| This page lists all armors in Wasteland 3. |
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Unlike previous games, armor is divided into three categories: chest armor, leg armor, and helmets. This allows one to mix and match different items. All armor pieces can be modified with armor mods.
Headgear
This section lists helmets that have no matching set.
| Name | Tier | Armor | Effects | if requirement not met |
Requirements | Location | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | Godfisher windfarm: In a toaster. | Base game | ||||
| 5 | 1 | +2s Detection time +10% Sneak attack damage -0.4 Combat Speed |
Recipe found in a container in the Arapaho Caravan regardless of which choice made during Heads or Tails. | ||||
| 5 | 3 | +1 Mechanics +1 Toaster Repair |
Machine shop: Carried by MacTavish. | ||||
| 6 | 3 | +1 Speed | Arapaho Caravan: On the dead body in a last building (will only appear if the Hoon family was saved during Heads or Tails quest). | ||||
| 7 | 4 | +10% Status effect resistance | |||||
| 9 | 4 | +15% Damage to Animals | Warrens: Container at the eastern end of the prison block. | ||||
| 10 | 4 | Electrohelmet (3 AP): Emits a blast of electrical energy around the wearer, dealing 32-48 Energy damage and applying Shocked. | -15% Hit chance | Weird Science 3 | Monster Army Bunker: Inside the Lockpick 7 safe, western corridor from the lobby. | ||
| 10 | 11 | +1 Nerd Stuff | The Bizarre: Carried by Long John. | ||||
| 13 | 5 | +20% Status effect resistance | Denver Airport: Found on a dead body next to V.I.C.I. | ||||
| 14 | 6 | +20% Crit resistance | Union Station: Dropped by a raider. | ||||
| 15 | 2 | +10 Perception | Mysterious Cave: In a grave. | ||||
| 15 | 6 | +15% Critical chance +10% Initiative |
Peterson Air Force Base: Located in the high security armor vault during Slaver's Bounty. | ||||
| 15 | 6 | +15% Cold resistance +15% Fire resistance +15% Explosive resistance |
Peterson Air Force Base: Located in the high security armor vault during Slaver's Bounty. | ||||
| ? | 7 | +100% Resistance to Poisoned 
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Little Hell (Aspen): In a container in front of Dr. Hyde in the lab. | ||||
| 17 | 7 | +25% Cold resistance +25% Energy resistance +25% Fire resistance +25% Explosive resistance |
Cannibal Jamboree: In the container near the record player. | ||||
| 18 | 7 | +50% Fire resistance | Department of Energy Site | ||||
| 20 | 8 | +5% Evasion | Yuma County Speedway: Junk pile in the demolition derby arena. | ||||
| 22 | 8 | +50% Cold resistance | Denver Ruins: Dropped by Mist-that-Burns if you side with the Gippers during Let's Go Fry a Kite. | ||||
| 1 | +1 All attributes | Ambush site: Automatically added to inventory. | Colorado survival gear DLC | ||||
| 20 | 5 | +20% Hit chance +10% Critical damage |
Cheyenne Mountain: Crafted from various parts found inside toasters. | Cult of the Holy Detonation DLC | |||
| 21 | 4 | Tumor Gland (3 AP): Deploys a Flesh Tumor follower that will assist in combat. Dies after combat has ended. | Polyp, if Father Bezoar is irradiated in his special prison inside Security Level. | ||||
| 21 | 8 | +25% Resistance to Poisoned +25% Resistance to Shocked  +25% Resistance to Burning  +25% Resistance to Frozen  +100% Resistance to Radiation |
Cheyenne The Holy Detonation Chamber: Dropped by Proteus. | ||||
| 25 | 9 | +40% Resistance to Poisoned +40% Resistance to Shocked +40% Resistance to Burning +40% Resistance to Frozen +100% Resistance to Radiation |
Cheyenne The Holy Detonation Chamber: Recipe dropped by Proteus. |
Light Armor
Light armor offers no movement penalties, but also doesn't offer the amount of protection heavy armor does.
| Set | Tier | Name | Image | Slot | Armor | Effects | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scout | 2 | Scout Helmet |  |
Helmet | 3 | +6% Hit chance +1 Perception |
Base game |
| Scout Armor |  |
Chest | 3 | ||||
| Scout Pants |  |
Legs | 1 | +0.2 Combat Speed | |||
| Merc | 5 | Merc Helmet |  |
Helmet | 3 | +2% Critical chance | |
| Merc Armor |  |
Chest | 4 | ||||
| Merc Leggings |  |
Legs | 3 | +3% Evasion | |||
| Tactical | 10 | Tactical Armor Helmet |  |
Helmet | 4 | +5% Status effect resistance | |
| Tactical Armor |  |
Chest | 5 | ||||
| Tactical Armor Legs |  |
Legs | 3 | ||||
| Trooper | 15 | Trooper Helmet |  |
Helmet | 5 | +5% Hit chance | |
| Trooper Armor |  |
Chest | 6 | ||||
| Trooper Legs |  |
Legs | 4 | +0.1 Combat Speed | |||
| Commando | 20 | Commando Helmet |  |
Helmet | 6 | +10% Status effect resistance | |
| Commando Armor |  |
Chest | 7 | +20% Healing bonus | |||
| Commando Legs |  |
Legs | 6 | +0.2 Combat Speed | |||
| Spectrum Assault | 24 | Spectrum Assault Helmet |  |
Helmet | 8 | +5% Evasion | |
| Spectrum Assault Armor |  |
Chest | 9 | +0.5s Detection time +10% Initiative | |||
| Spectrum Assault Legs |  |
Legs | 8 | +0.3 Combat Speed | |||
| Attention Whore | 1 | Attention Whore’s Phallus Chapeau |  |
Helmet | +2 Armor penetration | ||
| Attention Whore’s Tu-Tu Sexy Separates |  |
Chest | |||||
| Attention Whore’s Piss-Baby Sex Boots |  |
Legs | |||||
| Machine Shop | 6 | Machine Shop Helmet |  |
Helmet | 2 | +1 Mechanics | |
| Machine Shop Chest |  |
Chest | 4 | ||||
| Machine Shop Pants |  |
Legs | 3 | ||||
| Nucular | 30 | Nucular armor helmet |  |
Helmet | 15 | ||
| Nucular armor chest |  |
Chest | 31 | ||||
| Nucular armor legs |  |
Legs | 15 | ||||
| Bardic | 10 | Bardic Hat |  |
Helmet | 5 | +2M Leadership range +3% Experience bonus | |
| Bardic Jacket |  |
Chest | 7 | +1 Charisma | |||
| Bardic Tights |  |
Legs | 5 | +1 Leadership | |||
| Cryo Exo | 24 | Cryo exo helmet |  |
Helmet | 7 | +10% Cold resistance +6% Energy resistance +6% Fire resistance +6% Cold damage +20% Resistance to Frozen
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Battle of Steeltown DLC |
| Cryo exo suit |  |
Chest | 9 | +25% Cold resistance +15% Energy resistance +15% Fire resistance +12% Cold damage +50% Resistance to Frozen
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| Cryo exo leg armor |  |
Legs | 8 | +15% Cold resistance +9% Energy resistance +9% Fire resistance +2% Cold damage +30% Resistance to Frozen
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| Elite Cryo Exo | 27 | Elite cryo exo helmet |  |
Helmet | 8 | +15% Cold resistance +6% Energy resistance +6% Fire resistance +2% Strike rate +10% Cold damage +20% Resistance to Frozen
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| Elite cryo exo suit |  |
Chest | 10 | +30% Cold resistance +15% Energy resistance +15% Fire resistance +15% Cold damage +50% Resistance to Frozen +3M Throwing range | |||
| Elite cryo exo leg armor |  |
Legs | 9 | +0.1 Combat Speed +20% Cold resistance +9% Energy resistance +9% Fire resistance +5% Cold damage +30% Resistance to Frozen
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| Energy Exo | 24 | Energy exo helmet |  |
Helmet | 7 | +6% Cold resistance +10% Energy resistance +6% Fire resistance +6% Energy damage +20% Resistance to Shocked
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| Energy exo suit |  |
Chest | 9 | +15% Cold resistance +25% Energy resistance +15% Fire resistance +12% Energy damage +50% Resistance to Shocked
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| Energy exo leg armor |  |
Legs | 8 | +9% Cold resistance +15% Energy resistance +9% Fire resistance +2% Energy damage +30% Resistance to Shocked
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| Elite Energy Exo | 27 | Elite energy exo helmet |  |
Helmet | 8 | +6% Cold resistance +15% Energy resistance +6% Fire resistance +2% Strike rate +10% Energy damage +20% Resistance to Shocked
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| Elite energy exo suit |  |
Chest | 10 | +15% Cold resistance +30% Energy resistance +15% Fire resistance +15% Energy damage +50% Resistance to Shocked +3M Throwing range | |||
| Elite energy exo leg armor |  |
Legs | 9 | +0.1 Combat Speed +9% Cold resistance +20% Energy resistance +9% Fire resistance +5% Energy damage +30% Resistance to Shocked
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| Pyro Exo | 24 | Pyro exo helmet |  |
Helmet | 7 | +6% Cold resistance +6% Energy resistance +10% Fire resistance +6% Fire damage +20% Resistance to Burning
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| Pyro exo suit |  |
Chest | 9 | +15% Cold resistance +15% Energy resistance +25% Fire resistance +12% Fire damage +50% Resistance to Burning
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| Pyro exo leg armor |  |
Legs | 8 | +9% Cold resistance +9% Energy resistance +15% Fire resistance +2% Fire damage +30% Resistance to Burning
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| Elite Pyro Exo | 27 | Elite pyro exo helmet |  |
Helmet | 8 | +6% Cold resistance +6% Energy resistance +15% Fire resistance +2% Strike rate +10% Fire damage +20% Resistance to Burning
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| Elite pyro exo suit |  |
Chest | 10 | +15% Cold resistance +15% Energy resistance +30% Fire resistance +15% Fire damage +50% Resistance to Burning +3M Throwing range | |||
| Elite pyro exo leg armor |  |
Legs | 9 | +0.1 Combat Speed +9% Cold resistance +9% Energy resistance +20% Fire resistance +5% Fire damage +30% Resistance to Burning
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| Hazmat | 21 | Hazmat helmet |  |
Helmet | 5 | +20% Resistance to Holy Radiation 
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Cult of the Holy Detonation DLC |
| Hazmat suit |  |
Chest | 7 | +50% Resistance to Holy Radiation
| |||
| Hazmat pants |  |
Legs | 5 | +30% Resistance to Holy Radiation
| |||
| Advanced Hazmat | 24 | Advanced hazmat helmet |  |
Helmet | 7 | +5% Resistance to Bleeding  +5% Resistance to Poisoned +20% Resistance to Holy Radiation
| |
| Advanced hazmat suit |  |
Chest | 8 | +20% Resistance to Bleeding +20% Resistance to Poisoned +50% Resistance to Holy Radiation
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| Advanced hazmat pants |  |
Legs | 7 | +10% Resistance to Bleeding +10% Resistance to Poisoned +30% Resistance to Holy Radiation
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| Pre-War | 21 | Pre-war helmet |  |
Helmet | 9 | +1 Perception | |
| Pre-war armor |  |
Chest | 13 | +10% Crit resistance | |||
| Pre-war tac pants |  |
Legs | 9 | +0.2 Combat Speed | |||
| Elite Pre-War | 24 | Elite pre-war helmet |  |
Helmet | 11 | +2 Perception | |
| Elite pre-war armor |  |
Chest | 13 | +15% Crit resistance | |||
| Elite pre-war tac pants |  |
Legs | 11 | +0.3 Combat Speed |
Heavy Armor
All heavy armor pieces have a minimal Strength requirement, and some also require Weird Science. Characters that do not meet the requirements can equip these pieces, but will also suffer the negative effect(s) shown in the "if requirement not met" column.
| Set | Tier | Name | Image | Slot | Armor | Effects | if requirement not met | Requirements | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrap | 2 | Scrap Helmet |  |
Helmet | 4 | +1 Hard Ass | -6% Hit chance | Strength 3 | Base game |
| Scrap Armor |  |
Chest | 4 | -1 AP | |||||
| Scrap Pants |  |
Legs | 2 | -0.3 Combat Speed | |||||
| RadTek | 5 | RadTek Helmet |  |
Helmet | 4 | -10% Hit chance | Strength 4 | ||
| RadTek Armor |  |
Chest | 6 | -1 AP | |||||
| RadTek Pants |  |
Legs | 3 | -0.4 Combat Speed | |||||
| Savage | 10 | Savage Helmet |  |
Helmet | 5 | -14% Hit chance | Strength 5 | ||
| Savage Armor |  |
Chest | 7 | -2 AP | |||||
| Savage Legs |  |
Legs | 5 | -0.6 Combat Speed | |||||
| Tank | 15 | Tank Helmet |  |
Helmet | 6 | -18% Hit chance | Strength 6 | ||
| Tank Armor |  |
Chest | 9 | -2 AP | |||||
| Tank Legs |  |
Legs | 6 | -0.8 Combat Speed | |||||
| Composite | 20 | Composite Helmet |  |
Helmet | 9 | -20% Hit chance | Strength 7 | ||
| Composite Armor |  |
Chest | 11 | -3 AP | |||||
| Composite Legs |  |
Legs | 8 | -1.0 Combat Speed | |||||
| Power | 24 | Power armor helmet |  |
Helmet | 11 | -30% Hit chance | Strength 8 | ||
| Power armor chest |  |
Chest | 21 | -4 AP | |||||
| Power armor legs |  |
Legs | 11 | -1.5 Combat Speed | |||||
| ChemTek | 25 | ChemTek Helmet |  |
Helmet | 8 | +20% Resistance to Poisoned +15% Healing bonus |
-20% Hit chance | Weird Science 6 Strength 4 | |
| ChemTek Chest |  |
Chest | 16 | +20% Resistance to Poisoned +20% Healing bonus Combat Stim (2 AP): Use to gain +2 AP and +15% Hit Chance for 6 turns. |
-3 AP | ||||
| ChemTek Legs |  |
Legs | 8 | +15% Healing bonus | -1.0 Combat Speed | ||||
| Exoskeleton | 26 | Exoskeleton Helmet |  |
Helmet | 13 | +15% Melee damage | -32% Hit chance | Weird Science 3 Strength 7 | |
| Exoskeleton Chest Armor |  |
Chest | 27 | +20% Melee damage | -4 AP | ||||
| Exoskeleton Legs |  |
Legs | 13 | +15% Melee damage | -1.6 Combat Speed | ||||
| Verchitin | 30 | Verchitin helmet |  |
Helmet | 16 | +5% Cold resistance +5% Energy resistance +5% Fire resistance |
-50% Hit chance | Strength 9 | |
| Verchitin armor |  |
Chest | 35 | +15% Cold resistance +15% Energy resistance +15% Fire resistance |
-6 AP | ||||
| Verchitin legs |  |
Legs | 16 | +5% Cold resistance +5% Energy resistance +5% Fire resistance |
-2.5 Combat Speed | ||||
| Grounded | 22 | Grounded helmet |  |
Helmet | 11 | +10% Status effect resistance | -11% Hit chance | Strength 5 | Battle of Steeltown DLC |
| Grounded suit |  |
Chest | 11 | +15% Status effect resistance | -2 AP | ||||
| Grounded leg armor |  |
Legs | 11 | +10% Status effect resistance | -0.6 Combat Speed | ||||
| Elite Grounded | 28 | Elite grounded helmet |  |
Helmet | 12 | +5% Crit resistance +10% Status effect resistance |
-14% Hit chance | Strength 5 | |
| Elite grounded suit |  |
Chest | 18 | +5% Crit resistance +15% Status effect resistance |
-2 AP | ||||
| Elite grounded leg armor |  |
Legs | 13 | +5% Crit resistance +10% Status effect resistance |
-0.6 Combat Speed |
Cut and unused content
| Name | Tier | Armor | Effects | Location | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1 Charisma | While present in the game files, this item does not actually exist in the game. | Base game |
