Fallout 4and the other games in the franchise have a lot of highly recognizable symbols, like the Vault-Tec logo and mascot. When players think of the war-waging, radiation-marching aspect of the game, they think of Power Armor. InFallout 4, you can place Power Armor pieces onto a preexisting frame, become a living tank, or find a full suit somewhere in the Commonwealth.
There are five types of Power Armor in the main game, with a few more unique options available through DLCs and Bethesda’s officialFallout 4Creative Club. As you become a warrior of the wasteland, you may find yourself with many Power Armors from different suits. However, which suit offers the best protection from combat and radiation alike?
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8Raider
Raider II Total DR: 620
Raiders have found many empty Power Armor Frames since the bombs fell, but few have found actual pieces of Power Armor. As such, they jury-rigged their unique brand of Power Armor, supported by a foundation of rust and scrap.
Raider Power Armor isquite common across the Commonwealthdue to its handmade nature. However, as a consequence, it issignificantly weakerthan any other power armor model.
When comparing Power Armor models, each one has three types of defense: Damage Resistance (DR), Energy Resistance (ER), and Radiation Resistance (RR) for physical, energy, and radiation attacks, respectively. All suits have the same RR, with the head and limbs at 150 and the torso at 300, for atotal RR of 1050. DR is the most important of the three defense stats.
If you want a complete set of Raider Power Armor for your collection, go through the Massachusetts State House raider hordes. There’s a raider wandering around the roof in full armor. While it is a hard fight, it means you don’t have to collect bits and pieces and graft them to an empty frame. You can also venture intoa Cave in the Glowing Seaand loot the suit from beside a dead raider.
7T-45
T-45F Total DR: 1100
Most players progressing toward theending ofFallout 4should end up with a full set of T-45 Power Armor. This is the model of Power Armor you find upon reachingthe roof of the Museum of Freedom in Concordduring “When Freedom Calls.” It’s far better than Raider Power Armor, but it’s still considered a lower-level model. If you lose this suit, you can always buy more Power Armor piecesfrom Rowdy at Atom Cats Garage.
Many Power Armor pieces spawn based on player level, so if you want to collect a bunch of T-45 pieces, do sobetween levels 1 and 11.
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6T-51
T-51F Total DR: 1340
The T-51 Power Armor is a robust model seen in earlierFalloutgames. It is the second of four main Power Armor models that spawn randomly based on level, replacing the T-45. Suppose you want a full suit,head north of Mass Pike Interchange,and scale the highway. There should be a T-51 suit waiting among the raider structures.
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5Overboss
Overboss Total DR: 1220
The Overboss Power Armor is a special armor variant available throughthe Nuka-WorldFallout 4DLC. Colter, the Overboss of the Nuka-World raiders, wears this suitduring his grand battle in the Gauntlet. After you defeat Colter, you’re able to loot the Overboss Power Armor off of him. At the same time, the model has a lower DR than the T-51 model at Mk. IV, you’re more likely to find lower-level T-51 pieces, while the Overboss only has one strong variant.
The Nuka-World DLCcosts $9.99 on Steamas an add-on.
Part of the Overboss Power Armor’s appeal is in its torso piece’s special effect. When you put on the torso piece,you deal energy damage against nearby enemies, transforming yourself into a walking Tesla coil, just like Colter did in the Gauntlet. If you like the rugged aesthetic of the Raider Power Armor but want better protection, consider bringing the Overboss Power Armor home.
4T-60
T-60F Total DR: 1580
The T-60 is the star model ofFallout 4featured on the loading screen. While visually similar to the T-45, it is distinguished by the banding indent over the skull and rounded pauldrons. The T-60F has 480 more DR than the T-45F and can truly make you feel like a soldier of the Commonwealth. The easiest way to get a full T-60 suit is to jointhe hated Brotherhood of Steel inFallout 4. After becoming a knight, you’ll get your own T-60 Power Armor.
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3Hellfire
Hellfire Mk. VI Total DR: 1820
The Hellfire Power Armor started as a Creation Club add-on but joined the main game during its big next-generation update. Now, all players can get high-quality Hellfire Power Armor. This strange suit ties in with the best Power Armor in the game forstrong DR, but ithas a lower HP, lowering its rank. With the new update, the Power Armor is now one of two models connected to the Enclave and their new quest, “Echoes of the Past.”
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As you work through “Echoes of the Past,” Enclave Hellfire Troopers will ambush you with their own suits of Hellfire Power Armor. You cankill these troopers and claim their Power Armorfor your own. You also get a suit of Hellfire Power Armorthrough the “Pyromaniac” quest, activated upon leaving Vault 111. During this quest, you are tasked to kill Pyro, a cultist wearing his own Hellfire Power Armor. You can loot it off him after he’s dead.
2X-01
X-01 Mk. VI Total DR: 1820
The X-01 was the greatest and newest power armor developed during the Great War, but it didn’t see the light of the pre-war world. It finished production under the guidance of the Enclave and acts as the best randomly spawnable Power Armor model in Fallout 4, available at the highest of player levels. Once you reach Level 26 or 28, check outthe turquoise house west of the Custom House Tower. Head up the elevator inside and unlock the central door to find a full suit of the X-01 Power Armor.
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1X-02
X-02 Mk. VI Total DR: 1820
The X-02 Power Armor looks more like something Batman would wear in aDCcomic than a suit of Power Armor, but it’s aFallout 4creation. It can be considered a twin to the Hellfire Power Armor because it migrated from Creation Club to the base game during the next-gen update.The X-02 outranks the X-01in terms of HP and gets a stronger ER at Mk. IV.
Like the Hellfire Power Armor,you can get this Power Armor during “Echoes of the Past"from some of the Enclave soldiers encountered during your adventure. The suit isalso featured in “Speak of the Devil”, which you can trigger by picking up a holotape called “The Black Devil vol. 1” at Wattz Consumer Electronics. This unique Power Armor is by far the best Power Armor inFallout 4.
