What is the best armor you can buy or make from caps (no bullion)

[Midna the Twilight Princess]

I have a mixed set of marine and scout armor but it looks like marine might be pretty decent if i wanted a full set? I've looked up videos and guides and i know about the SS armor but i'm not to that point in the game yet.

[Razer]

Best armor you can make without bullion is free. Just need to "farm" BoS spawns. Once you're high level enough you can get yourself a free BoS heavy combat armor.

[lucg]

Long time I have had a choosing problem with armor but all my characters have weared Heavy Combat Armor at some point.

Try to do the Wastelanders quest as soon as possible to earn gold bullions and buy the plans (torso/limbs) of the armor of your choice to have a chance for Legendary drops ... .

[Jman]

There is kind of no "best armor" in your category (ignoring armor that requires you to farm special tasks) but the most balanced armor I would say is the urban combat armor. From my knowledge you cannot craft it other than the stealth version, which cannot be sold from stores or vendors.

However the regular urban combat armor you can buy off vendors and the enclave armory sometimes will have pieces for sale. You will have to buy the armor mods off the vendors which are a little pricey.

The Brotherhood of Steel Scout armor is in my opinion the strongest armor, but being over level 500 with my perk card set up, you can wear almost anything and it doesn't seem to make too much of a difference (I have a Heavy Metal/Robot armor set I use and I seem to not take much more damage than my Brotherhood set).

[Midna the Twilight Princess]

Originally posted by Jman:

There is kind of no "best armor" in your category (ignoring armor that requires you to farm special tasks) but the most balanced armor I would say is the urban combat armor. From my knowledge you cannot craft it other than the stealth version, which cannot be sold from stores or vendors.

However the regular urban combat armor you can buy off vendors and the enclave armory sometimes will have pieces for sale. You will have to buy the armor mods off the vendors which are a little pricey.

The Brotherhood of Steel Scout armor is in my opinion the strongest armor, but being over level 500 with my perk card set up, you can wear almost anything and it doesn't seem to make too much of a difference (I have a Heavy Metal/Robot armor set I use and I seem to not take much more damage than my Brotherhood set).

Thank you for the info! I guess I just meant what is the best kind of armor (stat wise) that you don't need to grind bullion for. I'm not having too much trouble mobbing but for event bosses and daily ops i would certainly sleep better at night knowing i'm decked out for it

[Mrs. Vampire]

Originally posted by Professor Futanari Ph.D:

I have a mixed set of marine and scout armor but it looks like marine might be pretty decent if i wanted a full set? I've looked up videos and guides and i know about the SS armor but i'm not to that point in the game yet.

What level are you at right now?

[RACHMANOVSKI]

Mr. Professor Futanari Ph.D, I think Secret Service Armor is better than Brotherhood RECON armor. It is what most of end game non-PA player has.

[Traveler]

The best armor is the Chinese stealth armor period.

[Mooman]

Legendary effects > base armour. Only exceptions are if you want a jetpack as they are Recon or Service only, and/or you are running Funky Duds and/or Sizzling Style legendary perks (though there is an exception here too with scout masks).

Case in point: For Eviction Notice I run 1 character with Mutant Slayers light leather armour. Has only 75 DR but with 75% damage reduction I can sit in front of Firestarters no worries.

Pick what you want, look how you want, but prioritise the legendary effects. Either build species specific suits or generic overeaters. Cavalier and Sentinel effects can help too.

[Midna the Twilight Princess]

Originally posted by wicca1313:

Originally posted by Professor Futanari Ph.D:

I have a mixed set of marine and scout armor but it looks like marine might be pretty decent if i wanted a full set? I've looked up videos and guides and i know about the SS armor but i'm not to that point in the game yet.

What level are you at right now?

Almost level 100, I've just been avoiding doing the main quest line stuff for a while now. Don't even have the military ID card yet

[Midna the Twilight Princess]

Originally posted by RACHMANOVSKI:

Mr. Professor Futanari Ph.D, I think Secret Service Armor is better than Brotherhood RECON armor. It is what most of end game non-PA player has.

It is but that's not the point. As I said I wanted to know the best armor you could get without using bullion

[Meister_Leuchte]

thinking back the BoS mod for combat armor was quite impressive. you just need to find / buy the plans or have somebody craft a set for you.

but it really depends on how & what you are playing. if you are going low health you'll want a full set of unyielding and maybe with +1 intelligence on top for xp farming. leather, metal, wood, robot, combat...doesn't really matter at all.
if you are under level 100 now and don't even have any serious legendary perks unlocked you don't need to worry about top notch endgame stuff for quite some time.


just to clarify: you can pull gold out of the gold machines any time you want even if you haven't done the gold vault mission yet. and sometimes minerva sells the SS plans + mods for cheap(er).

[Razer]

Originally posted by Meister_Leuchte:

thinking back the BoS mod for combat armor was quite impressive. you just need to find / buy the plans or have somebody craft a set for you.

but it really depends on how & what you are playing. if you are going low health you'll want a full set of unyielding and maybe with +1 intelligence on top for xp farming. leather, metal, wood, robot, combat...doesn't really matter at all.
if you are under level 100 now and don't even have any serious legendary perks unlocked you don't need to worry about top notch endgame stuff for quite some time.


just to clarify: you can pull gold out of the gold machines any time you want even if you haven't done the gold vault mission yet. and sometimes minerva sells the SS plans + mods for cheap(er).

You can just get it from Brotherhood spawns all over the map. Unless they removed it. Just go from spot to spot, kill em, get the combat armor and serverhop to try again. No plan needed, no crafting needed. Just killing brotherhood. There's a brotherhood right next to wayward iirc.

[BizarreMan]

Originally posted by Razer:

Originally posted by Meister_Leuchte:

thinking back the BoS mod for combat armor was quite impressive. you just need to find / buy the plans or have somebody craft a set for you.

but it really depends on how & what you are playing. if you are going low health you'll want a full set of unyielding and maybe with +1 intelligence on top for xp farming. leather, metal, wood, robot, combat...doesn't really matter at all.
if you are under level 100 now and don't even have any serious legendary perks unlocked you don't need to worry about top notch endgame stuff for quite some time.


just to clarify: you can pull gold out of the gold machines any time you want even if you haven't done the gold vault mission yet. and sometimes minerva sells the SS plans + mods for cheap(er).

You can just get it from Brotherhood spawns all over the map. Unless they removed it. Just go from spot to spot, kill em, get the combat armor and serverhop to try again. No plan needed, no crafting needed. Just killing brotherhood. There's a brotherhood right next to wayward iirc.

Run through the Glass Cavern and loot the body at the end once per session and you'll get a full set in no time.

[Mrs. Vampire]

Originally posted by Professor Futanari Ph.D:

Originally posted by wicca1313:

What level are you at right now?

Almost level 100, I've just been avoiding doing the main quest line stuff for a while now. Don't even have the military ID card yet

Don't worry about dying in the game....You come back. Notes: don't carry "junk" on you.
Make a habit of dropping it off in your stash box or dumping it.
If you have fallout out 1st...the scrape box. Junk is the only thing that drops when you die in the game. Unless you are in events.


Here is a link that I think you will find helpful. It's what I used to help me to decide. You can also have mix and match pieces. I was using trapper, combat, and marine(at that time they were the best to use for me). Don't forget to mod them to increase the stats. Allot can be learned via scraping armor pieces. If you need help on crafting some of the armor,let me know and I can help you out....it's up to you!

"It's just a game...it suppose to be an enjoyment,not work!"


https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Fallout_76_armor

[Sr Humungus]

The best armor in tha game is leeching events, just go late, shot 5 criticals and let others be mighty and sharing their loot wirh me doing nothing.... Thx guys i love you and your OP armor-weapons.