Best armor on Reddit
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#1
Armor
4.7
(19)
"Secret Service"
"I think Civil Engineer is the best all-around"
"Secret Service Armor, is overall the best armor imo."
"I think it is the Secrete Service Armor. Could not find a better one yet."
"I would say a Secret Service armor. It has a lot of resistance."
"At end game, I would say either: Secret Service Armor - 250 DR, 220 ER, 220 RR."
"I just got a full stack finally today of secret service armor w/jetpack and it’s been pretty bulletproof."
"Secret service armor. It will be available for purchase in 10 days."
"At level 90 I'd recommend Secret Service armor. It has great defenses."
"SS armour is the most well-balanced set in the game"
#2
Kaiden
4.4
(7)
"Kaiden or Raging Wolf Helm, Altered Ronin armor or altered Igon's armor, Confessor Gloves, Vagabond or Vulgar militia greaves."
"Kaiden helm, scale armour (not scaled), and rakshasas gloves"
"Kaiden set will probably be your best bet."
"Kaiden helm/ scale armour chest (scale not scaled)/ highwayman's gauntlets."
"Kaiden helm altered ronin armor and there are a fucking million gloves that look like that"
"Kaiden helm, regular gauntlets, and maybe scaled armour."
"I know most people are saying Kaiden Helm, but I’d try out the leather crown and see if you like that more"
#3
Namielle
5.0
(5)
"Namielle, my beloved"
"Namielle (F) Version was dope"
"This shit is magnificent, especially the beta one, as you can change the colour of the glow"
"Namielle armor easily."
"Nami armor"
#4
Shroud
5.0
(3)
"Shroud is amazing. Use it and see if it works for your build but it probably does. Gz!"
"Shroud. The answer is always Shroud."
"Right now the best chest for just about everyone and everything is the new shroud."
#5
Ebony
4.3
(3)
"Ebony plate (with gold trim) looks so fucking good."
"I would say Ebony cause it has the best weight or cost to armor or enchantment ratio."
"Neat. I didn’t know the armor had weight modifiers. Maybe Ebony then."
#6
Spectre
5.0
(2)
"Mage: Spectre armor."
"For mage you'd choose Spectre armor."
#7
Silver
5.0
(2)
"If you want a short answer, silver armor is the best armor."
"Silver armor negates most negative effects."
#8
Ultrabreeze
5.0
(2)
"I'll give a vote for the Ultrabreeze, but I have not tried the others."
"I have an Ultrabreeze that I like a lot. I would replace it immediately and without hesitation if something happened to it."
#9
Ebony Odogaron
5.0
(2)
"Grinding for Ebony Odogs armor was worth it, I feel like a warrior of darkness🤣"
"Ebony Odogaron armor is peak."
#10
Fierce Deity
5.0
(2)
"Fierce Deity has decent defense, looks cool, and gives a large attack buff."
"For me it’s Fierce Deity, Stealth, or Glide Armor."
#11
Daedric
5.0
(2)
"Deadric or none 😅."
"My favorite to wear is the Deadric heavy armor set."
#12
Samurai
5.0
(2)
"Samurai armor looks swag and is also the best heavy armor in the game, hands down."
"Samurai armor all day. Great protection without hurting your damage potential too too much."
#13
Dark Future
5.0
(2)
"I love the dark future and biohazard armor."
"Should be Dark Future and Scale Brigade. i like sleek armor."
#14
Saint George
5.0
(2)
"I think the strongest armour is the Saint George armour from the England river raids."
"I also rock the saint georges armor from the first river raid."
#15
Nightingale
5.0
(2)
"Ebony mail with nightingale gloves and boots with the dark brotherhood cowl."
"Nightingale for sure. That shit looks so nice."
#16
Frostfang
5.0
(2)
"Female frostfang beta 👌👌"
"Especially the armored female Frostfang set. It just exudes girl boss energy."
#17
Hustle
4.5
(2)
"Don't sleep on Hustle. The IAS and FRW are excellent for builds that can't tele."
"...hustle or COH. No point in not having enigma though."
#18
Secret Service Armor
4.0
(2)
"Secret service is the best all around yea, civil engineer is a close 2nd with added perks of weapons breaking less often."
"Iirc SS has the best balance of resistances out of the big three (the other two being BoS and CE), but I think as a tradeoff, it doesn't have a set bonus."
#19
EpicArmory
4.0
(2)
"Lower to mid tier pricing: Mytholon, Epic Armory, Burgschneider/Zeughaus"
"And for cheap armour checkout epic armoury and mytholon as brands."
#20
Mytholon
4.0
(2)
"Lower to mid tier pricing: Mytholon, Epic Armory, Burgschneider/Zeughaus"
"And for cheap armour checkout epic armoury and mytholon as brands."
#21
Orcish
4.0
(2)
"So it seems Orcish and Ebony are the way to go mid game."
"Orcish or Dragonplate, both have strong imposing designs."
#22
Valkyrie
4.0
(2)
"I think the Valkyrie set or deadly mist set are probably my top picks."
"I prefer the Valkyrie set."
#23
IOTV
3.5
(2)
"Unironically try to get your hands on an IOTV with the ancillary armor."
"Honestly as much as I hate it the IOTV with all the soft armor add ons would be perfect."
#24
St George's
5.0
(1)
"The St George's armor set from the river raids increases attack damage after impaling an enemy."
#25
Infused Pig Leather
5.0
(1)
"Great damage resistance and threshold and it gives around 80-90 HP and a +1 CON worth of HP in addition."
#26
Apotheosis Armor
5.0
(1)
"Apotheosis armor is my goto. my unobtainium set gives almost 100 armor and ~85 health."
#27
Safariland
5.0
(1)
"For soft armor with no budget in mind my recommendation is Safariland Hardwire."
#28
Quantum Armor
5.0
(1)
"If you want to literally be immortal, Quantum armor from modern industrialization."
#29
Paladin Set
5.0
(1)
"Best overall set for *combat* is the Paladin set from the Paris DLC."
#30
Blackveil Hazaak
5.0
(1)
"Blackveil Hazaak Armor was just so fucking cool."
#31
Guild Palace
5.0
(1)
"Personally really like guild palace and legiana alpha set."
#32
Fallen Heroes Set
5.0
(1)
"Best base game set for *combat* is the Fallen heroes set."
#33
Sarugami Armor
5.0
(1)
"My go to armors for duels before NG+ are Sarugami Armor."
#34
Sarugami
5.0
(1)
"The magic monkey armour makes parrying and dodging OP and fonts an insane amount of resolve with the right charms."
#35
Monk's
5.0
(1)
"The Monk's armor offers a solid boost to your minion capacity and damage."
#36
Mk4
5.0
(1)
"Mk4 for all classes is goated, but roughneck and lords of the deep are peak."
#37
Hannibal
5.0
(1)
"Regardless of class I will use hannibal armor sets. that is the best armor set upgrades."
#38
Gosaku
5.0
(1)
"For open melee either Gosaku's or Sarugami Armour. Both encourage you to utilise a key combat mechanics."
#39
Fundoshi
5.0
(1)
"Fundoshi is the best one ever, no need for any other."
#40
Sindri Armor
5.0
(1)
"The sindri armor for a runic build is awesome even on ng+."
#41
Zeus Armor
5.0
(1)
"The best set in the game is the Zeus armor."
#42
Ivaldi's Armor
5.0
(1)
"Best armors u can get in first run are Ivaldi’s armor and Valkyrie armor."
#43
Medic Armor
5.0
(1)
"It's definitely the best armor for fighting bugs."
#44
SR-Roadscout
5.0
(1)
"The current best light armor is the SR- roadscout."
#45
Free Medic Armor
5.0
(1)
"The free medic armor in the store page has not come off since I nabbed it."
#46
Hallowed
5.0
(1)
"The Hallowed set has the Holy Dodge set bonus."
#47
Bazelguese
5.0
(1)
"Bazelguese Helm is peak."
#48
Exodii
5.0
(1)
"The exodii's cataphract armor is a straight upgrade from riot armor."
#49
Turtle
5.0
(1)
"Melee: Turtle armor."
#50
Shroomite
5.0
(1)
"Ranger: Shroomite armor."
#51
Cataphract
5.0
(1)
"Cataphract will always be the best armor for range and melee."
#52
Safijiva
5.0
(1)
"It's just peak in design and I absolutely love the effects."
#53
Radobaan
5.0
(1)
"Radobaan armor is actually sick with the pearlascent rainbow paint it has for its white pigment."
#54
Banbro
5.0
(1)
"Banbro armor is so hard for no reason love the alpha chest piece specifically."
#55
Safi Jiiva
5.0
(1)
"Safi Jiiva was my favourite, I spent SO long using photo mode on that set."
#56
Frostfang Barioth
5.0
(1)
"Frostfang Barioth, i just like the design of the armor and fur."
#57
Pukei Pukei
5.0
(1)
"Pukei pukei by far for me, especially the MR version."
#58
Fatalis
5.0
(1)
"Fatalis. Skill and fashion related."
#59
Silver Rathian
5.0
(1)
"I like Silver Rathian and Gold Ingot."
#60
Engineering Kit
5.0
(1)
"I enjoy rockin the Engineering Kit a lot."
#61
Safi
5.0
(1)
"Safi for me."
#62
Nargacuga
5.0
(1)
"Nargacuga or kirin. Both are very iconic for reasons."
#63
Hidden Ones
4.0
(1)
"Hidden ones armor, google it it looks really good."
#64
Golden Armor
4.0
(1)
"Golden Armor feels the best to me, 2 random perks on start is a good deal for me."
#65
Highcom
4.0
(1)
"Highcom is a major armor supplier in just about every application."
#66
Brigandine Armor
4.0
(1)
"Brigandine armor. It has high armor, looks good at flawless and has some nice perks."
#67
Dire Things Armor
4.0
(1)
"Just Dire Things armor with lots of upgrades is the best for me."
#68
Dublin Champion Armor
4.0
(1)
"Best overall set for *stealth* is the Dublin champion armor from the Ireland DLC."
#69
Infinite Dark Caster
4.0
(1)
"From the UR shop you can grab either Infinite Dark Caster or the energy chaos slayer cleric both are good spellcaster lean armors."
#70
Union Power Armor
4.0
(1)
"Union comes from stamps. Its perk is poison resistance and carry weight. Both of which are very useful in this."
#71
Muspelheim
4.0
(1)
"...the elemental armor from muspelheim is really good..."
#72
Point Blank
4.0
(1)
"Highcom is the easiest to acquire, but you I do recommend Point Blank."
#73
HighCom
4.0
(1)
"For HighCom IIIA I recommend SA3100 or SA3920."
#74
Barbarian Armor
4.0
(1)
"Fully-upgraded Barbarian Armour is a very popular choice."
#75
Tree Sentinel Armor
4.0
(1)
"High Holy resist, looks sweet AF."
#76
Soldier's Helm
4.0
(1)
"Ideal combo in theory."
#77
Urban Armor
4.0
(1)
"I recently can't let go of the new urban armors."
#78
Armor of the Valkyries
4.0
(1)
"I used the armor of the Valkyries."
#79
Waterworks Gear
4.0
(1)
"Waterworks gear last you until level 100."
#80
Malzeno
4.0
(1)
"...the Malzeno armour is actually very good for most weapons..."
#81
COH
4.0
(1)
"...the other two options of COH and Fortitude are good as well..."
#82
Austere Shadowslayer
4.0
(1)
"1. Austere Shadowslayer"
#83
Esoteric Anarchist
4.0
(1)
"Esoteric Anarchist"
#84
Wolf
4.0
(1)
"Wolf armor or carved Nordic."
#85
Golem
4.0
(1)
"Best in the lost cities, golem has a lot of durability."
#86
Kensei
4.0
(1)
"Kensei and sarugami are my faves but the gosaku AND the sakai clan armor are right behind."
#87
MEDIC
4.0
(1)
"For a new player, I would recommend a Medium MEDIC armor. 6 stims will come in handy for them while they learn the ins and outs of the enemies."
#88
Neptunium
4.0
(1)
"Best underwater, Neptunium is strong."
#89
Riot Gear
4.0
(1)
"Best armor (imo bc there's a couple contenders) is the riot gear found in the lonesome road dlc."
#90
Sakai
4.0
(1)
"I found myself using Sakai armor a lot especially when I didn’t want stealth play and needed to eliminate some enemies with standoffs."
#91
Crystalite
4.0
(1)
"I really prefer crystalite with elytra, easy to get, provides regeneration and swiftness."
#92
Hellcat Power Armor
3.0
(1)
"Hellcat comes from the BoS quest line. Its perk is ballistic resistance, and isn’t very useful for the raid."
#93
Steel
3.0
(1)
"Try and avoid steel but if you end up getting steel, get the frag coating..."
#94
White Mask
3.0
(1)
"White Mask is good if you're getting bleed procs regularly."
#95
Microid
3.0
(1)
"Microid armour will give you a cape also but can be slightly more tricky to obtain."
#96
Midwest Armor
3.0
(1)
"Go midwest armor if you want shooters cut 3A."
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