Output from the new Compare after next reboot, if you compare two pieces of armor that cover the same part of the body:

compare chainmail platemail
A suit of silver-gray platemail should give better protection against piercing attacks than a shirt of elven chainmail.
A shirt of elven chainmail and a suit of silver-gray platemail protect you roughly equally against blunt attacks.
A shirt of elven chainmail and a suit of silver-gray platemail protect you roughly equally against slashing attacks.
A suit of silver-gray platemail should give better protection against the elements than a shirt of elven chainmail.

c 'detect magic'
Your eyes tingle as they begin to see raw magic.

compare chainmail platemail
A suit of silver-gray platemail should give better protection against piercing attacks than a shirt of elven chainmail.
A shirt of elven chainmail and a suit of silver-gray platemail protect you roughly equally against blunt attacks.
A shirt of elven chainmail and a suit of silver-gray platemail protect you roughly equally against slashing attacks.
A suit of silver-gray platemail should give better protection against magical or divine attacks than a shirt of elven chainmail.
A suit of silver-gray platemail should give better protection against the elements than a shirt of elven chainmail.

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