The Best Armors In Tarkov: From Flea To Endgame

[@tehjamerz]

The best armor by far is whatever the guy im shooting at wears

[@MrTwinkleToess]

LOL

[@FilthyPeasantGaming]

I keep getting killed in the neck by scavs, its now my priority to have aramid protection there.

[@ProdigyReflexz]

What armor are you using for neck protection

[@aznballaboi4life]

Just wear a scarf

[@davidyoo5017]

yeah, just got necked by random scav from 53m away by .366 fmj :(

[@el_floppo9159]

​@@ProdigyReflexz ghezel and gen 4's are pretty decent for it

[@Hubris423]

Korund ftw

[@Trasmor]

My personal list for newbie friends if anyone is interested. Most of the time I'm swapping plates to VI from Kiba. Tiers based kinda on neck protection. Armored Vest: S Tier - FORT Defender-2 / IOTV Gen4 / FORT Redut-M A Tier - BNTI Zhuk (Digital Flora) / BNTI Gzhel-K B Tier - NPP KlASS Korund-VM Lightest - Hexatac HPC Chest Rigs: S Tier - Velocity Systems MPPV Multi-Purpose Patrol Vest A Tier - LBT-1961A Load Bearing Chest Rig / ANA Tactical Alpha chest rig Armored Rigs: S Tier - CQC Osprey MK4A plate carrier (Protection, MTP) A Tier - NPP KlASS Bagariy / Ars Arma CPC MOD.1 / Crye Precision CPC Face Covers: S Tier - Atomic Defense CQCM A Tier - Tagilla's welding mask Helmets: S Tier - Diamond Age Bastion + Slap / Crye Precision AirFrame + Chops & Face Shield A Tier - HighCom Striker ULACH / Team Wendy EXFIL Headsets: S Tier - Peltor ComTac VI A Tier - Peltor ComTac V / IV / Safariland Liberator HP 2.0

[@kingawsume]

The number of times I have been killed from 150-200+m away by some scav with a SKS soft point into my neck means that I will be rocking neck/throat protection till BSG fixes scav accuracy, that being never.

[@Joe-kl4vu]

Skill issue

[@harmemez6880]

so i dont think my character would be able to carry this 5:13 armor, probably i just have too low level to carry 4.6 mil kg on me.

[@calebmartin843]

I saw the same thing; it could be doing a weird thing where it's adding all of the available rigs together because the game considers them all to be in one spot.

[@harmemez6880]

@@calebmartin843 truee

[@jacuul6735]

@@calebmartin843This is exactly what is happening, if you examine stuff in traders it considers it to be a “stack” like how stacking backpacks adds their weight, but if you check in your stash it will appear correctly

[@zelder77769]

So, if you want tier6 plates pay BSG 40 i guess, they surely wont expand on that

[@DrDoinks]

Nikita before wipe “There will be no class 6 armor available from traders” Ref: *Hold my beer* 😂

[@Systematiclol]

Arena is so dumb. Why should the base game i payed for have any interaction thats meaningful with another i dont want to purchase and buy. You said it wouldn't be pay to win but its not even arguable at this point that the game isnt. Eod always was with its buttstash size now pockets arena. Never going back to pvp Nakkita can suck a fat one

[@NikolayMIA]

Please add some info about new bugs - flairs are not working properly, players may be killed because of it.

[@mistastew6018]

Where is the tasks list shown at 4:24?

[@s1mpleeeeeee]

i usually use the 6b23, trade the plate for golden egg, plate 5 front and back, its that good? im level 33

[@VietDudez]

me too.

[@umbrella4407]

He does mention your strat at 4:39 There is nothing wrong with it, having a class 5 front plate is the most important thing, so probably the best you can do at that level unless you have leveled ref and can get the CPC, etc.

[@v4lhulme]

HAYEECH PEE , lol

[@haen2456]

For people who are between lvl 3 and 4 traders I recommend just running scav case with moonshine. A lot of tier 5 (and someties 6) plates to be gained there and you can just buy whatever armor you like from the flea since the prices cheap this wipe due to reselling

[@SportDCS]

So, I’m glad to hear the APCPC is still the best plate carrier, but what about the best dedicated armor? I prefer to run a chest rig and armor combo. Also, do you have a sheet that lists the weights of the different plates in game? Would be fun to try and run different combos to see what’s the best mix

[@umbrella4407]

Slick has best thorax protection for the same reason as the CPC, but it does not have soft armor on stomach sides or side plate option (which protects stomach only) so you sacrifice stomach and neck protection for extra thorax armpit armor. Other than that basically any armor with class 3 soft armor that also covers the sides and can take side plates could be considered the best. Thor CRV is probably the lightest, while the Ghzel and Zhuk (green) provide neck protection and still don't weigh a ton, but you will have a ceramic front plate which means bad repair and lower effective durability than other options. Fort Defender and Killa armor don't take side plates, but give throat protection (defender only from the front) and still have acceptable weight, and then comes all the heavy chonker armors like Gen4, Zabralo, samurai redut, tan THOR, etc, which are usually considered too heavy.

[@_Verox90_]

and what do you thin kabout the CQC Osprey MK4A (Protection) carrier?

[@malice_plays]

The bagarai craft is used for the Ref quest btw. You need a korund front plate fir

[@MrPandaOK]

Finally, a content creator who can pronounce "Gzhel" correctly! XD Thanks for the great breakdown.

[@acolytetojippity]

6:22, the big difference between these two is like, a metric ton of weight. bagariy weight is still broken it looks like?

[@Matkatamiba]

I recommend just filtering all of your flea to 81%+ durability for everything

[@XxGhostProxyxX]

hey hey hey lazy players is me, im called out in the video, but also im too lazy to list them lmao so i just run them T.T

[@bootedx]

I would suggest adding a searchfilter if you dont want to manually look if an listed armor is too damaged

[@neen4456]

One of the unique parts of Tarkov is how long you can spend overthinking your loadout, so I think they could balance in a little more depth to the plate system. Lightest weight + decent durability + best repairability makes Monoclete / GAC / KITECO plates a no-brainer in almost every situation. Given that Tarkov's okay taking artistic liberty with armor's stats, maybe ceramic plates could become lighter or the ultra-repairable UHMWPE plates become heavier or more breakable, given the rest of the stats. Most of the steel/titanium/aluminum plates feel like they'd be solidly balanced against each other (in weight/durability/repairability) if polymer didn't exist.

[@Noctrnal]

Now do one for ammo! ❤

[@Judoyo13]

Voron a much better key for me.

[@subliminalfreedom]

Youre better than the aapc

[@Der_Thrombozyt]

Well well... So much for Ref 2-4 not being OP - as even with the free weekend it is still out of reach for people who don't have Arena and he just happens to be the only trader to directly sell the CCP rig, class 6 plates AND the stash keys that give you plenty of lvl 6 plates plus top ammo plus top weapons...

[@tobyFOTS]

You still have to level up his rep. Took me 260 games to get to lvl 4 rep. That's 200h plus of gameplay. As you don't own Arena you have no idea how much of a grind it is to level up his reputation. Plus time you are putting in Arena your not doing main Tarkov quests so you fall behind trader rep there instead,its a trade off. Just buy it and see its not that easy.

[@Der_Thrombozyt]

@@tobyFOTS I saw it during the free weekend. 4-5h of play time for 3 sets of dailies plus weekly. 0.11 rep, 2 lega medals 3 million rubles and about 300ish GP coins? Truly a horrible time/reward ratio... NOT. Also 260 games never take you 200+ hours. Especially with last hero being an easy way to do 3 dailies in 25 mins.

[@Acbar31]

Thank you

[@UnknownHome42]

Beware of playing Tarkov Arena on the Chop Shop map if you hug the corner or wall on the edge of the map your more than likely to see players spawning right in front of you happen to me the first time on that last hero mode

[@shreyrathi7182]

Not anymore, i think they changed it or maybe I’ve been lucky

[@somebeardo3856]

How do armor recommendations or tier lists change consider PvE only players?

[@cameraman1234567890a]

more or less same, Pve neck and arm protection is more important tho as bots usually aim there

[@Hubris423]

Korund ftw

[@bappon9029]

dont forget about the zhuk 6 on arena unless they removed it

[@Gigabeef]

It's empty

[@owenschulz9504]

8:06 hey why is that osprey 14 million kilos

[@WhoLongDragon]

It’s the weight of every carrier he has in stock added together

[@shidfard991]

the fact you can only get good class 5 and any class 6 at all from ref is actually insane

[@tobyFOTS]

Keba?

[@DrDoinks]

You can get the same best class 5 from ragman. But yeah you have to level 42 for lvl 4 ragman, which means you can EZ spam one of the best players from lvl 25 all the way to level 42. Level 25/Ref lvl 3 spamming free CPC is crazy. It’s busted. And the only class 6 being on ref is busted too

[@tylerclark1801]

I want my lvl 6 plate trades back

[@Fretti90]

First! Glad to see more content Giga, keep it up mate :)

[@xxxbangarangxxx2310]

Not first

[@TheShadowFox1]

people buy armor? i never need to buy them after the first week of wipe

[@TheMrPandabeast]

I only put level 5 or 6 front and side and light level 4 plates on the back of all my armors.

[@Wehra96]

The 3s15m is the best one for a back plate, i use that when i run level 6 front. Lighter than the level 4 and more protection

[@AmatsuKami]

duude enough promoting CPC armor please. it is goin up to 500k for empty armor in pve time to time. Let people find out which is better daym.

[@09666slayer]

how do you struggle for money in the game mode where the AI doesnt loot anything properly and you have a 100% chance in getting back anything insured? you can also alt f4 your deaths on every map that isnt streets. the only way to lose a kit is to either not insure it or die on labs with it

[@AmatsuKami]

@@09666slayer started late and tryin to max everything as soon as possible. at the end i will get infinite currency i know that but just rushing. No need to say but GPU's are 1.5m, Military power filter was 3m, air filter absorber is 500k. the list goes on brother.

[@RaceMaster79]

whats the best in PvE with no budget limitation?

[@demjan96]

just buy the Ars Arma CPC MOD.1 and barter hexatac hpc (3 golden watches) for additional 2x GAC 3s15m (lightest 5lvl plate)