Armor and clothing

Armor and clothing encompasses all equippable body armor and helmets in The Outer Worlds. They provide the wearer with defensive bonuses, skill bonuses or have special attributes. The armor and clothing system is comprised of two slots: Body Armor and Helmet.

Armor types[]

Clothing[]

Name	Skills	Armor	Weight	Value
Back to Basics	Dialog Skills +5
Bowler, Business Formal	Inspiration +5
Braxington Formal Wear	Leadership Skills +5
Cap, Billed, Style A	Long Guns +5
Cap, Billed, Style B	Determination +5
Chef Hat, Tall	2-Handed Melee +5
Classic Semi-Formal	Defense Skills +5
ClassicWear Express	Leadership Skills +5
ClassicWear Umbra	Dialog Skills +5
Crew Outfit, Model H	Melee Weapon Skills +5 or Defense Skills +5 or Tech Skills +5		1.0	3.1
Day Wear, Option 2	Stealth Skills +5
Enclosed Padded Helm	Block +5
Eye Covering, Standard	Inspiration +5
Fall Plaid Collection	Tech Skills +5
Fedora, Red-Banded	Determination +5
Low Pressure Helm	Sneak +5	12	0.50	4.4
Work Vest, Style 7	Tech Skills +5 or Leadership Skills +5 or Ranged Weapon Skills +5 or Stealth Skills +5 or Dialog Skills +5		1.0	5.6
Worker Outfit	Tech Skills +5 or Melee weapon skills +5 or Leadership Skills +5 or Stealth Skills +5		1.0	3.1
Work Gear, Farm-Friendly	Defense Skills +5 or Dialog Skills +5 or Leadership Skills +5 or Melee Weapon Skills +5 or Ranged Weapon Skills or Tech Skills +5		1.0	5.6
Day Wear, Option 1	Dialog Skills +5 or Melee Weapon Skills +5 or Ranged Weapon Skills +5 or Stealth Skills +5		1.0	5.6
Researcher's Scrubs	Cause Burn Duration +30%		1.00	69
Vac Helm	Medical +5	15	0.50	3.1
Safecracker's Jacket	Lockpick +10		1.0	120
Padded Helm	Lockpick +5		0.5	3.8
Hemlock's Eyepatch	Sneak Attack Damage +10%		0.0	263
A Nice Hat	Leadership Skills +5 Persuade +7		0.0	88
The Oxonian	2-Handed Melee +5 or Determination +5 or Science +5		0.0	15
Certified Explorer's Hat	Perception +1		0	81
Chimaera	Dialog Skills +10		1.0
Defective MoonMan Helmet	Temperament +1		0	75
MoonMan Helmet	Lie +5		0	19
Sublight Contractor Helm	Damage to Creatures +25%		0.5	138
The Duchess	Handguns +5		0.0	11
Reed's Hat	Dialog Skills + 7		0.00	69
Freeman Business Suit	Tech Skills +5		1.0	30
Hat, Wide-Brimmed	2-Handed Melee + 5 or Block +5 or Dodge +5 or Handguns + 5 or Long Guns +5		0.0	3.1
Hat, Wide-Brimmed, Banded	Handguns +5		0.0	4.5
Inmate Uniform, Style T	Melee Weapon Skills +5		1.0	3
Plated Prisoner's Jumpsuit	Defense Skills +5		1.0	3
Prisoner's Cap	Determination +5		0.1	3.8
Lab Protective Monocle	Persuade +5		0.5	1.88
Reinforced Head Wear, Class S	Medical +5		0.5	7.5
Researcher's Mask	Cause Bleed Duration +30%		0.5	56
Laboratory Outfit, Splash-Resistant	Leadership Skills +5 or Tech Skills +5		1.0	7.5
Leather Gear, Business Casual	Dialog Skills + 5 or Melee Weapon Skills + 5 or Ranged Weapon Skills +5 or Tech Skills +5 or Stealth Skills +5		1.0	5.6
Mining Helmet, Grade 1	1-Handed Melee +5 or Dodge +5 or Hack +5 or Lie +5		0.0	3.10
Mining Helmet, Grade 1, With Light	Engineering +5 or Heavy Weapons +5 or Intimidate +5 or Inspiration +5		0.0	3.10
Night on the Town	Dialog Skills +5		1.0	25
Opti-Goggles	Sneak +5		0.1	3.1
Welder's Goggles	Engineering + 15 Perception -1		0.10	31
Precision Spectrum Magnification Mono-Lens	Engineering +5		0.10	3.1
The Musician	Hack +5 or Science +5		0.0	4.4
Space Aviator Glasses	Hack +5		0.1	3.8
The Aviator (Wrapped)	Intimidate +5 or Persuade +5		0.0	4.4
The Manager	Engineering +5 or Hack +5		0.0	4.2
The Professor (Half Lenses)	Medical +5 or Persuade +5		0.0	6.9
The Refined Byzantite	Ranged Weapon Skills +5		1.00	25
Town & Country	Leadership Skills +5		1.0	24
Water Resistant Wear, Casual	Defense Skills +5 or Ranged Weapon Skills +5 or Stealth Skills +5 or Tech Skills +5		1.0	5.6

Light[]

Name	Skills	Armor	Weight	Value
Dur-A-Bull Guards	Ranged Weapons +5	11	5.00	25
Heavy Grade Face Mask	Determination +5	11	1.00	11.0
Cobbled Exo-Suit	Tech Skills +5	5	2.50	14.0
Piecemeal Mining Helmet	1-Handed Melee +5	4	1.00	3.1
Rebuilt Mining Gear	Stealth Skills +5	4	2.50	9.4
Reconditioned Exo-Helmet	Sneak +5	5	1.00	3.8
Marauder Survivalist Helmet	Armor ignored by Stealth Attacks -10%	19	1.00	119
Marauder Survivalist Armor	Tech Skills +5	19	2.50	172
Riot Control Armor (Auntie Cleo)	Stealth Skills +5
Riot Control Armor (C&P)	Tech Skills +5
Riot Control Armor (MSI)	Defense Skills +5
Riot Control Armor (Rizzo's)	Stealth Skills +5
Riot Control Armor	?
Riot Control Armor (UDL)	Melee Weapon Skills +5
Hiking Gear, Quilted	Stealth Skills +5
Mechanics Overalls, Junior Grade	Tech Skills +5
Streetwear, Fancy	Stealth Skills +5
Streetwear, Basic	Melee Weapon Skills +5
Vestments, Blue with Piping	Dialog Skills +5
Colony Ship Uniform, Captain	Leadership Skills +5
Purpleberry Police Armor	Stealth Skills +5	16	2.50	175
Beanie, Light-Weight	Block +5		0.0	3.1
Beanie, Thick	Heavy Weapons +5		0.0
Hibernation Helmet	Tech Skills +5		1.0	5.6
Hibernation Suit	Tech Skills +5		2.50	6.30
Protective Clothing w/ Safety Harness	Dialog Skills +5		3	38
Protective Clothing w/ Safety Harness	Dialog Skills +5		3	38
Sublight VP Armor	Intimidate +10		3.00	275

Medium[]

Name	Skills	Armor	Weight	Value
Anti-Riot Gear	Long Guns +7	21	5.00	28
Leaded Armor	2-Handed Melee +7	24	5.00	31
Makeshift Low Pressure Suit	Tech Skills +5	9	2.50	13.0
Patched Low Pressure Helmet	Lockpick +5	9	1.00	3.8
Ordnance Control Armor (Auntie Cleo)	Dialog Skills +5
Raptidon Handler's Armor	Dialog Skills +5	19	2.50	119
Standard Troop Armor (Auntie Cleo)	Sneak +7
Ordnance Control Armor (C&P)	Defense Skills +5
Standard Troop Armor (C&P)	Dodge +7
Ordnance Control Armor (MSI)	Ranged Weapon Skills +5
Ordnance Control Armor (Rizzo's)	Defense Skills +5
Ordnance Control Armor	Melee Weapon Skills +5
Ordnance Control Armor (UDL)	Leadership Skills +5
Standard Troop Armor (MSI)	Dodge +7
Standard Troop Armor (Rizzo's)	Hack +7
Standard Troop Armor	Hack +7
Standard Troop Armor (UDL)	Determination +7
Colony Ship Guard Armor	Melee +5		1	11

Heavy[]

Name	Skills	Armor	Weight	Value
Heavy Construction Gear	1-Handed Melee +5	38/89	5.00	44
Iconoclast Apostle Armor	Melee Weapon Skills +5	34	5.00	131
Overhauled Power Helmet	None	16	2.00	9.4
Retrofitted Heavy Power Armor	Heavy Weapons +5 Stealth Skills -5	15	15.00	19.0
Advanced Defensive Armor (Auntie Cleo)	Dodge +5 Stealth Skills -5
Elite Troop Armor (Auntie Cleo)	Block +5 Stealth Skills -5
Advanced Defensive Armor (C&P)	?
Elite Troop Armor (C&P)	Dodge +5 Stealth Skills -5
Advanced Defensive Armor (MSI)	?
Advanced Defensive Armor (Rizzo's)	?
Advanced Defensive Armor	?
Advanced Defensive Armor (UDL)	?
Elite Troop Armor (UDL)	Block +5 Stealth Skills -5
Elite Troop Armor (MSI)	Block +5 Stealth Skills -5
Elite Troop Armor (Rizzo's)	Block +5 Stealth Skills -5
Elite Troop Armor	Block +5 Stealth Skills -5
MSI Elite Armor	Ranged Weapon Skills +5	29	5.00	150
SugarOps Armor	Defense Skills +5	41	5.00	238
MSI Elite Helmet	Ranged Weapon Spread -10%	29	1.00	106
SugarOps Helmet	Plasma damage +5%, N-Ray damage +10%	36	1.00	144
Nightfall Squad Armor	Equip Time -50% Stealth Skills -5	49	5.00	244
Nightfall Squad Helmet	None	49	1.00	156

Helmets[]

Name	Skills	Armor	Weight	Value
Iconoclast Apostle Helmet	Melee Damage +5%	29	2.00	84
Full Cranial Helmet	None	38	2.00	25
Vented Mark 3 Helmet	Inspiration +3	21	1.00	15.0
Leather Helm with Goggles	Medical +3	24	1.00	17.0
Elite Troop Helmet (Auntie Cleo)	None
Advanced Defensive Helmet (Auntie Cleo)	None
Ordnance Control Helmet (Auntie Cleo)	Lockpick Max Distance +2.5m
Riot Control Helmet (Auntie Cleo)	Medical +5
Advanced Defensive Helmet (C&P)	None
Ordnance Control Helmet (C&P)	Hack +5
Riot Control Helmet (C&P)	Handguns +5
Standard Troop Helmet (C&P)	Sneak +3
Standard Troop Helmet (Auntie Cleo)	Science +3
Advanced Defensive Helmet (MSI)	None
Advanced Defensive Helmet (Rizzo's)	None
Advanced Defensive Helmet (Spacer's Choice)	None
Advanced Defensive Helmet (UDL)	None
Ordnance Control Helmet (MSI)	2-Handed Melee +5
Ordnance Control Helmet (Rizzo's)	Persuade +5
Ordnance Control Helmet (Spacer's Choice)	Block +5
Ordnance Control Helmet (UDL)	Handguns +5
Riot Control Helmet (MSI)	Long Guns +5
Riot Control Helmet (Rizzo's)	1-Handed Melee +5
Riot Control Helmet (Spacer's Choice)	Determination +5
Riot Control Helmet (UDL)	Dodge +5
Standard Troop Helmet (MSI)	Block +3
Standard Troop Helmet (Rizzo's)	Science +3
Standard Troop Helmet (Spacer's Choice)	Intimidate +3
Standard Troop Helmet (UDL)	Persuade +3
Purpleberry Police Helmet	Stealth Skills +5	16	2.50	175
Mardet Helmet	Leadership +5		0.5	3.8
Mark 7 Cranial Protector	Handguns +5		0.5	3.8
Mining Helmet, Grade 1	1-Handed Melee +5 or Dodge +5 or Hack +5 or Lie +5		0.0	3.10
Mining Helmet, Grade 1, With Light	Engineering +5 or Heavy Weapons +5 or Intimidate +5 or Inspiration +5		0.0	3.10