The Best Armor in Stalcraft in 2025

In the game, suits are available from the very beginning. They are armor that protects you from enemy blows and harmful radiation from the abnormal areas of the zone. Everyone wears an outfit, and it is necessary for any activity. In this article, you will learn the best suits in Stalcraft, see how to get them and find a small guide to handling the equipment.

Armor in Stalcraft

All armor is divided into personal and transferable categories. The first category includes items for barter and various rewards. The equipment can be made personal, but it cannot be transferred, sold, thrown away, lost after death, or converted back to transferable. Equipment in the second category can be handled freely.

Armor in Stalcraft can be:

• combat;
• scientific;
• combined.

Class determines the purpose of the equipment. Combat suits are good for PvP and PvE; they are perfectly protected from both bullets and mutants. Scientific suits, on the other hand, do not withstand damage well. They protect against radiation, biological contamination, psi radiation, and temperature, allowing you to be in different dangerous areas of the Zone. The combined ones are something in between.

There is a fourth class, clothing, but we will not consider it in the article. To pass it is useless.

Earlier costumes had degrees of rarity; after update X, they became ranks. This changed the server selection system. The rank of your equipment and weapons affects where you will play, so it is better not to rush to get the most powerful equipment in the game.

There are 6 ranks in total, each with its own color for easy identification. Here they are:

• Jumper (gray);
• Beginner (green);
• Stalker (blue);
• Veteran (purple);
• Master (red);
• Legend (gold).

The server ranks are only five. There are no legendary ones.

How to Get New Costumes in Stalcraft?

Several ways are available. You can get equipment:

• get for completing the story;
• trade for resources;
• buy at auction;
• get it for faction coupons;
• get from cases;
• get for events and battle passes.

Let’s take a closer look at each method.

Plot

As you progress through the story, you will receive free armor, weapons, and equipment. The armor is often good but will only be useful at the beginning of the game. As you progress, you’ll accumulate resources for normal equipment.

Craft

The main way to get the best costumes in the game. Each one has its own recipe – a list of resources you have to collect. Often, you need a sample of cheaper armor (for example, to craft “Kingpin” you need his worn version). In addition, bartering is paid. The amount you will have to pay depends on the rank of the desired equipment.

You can exchange resources for items in the “100 rads” bar and other places. You must interact with the equipment merchants.

Auction

The Auction is Stalcraft’s in-game marketplace where you can buy and sell items. To access it, level up your Bar to level 3. You will be able to find several sellers who will allow you to sell items (buy items through the menu). Prices are usually high, but you will often find improved items.

Exchange Coins and Tokens

A currency that can be exchanged for items you need from the Merchant. You get it in daily rewards, as well as when participating in promotions and events.

Cases

Cases are crates with random rewards inside, from which, among other things, good armor falls out. Earlier, they were available for donation, but today, they are only for internal activities.

Events and Battle Pass

Stalcraft has seasonal events almost all the time, and there is also a battle pass mechanism. Free armor happens in the list of rewards. Just fulfill the conditions to get it and enjoy.

The Best Costumes in Stalcraft in 2025

Let’s get to the main thing. How to understand what equipment in the game is the best? Look only at the rank can not be. The very characteristics of the armor are important. The class also matters. Today, we need all three types of equipment in accordance with the new requirements of locations:

• combat for Mines and Tributary;
• combined for the Forge-11;
• scientific for Labyrinth, Black Bypass, and Reflection.

The top armor has the rank of Master and allows you to wear plates. It has a built-in NV. The player in it remains mobile, and a few shortcomings can be easily compensated by assembly.

Let’s take a look at the list of top armor in the game.

Best Combat Equipment

The Ace and Mule exoskeletons differ only in name and appearance; their characteristics are the same. These are the best combat suits in Stalcraft for any activity. They are good in the open world, clan wars, and session battles. In armor, you won’t lose mobility, and you’ll have quite a bit of carry weight. Of course, the bullet resistance will be excellent.

The gear weighs 35 kilograms. The armor is compatible with compact and standard containers, as well as with all backpacks.

The main way to get the suit is by crafting. You need the following resources:

• 3840 samples of Substance 07270;
• 1280 pieces of Red Fern;
• 860 pieces of Quantum Batteries;
• 820 Psi Beacon remnants;
• 600 pieces of Digamma data fragments;
• 55 units of Anomalous Serum.

A shabby “Ace” or “Mule” will also be required. The exchange costs 5,960₽.

Top Science Armor

The Saturn jumpsuit simply has no alternatives: it’s the only one that can withstand level 4 infestation. This is combined with a very good bullet resistance for science armor. The armor is compatible with all backpacks and containers – you can make up any build. Don’t forget to add a carry weight: the base weight is not enough.

The weight of the armor is 13 kilograms. The best armor in Stalcraft for the science branch.

“Saturn” can be created for:

• 3360 Psi Beacon Residue;
• 2900 units of Substance 07270;
• 1930 samples of Fern;
• 660 Gamma data;
• 55 serum samples.

In addition, a worn Saturn is required. The exchange is worth approximately 2,268,120 ₽.

Best Combination Armor

In the branch of combined armor, the best is the RAPS AO-6 Nomad. It surpasses even the Skif-5. AO-6 gradually reduces bleeding and regenerates health, which makes it indispensable. There is a disadvantage to speed, but it can be compensated by assembly. Weighs 24 kilograms.

You can obtain armor by crafting from the following resources:

• 3180 units of Substance 07270;
• 2190 psi beacons;
• 1,950 fern specimens;
• 600 Gamma data;
• 285 pieces of Quantum Batteries;
• 55 pieces of serum.

A shabby AO-6 Nomad and 2,193,720 ₽ will also be required.

Budget Equipment in Stalcraft

Items of Master rank are very expensive and take a lot of time and effort to farm. It is hard for a newcomer to get them. There is an alternative: barter armor rank Veteran. Of course, its properties are worse, but at the initial stages of the game it is enough.

The requirements for budget equipment are the same: the presence of a built-in NV, the ability to wear plates, high mobility. They are suitable for:

• combat Legionnaire;
• scientific Reaper and Uranus;
• the combined RAPS AO-5 Pilgrim.

Let’s take a closer look at them.

Cheap Combat Equipment

The Legionnaire heavy armor suit is a great, cheap combat armor in Stalcraft. In assemblies, you need stamina and movement speed, which the armor reduces slightly. The Legionnaire is compatible with all containers and backpacks and weighs 11 kilograms.

Equipment can be exchanged for the following resources:

• 1043 pieces of Substance 07270;
• 207 Psi Beacon Remnants;
• 196 fern specimens;
• 193 Gamma data samples.

In addition, a worn Legionnaire and 592,720 ₽.

Cheap Science Suit

The position is shared by two scientific suits at once: “Reaper” for bandits and “Uranus” for stalkers. Their characteristics are almost the same. Both suits weigh 12 kilograms. “Reaper” is compatible only with light backpacks, as well as with all containers, except bulky “Uranus” – with any containers in the game.

“Reaper” should be crafted in the bar “100 X-rays”, but the “Uranus” jumpsuit should be at the base of Zari and Rubizh. The following resources are needed:

• psi Beacons – 550 pieces for “Reaper” and 295 for “Uranus”;
• Substance 07270 – 480 and 277 pieces, respectively;
• ferns – 320 and 278 units, respectively;
• 243 Beta data fragments for the bandit suit and 341 Gamma data fragments for the stalker suit.

To craft “Reaper” you need a worn jumpsuit and 595,380 ₽. “Uranus” you can get from its worn version for 301,000 ₽.

Cheap Combination Armor

The RAPS AO-5 Pilgrim is a more affordable variant of the AO-6. It weighs 30 pounds and is compatible with all containers and backpacks. There is a speed penalty, but this combo suit restores stamina and heals.

The main way to obtain it is by crafting from the following resources:

• 1020 samples of Substance 07270;
• 700 psi beacons;
• 620 pieces of ferns;
• 570 Beta Data Fragments.

You will also need an AO-K Rider UCA and 699,740 ₽.

Faction Armor in Stalcraft

The player can join one of four factions: the Zara and Rubezh (Stalkers) or the Covenant and Mercenaries (Bandits). Each has a unique faction armor. The armor is of Master rank, allows the use of plates, and has a built-in NV.

There is also a faction outfit in the super-heavy category. Its bullet resistance is very good, but it is too slow to play comfortably. The equipment is very skill-demanding and expensive, so we will not consider it.

Rise (Freedom)

Svoboda’s faction armor, the Hound exosuit, belongs to the combo class. It weighs 24 kilograms and is compatible with all backpacks and containers. However, due to its low bullet resistance, it is categorically unsuitable for close range. The Hound is ideal for ambush tactics and a “hit-and-run” fighting style. The armor gives a good buff to speed, periodic healing, and minus bleeding. It is a great suit, after which all other suits seem too slow.

“The Hound can be traded at the Zari base for the following resources:

• 7799 pieces of Substance 07270;
• 2258 Psi Beacon Remnants;
• 2132 fern specimens;
• 1788 Gamma Fragments;
• 1732 batteries;
• 65 units of serum.

The Craft costs 3,650,000 ₽.

Frontier (Duty)

The unique armor of the Dolg is the “Vanguard” armored suit, which is a very specific combat armor that weighs 30 kilograms. In fact, they are only suitable for farming in the location Lyubech-3 (Limansk). The armor ignores the movement speed penalty from weapons but slows them down. It protects well against bleeding but is only compatible with light backpacks and compact and standard containers. Berlog-6, which could save the situation, can’t be placed. A variant for amateurs.

Barter is possible in the location “Barrier” for:

• 6499 samples of Substance 07270;
• 2656 psi beacons;
• 2508 units of fern;
• 2104 Gamma fragments;
• 1386 batteries;
• 65 pieces of serum.

The Craft costs 3,540,000 ₽.

Covenant

The Peresvet jumpsuit is a scientific armor. It weighs 17 kilograms, is compatible with compact and standard containers, as well as with all backpacks. In terms of characteristics, the armor is closer to the combined armor, and also holds only level 3 infestation. If you already have a Saturn, you should not craft the Peresvet suit.

The equipment can be obtained in the Temple Keep. Resources required:

• 3800 Psi Beacon Remnants;
• 3200 units of Substance 07270;
• 2300 pieces of Red Fern;
• 1460 samples of Quantum Battery;
• 1460 Gamma data;
• 65 serums.

Craft is very expensive – it costs 4,100,000 ₽.

Mercenaries

The Punisher suit is a combination armor very similar to the Hound. It offers slightly more bullet resistance and less speed, but the play style remains the same. The outfit weighs 22 pounds and is compatible with all backpacks and containers. It’s a good choice.

You can barter armor at the Mercenary Camp. To barter, you will need:

• 4850 units of Substance 07270;
• 3230 ferns;
• 1800 batteries;
• 1550 Psi Beacon Remnants;
• 1,290 Gamma data;
• 65 pieces of serum.

The exchange is also expensive at 4,208,990 ₽.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to Paint?

First, you have to get the paint:

• for finding signals;
• from the fence;
• from cases;
• at an auction;
• from a merchant.

Select an item in your inventory and open the preview mode. Expand the tab with paints, click on the desired one, and confirm the action.

How to Remove the Paint?

Removing paint from armor in Stalcraft is much more complicated. The first way is to buy a solvent from the merchant for 199 rubles. The armor will return to its original appearance. The skin will be destroyed. The second way – barter. You will lose the equipment, but return the paint.

How to Share it with a Friend?

The post office is the basis of barter between players. You send and receive parcels there. Look for the envelope icon on the mini-map—that’s where the Courier is.

When talking to him, select “Yes, there is something to discuss about the parcel.” A menu will open.

How do I send armor? Specify the exact nickname of the player you want to send the package to. Drag the desired armor to the left half (you can attach some money). Don’t forget to write an accompanying message – and click on the “Send” button.

How to Sell?

You can put the armor up for auction. To do this, approach the Auctioneer and interact with him. A menu will open. Simply drag the item to the left side and assign it a starting price.

You can sell armor in Stalcraft if it is transferable. You can’t put personalized armor on the auction.

How to Fix it?

You can repair the suit at the Mechanic, tab “Maintenance”. Drag the desired item into the box and select the currency for repair. Repairs can be done for money or parts (your choice).

How to Disassemble?

Go to the Mechanic. Drag and drop the gear in the same way. Click on the “Disassemble” button at the bottom.

How to Improve?

How do you improve your existing armor? This process is called sharpening. Again, it requires a Mechanic.

Open the “Modifications” tab. To improve, you need tools, which are cheap, standard, and advanced. The first two types upgrade only up to level 10, and the third – all the way to the end. The rarity of tools increases the chance of successful sharpening. If the improvement fails, the thing breaks. It will have to be repaired on the neighboring tab with a set of components of the corresponding rank.

Tools have durability. After several uses, they are spent.

Spare parts are also needed for improvement. You can get them for donation and session battles, as well as at the auction. If you try to sharpen an already improved suit, you will lose the modification if you fail. Spare parts allow you to avoid this.

Enhancement is paid for. Full sharpening costs 50-150 million rubles, depending on your luck. Improving armor up to the rank of veteran is unprofitable. The same can be said about the story equipment.