[Top 10] Fallout 4 Best Unarmed Armor (Early to Late Game)

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03 Nov 2021

In Fallout 4, survival is key and for that, you need the best armor sets. These provide protection for you in all kinds of situations and can be the deciding factor between life and death in the Wasteland. With that in mind, here are the top 10 unarmed armors in the game. Let’s get started!

10 . Grognak Costume ( Early Game)

What makes it awesome:

Fun looking and Grognak cosplay
Increases strength by 2 points
Increases melee damage by 25%
Best for melee builds

Description and Stats:

Damage Resistance: 10
Energy Resistance: 15
Radiation Resistance: 15
Found inside Hubris Comics

9 . Trapper Armor ( Late Game)

What makes it awesome:

Mid-tier armor
Can be paired with harness and raider leathers
Heavy variants are easily available
Useful in early parts of Far Harbor

Description and Stats:

Damage Resistance: 56-80
Energy Resistance: 54-80
Weight: 41-57
Found in the Far Harbor DLC

8 . Silver Shroud Armor (Early Game)

What makes it awesome:

Silver Shroud cosplay
High damage and energy resistance
Easily acquirable
+1 Agility and Perception when equipped

Description and Stats:

Damage Resistance: 42-87
Energy Resistance: 15-87
Radiation Resistance: 15
Weight: 2-7
Acquired from Kent Connolly in Goodneighbor

7 . Mechanist Armor ( Mid Game)

What makes it awesome:

Easily upgradeable
High damage and energy resistance
Reduces damage from robots by 15%
+1 Endurance when equipped

Description and Stats:

Damage Resistance: 72
Energy Resistance: 72
Weight: 20
Acquired from the Mechanist, Isabel Cortez

6 . Robot Armor ( Mid Game)

What makes it awesome:

Great ballistic and energy resistance
Comes in three variants
Available throughout the Wasteland
Upgradeable

Description and Stats:

Damage Resistance: 46-131
Energy Resistance: 26-86
Weight: 20-74.3
Available from the Rust Devils through the Automatron DLC

5 . Operators Heavy Armor (Late Game)

What makes it awesome:

Incredible ballistic and energy resistance
An upgraded variant of the standard armor
One of the best in the game

Description and Stats:

Damage Resistance: 127
Energy Resistance: 127
Weight: 109
Available from the Operators in Nuka World

4 . Disciples Armor ( Late Game)

What makes it awesome:

Can be improved through perks
Highly upgradeable
Good damage and energy resistance

Description and Stats:

Damage Resistance: 122
Energy Resistance: 140
Weight: 109
Available from the vendors in Nuka World

3 . Synth Armor ( Mid Game)

What makes it awesome:

Comes in three variants
Useful against synths and robots
Can be upgraded with basic mods

Description and Stats:

Damage Resistance: 47-103
Energy Resistance: 66-120
Weight: 22-57
Available from the Gen 1 and Gen 2 synths in the Commonwealth and the Institute

2 . Metal Armor ( Early Game)

What makes it awesome:

Different legendary effects for different parts
Upgradeable
Comes in three variants

Description and Stats:

Damage Resistance: 40-125
Energy Resistance: 17-77
Weight: 20-74.3
Found among legendary raider and raider veterans

1 . Marine Assault Armor ( Late Game)

What makes it awesome:

The best armor in the game
Offers best mods
Best damage and energy resistance

Description and Stats:

Damage Resistance: 159
Energy Resistance: 158
Radiation Resistance: 60
Weight: 95
Found during a miscellaneous quest after completing all five of DiMA’s memories

With these armor sets, you can take on raiders, robots, and creatures of all kinds and still have an upper hand. Be sure to fully upgrade them from the workshop to have the best protection possible. Also, keep in mind combining different armor pieces is useful too. Good luck fellow Survivors!