property grants fire resistance 10. Resolve each qualifying source of fire damage with the 3.5e energy-resistance rules rather than 5e damage Resistance.

Construction: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, resist energy.

Why Fire Resistance Matters

Fire is one of the most common damage threats in fantasy play, so this is a useful benchmark for understanding the whole resistance family. The crucial difference is mathematical: 5e Resistance reduces qualifying damage proportionally, while Pathfinder 1E and D&D 3.5e subtract a fixed amount from each qualifying source.

Run It at the Table

5e: use the standard Fire Resistance rule from the edition and the item’s own Attunement requirement.
3.x: subtract the listed resistance value from each qualifying fire-damage instance according to the edition’s energy-resistance rules.
Do not stack tiers: Improved and Greater are separate 3.x property strengths, not extra layers added on top of base resistance.