| Level | Component | Effect | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Wardstone | 7% Elemental, 15% Bleed Resistance | Amulet & Medal |
| 15 | Silk Swatch | 18% Pierce & Bleed Resistance | Shoulder, Chest & Leg Armor |
| 15 | Imbued Silver | 20% Chaos Resistance & 15% Bleeding Resistance | Mainhand/Offhand (Toggled Item Skill) |
| 15 | Purified Salt | 20% Aether Resistance | Mainhand/Offhand (Toggled Item Skill) |
| 15 | Antivenom Salve | 20% Poison & Acid | All Armor |
| 15 | Unholy Inscription | 10% Vitality, 15% Bleeding | Hand Armor |
| 20 | Runestone | 12% Aether & 12% Elemental Resist | Head Armor |
| 20 | Soul Shard | 20% Vitality Resistance | Ring, Amulet, Medal |
| 20 | Mark of the Traveler | 8% Movement Speed & 10% Slow Resistance | Boots |
| 24 | Sanctified Bone | 18% Vitality, 12% Chaos | Chest & Head |
| 24 | Aether Soul | 16% Aether Resistance | Amulet & Medal |
The factions a player gets Honored and Revered with first are generally: Devil's Crossing, Rovers, Homestead, Black Legion, Order/Kymon, and Coven of Ugdenbog. I'm listing some of the most popular defensive Augments below for reference, which can greatly help in surviving both Elite and especially Ultimate.
| Level | Item | Effect | Type | Faction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Arkovian Rose Powder | 10% Elemental Res | Rings/Amulet | Rovers Honored |
| 40 | Slith Venom | 15% Poison, Acid & Bleeding Res | Rings/Amulet | Devil's Honored |
| 40 | Gazer Eye | 10% Aether Res | Rings/Amulet | Devil's Honored |
| 40 | Corpsefiend Tentacle | 10% Vitality Res | Rings/Amulet | Devil's Honored |
| 40 | Divine Flame | 10% Elemental Res | Rings/Amulet | Kymon's Honored |
| 40 | Blessed Ashes | 15% Fire & Lightning Res | Rings/Amulet | Kymon's Honored |
| 40 | Consecrated Silver | 12% Chaos Res | Rings/Amulet | Kymon's Honored |
| 40 | Necrotic Flesh | 15% Bleeding Res | Rings/Amulet | Order Honored |
| 40 | Chillheart Powder | 15% Cold & Vitality Res | Rings/Amulet | Order Honored |
| 70 | Venomguard Powder | 15% Poison & Acid Res | All Armor | Rovers Revered |
| 70 | Nightshade Powder | 7% Pierce & 10% Cold Res | All Armor | Rovers Revered |
| 70 | Bladeward Powder | 10% Pierce Res | All Armor | Devil's Revered |
| 70 | Mogdrogen's Touch | 10% Poison & Acid Res, 7% Vitality Res | All Armor | Devil's Revered |
| 70 | Kymon's Blessing | 15% Fire Res | All Armor | Kymon's Revered |
| 70 | Kymon's Conduit | 15% Lightning Res | All Armor | Kymon's Revered |
| 70 | Demonbane Powder | 7% Vitality & Chaos Res | All Armor | Kymon's Revered |
| 70 | Mankind's Vigil | 7% Aether Res, 7% Chaos Res | All Armor | Black Legion Revered |
| 70 | Kingsguard Powder | 7% Pierce Res, 10% Poison/Acid Res | All Armor | Black Legion Revered |
| 70 | Flameweave Powder | 7% Pierce Res, 10% Fire Res | All Armor | Homestead Revered |
| 70 | Solarstorm Powder | 10% Fire Res, 10% Lightning Res | All Armor | Homestead Revered |
| 70 | Wraithtouch Powder | 15% Cold Res | All Armor | Order Revered |
| 70 | Spiritguard Powder | 10% Vitality Res | All Armor | Order Revered |
| 70 | Spellward Powder | 10% Lightning Res, 7% Aether Res | All Armor | Order Revered |
| 90 | Coven Warding Powder | 7% Elemental Res | All Armor | Coven Revered |
| 90 | Coven Black Ash | 8% Pierce and Chaos Res | All Armor | Coven Revered |