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Outer Worlds 2
Best Armor Tier List
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The best armor and helmets in Outer Worlds 2 will vary based on your playstyle. Read on to learn more about the best armors and helmets in the game, as well as the tier list for each armor type.
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Best Armor Tier List
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Best Unique Armor
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Acquiescence
 Acquiescence
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 Good base stats Changes bonus based on damage taken Not Immediately available |
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Acquiescence is a Medium Armor with good base stats, as well as a powerful mod that changes the armor bonus based on the damage you take. You get Damage Resistance upon taking light damage, and Evasion Chance when you take heavy damage. The downside is that the armor is not immediately available, and you must have a good reputation with Sub Rosa to access the merchant.
You can buy Acquiescence for 6,500 Bits from Sub Rosa Agent Kobor in Matriarch's Mercy.
Acquiescence Stats and How to Get
Native Species
 Native Species
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Reduces weapon sound radius Heal from Burns Light armor, provides low defense |
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Native Species is a Light Armor that reduces your weapon's sound radius, acting like a silencer on all your weapons. Additionally, it converts Burn damage to Healing, basically making you immune to one status effect. The problem, however, is that as a Light Armor it has lower defense, making it hard to fight in frontal assaults.
You can get Native Species from the High Security Lockbox by trading in 5 Advanced Decryption Keys.
Native Species Stats and How to Get
Sentience
 Sentience
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Regenerates part of any damage taken Low survivability outside of regen |
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The Light Armor Sentience regenerates 30% of the damage you take over a period of time, effectively making you only take 70% damage. Outside of the health regen, however, the armor has low survivability.
This armor is a reward from the quest Hazard a Gas after turning in ten Compression Coils.
Sentience Stats and How to Get
Patient Step
 Patient Step
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Can move while in TTD Lowers the energy consumption of TTD Only good on TTD focused builds |
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This Light Armor is great for players who rely on Tactical Time Dilation (TTD) as it allows you to move around in TTD without draining energy. Additionally, the energy drain while using TTD is reduced by up to 30% based on your Science Skill. Of course, as this helmet directly buffs TTD, it is useless if the player does not use TTD.
Patient Step can be bought from Adelia Plotnick in Matriarch's Mercy for 4,750 Bits.
Patient Step Stats and How to Get
Mathematician's Mantle
 Mathematician's Mantle
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Can block attacks on a cooldown Significantly increases Gadget Energy Recharge Loses Recharge buff when hit |
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The Mathematician's Mantle is a Light Armor that can block a single attack every 10 seconds, which is good for both short and long fights. Additionally, you gain significant Gadget Energy Recharge while wearing the armor. This does, however, get deactivated when you take damage, and will only reactivate after not taking damage for 10 seconds.
You can get this armor as a reward from completing the Crash Course in Telemetry faction quest.
Mathematician's Mantle Stats and How to Get
Bomb Suit
 Bomb Suit
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Reduces the explosive damage you take You can get parts from mines you step on Locked behind a locked door and multiple enemies |
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The Bomb Suit is a Heavy Armor that reduces the explosive damage you take by 90%, as well as recover parts from mines you step on, making it the perfect armor for Explosives-focused builds. You will, however, need to get through enemies and locked doors to get this armor.
The Bomb Suit armor is located inside the Bridge Armory, found in The Bridge of the Reverent in Eden.
Bomb Suit Stats and How to Get
Scoundrel's Aegis
 Scoundrel's Aegis
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Provides temporary HP everytime a Companion Ability is used Stats fall off later in the game Minimal survivability |
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Scoundrel's Aegis is a Light Armor that provides Temporary HP whenever a Companion Ability is used. This can give up to 650 Temporary HP based on your Leadership Skill. As there is a hard cap on the Temporary HP you can get, however, it can fall off later in the game when enemies start dealing more damage. Additionally, the armor has minimal survivability as Light Armor.
Players can find Scoundrel's Aegis in the Crabble Spawning Grounds in Paradise Island.
Scoundrel's Aegis Stats and How to Get
Escape Suit
 Escape Suit
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Provides emergency escape measures at low health Smoke bomb cooldown is long without Sneak |
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The Escape Suit Light Armor is great for stealth builds as it drops a smoke bomb if you go below 30% HP. This makes it perfect for escaping tough fights after getting detected. The smoke bomb has a ten-minute cooldown, so it can't be used consecutively.
This is a reward for completing the side quest The Lab that Shouted Incoherently and Often in Paradise Island.
Escape Suit Stats and How to Get
Dead Man's Jacket
 Dead Man's Jacket
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Can release spider mines when taking damage Drops grenades when you get knocked out Reliant on Hack and Explosives |
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The Dead Man's Jacket is a Unique Medium Armor that has a chance of releasing spider mines whenever you get damaged. Additionally, you also drop grenades whenever you get knocked out. The downside, however, is that both of these effects are reliant on Hack and Explosives, requiring you to invest in either skill to make the most of it.
You can get the Dead Man's Jacket from the High Security Lockbox.
Kaur's Kuirass
 Kaur's Kuirass
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Reduces Toxicity whenever you get damaged Provides good protection Passive scales off of Medical Potentially missable |
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Kaur's Kuirass is a strong Unique Heavy Armor that reduces your Toxicity whenever you get damaged, making it perfect for builds that rely on the Medical Inhaler. It also provides good protection as Heavy Armor. The Toxicity reduction's effects, however, scale off of your Medical skill. Not only that, but the armor itself is potentially missable.
Kaur's Kuirass is a reward from siding with Kaur and sabotaging the Automech Repair Center during Above and Beyond Repair quest.
Kaur's Kuirass Stats and How to Get
Merciless Master
 Merciless Master
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Great for staying in the fight Knocks out all allies Can't be used if allies are already knocked down |
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Merciless Master allows you to instantly revive fights at the cost of knocking down your Companions. This means that if your companions are already knocked down, you will not revive.
You can get Merciless master from the High Security Lockbox by trading in 6 Advanced Decryption Keys.
Merciless Master Stats and How to Get
Calorie Counter
 Calorie Counter
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Increases Energy Recharge Rate on Medical Inhaler use. Reduces the effectiveness of the Medical Inhaler |
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The Calorie Counter is a Heavy Armor that increases your Energy Recharge Rate whenever you use your Medical Inhaler, making it perfect for builds that rely on gadgets. The drawback is that it reduces the effectiveness of your Medical Inhaler.
You can buy the Calorie Counter from the Reclaimed Imports in the Free Market Station for 5,750 Bits.
Calorie Counter Stats and How to Get
Townie Clothing
 Townie Clothing
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Can ignore enemy attacks Has a long cooldown No way to shorten cooldown |
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The Townie Clothing is great in that it can ignore a single incoming hit, allowing you to survive potentially fatal attacks. The drawback is that it can only do so every 15 seconds. Additionally, there is no way to shorten the cooldown. As such, you will need to play around the cooldown if you want to take advantage of the effect.
The Townie Clothing is a reward for completing the quest Purloined Propaganda.
Townie Clothing Stats and How to Get
Tossball Uniform
 Tossball Uniform
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Increases slide distance Increases Damage Resistance while sliding You need to slide all the time to enjoy its effects |
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The Tossball Uniform is a Light Armor that increases your slide distance and increases your Damage Resistance while sliding. As the special effects rely on you sliding around, this armor basically loses its bonuses if you are not sliding.
This Light Armor can be bought from Bonnie's Battlefield Bazaar in the Golden Ridge for 5,000 Bits.
Tossball Uniform Stats and How to Get
Golden Shroud
 Golden Shroud
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Provides high Damage Resistance Taking damage reduces your Bits Passive deactivates if you don't have Bits |
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The Golden Shroud provides a minimum of 30% Damage Resistance, increasing even more based on your Speech Skill. Its downside, however, is that taking damage reduces your Bits based on the damage you take. If you don't have Bits, the Damage Resistance is deactivated.
You can find the Golden Shroud on display during the Do No Harm companion quest for Niles.
Golden Shroud Stats and How to Get
Best Unique Helmet
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| S Tier |
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| A Tier |
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| B Tier |
Bowlzerker
 Bowlzerker
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Buffs damage when hit in melee Buff only lasts 3 seconds |
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The Bowlzerker buffs your damage by 20% whenever you get hit in melee, making it strong for melee builds. The buff, however, only lasts for 3 seconds, which means you need to keep getting hit to keep the buff active.
You can get Merciless master from the High Security Lockbox by trading in Advanced Decryption Keys.
Bowlzerker Stats and How to Get
Malpractice
 Malpractice
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Buffs your damage while Crashing Needs proper Crash management |
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Malpractice is a Helmet that buffs your damage by up to +40% whenever you are Crashing (scaling off of your Medical skill). This means you cannot heal while the Damage buff is active, requiring proper Crashing management.
Malpractice can be found on a table in the Mysterious Cave in Eden.
Malpractice Stats and How to Get
Monocular Target-Finder
 Monocular Target-Finder
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Improves Weakspot damage the farther you are from target Damage falloff still affects weapons |
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The Monocular Target-Finder is a great Helmet that increases your Weakspot damage based on distance, with the bonus maxing out at +30% at 100 meters. The downside is that your weapon is still affected by damage falloff, potentially cancelling out the bonus Weakspot damage.
You can receive this Helmet as a reward from the side quest A Final Death for Gravity in Eden.
Manager's Tasking Hat
 Manager's Tasking Hat
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Marks attacked enemies, making them priority targets for your companions Decreases the damage marked enemies deal Relies on Speech skill to maximize |
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The Manager's Tasking Hat is a Helmet that lets you mark enemies you attack. Marked enemies are priority targets for your companions, and they deal less damage to your party as well. While this is strong, you will need high Speech levels to maximize the effects.
This Helmet can be unlocked via the High Security Lockbox by trading in Advanced Decryption Keys.
Manager's Tasking Hat Stats and How to Get
Berserker's Bucket
 Berserker's Bucket
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Grants health regeneration based on reserve ammo Hleath regeneration only active in combat Effects reduced on gun builds |
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The Berserker's Bucket provides passive health regeneration to the player based on how much reserve ammo they have. This buff, however, is only available while in combat, and will have reduced effects in gun builds as the effect scales off of your reserve ammo.
You can purchase the Berserker's Bucket from The Bullet Sponge in the ACS Undisputed Claim for 6,750 Bits.
Berserker's Bucket Stats and How to Get
Bomb Suit Helmet
 Bomb Suit Helmet
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Dealing Explosive damage grants temporary health Not useful outside of Explosives builds |
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The Bomb Suit Helmet is a Helmet that not only provides Base Health, but also grants temporary health whenever you deal Explosive damage. Sadly, this means that the helmet is just a stat stick outside of Explosive builds.
The Bomb Suit Helmet can be obtained by opening Jan Dunsany’s locked safe located in Scrappers' Den on Golden Ridge. The key can be found on the body of Jan Dunsany.
Bomb Suit Helmet Stats and How to Get
Limited Production Gentleperson's Oxonian
 Limited Production Gentleperson's Oxonian
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Improves Companion Ability charge rate (scales with Speech) Can be missed |
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The Limited Production Gentleperson's Oxonian is a Hat that increases the charge rate of your Companion Ability, improving it up to +30% based on your Speech Skill. This is, however, a missable helmet if you decide to side with Kaur in Fairfield.
You can get this helmet either by succeeding a Speech 2 check during A Refreshing Bit of News, or by accomplishing the quest The Brain Benders of Auntie's Choice.
Limited Production Gentleperson's Oxonian Stats and How to Get
Scrutinizer's Eyepiece
 Scrutinizer's Eyepiece
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Lowers the Weak threshold for Strong enemies Increased critical chance against Weak enemies Scales off of Observation |
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The Scrutinizer's Eyepiece lowers the Weak threshold for Strong enemies, requiring less damage before they become Weak. Not only that, but you also receive increased critical chance when attacking Weak enemies. The threshold decrease amount will scale off of your Observation, making its effects minimal on builds that don't have Observation.
This Helmet can be unlocked via the High Security Lockbox by trading in Advanced Decryption Keys.
Scrutinizer's Eyepiece Stats and How to Get
Pillferator
 Pillferator
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Increases healing from Medical Inhaler Allows you to get one extra use from AutoDocs Reliant on Hack skill to maximize healing bonus |
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The Pillferator is a Helmet that increases the healing you receive from the Medical Inhaler, making them more effective without the increased Toxicity. Not only that, but it also lets you hack AutoDocs for one extra use. The downside is that the healing bonus scales off of Hack, so the bonus is minimal if Hack is your dump skill.
The Pillferator can be purchased for 2,750 Bits from the doctor at Hal’s Fairsomely Priced Farmacy in Free Market Station.
Pillferator Stats and How to Get
The Black Hat
 The Black Hat
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Increased Critical Hit Chance against Automechs Can hack Automechs from a distance Reliant on Hack skill Needs Manual Reset perk to maximize |
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The Black Hat increases your Critical Hit Chance against Automechs, increasing your possible damage output. Additionally, you can hack Automechs from a distance, granted that you have the Manual Reset perk unlocked. The buff and hack distance, however, scales off of your Hack skill. Additionally, the hat's second effect is useless if you don't have Manual Reset unlocked.
The Black Hat Stats and How to Get
Tossball Helmet
 Tossball Helmet
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Increases slide distance Increases Damage while sliding You need to slide all the time to enjoy its effects |
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The Tossball Helmet is a Helmet that increases your slide distance and increases your Damage while sliding. As the special effects rely on you sliding around, this armor basically loses its bonuses if you are not sliding.
This Light Armor can be bought from Bonnie's Battlefield Bazaar in the Golden Ridge for 1,500 Bits.
Tossball Helmet Stats and How to Get
The Dose
 The Dose
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Increases Crit Chance Slows down Zyranium poisoning Requires you to stand in a Zyranium cloud to activate its effects
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The Dose is a Helmet that buffs your Crit Chance while standing in a Zyranium Cloud. While this sounds dangerous, The Dose also slows down Zyranium poisoning. Its biggest downside, however, is that you need to be standing in a Zyranium Cloud to enjoy its effects, making it useless wherever there is none.
This helmet is a reward for completing the quest Vanquishing the Vexing Vapors in Paradise Island.
Best Base Armor
| Tier | Weapon Type | |
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| S Tier |
Medium Armor | - |
| A Tier |
Light Armor | Heavy Armor |
| B Tier |
Clothing | - |
Medium Armor
| Medium Armor |
Has all three armor stats Average values on all stats |
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Medium armor gives a little bit of everything, so it can be used in any build. Although their Combat Sprint Speed, Evade Chance, and Damage Reduction are lower than those of Light and Heavy Armors, they still provide all-around protection.
Light Armor
| Medium Armor |
High Evasion Chance and Combat Sprint Speed Low Armor Rating |
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Light Armors provide both Combat Sprint Speed and Evasion Chance, making them great for high mobility builds. The Combat Sprint Speed makes it perfect for going from cover to cover, or for closing the distance and attacking enemies in melee. Evasion Chance, on the other hand, allows you to dodge hard-hitting attacks like sniper shots.
The downside is that your Armor Rating is innately low, making you more vulnerable to enemy attacks.
Heavy Armor
| Medium Armor |
High innate Armor Rating High Damage Resistance No Combat Sprint Speed or Evasion Chance |
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Heavy Armors provide high damage reduction and have high Armor Ratings, making them perfect for close-range encounters where you will be taking the brunt of the damage. Damage Reduction is especially effective against weapons that fire fast, but have low per-bullet damage.
Its biggest downside, however, is that you have no Combat Sprint Speed or Evasion Chance, making it hard to move around on the battlefield.
Clothing
| Medium Armor |
Same bonuses as Light Armor Little to no Armor Rating |
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Clothing is similar to Light Armor in that they have the same Evasion and Combat Sprint Speed, and can have Unique versions as well. The biggest downside is that most Clothing can only have 2 Armor Rating at most, making them weaker than Light Armor.
Best Armor Per Planet
Best Armor in Eden (Early Game)
| Tier | Unique Helmet | |
|---|---|---|
| S Tier |
Monocular Target-Finder
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Malpractice
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Escape Suit
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Kaur's Kuirass
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| A Tier |
Limited Production Gentleperson's Oxonian
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The Dose
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Bomb Suit
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Townie Clothing
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| B Tier |
Hibernation Helmet | Footsoldier Helmet |
| Hibernation Suit | Agent Armor | |
These are the best armors to use while you are exploring Paradise Island in Eden. There is armor available for every playstyle, so use the ones that best complement your build.
Best Armor in Dorado (Early Game)
| Tier | Unique Helmet | |
|---|---|---|
| S Tier |
Monocular Target-Finder
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Malpractice
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Sentience
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Acquiescence
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| A Tier |
Bowlzerker
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Manager's Tasking Hat
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Native Species
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Dead Man's Jacket
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| B Tier |
Pillferator
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Bomb Suit Helmet
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Sentience
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Bomb Suit
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These are the best armors to use while you are exploring Golden Ridge in Dorado. There is armor available for every playstyle, so use the ones that best complement your build.
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