Combat armor (Fallout 76)

Combat armor is a multi-piece set of armor in Fallout 76. Combat armor provides balanced Damage Resistance and Energy Resistance but lacks Radiation Resistance and requires the player character to be at least level 20 to equip or craft.

Combat armor
Combat armor consists of five different pieces, one for each limb, and a torso. They can be worn over clothing with ease and can be modified with standard combat armor mods. All in all, it's a highly modifiable suit of armor that offers a balanced level of protection. Combat armor is available in four grades: Level 20, 30, 40, and 50. It is available in standard (light), sturdy and heavy versions with each variant offering increased protection at the cost of added weight and increased crafting resources. As with all armor sets in Fallout 76, it can be worn under clothing/outfits or worn over underarmor.

Combat armor has two mod slots with, the first slot allowing the player character to alter the armor's appearance while improving DR and ER. While they do change the appearance, from a sheer resistance perspective, the Brotherhood of Steel variant is the most powerful.

The second mod slot allows several utility improvements, such as additional carry capacity or a lighter build. Mods may be learned from scrapping armor or by acquiring plans. Mods may also be purchased, found in the world or awarded for quests. Combat armor may also be painted.

Combat armor helmet
The combat armor helmet is a green helmet with leather padding. It offers no damage reduction properties and is only a cosmetic headpiece. It can have its paint color changed at a workbench. The paint types correspond with the ones available for standard combat armor, but are unlocked separately to the body colors. You can unlock the different colors through scrapping various combat armor pieces.

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Variants

 * Stand Fast: A unique version.

Crafting
Combat armor can be crafted at an armor workbench. Plans to craft combat armor are given as a reward for completing the Free States quests. These quests begin with Early Warnings.

Arms

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Chest

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Legs

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Modifications
This item has the following modification slots: Material, Misc.

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Cosmetic
All cosmetic skins are available exclusively through the Atomic Shop.

Locations

 * A helmet can be found at the Charleston Capitol Building in the Charleston Capitol Courthouse, on a table with a lamp and folder under the collapsed floor. Another can be found on the front desk of the DMV.
 * A helmet may be found at Morgantown, at the street camp, inside the large tent, on a table.
 * A helmet can be found on a cabinet shelf in a shed to the south of the North Kanawha lookout, to the left of the fridge.
 * A helmet can be found inside the yellow striped bus south of Dyer Chemical.
 * A helmet may be found at Helvetia, inside the Honey Haus, within the locked room, on a wooden palisade.
 * Brotherhood Initiates patrolling Appalachia's points of interest such as crashed vertibirds can be killed and have a high chance of dropping multiple pieces of combat armor in the Brotherhood of Steel variant, as well as default Combat Armor Helmets.
 * One can be found south west of The Wayward at a checkpoint on the main road.
 * One can be found east of Forward Station Alpha at a crashed vertibird along a dried up stream.
 * One can be found south east of Fort Atlas at a checkpoint on the highway.
 * One can be found north east of Fort Atlas at a checkpoint on the highway.
 * One can be found north west of Drop Site V9 at a crashed vertibird.
 * One can be found north east of the South Mountain Lookout, at a crashed vertibird on the northern side of an unmarked crater.
 * One can be found south east of the Federal Disposal Field HZ-21, at a crashed vertibird.
 * One can be found south west of the Converted Munitions Factory, at a crashed vertibird located on top of the mountain.