Runner Trousers is the best leg armor in the Ascent. It also boosts balance by 5, making it useful when constantly moving during combat. The P-50 Torso has overall decent defensive stats, which makes it really useful against all types of enemies. However, it also affects your head, upper, lower, and internal body attributes by 1. This Armor has great physical and heat defense. This leg armor does not have any additional boosts, but even without them, it is a solid choice due to its high heat defense. This can be obtained early on in the game through random drops by killing enemies. This Leg armor boosts your Evasion by 2, which will work perfectly with its decent defensive stats. Leg Armor E-40 RedRunner Compression Pants This Armor also has the highest average defensive stats out of all the other torsos. The Custom Flatliner Rig provides a boost to weapon handling and spread reduction by 2, which in result will translate to better damage. It also boosts your Weapon handling and Spread reduction by 2.

Out of all the Torso armor in our list, the Sec-4 Rig has the highest Physical defense stat, which makes it really useful against enemies with melee weapons. Combining it with a powerful weapon with a high critical hit rate, it will become a deadly combo. This Armor also boosts your critical hit rate by 2, along with its solid defensive stats. It can be purchased from Armor Vendor later on in the game. This head armor has one of the best defensive stats out of all the other head armor, which makes it a must have.

It also boosts Vital Signs and Body energy by 2. The Custom Mechrhino Helmet is an upgraded version of the Mechrhino helmet, and it has the highest physical defense out of all the helmets. It also boosts Vital Signs and Body energy by 3. The PF-40 Velocity might not have the highest defensive stats, but it can be obtained really early on in the game, and it will be the best helmet you can have early on. It also affects your Upper body attribute by 5, making it a must have when possible. This helmet has the best all round defensive stats out of all other headgear in the Ascent. This Armor also has one of the highest Physical defense stats, which makes it useful against melee enemies. The Mechrhino helmet provides a boost of +3 to your balance, along with its decent defensive stats. The Ascent Best ArmorsД«elow we have listed 5 of the best Head, Torso, and Leg Armors based on their overall stats and the bonuses they provide.

In this guide, we have listed the best Head, Torso, and Leg armor pieces that are present in the Ascent. But not all Armor is equal, and some armor pieces are better than others. In the Ascent, there are a variety of Armor pieces available for you to choose from.

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