Best armour in Palworld

Every body armour ranked by defence, with the HP it adds and the temperature resistance it carries. 31 qualify. Sorted by defence; every number is the game's own.

#	Armour	Defence	At Schematic 4	HP	Resists	Unlock
1	Cold-Resistant Ancient Armor	840	1,092	2,400	Cold 3 · Heat 2	Lv 77
2	Heat-Resistant Ancient Armor	840	1,092	2,400	Cold 2 · Heat 3	Lv 75
3	Lightweight Ancient Armor	840	1,092	2,400	Cold 2 · Heat 2	Lv 79
4	Ancient Armor	800	1,040	2,400	Cold 2 · Heat 2	Lv 68
5	Cold Resistant Hexolite Armor	600	780	1,750	Cold 3 · Heat 2	Lv 64
6	Heat Resistant Hexolite Armor	600	780	1,750	Cold 2 · Heat 3	Lv 63
7	Lightweight Hexolite Armor	600	780	1,750	Cold 2 · Heat 2	Lv 65
8	V2 Armor	600	750	215	Cold 2 · Heat 2	Lv 56
9	Hexolite Armor	580	754	1,750	Cold 2 · Heat 2	Lv 59
10	Cold Resistant Plasteel Armor	400	640	1,300	Cold 2 · Heat 1	Lv 54
11	Heat Resistant Plasteel Armor	400	640	1,300	Cold 1 · Heat 2	Lv 53
12	Lightweight Plasteel Armor	400	640	1,300	Cold 1 · Heat 1	Lv 55
13	Plasteel Armor	385	616	1,300	Cold 1 · Heat 1	Lv 51
14	Cold Resistant Pal Metal Armor	250	400	750	Cold 2 · Heat 1	Lv 50
15	Heat Resistant Pal Metal Armor	250	400	750	Cold 1 · Heat 2	Lv 48
16	Pal Metal Armor	220	352	750	Cold 1 · Heat 1	Lv 46
17	Hallowed Plate Mail	200	320	650	Cold 1 · Heat 1	—
18	Cold Resistant Refined Metal Armor	180	288	500	Cold 2 · Heat 1	Lv 41
19	Heat Resistant Refined Metal Armor	180	288	500	Cold 1 · Heat 2	Lv 40
20	Refined Metal Armor	150	240	500	Cold 1 · Heat 1	Lv 37
21	Cold Resistant Metal Armor	105	168	250	Cold 2 · Heat 1	Lv 27
22	Heat Resistant Metal Armor	105	168	250	Cold 1 · Heat 2	Lv 25
23	Metal Armor	70	112	250	Cold 1 · Heat 1	Lv 23
24	V1 Armor	51	608	806	Cold 1 · Heat 1	Lv 32
25	Depresso Armor	50	—	100	Cold 1 · Heat 1	—
26	Cold Resistant Pelt Armor	45	72	140	Cold 2	Lv 18
27	Heat Resistant Pelt Armor	45	72	140	Heat 2	Lv 16
28	Pelt Armor	35	56	140	Cold 1	Lv 12
29	Tropical Outfit	25	40	70	Heat 2	Lv 9
30	Tundra Outfit	25	40	70	Cold 2	Lv 9
31	Cloth Outfit	15	24	70	Cold 1	Lv 4

Defence and HP are the item's stated values; the resistance levels are the passives the armour carries. The Schematic 4 column is the legendary tier row; the schematics hub says where each one drops. Other rankings: best weapons, best melee weapons, best ranged weapons, best cold-resistant armour, best heat-resistant armour · every piece of armour.

Extracted from Palworld’s game files on 7 September 2026 (build 4570874460).