Remnant 2: Best Body Armor, Ranked

The Armor Sets in Remnant 2 are all incredibly varied both visually and in their stats. This has a lot to do with the fact that the player is traveling to all sorts of different worlds in this game, and as such Armor Sets will have different appearances based on their environment and different Resistances as well.

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Though, to be fair, Armor Sets are a lot simpler in this sequel than they were in the last game, Remnant: From the Ashes, as players don't need to upgrade their Armor using Upgrade Materials anymore. Also, this core change seemed to steam a lot from the idea of Set Bonuses being a little 'too' incentivized in R: FtA, but there's still a lot of merit to min-maxing which pieces to wear in a mixed Armor Set combination. Players heavily underestimate just how much each point of Armor or Resistance impacts survivability in Remnant 2, so let's go over which Body pieces specifically are the best.

Updated July 30th, 2024 by Jacob Buchalter: Both the Awakened King DLC and the Forgotten Kingdom DLC for Remnant 2 have added their fair share of new Armor Sets to the game. Remnant 2 as a whole has a very diverse spread of different Armor Sets both in terms of stats and in terms of visuals. There are Armor Sets that give off an incredible sci-fi vibe, well-designed fantasy sets, believable post-apocalyptic sets, and much more. However, when it comes to their stats, the chest pieces are always going to make the biggest impact. These are typically the heaviest parts of each set that provide the most Armor and Resistance. So, with that in mind, let's take an in-depth look at all the Armor Sets in Remnant 2 currently while we wait for the new Armor Sets that are assuredly coming alongside the Dark Horizon third DLC for the game.

12 Battle Shirt

Light Armor Set

The Battle Suit is one of the few new Armor Sets added in the Forgotten Kingdom DLC for Remnant 2. It's funny, despite this being a DLC set in Yaesha, a world with a unique race of creatures called Pan with their own culture and influences, one of the primary Armor Sets in this DLC is a military uniform from Earth.

On aesthetics alone, this Armor Set is great since the player ends up looking like a private in the military lost in another world (which isn't too far from the truth) but it's also just a pretty useful set in terms of stats. It's a Light Set, but even so, it provides a good amount of defense for the weight, and its Resistances are pretty evenly split as well, outside of Shock. And, as a final little bonus, this is also one of the few chest piece armor pieces where, when equipped, it won't matter what gloves the player equips, it won't change the appearance of the player's hands at all.

11 Disciple Mantle

Heavy Armor Set

The Disciple Set is essentially the 'poster' Armor Set for the Forgotten Kingdom DLC. If Armor Sets like the Dendroid Set represent the Invader and the Bruiser Set represents the Challenger, then the Disciple Set absolutely represents the Invoker Archetype. And, upon reading the in-game description of the separate pieces of this Armor Set, it becomes clear why this is so innately tied to the Invoker. The Disciple Set not only tells the history of Lydusa and Meidra, the helmet even recreates her visage.

However, as an Armor Set, it's also pretty great. It's a Heavy Armor Set, and the Mantle is the heaviest part of it, but the Armor it gives absolutely makes up for the amount of weight in applies to the wearer. The only downsides of this set are the fact that its Resistances aren't the most spread out and that it's a bit difficult to match it visually with other sets, but other than that the Disciple Set is amazing.

10 Elder Rainment

Light Armor Set

First up is an Armor Set that only the Deluxe or Ultimate Edition holders of Remnant 2 will get to use for their first playthrough, the Raiment of the Elder Set. The Elder Set, Void Set, and Radiant Set were all very popular Armor Sets in Remnant: From the Ashes, so the developers at Gunfire Games brought them back as Edition bonuses for the second game.

Thankfully, there is still a way for anyone to obtain them in-game, regardless of edition, and that's buying any of these three Sets from Whispers after completing the main campaign. In regards to the Raiment's stats, the Elder Raiment is actually one of the lighter armor pieces in the game, weighing in at only 9 Units. This alone makes it a worthwhile armor piece to use for anyone who doesn't want to invest in Strong Back but also wants their dream combination of armor pieces.

9 Fae Royal Bodyplate

Heavy Armor Set

Jumping up a whole 30.4 points of Armor from the Elder Raiment (and 14.4 units of weight), the Fae Royal Bodyplate is a great defensive option for anyone who is looking for something that prioritizes Armor over Resitances. And, at 26.4 Weight, it's typically 'just' barely light enough for players to still wear a mixed Armor Set that includes this Bodyplate and still stay in the Medium Weight Class range.

Visually, the whole Fae Royal Set is one of the best looking in the game, which is proven by the fact that Gunfire Games basically made another copy of this Armor Set for the Awakened King DLC.

8 Crimson Guard Plate

Heavy Armor Set

While it's great that Gunfire Games listened to their community (as they often do) and made it possible to obtain the Red Prince's whole Set in the Awakened King DLC instead of just the Crown, the Armor itself (outside of the helmet) is basically just a recolor.

The Crimson Guard Set and the Fae Royal Set are almost 1:1, outside of the main color choices of course. Still, mechanically, the Crimson Guard Plate isn't the exact same as the Fae Royal Bodyplate, it's a bit heavier with a bit more Armor. But with the changes to Weight Class and Stamina Cost penalty, a bit of extra weight has even less impact than it did before, making this Crimson Guard Set an easy recommendation.

7 Realmwalker Tunic

Light Armor Set

The Realmwalker Set, as a whole, is deceptively 'hefty' in terms of the Armor it offers. It may just look like a military-style green jumpsuit, but there's a reason Founder Ford always wore one of these things. The Tunic, in particular, is an example of something that trades a bit of Armor for more of an even spread of Resistances, as it technically has less Armor than the Elder Rainment, but keeps players protected from the elements more often in exchange.

6 Space Worker Body

Light Armor Set

The Space Worker Set is another option, alongside the Elder Rainent, that players tend to use the most to get themselves into a specific Weight Class without having to give up all that much. This Set might as well be a space-themed body suit, as it offers about as much 'Armor' compared to the Medium to Heavy Body Armor in Remnant 2 as one would expect from a body suit, and it's also just as skin-tight.

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That said, it's only a 'little worse' than the next Body Armor ranking on here, and the Shock Resist it gives can be helpful on N'Erud specifically or against very specific boss/enemy types.

5 High Noon Duds

Medium Armor Set

As one would expect, as readers get higher and higher in these rankings, they'll notice that each subsequent Armor piece is just a pinch better than the one before it. While this might seem obvious, a lot of rankings tend to have a much larger amount of numerical differences between every entry. In any case, while it might seem like the jump up in both Weight and Armor from the Space Worker's Body is large, both Body Pieces have about a 2.5 Ratio for the amount of Armor they provide in relation to their Weight.

But the factor that really separates the High Noon Duds from all the others is how it seems to blend well visually with almost any combination of random armor pieces.

4 Zealot Overcoat

Medium Armor Set

Despite the look of the Zealot Set, this isn't Light Armor. No, the Zealot Set is actually Medium Armor, similar to the Academic Set, which is also found in Losomn. Ignoring the Awakened King-specific benefits of wearing this full Set, the Zealot Overcoat in particular just has a good Armor to Weight Ratio.

And on top of that, it has some great Resistances outside of its Toxin Resist. Of course, this makes sense, given that this Set is tied to the Ritualist Archetype, a Class (or Dual-Class, depending on the combination) entirely built around Elemental Damage and Status Effects.

3 Labyrinth Mantle

Medium Armor Set

Not a ton of players have pointed this out, as they tend to keep the Labyrinth Mantle equipped alongside the rest of the Labyrinth Set, but when the Mantle is equipped alongside some basic pants (like the Survivor, Trainer, or Cultist Leggings), this chestpiece looks a lot like V's Cyberpunk Jacket from all the Cyberpunk 2077 promotional material. Well, maybe it's just the fact that both V's jacket and the Labyrinth Mantle have these comically large popped collars with that over-the-top LED light strip hooked up inside.

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Getting back on topic, the Archon's default Body Armor, the Labyrinth Mantle, is pretty comparable to the rest of the Medium Set category's Body Armor. For example, hopping from the Zealot Overcoat to this, players only get about 4.8 more Armor at the cost of 2.8 more units of Weight. Additionally, this Mantle gives some pretty stellar Resistances to Fire and Shock damage in particular, which seem to be the elements that pop up the most in Remnant 2 overall, though Toxin damage does show up a decent amount in the new Losomn areas of the Awakened King DLC.