Archon Plate 2-4 Soc (ETH)

Archon Plate
Defense: 922-1179
Durability: 31
Required Strength: 93
Required Level: 63
Ethereal (Cannot Be Repaired)*
Socketed (2-4)

*Eth-bugged items have about 100% more defense and they do not lose durability if used by a mercenary.

D2R, PD2 and POD: Eth-bug has been fixed so ethereal runewords have about 30% less defense.

Note that requirements are specified for the plain base, any inserted fillers (runes, jewels) may alter the requirements.
Check recommendations below to see possible runeword packs, their stats and requirements.

Archon Plate (AP) vs Sacred Armor (SA):
Eth AP requires only 93 Strength and has the highest defense from all light armors (they don't slow movement speed).
Eth SA is medium armor and has the highest defense overall but also the highest Strength required (only high level merc can reach 222 Str with items). It will also make him walk/run 5% slower but it is not important for merc, especially if you move around with Teleport.

Description and picture(s) are valid for the official Diablo 2 servers.