Power Armor reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 226 Reddit reviews across 7 subreddits and 37 posts to rank the best Power Armor brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/fo76, r/Fallout, r/Market76, r/fo4, r/fo76FilthyCasuals. Top-rated brands include Fallout (4.6/5), Power Armor (4.3/5), Union (4.6/5).
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Subreddits7
Posts37
Brands42
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#1
Fallout
4.6
(53)
"X-01 is the best looking imo"
"Not enough people here are willing to acknowledge T-65 or recognize its superiority."
"T-60 is my favorite, it looks like T-45 that hit the gym."
"T-51, just so iconic, it's the one I always go for."
"T-51 or Advanced, with Midwestern power armor in a close second."
"T-65 is in lore and in gameplay the most heavily-armored set of power armor."
"Enclave power armor suit from FO3 that got CCd into 4."
"T-51b. The be all, end all of Powered Combat Armor."
"T-51 is the og but x-01 has the best aesthetic."
"My absolute favorite by design is the T-65."
#2
Power Armor
4.3
(40)
"Union, Vulcan and hellcat are the most recommended sets"
"If u raid, go vulcan..without it union"
"In general, union. Vulcan is a specialized min max set."
"Id say the vulcan is the best all rounder"
"I'm using 5x overeater, 5x +2 luck and 5x arms keeper union PA for all stages"
"It looks pretty badass imo and looks logically sound too."
"I have unlocked all power Armor but still using union because of extra weight and poison resistance so I think union is all rounder"
"Personally I think union is best in slot, more special Overeaters Union power arm with something such as Sentinel or FDC."
"Union is the best overall. The utility of extra carry weight, solid defense, and poison resistance makes it many people's long term choice."
"Excavator, mods are easy to get (couple vendors sell the plans) and +100 carry weight is great."
#3
Union
4.6
(25)
"Union, vulcan, t65, hellcat"
"If just one set, Union PA. I'd do 2 pieces OE/Poisoner/WWR/Rejuvenating."
"Union. Easily. A Full base set comes with a 75lbs carry weight bonus and serious poison resistance."
"Third vote for Union. Best adventuring power armor available."
"Union would probably be the best as it has built in poison resistance."
"My Unión with 2strenght can Carry 500 weight thats insane for a PA."
"If I have to say which one is the best imo, I'd say union. Poison resistance is the key thing to me."
"Union is the best imo..."
"I agree with most that Union is all around the best."
"For the power armor I'd recommend union but any will do."
#4
Excavator
4.3
(21)
"I currently use the Excavator and I have to say I'm pretty invincible..."
"Excavator armor is the best imo, you don't lose that much in armor..."
"For me it’s excavator armor. I’m pretty casual and love all the extra carry capacity..."
"For me its the excavator power armor, because of the +100 carry weight..."
"I'd honestly recommend Excavator. Just the carry weight bonus is fantastic."
"Power armor: excavator, union, hellcat"
"Excavator oe is amazing oe on anything is the best t65 oe is God with it on."
"I run an excavator OE set and my husband runs a slapped together union set and we both do fine."
"Not including raids I always suggest Excavator."
"Excavator for the carry weight bonus..."
#5
T-65
4.4
(9)
"I love my T-65, I have no issue with it..."
"T-65 is just pure stats. Excavator is Union before Union..."
"Haven't found anything better than my T-65. 👍"
"Wear what you want but the best stat wise is the t-65 power armor..."
"T-65 for pure damage reduction and tankiness, best if determined by pure numbers"
"T-65 by game logic I think, Vulcan armor just behind that."
"I have a fully kitted out t65 and ultracite..."
"T65 is great grind for it."
"T-65 as it's easiest to get out of these 3 but has no set bonus."
#6
Enclave
4.9
(7)
"Just know that ever since 2, the enclave has always been on top of the power armor game."
"Anything from the enclave really so hellfire or the x-01 I think."
"I always thought the Advanced Power Armor AKA Remnants Power Armor AKA X-01 Power Armor was best, since it was developed post war by the Enclave on the oil rig over multiple years of development."
"I believe that the best power armor in canon is supposed to be the enclave hellfire armor."
"Post war? Likely the X-03, Advanced Power Armor MK ll, the Hellfire armor."
"As far as my favorite. Fallout 3: Enclave Hellfire and Tesla Armor."
"I did Open Season several times with different companions while in fully upgraded Enclave power armor to test who was best."
#7
Hellcat
4.1
(7)
"Another vote for Hellcat."
"I've been using Hellcat... Good guess on my part."
"Hellcat= 12% ballistic damage reduction."
"Hellcat has the best ballistic protection, union has free poison resistance..."
"Go run the BOS questline at Fort Atlas, you get a free set of Hellcat PA."
"You get a full set of Hellcat at the end of the new BOS quest line."
"Hellcat for ballistic resistance."
#8
Overeaters
5.0
(5)
"Overeaters for straight up damage reduction instead of increased resistance."
"Overeaters is best. Followed by bolstering. What truly helps damage reduction is a full set with sentinel as 3rd perk."
"Cant go wrong with Overeaters for all around pve."
"OE for everything else. Ignore resist increase in whatever form, it's meaningless on PA, makes no difference."
"Overeaters for pretty much everything"
#9
T-51b
4.2
(5)
"Pre war the T-51B was said to be the best performing combat power armor."
"I have Xo-1, Stranglerheart and T 51b (all T 51b in overeaters with various weight reduction on it)."
"You can farm a set of T-51b in less than an hour..."
"You do you buddy. I use T-51b for nostalgia..."
"Personally the good ol' T-51b and Prototype X-01 are my favorites, even if they're not the best compared to Ultracite, Union, and Hellcat."
#10
Vulcan
4.2
(5)
"Love the new Vulcan PA and I never used PA in the past"
"Currently it’s Vulcan… Not only does it have exclusive armor mods you can install."
"Vulcan. The set bonus for AP refresh is like having Powered as an additional free legendary mod."
"The new Vulcan is good if you've got poisoner's mods to get your toxic resistances up for last boss of the raid."
"Vulcan for the set bonus."
#11
T-51
4.0
(4)
"T-51 with jetpack, shocks, and 5/5 Overeaters/AP/WR..."
"Level 355. T-51 with shocks on legs for carry weight..."
"T-51 with modded brotherhood paint."
"I find the T-51 to be the best due to repair costs."
#12
Midwestern Brotherhood
5.0
(3)
"Midwest power armor is edgy as fuck and I love it."
"Its gotta be the Midwestern Armor at least if we're going by personal opinion."
"The Midwestern Brotherhood Power armor is the best, it's the most badass design."
#13
X-02
4.7
(3)
"X-02, no doubt. Looks evil af, has great resistances..."
"With the next gen update adding the X-02 armor for free I believe that is the best."
"If looking at pure DR, it's the X-02."
#14
T-60
4.3
(3)
"The Tesla T60 armor makes for an OP energy build."
"IMO which ever one you think looks the coolest..."
"If not considering the X-01 it's the T-60 although the difference isn't really noticeable."
#15
Ultracite
4.0
(3)
"Ultracite because I have all the mods..."
"Depends. I like my ultracite because I have a legacy jetpack helmet..."
"I use Ultracite because I have the jet pack..."
#16
Union Power Armor
5.0
(2)
"The best one worth grinding for parts and mods is union."
"I think the snake boss does poison damage, so union would be the best."
#17
Hellfire
5.0
(2)
"I always use my mk VI hellfire pa."
"Hellfire Power Armor, although APA MKII is the best standard issue."
#18
Hellfire Armor
4.5
(2)
"Best combo is all hellfire, but with X02 arms (both fully upgraded to Mk VI)."
"Hellfire Armor has 10 total higher armor rating at max level compared to X-02."
#19
X-01
4.5
(2)
"Personally I think the X-01 is the best PA."
"Honestly I haven't felt the need to use anything other than X-01..."
#20
Vulcan Power Armor
4.0
(2)
"Im a full Vulcan OE with luck and endurance for the 2nd stars."
"I’m using full OE/powered for first two stars on my Vulcan."
#21
Strangler
4.0
(2)
"Union is good for general use, I prefer strangler and Vulcan though."
"Strangler for squeezing damage."
#22
Frank Horrigan
5.0
(1)
"X-02 is one of my favorites for sure."
#23
OE
5.0
(1)
"Its OE for general use. Works good in all conditions."
#24
Custom HUDs Mod
5.0
(1)
"This mod is a lot of fun. It has custom huds for each vanilla power armor type. Makes wearing power armor a lot more immersive."
#25
Gatling Plasma
5.0
(1)
"The top power armors will Be T65 Union Vulcans Hellcat."
#26
ECO
5.0
(1)
"ECO allows full control of your PA mods including Legendaries for each pieces."
#27
Classic Advanced Power Armor
5.0
(1)
"Classic Advanced Power Armor takes the cake for me."
#28
Secret Service
5.0
(1)
"Secret service is best for most people since it's good as a bloodied(unyielding first start) or a full health(overeaters) which makes it the best."
#29
Quantum Armor
5.0
(1)
"The quantum armor at Nuka World. IMO it is the most beautiful set in the game."
#30
Quantum X-01
4.0
(1)
"Best, in terms of unique bonuses? Quantum x-01,nuka cola or legendary t60 components."
#31
XO-1
4.0
(1)
"I have Xo-1, Stranglerheart and T 51b (all T 51b in overeaters with various weight reduction on it)."
#32
Stranglerheart
4.0
(1)
"I have Xo-1, Stranglerheart and T 51b (all T 51b in overeaters with various weight reduction on it)."
#33
Some Assembly Required
4.0
(1)
"I personally like the mod. It buffs power armor, but it also removes most of the random power armor locations, making them rare to find."
#34
Hellcat Power Armor
4.0
(1)
"I use hellcat with 2 hardy and 3 strength with troubleshooter on everything."
#35
Quantum
4.0
(1)
"Quantum is the best for hoarders."
#36
Nuka
4.0
(1)
"I like the Nuka paint job-- +3 agility!"
#37
M150
4.0
(1)
"I like the knights power armor by m150."
#38
TES-51
4.0
(1)
"The TES-51 i think its called although i can't remember if its got unique upgrade."
#39
Armor of the Storyteller
4.0
(1)
"Try Armor of the storyteller. An upgrade makes it solar powered"
#40
T65 Power Armor
4.0
(1)
"Probably whatever has the highest resistances so t65."
#41
Coulter
4.0
(1)
"Coulter's overboss tesla armor, Tessa's Fist, t45 for everything else..."
#42
T-45
3.0
(1)
"Repairing: T-45 and T-51 only require steel."
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