In this Wasteland 3 Armors guide, we have listed down all the available armor pieces in the Wasteland 3 that you will come across. We have detailed their effects as well as the requirements for these armor pieces if there are any.
Wasteland 3 Best Armor List
Like any RPG game, Wasteland 3 allows us to equip our character with various gear pieces and sets. This equipment, worn by a character, grants defensive buffs and properties to the character.
On top of individual armor pieces, there are numerous unique armor sets and outfits in Wasteland 3.
To further improve them, you can also modify armors to improve the effects they provide.
You can find Armor pieces like Head armor, chest armor, leg armor and some cosmetic pieces like outfits in the game while exploring.
Helmets
| NAME | EFFECT | REQUIREMENTS |
| RANGER GENERAL’S HAT | Coordination: +1 Luck: +1 Awareness: +1 Strength: +1 Speed: +1 Intelligence: +1 Charisma: +1 | – |
| TACTICAL ARMOR HELMET | Critical Chance: +3% Armor : +4 | – |
| RADTEK HELMET | Armor: +4 | 4 Strength |
| ATTENTION WHORE’S PHALLUS CHAPEAU | – | – |
| MACHINE SHOP HELMET | Mechanics: +1 Armor: +2 | – |
| SAVAGE HELMET | Armor : +5 | 5 Strength |
| CHEMTEK HELMET | Armor : +8 Healing Bonus: +15.0% Resistance to Poisoned: +20% | 6 Weird Science 4 Strength |
| GRID IRON HELMET | Armor : +4 Status effect Resistance: +10% | – |
| HOG MASK | Armor : +4 Damage Vs. Animals: +15% | – |
| SCOUT HELMET | Hit Damage: +6% Perception: +1 Armor : +3 | |
| TANK HELMET | Armor : +6 | 6 Strength |
| TROOPER HELMET | Hit Chance: +5% Armor : +5 | None |
| COMPOSITE HELMET | Armor : +9 | 7 Strength |
| COMMANDO HELMET | Critical Chance: +8% Armor : +6 | None |
| EXOSKELETON HELMET | Armor +13 Melee Damage Bonus +15.0% | 3 Weird Science 7 Strength |
| WASTE DWELLER HELMET | Armor Stat +8 Cold Resistance +50% | None |
| MURDERCROSS HELMET | Speed +1 Armor +3 | None |
| COMMANDANT’S HELMET | Critical Damage +15% Armor +6 Initiative +10% | None |
| ELECTROHELMET HELMET | Armor +4 Ability: Electrohelmet (3AP) 32-48 Damage On Success: Applies Shocked | 3 Weird Science |
| BREATHER MASK | Armor +7 Resistance to Poisoned +100% | None |
| SOLDERPUNK HELMET | Armor +7 Fire Resistance +50% | None |
| NUCLEAR’S KNIGHT HELMET | Armor +6 Cold Resistance +15% Fire Resistance +15% Explosive Resistance +15% | None |
| POWER ARMOR HELMET | Armor +11 | 8 Strength |
Chest Armor
| NAME | EFFECT | REQUIREMENTS |
| TACTICAL ARMOR | Armor: +5 | – |
| RADTEK ARMOR | Armor: +6 | 4 Strength |
| MERC ARMOR | Armor: +4 | – |
| SAVAGE ARMOR | Armor: +7 | 5 Strength |
| SCOUT ARMOR | Armor: +3 | – |
| SCRAP ARMOR | Armor: +4 | 3 Strength |
| MACHINE SHOP CHEST | Armor: +4 | – |
| TANK ARMOR | Armor: +9 | 6 Strength |
| TROOPER ARMOR | Armor: +6 | |
| ATTENTION WHORE’S TU-TU SEXY SEPARATES | – | – |
| COMMANDO ARMOR | Armor : +7 Healing Bonus: +20.0% | None |
| COMPOSITE ARMOR | Armor : +11 | 7 Strength |
| EXOSKELETON CHEST ARMOR | Armor +27 Melee Damage Bonus +20.0% Ability: Earthquake (4AP) Healig: 0% of Max CON On Success: Applies Stunned | 3 Weird Science 7 Strength |
| CHEMTEK CHEST | Armor +16 Healing Bonus: +20.0% Resistance to poisoned +20% Ability: Combat Stim (2AP) Use to gain +2AP and 15% Hit Chance for 6 turns On Succes: Applies combat Stim | 6 Weird Science 4 Strength |
Leg Armor
| NAME | EFFECT | REQUIREMENTS |
| TACTICAL ARMOR LEG | Armor : +3 | – |
| SCOUT PANTS | Combat Speed: +0.2 Armor: +1 | – |
| RADTEK PANTS | Armor : +3 | 4 Strength |
| SCRAP PANTS | Armor: +2 | 3 Strength |
| ATTENTION WHORE’S PISS-BABY SEX BOOTS | – | – |
| MACHINE SHOP PANTS | Armor : +3 | + |
| SAVAGE LEGS | Armor : +5 | – |
| TANK LEGS | Armor : +6 | 6 Strength |
| TROOPER LEGS | Combat Speed: +0.1 Armor : +4 | None |
| COMMANDO LEGS | Combat Speed: +0.2 Armor : +6 | None |
| COMPOSITE LEGS | Armor : +8 | 7 Strength |
Outfits
| Name | Location | Price |
| RAGTAG OUTFIT | Can be Purchased form Josiah Casady at Ranger HQ | $29 |
| SCRAPPER OUTFIT | Can be Purchased form Josiah Casady at Ranger HQ | $29 |
| WORKER OUTFIT | Can be Purchased form Josiah Casady at Ranger HQ | $29 |
| SCIENTIST OUTFIT | Can be found at Sans Luxe Apartmets | $50 |
| RANCHER OUTFIT | Can be purchased from Ananda Rabindranath at Colorado Springs | $26 |
| COMMONER OUTFIT | Can be purchased from Ananda Rabindranath at Colorado Springs | $26 |
| HIPSTER OUTFIT | Can be purchased from Ananda Rabindranath at Colorado Springs | $26 |
| ATTENTION WHORE | Found at Little Vegas after talking to Queen of Hearts | – |
| ELF OUTFIT | Can be found inside Santa’s House, in Santa’s Workshop | – |
| SANTA OUTFIT | Kill the enemies at Santa’s Workshop to acquire this | – |
| VAMPIRE SUIT | Inside a safe in Bizarre Interior | – |
| BEAR SUIT | Buy from Opie at Aspen | – |
| GORILLA SUIT | Inside the cabin at Snowed Inn Resort | – |
Armor Sets
| NAME | SET PARTS | TOTAL EFFECT | REQUIREMENTS |
| TACTICAL ARMOR SET | Tactical Armor Helmet Tactical Armor | Critical Chance +3% Armor +12 | None |
| RADTEK ARMOR SET | Radtek Helmet Radtek Armor Radtek Pants | Armor +13 | 4 Strength |
| MACHINE SHOP SET | Machine Shop Helmet Machine Shop Chest Machine Shop Pants | Mechanics +1 Armor +6 | None |
| SAVAGE ARMOR SET | Savage Helmet Savage Armor Savage Legs | Armor +17 | 5 Strength |
| CHEMTEK ARMOR SET | Chemtek Helmet Chemtek Chest Chemtek Legs | Armor: +32 Healing Bonus: +50.0% Resistance to poisoned +20% Ability: Combat Stim (2AP) Use to gain +2AP and 15% Hit Chance for 6 turns On Success: Applies combat Stim | 6 Weird Science 4 Strength |
| SCOUT ARMOR SET | Scout Helmet Scout Armor Scout Pants | Hit Damage: +6% Perception: +1 Armor : +7 Combat Speed +0.2 | None |
| TANK ARMOR SET | Tank Helmet Tank Armor Tank Legs | Armor : +17 | 6 Strength |
| TROOPER ARMOR SET | Trooper Helmet Trooper Armor Trooper Legs | Hit Chance: +5% Armor : +15 Combat Speed +0.1 | None |
| COMPOSITE ARMOR SET | Commando Helmet Commando Armor Commando Legs | Critical Chance: +8% Armor : +19 Healing Bonus: +20.0% Combat Speed +0.2 | None |
| EXOSKELETON ARMOR SET | Exoskeleton Helmet Exoskeleton Chest Armor Exoskeleton Legs | Armor +53 Melee Damage Bonus +50% Ability: Earthquake (4AP) Healing: 0% of Max CON On Success: Applies Stunned | 3 Weird Science 7 Strength |
| POWER ARMOR SET | Power Armor Helmet Power Armor Power Armor Legs | Armor +?? | 8 Strength |
Utilities
| Name | Effect | Requirements |
| Nociception Clamp | +2 Downed Time +100% Critical Resistance | Cyborg Tech |
| Adrenal Enhancer | +1 Combat Speed | Cyborg Tech |
| PDA | +1 Nerd Staff | – |
| Rabbits Paw | +3% Critical Chance | – |
| Silver Dollar Necklace | +1 Barter | – |
| Spiked Collar | +5% Critical Resistance | – |
| Tactical Goggles | +0.2% Critical Damage | – |
| Night Terror Plush | 10% more damage vs mutants | – |
| EMP Cylinder | Electrohelmet Ability | Cyborg Tech |
| Diffuser Kit | +1 Explosives | – |
| Liver Box | +35% Healing | Cyborg Tech |
| Leaders Banner | +1 Leadership | – |
| Tool kit | +1 Mechanics | – |
| Cerebral modem | Cerebral Uplink Ability | Cyborg Tech |
| Optilaser 9000 | Optilaser Ability | – |
| Sonic Emitter | Sonic Emitter Ability | Weird Science 6 |
| Modders Kit | +1 Weapon and armor mods | – |
| Toaster Repairman’s Badge | +1 Toaster Repair | – |
| Turbocharger | +33% Movement Speed | Morningstar AI Module |
| Thick Glasses | +1 Weird Science | – |
| Binoculars | +1 Survival | – |
| Veteran Ranger Star | +1 Hard Ass | – |
| Aviators | +1 Hard Ass | – |
