This page covers Wasteland 3 armor. Unlike previous games, armor is generally broken down into three pieces: Chest armor, leg armor, and helmets, allowing for mixing and matching different items.
All armor pieces can be modified with armor mods.
Headgear
This section lists Helmet slot items that have no matching set (AKA fancy hats).
| Name | Image | Tier | Armor | Effects | if requirement not met | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Hat |  |
+1 Charisma | ||||
| Toaster Helmet |  |
0 | 4 | |||
| Ranger General's Hat |  |
1 | +1 All attributes | |||
| Cardboard box |  |
5 | 1 | Template:DetectionTime +10% Sneak attack damage -0.4 Combat Speed |
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| MacTavish's Mask |  |
5 | 3 | +1 Mechanics +1 Toaster Repair |
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| Murdercross Helmet |  |
6 | 3 | +1 Speed | ||
| Grid Iron Helmet |  |
7 | 4 | +10% Status effect resistance | ||
| Hog Mask |  |
9 | 4 | +15% Damage to Animals | ||
| Electrohelmet |  |
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 |
| Tricky Dick Mask |  |
10 | 11 | +1 Nerd Stuff | ||
| Linebacker Helmet |  |
13 | 5 | +20% Status effect resistance | ||
| Danger Zone Helmet |  |
14 | 6 | +20% Crit resistance | ||
| Mysterious Mask | 15 | 2 | +10 Perception | |||
| Commandant's Helmet |  |
15 | 6 | +15% Critical chance +10% Initiative |
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| Nuclear Knight's Helmet |  |
15 | 6 | +15% Cold resistance +15% Fire resistance +15% Explosive resistance |
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| Skullcap Helmet |  |
17 | 7 | +25% Cold resistance +25% Energy resistance +25% Fire resistance +25% Explosive resistance |
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| Solderpunk Helmet |  |
18 | 7 | +50% Fire resistance | ||
| Arena Helmet |  |
20 | 8 | +5% Evasion | ||
| VR headset |  |
20 | 5 | +20% Hit chance +10% Critical damage |
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| Nuclear Crown |  |
21 | 8 | +25% Resistance to Poisoned  +25% Resistance to Shocked  +25% Resistance to Burning  +25% Resistance to Frozen  +100% Resistance to Radiation |
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| Waste Dweller Helmet |  |
22 | 8 | +50% Cold resistance |
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 | Template:DetectionTime +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 | ||||
| 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 Template:ColdDamageBonus +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 Template:ColdDamageBonus +50% Resistance to Frozen
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| Cryo exo leg armor |  |
Legs | 8 | +15% Cold resistance +9% Energy resistance +9% Fire resistance Template:ColdDamageBonus +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 Template:ColdDamageBonus +20% Resistance to Frozen
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| Elite cryo exo suit |  |
Chest | 10 | +30% Cold resistance +15% Energy resistance +15% Fire resistance Template:ColdDamageBonus +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 Template:ColdDamageBonus +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 Template:EnergyDamageBonus +20% Resistance to Shocked
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| Energy exo suit |  |
Chest | 9 | +15% Cold resistance +25% Energy resistance +15% Fire resistance Template:EnergyDamageBonus +50% Resistance to Shocked
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| Energy exo leg armor |  |
Legs | 8 | +9% Cold resistance +15% Energy resistance +9% Fire resistance Template:EnergyDamageBonus +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 Template:EnergyDamageBonus +20% Resistance to Shocked
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| Elite energy exo suit |  |
Chest | 10 | +15% Cold resistance +30% Energy resistance +15% Fire resistance Template:EnergyDamageBonus +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 Template:EnergyDamageBonus +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 Template:FireDamageBonus +20% Resistance to Burning
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| Pyro exo suit |  |
Chest | 9 | +15% Cold resistance +15% Energy resistance +25% Fire resistance Template:FireDamageBonus +50% Resistance to Burning
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| Pyro exo leg armor |  |
Legs | 8 | +9% Cold resistance +9% Energy resistance +15% Fire resistance Template:FireDamageBonus +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 Template:FireDamageBonus +20% Resistance to Burning
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| Elite pyro exo suit |  |
Chest | 10 | +15% Cold resistance +15% Energy resistance +30% Fire resistance Template:FireDamageBonus +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 Template:FireDamageBonus +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
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| Hazmat pants |  |
Legs | 5 | +30% Resistance to Holy Radiation
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| Advanced Hazmat | 24 | Advanced hazmat helmet |  |
Helmet | 7 | +5% Resistance to Bleeding  +5% Resistance to Poisoned +20% Resistance to Holy Radiation
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| 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 suits have a minimal Strength requirement, and some need additionally Weird Science.
Characters that do not meet the Requirements can equip these suits, but will also get the negativ Effect 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 | Template:MeleeDamageBonus | -32% Hit chance | Weird Science 3 Strength 7 | |
| Exoskeleton Chest Armor |  |
Chest | 27 | Template:MeleeDamageBonus | -4 AP | ||||
| Exoskeleton Legs |  |
Legs | 13 | Template:MeleeDamageBonus | -1.6 Combat Speed | ||||
| Nucular | 30 | Nucular armor helmet |  |
Helmet | 15 | -36% Hit chance | Strength 8 | ||
| Nucular armor chest |  |
Chest | 31 | -5 AP | |||||
| Nucular armor legs |  |
Legs | 15 | -1.8 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 | Strength 5 | ||||
| Elite grounded suit |  |
Chest | |||||||
| Elite grounded leg armor |  |
Legs |