Armor

# Categories

Please keep in mind these categories are only guidelines for how the Armor can be utilized; in the end it is entirely up to the players.

## Light Armor

The lightest, most brisk form of body and head protection. While it generally offers only minimal protection, it also likewise generally creates virtually no encumbrance, allowing the user to be more agile and free, which results in the greatest mobility as well as unrestricted damage dealt. This category would be great for lightweight fighters such as snipers, assassins, "glass cannon" builds, or those who simply wish the greatest mobility for other purposes such as gathering, and so on.

### Light Armor Strengths

* Greatly Increased Maximum Energy
* Higher Energy Regeneration
* Higher Damage Dealt
* Highest Chance for Offensive Stats

### Light Armor Weaknesses

* Lowest Defense
* No HP Bonus
* Breaks Easiest
* Lowest Chance for Defensive Stats

## Medium Armor

The medium, middle-ground choice for body and head protection. Medium Armor is the most balanced, offering good protection whilst keeping encumbrance as low as possible, resulting in a good mix between defense, offense, and mobility. This Armor category is ideal for those wishing to balance their survivability with their offensive capabilities, retaining good mobility whilst still having respectable protection. Rangers, close to medium-range fighters, explorers, hunters, and more, would all benefit from this balance.

### Medium Armor Strengths

* A good mix between Offense, Defense, Durability, and Mobility
* Higher Energy Regeneration than Heavy
* Higher Damage Dealt than Heavy
* Equal Chance for Offensive & Defensive Stats

### Medium Armor Weaknesses

* Less Damage than Light Armor
* Less Energy Regeneration than Light Armor
* Less Defense than Heavy Armor
* Less HP Bonus than Heavy Armor

## Heavy Armor

The heaviest, most defensive form of body and head protection. Heavy Armor greatly protects its users by offering unparalleled defense and HP bonus, though at the cost of reduced mobility and damage dealt. This category is great for those expecting to constantly be on the frontlines of PVE or PVP battles, as the increase of HP combined with high defense results in incredible degrees of survival. "Tank" builds, front-line fighters, heavy-duty, low-mobility damage dealers, healers, and more may all benefit greatly from this choice.

### Heavy Armor Strengths

* Greatly Increased Maximum Health
* Highest Defense
* Great Durability
* Highest Chance for Defensive Stats

### Heavy Armor Weaknesses

* Lowest Maximum Energy
* Lowest Energy Regeneration
* Lowest Damage Dealt
* Lowest Chance for Offensive Stats

## Armor Categories (Items)

Below you can find which Armor items are in which Armor Categorizations (in Alphabetical order for ease of index). Unlike in Vanilla Rust, players will be able to mix and match any of these items together with virtually no restrictions to create highly custom builds and encumbrances to match custom playstyles and purposes (as well as unique and original styles, especially when paired with skins). Do keep in mind these are all currently in balancing and their categorizations are therefore subject to change (though most are locked down).

All of these pieces of Armor will be available in up to Tier 4 and Quality 25 variants (meaning they will all have early game to end game variants).

### Light Armor

* Bandana Mask
* Baseball Cap
* Beanie Hat
* Boonie Hat
* Burlap Gloves
* Burlap Headwrap
* Burlap Shirt
* Burlap Shoes
* Burlap Trousers
* Hoodie
* Improvised Balaclava
* Jacket
* Longsleeve T-Shirt
* Pants
* Shirt
* Shorts
* Tank Top
* T-Shirt

### Medium Armor

* Bone Armor
* Bone Helmet
* Boots
* Bucket Helmet
* Hide Boots
* Hide Halterneck
* Hide Pants
* Hide Poncho
* Hide Skirt
* Hide Vest
* Leather Gloves
* Night Vision Goggles
* Snow Jacket
* Tactical Gloves
* Wolf Headdress
* Wood Armor Helmet
* Wood Armor Pants
* Wood Armor Chestplate

### Heavy Armor

* Coffee Can Helmet
* Metal Chest Plate
* Metal Facemask
* Riot Helmet
* Road Sign Jacket
* Road Sign Kilt
* Road Sign Gloves