Fallout 76 crafting: finest armour, how outfits work

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With so many issues making an attempt to kill you in Appalachia, it’s value investing a number of the assets you discover within the wrecked buildings and desolate countryside into making armour. These armour items are worn excessive of outfits, that are the way you add some extra distinctive touches to the way you look. That mentioned, some outfits do have makes use of, whereas armour now may be upgraded to extend in ranges. This information will go over essentially the most helpful outfits and what armour items you have to be crafting.

Fallout 76 armour information

Those searching for a newbie’s information to get began with the Fallout 76 beta and certainly the total game when it comes out ought to take a look at our Fallout 76 guide. Also remember the fact that the armour on this information at the moment relies on info from taking part in the beta, however that we are going to be fleshing it out when the game is formally launched.

How outfits work

Your character has three layers of clothes that they will put on and a few provide safety. The base layer that goes beneath all the things else contains primary clothes just like the Fallout 76 jumpsuit, in addition to hats, glasses or goggles, and something that covers the mouth. The second layer is the place your armour goes, whereas the third are outfits that you simply put on excessive. You can after all forego the primary or third layers must you so want, however armour ought to all the time be worn.

Outfits are nearly all the time beauty items which have little or no bearing in your general stats. That isn’t to say although that some don’t exist, permitting for some additional safety or results, whereas others are essential for acquiring Atoms (extra on that in our Fallout 76 challenges information). Below are the outfits which have stat modifiers that we’ve found to date within the game:

  • Ritual Bindings: Adds 1 harm resistance
  • Spacesuit helmet: -2 Perception, prevents harm and illness from airborne hazards.
  • Gas masks: Adds 1 harm resistance, -2 Perception.
  • Black-rim glasses: +1 Charisma.

Equipping leather pieces crafted at the Armor Workbench.

Crafting the most effective armour

Not a lot is understood concerning the specifics of armour creation in Fallout 76, although there are a number of tiers of armour which you can create at Armor Workbenches. Each one has an related stage with it, so naturally the higher the extent, the higher the stats. Below are the armour items found to date in Fallout 76, together with their base stats. To use the search software successfully, I extremely suggest trying to find the kind of armour (ie: Leather, Metal, Combat Armour, and many others).

Piece title Type of armour Base resistances Weight Other results/Notes
Cage Armour Cage Damage: 25
Energy: 27
10 N/A
Combat Armour arm Combat Armour Damage: 6
Energy: 6
2.8 N/A
Combat Armour chest piece Combat Armour Damage: 17
Energy: 16
7 N/A
Combat Armour leg Combat Armour Damage: 6
Energy: 6
2.8 N/A
Damaged Hazmat Suit Damaged Hazmat Suit Damage: 1
Rads: 500
4 N/A
Forest Scout Armour Chest piece Forest Scout Armour Damage: 56
Energy: 36
7 N/A
Forest Scout Armour arm Forest Scout Armour Damage: 23
Energy: 18
2.8 N/A
Forest Scout Armour leg Forest Scout Armour Damage: 23
Energy: 18
3 N/A
Hazmat Suit Hazmat Suit Rads: 1000 5 N/A
Heavy Combat Armour Chest piece Heavy Combat Armour Damage: 27
Energy: 26
12.6 N/A
Heavy Combat Armour arm Heavy Combat Armour Damage: 10
Energy: 9
4.95 N/A
Heavy Combat Armour leg Heavy Combat Armour Damage: 10
Energy: 9
5.4 N/A
Heavy Leather Chest piece Heavy Leather Damage: 7
Energy: 10
7.2 N/A
Heavy Leather arm Heavy Leather Damage: 3
Energy: 3
3.6 N/A
Heavy Leather leg Heavy Leather Damage: 3
Energy: 3
4.05 N/A
Heavy Metal Chest piece Heavy Metal Damage: 25
Energy: 5
9.9 N/A
Heavy Metal arm Heavy Metal Damage: 13
Energy: 3
4.5 N/A
Heavy Metal leg Heavy Metal Damage: 13
Energy: 3
4.5 N/A
Heavy Raider Chest piece Heavy Raider Damage: 17
Energy: 5
8.1 N/A
Heavy Raider arm Heavy Raider Damage: 8
Energy: 3
4.05 N/A
Heavy Raider leg Heavy Raider Damage: 8
Energy: 3
4.5 N/A
Heavy Robot Chest piece Heavy Robot Damage: 13
Energy: 12
Rads: 7
10.8 N/A
Heavy Robot arm Heavy Robot Damage: 5
Energy: 4
Rads: 5
4.5 N/A
Heavy Robot leg Heavy Robot Damage: 5
Energy: 4
Rads: 5
4.95 N/A
Helmeted Cage Armour Helmeted Cage Armour Damage: 29
Energy: 35
11 -2 Perception.
Prevents harm from any airborne hazards that hit you.
Helmeted Spike Armour Helmeted Spike Armour Damage: 13
Energy: 15
17 Prevent any airborne hazard harm.
Hunter’s Pelt Outfit Hunter’s Pelt Outfit Damage: 16
Energy: 15
15 N/A
Leather arm Leather Damage: 1
Energy: 2
2 N/A
Leather chest piece Leather Damage: 4
Energy: 10
4 N/A
Leather leg Leather Damage: 1
Energy: 2
2 N/A
Marine Armour Arm Marine Damage: 19
Energy: 17
3.5 N/A
Marine Armour Chest Piece Marine Damage: 46
Energy: 18
Rads: 18
8 N/A
Marine Armour Leg Marine Damage: 18
Energy: 18
4 N/A
Metal arm Metal Damage: 8
Energy: 1
2.5 N/A
Metal chest piece Metal Damage: 15
Energy: 3
5.5 N/A
Metal Helmet Metal Damage: 20
Energy: 3
5.5 N/A
Metal leg Metal Damage: 8
Energy: 1
2.5 N/A
Brotherhood Knight Suit Outfit Damage: 4
Energy: 2
Rads: 1
1.4 N/A
Brotherhood Officer Suit Outfit Damage: 4
Energy: 2
Rads: 1
1.4 N/A
Brotherhood Soldier Suit Outfit Damage: 4
Energy: 2
Rads: 1
1.4 N/A
Fireman Uniform Outfit Damage: 1
Energy: 1
Rads: 1
1.4 +1 Charisma
Fireman Uniform Outfit Damage: 2
Energy: 4
Rads: 1
1.4 +1 Perception
Flannel Shirt and Jeans Outfit Damage: 1
Energy: 1
Rads: 1
1.4 N/A
Forest Operative Underarmour Outfit Damage: 2
Energy: 4
Rads: 1
1.4 +1 Perception
Harness Outfit Damage: 1 1.1 N/A
Long Johns Outfit Damage: 2
Energy: 1
1.4 +1 Agility
Marine Wetsuit Outfit Damage: 2
Energy: 2
Rads: 2
2.8 +1 Endurance
Raider Leathers Outfit Damage: 2
Energy: 1
1.4 +1 Agility
Road Leathers Outfit Damage: 2
Energy: 1
1.4 +1 Agility
Undershirt and Jeans Outfit Damage: 1
Energy: 1
Rads: 1
1.4 +1 Charisma
Urban Operative Underarmour Outfit Damage: 2
Energy: 4
Rads: 1
1.4 +1 Perception
Vault 76 Jumpsuit Outfit Damage: 1
Energy: 1
Rads: 1
1.4 +1 Luck
Vault-Tec University Jumpsuit Outfit Damage: 1
Energy: 1
Rads: 1
1.4 +1 Luck
Prototype Hazmat Suit Prototype Hazmat Suit Damage: 1
Rads: 1000
5 N/A
Raider arm Raider Damage: 5
Energy: 2
2.25 N/A
Raider chest piece Raider Damage: 10
Energy: 4
4.5 N/A
Raider leg Raider Damage: 5
Energy: 2
2.5 N/A
Robot Armour arm Robot Damage: 3
Energy: 2
Rads: 1
2.5 N/A
Robot Armour chest Robot Damage: 8
Energy: 7
Rads: 4
6 N/A
Robot Armour leg Robot Damage: 3
Energy: 2
Rads: 1
2.8 N/A
Spike Armour Spike Damage: 10
Energy: 12
7 N/A
Stand Fast Stand Fast Damage: 2
Energy: 6
Rads: 1
2.8 Modded fight armour. It is obtained after finishing the side-quest “Early Warnings”
Sturdy Combat Arm Sturdy Combat Damage: 9
Energy: 8
3.85 N/A
Sturdy Combat Chest Piece Sturdy Combat Damage: 24
Energy: 24
9.8 N/A
Sturdy Combat Leg Sturdy Combat Damage: 9
Energy: 8
4.2 N/A
Sturdy Leather Arm Sturdy Leather Damage: 2
Energy: 3
2.8 N/A
Sturdy Leather Chest piece Sturdy Leather Damage: 7
Energy: 8
5.6 N/A
Sturdy Leather Leg Sturdy Leather Damage: 2
Energy: 3
3.15 N/A
Sturdy Metal Arm Sturdy Metal Damage: 11
Energy: 2
3.5 N/A
Sturdy Metal Chest piece Sturdy Metal Damage: 21
Energy: 5
7.7 N/A
Sturdy Metal Leg Sturdy Metal Damage: 11
Energy: 2
3.5 N/A
Sturdy Raider Arm Sturdy Raider Damage: 7
Energy: 2
3.15 N/A
Sturdy Raider Chest piece Sturdy Raider Damage: 14
Energy: 4
6.3 N/A
Sturdy Raider Leg Sturdy Raider Damage: 7
Energy: 2
3.5 N/A
Sturdy Robot Arm Sturdy Robot Damage: 4
Energy: 3
Rads: 4
3.5 N/A
Sturdy Robot Chest piece Sturdy Robot Damage: 11
Energy: 10
Rads: 6
8.4 N/A
Sturdy Robot Legs Sturdy Robot Damage: 4
Energy: 3
Rads: 4
3.85 N/A
Trapper Arms Trapper Damage: 6
Energy: 4
Rads: 5
3 N/A
Trapper Chest piece Trapper Damage: 4
Energy: 6
Rads: 13
5 N/A
Trapper Legs Trapper Damage: 6
Energy: 4
Rads: 5
3.5 N/A
Urban Scout Armour Chest piece Urban Scout Armour Damage: 51
Energy: 33
7 N/A
Urban Scout Armour arm Urban Scout Armour Damage: 12
Energy: 18
2.75 N/A
Urban Scout Armour leg Urban Scout Armour Damage: 23
Energy: 18
2.5 N/A
Wood arm Wood Damage: 2
Energy: 1
1.8 N/A
Wood chest piece Wood Damage: 8
Energy: 3
3.5 N/A
Wood leg Wood Damage: 2
Energy: 1
1.8 N/A

Legendary Armour

In the same trend to the weapons, which you could find out about in our  Fallout 76 weapons information, there are specific enemies which can be thought-about Legendary. They are those with stars subsequent to their title and might typically heal themselves when at low well being. When they’re killed, they have a tendency to drop one piece of legendary tools that’s primarily a buffed up model of the usual weapons. Each has a phrase related to it and under are all of the Legendary Effects that seem on armour.

Effect Name Effect Description
Acrobat’s -50% Falling harm.
Assassin’s -15% harm from human enemies.
Bolstering Increased Energy/Damage Resistance based mostly on how low your well being is.
Cavalier’s -15% harm sustained whereas sprinting or blocking.
Chameleon’s Harder to be detected whereas sneaking and never shifting.
Duelist’s Grants consumer a 10% probability to disarm a melee weapon from an enemy.
Exterminator’s -15% harm from Mirelurks and Bugs.
Ghoul Slayer’s -15% harm from Ghouls.
Hunter’s -15% harm from animals.
Junkie’s Take much less harm based mostly on the variety of Chem withdrawal results you might be affected by.
Mutant Slayer’s -15% harm from Super Mutants.
Sprinter’s +10% motion velocity.
Troubleshooter’s -15% harm from Robots.

Unique clothes

Like the weapons, there are specific objects of clothes of all sorts that improve sure stats or are simply nicely value carrying. They’re usually rewards for finishing quests, however the primary one you have to be on the look out for are any quests associated to the Mistress of Mystery. These quests have the potential to reward you with a number of the finest objects within the game, such because the Eye of Ra that will increase the stats of sure related weapons. We’ve listed all those we’ve found within the game under.

Item Name Item Type Buffs Location
Diver Suit Hazmat Suit Some radiation safety
Eye of Ra Accessory Enhances sure weapons/armour (Mistress of Mystery). Must be worn with “Garb of Mysteries” gentle armour for impact. Obtained throughout quest “The Mistress of Mystery”.
Garb of Mysteries Light armour Increased harm and power resistance.
Improves Perception and Sneak.
Effects buffed when worn with “Eye of Ra”.
Complete the hunt “Initiate of Mysteries” and acquire from the NPC – The Fabricator.
Last Bastion Urban Enclave Torso Compete quest “Officer on Deck”.
Prototype Hazmat Suit Hazmat Suit Complete facet quest “Tracking Unknowns”.
Stand Fast Combat armour Complete quest “Early Warnings”.
Silver Lining Leather armour Complete quest “Tentative Plans”.
Trail Warden Metal torso Complete quest “Bureau of Tourism”.
Veil of Secrets Headwear Prevent all harm and illnesses from any airborne hazards/assaults. Complete the hunt “Initiate of Mysteries” and acquire from the NPC – The Fabricator.
Worn Veil Headwear Obtained throughout quest “Into the Mystery”.

Power Armor stats

Each of the components within the desk under are listed as the kind of Power Armor half. You’ll all the time equip items by helmet and torso, adopted by two units of every of legs and arms. For the sake of readability, the stats under for legs and arms are for one piece every, so remember the fact that in actual phrases the load and safety will probably be double for every of these components if in case you have a full Power Armor set. If you’d wish to know the place to seek out the assorted Power Armors within the game, there’s a Fallout 76 Power Armor locations information with a number of the key areas.

Power Armor Piece title Type of Power Armor and equip stage Resistances Weight Other results
Raider Power helm Raider Power
(Level 15)
Damage: 24
Energy: 23
Rads: 23
10 Prevent harm and illness from airborne and waterborne assaults.
Raider Power chest piece Raider Power
(Level 15)
Damage: 41
Energy: 40
Rad: 40
14
Raider Power arm Raider Power
(Level 15)
Damage: 24
Energy: 23
Rad: 23
10
Raider Power leg Raider Power
(Level 15)
Damage: 24
Energy: 23
Rad: 23
12
Excavator helmet Excavator
(Level 25)
Damage: 25
Energy: 24
Rad: 35
10 Prevent harm and illness from airborne and waterborne assaults.
Excavator torso Excavator
(Level 25)
Damage: 42
Energy: 41
Rad: 35
12
Excavator arm Excavator
(Level 25)
Damage: 25
Energy: 24
Rad: 35
11 Increased yield when mining. Applies individually to every arm.
Excavator leg Excavator
(Level 25)
Damage: 25
Energy: 24
Rad: 35
12
T-45 helmet T-45
(Level 25)
Damage: 35
Energy: 34
Rad: 34
11 Prevent harm and illness from airborne and waterborne assaults.
T-45 torso T-45
(Level 25)
Damage: 58
Energy: 57
Rads: 57
16
T-45 arm T-45
(Level 25)
Damage: 35
Energy: 34
Rads: 34
12
T-45 leg T-45
(Level 25)
Damage: 35
Energy: 34
Rads: 34
14
T-51B helmet T-51B
(Level 30)
Damage: 45
Energy: 44
Rads: 27
11 Prevent harm and illness from airborne and waterborne assaults.
T-51B torso T-51B
(Level 30)
Damage: 76
Energy: 75
Rads: 27
17
T-51B arm T-51B
(Level 30)
Damage: 45
Energy: 44
Rads: 27
12
T-51B leg T-51B
(Level 30)
Damage: 45
Energy: 44
Rads: 27
14
T-60 helmet T-60
(Level 40)
Damage: 51
Energy: 49
Rad: 56
11 Prevent harm and illness from airborne and waterborne assaults.
T-60 torso T-60
(Level 40)
Damage: 84
Energy: 81
Rad: 94
18
T-60 arm T-60
(Level 40)
Damage: 51
Energy: 49
Rad: 56
12
T-60 leg T-60
(Level 40)
Damage: 51
Energy: 49
Rad: 56
14
X-01 helmet X-01
(Level 45)
Damage: 55
Energy: 62
Rads: 62
12 Prevent harm and illness from airborne and waterborne assaults.
X-01 torso X-01
(Level 45)
Damage: 90
Energy: 103
Rads: 104
19
X-01 arm X-01
(Level 45)
Damage: 55
Energy: 62
Rads: 62
13
X-01 leg X-01
(Level 45)
Damage: 55
Energy: 62
Rads: 62
15
Ultracite helmet Ultracite
(Level 50)
Damage: 69
Energy: 59
Rads: 59
12 Prevent harm and illness from airborne and waterborne assaults.
Ultracite torso Ultracite
(Level 50)
Damage: 114
Energy: 98
Rads: 98
20
Ultracite arm Ultracite
(Level 50)
Damage: 68
Energy: 45
Rads: 45
13
Ultracite leg Ultracite
(Level 50)
Damage: 68
Energy: 45
Rads: 45
15

These are the entire presently identified armour units, however there are loads extra that will probably be unearthed over the approaching weeks, so do verify again with this information as will probably be continuously up to date. In the meantime, weapons may also be crafted and you may be taught extra in our Fallout 76 weapons information. You may also get some extra info on the place to seek out Power Armour in our Fallout 76 Power Armor locations information.

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