A Juggernaut's Guide to Strength Armour
Durable and made to protect users as much as possible, strength-based armour is praised by endgame players. With high Endurance and multiple sets of armor, you can take extended beatings from most of the enemies - even around Secronom Bunker.
Typically, this is the go-to armour for many higher-leveled players. Due to their ability to protect its user efficiently through their high durability and damage absorption, you will find them being worn more commonly at the higher outposts.
Most sets of armour that require strength have “Reactive” within its name, but this isn’t always true especially when dealing with the first few sets of armour or the Vengeance Guard for example.
Requirements
As the name suggests, the only requirement to use strength armour is the strength stat. Almost all of the higher-end strength armours require the "Max" of 100 Strength.
Combat
It is suggested that mainly people who want to use HMGs or shotguns use these sets of armour, as SMGs and other low strength weapons are much better off building around non-strength based armour. These armours are also suggested for players who are a much higher level regardless of what weapons you choose, due to the fact that you will eventually max out most, if not all of your stats.
One downside to using these sets of armour while not having higher endurance is that once they break, you are practically defenseless. For example, at base endurance and with a +24 endurance MC on your armour, a Flesh Hound can still kill you with one hit even while you are at full health. Players can combat this by carrying multiple sets of armour, but this will take up more inventory space.
Along with having lower health by substituting endurance with strength and the armour it offers, players are missing out on being able to sprint for longer durations making it much harder to dodge enemies and kite bosses.
Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages
- High damage absorption and durability, and can easily be swapped while losing little to no health
- Better overall if you have a high endurance as well.
- They are much easier to find God Crafted on the market or when trading.
- The high strength requirement allows players to equip weapons that usually have more knockback (Such as shotguns).
Disadvantages
- High strength is required, which only plays a role in a few build paths.
- Usually break pretty quickly due to them absorbing most of the damage.
- Higher end sets of armour can be extremely expensive.
List of Strength Armour
- If an armour has "Default" marked under available colors it cannot be dyed.
- If an armour has "All" marked under available colors, it can be dyed to any color in the game: White, Grey, Black, Brown, Green, Red, Blue, Yellow, Cyan, Orange, Pink, Purple.
- The Apprentice Dye cost for an armour is equal to its Enhance cost
| Wood Armour (Craft)This item can be acquired through the in-game crafting system. | |
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40 Durability
50% Damage Absorption 30 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 5+ Non-Transferable Available colors: All Scrap Value: $1,050 (MC $2,100) Dismantle: Wooden Planks Enhance Price: $2,310 |
Weaving scrap planks with a length of string in an attempt to protect your center mass seemed like a good idea - but, if it was effective, people from medieval times wouldn't had tossed it in favor of leather or metal ones. Still, it is an improvement over having to tank punches and bites with your bare chest. Release: Feburary 6th, 2024
Crafting Cost: $100  |
| Flak Jacket | |
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75 Durability
50% Damage Absorption 30 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 25+ Available colors: Grey, Desert Camo, Forest Camo, Urban Camo Credit Price: The amount of credits required to purchase the item from the Credit Shop. The value in brackets, if added, is the discounted price for Gold Members.₵7 (GM ₵5) Scrap Value: $11,050 (MC $22,100) Dismantle: Uncommon Metal Scrap Enhance Price: $24,310 |
Flak Jackets were used as far back as World War II, to provide pilots with protection from Anti-Aircraft flak rounds. While rather weak on their own, manufacturers have used modern techniques to greatly augment the strength of these jackets, by adding mainly metal or ceramic plating into these vests. The plating makes the jackets substantially heavier, and users have to be physically fit to an extent, in order for it not to hinder movements. Strangely, there seems to have been a revival in these obsolete jackets.   |
| SN-42 | |
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100 Durability
55% Damage Absorption 40 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 25+ Available colors: All Credit Price: The amount of credits required to purchase the item from the Credit Shop. The value in brackets, if added, is the discounted price for Gold Members.₵15 (GM ₵10) Scrap Value: $11,050 (MC $22,100) Dismantle: Uncommon Metal Scrap x 2 Enhance Price: $24,310 |
The SN-42 was created in 1942 by the Red Army. Consisting of two pressed steel plates weighing in at 7.7 pounds each, it provides decent protection from the slashing claws of zombies, while also providing protection from the force of impact. As expected, junkyard engineers and WWII fanatics have whipped up some modern replications for the good people of Fairview. The drawback to this very economical piece of armour is the weight, limiting its usage only to stronger survivors. Due to the unusual shape and color, it was quickly nicknamed the "Potato Sack". |
| IOTV Hard Plate | |
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125 Durability
60% Damage Absorption 50 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 25+ Available colors: All, Desert Camo, Forest Camo, Urban Camo Scrap Value: $14,950 (MC $29,900) Dismantle: Uncommon Metal Scrap x 3 Enhance Price: $32,890 |
The Improved Outer Tactical Vest first saw action in Afghanistan in 2007, and nowadays is the United States Army's standard issue armor for all overseas mission. Weighing a total of 14-16kg, the IOTV provides comprehensive protection against knives, grenade fragmentation and rifle rounds up to 7.62mm NATO, thanks to a combination of Kevlar fabric and E-SAPI ballistic plates that covers its user's vital areas. Additionally, the IOTV can be repaired or upgraded by simply swapping plates, and features various modular pouches for carrying spare mags and weapons. All these factors make the IOTV the best conventional armor available to survivors. |
| Reactive SLX | |
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150 Durability
65% Damage Absorption 60 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 35+ Available colors: All Scrap Value: $19,450 (MC $38,900) Dismantle: Uncommon Metal Bar Enhance Price: $42,790 |
The Reactive SLX is the product of years of intensive research and development - a strange chemical gel that laughs off armor-piercing rounds and makes a .500 S&W round feel like a poke. Reinforced with super-hard alloys and a complex impact-reducing weave, it was only produced in small amounts for special forces units and the occasional presidential security detail due to extremely high cost. |
| Reactive XT800 | |
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175 Durability
70% Damage Absorption 70 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 35+ Available colors: All Credit Price: The amount of credits required to purchase the item from the Credit Shop. The value in brackets, if added, is the discounted price for Gold Members.₵20 (GM ₵15) Scrap Value: $19,450 (MC $38,900) Dismantle: Uncommon Metal Scrap x 2 Enhance Price: $42,790 |
Created by the same group who pioneered the Reactive SLX and the Exterminator GT, the Reactive XT800 armour was rumored to be the most durable armour ever known to man upon its creation. A widely-circulated pre-outbreak video shows a prototype taking 30 seconds of continuous AK-47 fire, and still looking brand new after the test. Very little is known about this armour, thanks to the usual government classifications and the developers being tight-lipped about the project. Even if you are lucky enough to find one, keep in mind such a complex piece of armour can only be repaired by the most experienced and knowledgeable engineers.
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| Raider Reactive | |
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200 Durability
75% Damage Absorption 80 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 45+ Available colors: All Scrap Value: $40,250 (MC $80,500) Dismantle: Uncommon Metal Bar Enhance Price: $88,550 |
A modified variant of the Reactive XT800, popular among bandit gangs and scavengers in central Fairview. Large amounts of metal plates now cover the outer layer of the armor as well as provide support for the inner gel core, providing increased protection at the cost of weight. Despite all its faults, the Raider Reactive remains the most affordable and practical mediumweight armor available on the market. |
| Exterminator Reactive | |
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250 Durability
80% Damage Absorption 90 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 45+ Available colors: All Scrap Value: $40,250 (MC $80,500) Dismantle: Uncommon Metal Bar + Uncommon Metal Scrap x 2 Enhance Price: $88,550 |
The outposts' engineers have outdone themselves once again with another revamp of the Exterminator Mesh, by implementing very recently recovered blueprints for future armour designs from a nearby research facility. Reinforcing almost every part of the armour you can think of with the newest experimental alloys, it now covers almost the whole body with pure metal, providing excellent protection. Its effectiveness comes with two very high prices: One being the problem that its sheer weight requires almost super-human strength to wear it for extensive amounts of time, along with the extreme rarity of the necessary materials and the huge amount of time and painstaking effort required to create this armour. |
| Exterminator Reactive XT | |
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300 Durability
85% Damage Absorption 100 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 45+ Available colors: All Credit Price: The amount of credits required to purchase the item from the Credit Shop. The value in brackets, if added, is the discounted price for Gold Members.₵30 (GM ₵25) Scrap Value: $40,250 (MC $80,500) Dismantle: Uncommon Metal Bar x 2 Enhance Price: $88,550 |
Thinking about taking another try at improving existing Exterminator Reactive armours, the top engineering squad of Nastya's decided to abolish all thoughts of cash or comfort limits within armours and instead go to the limits of human tolerability and material stability, by modifying the Exterminator Reactive to the most extreme (XT) limits. No expense was spared - everything is covered and reinforced with heavy ceramic plates, barely managing to stay flexible by use of a chemical gel, the same used in some other armours to reduce kinetic impact forces. This armour has succeeded at being the heaviest and most expensive type of mobile protection for a single human being, which in exchange will save you from more harm than you can even think of. This specific XT set of armour is used as a crafting material for the X-Terminator Reactive. If you happen to find a Mastercrafted set 23/23 stats or above, it may have a significantly higher market value than usual.
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| Bio Reactive | |
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350 Durability
90% Damage Absorption 100 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 75+ Available colors: All Credit Price: The amount of credits required to purchase the item from the Credit Shop. The value in brackets, if added, is the discounted price for Gold Members.₵300 (GM ₵200) Scrap Value: $128,250 (MC $256,500) Dismantle: Rare Metal Scrap Enhance Price: $282,150 |
The Bio Reactive is one of the newer, stronger armour seen on survivors as protection against the dangers of the inner city. Being more durable than the pre-outbreak Exterminator Reactive XT, it’s becoming ever more popular among those who fight both the undead and their fellow survivors. Due to its heavy steel plating, it is able to withstand the raw power of mutants and heavy weapons alike. It also possesses an ability unlike any other armor; thanks to a matrix of N-2 gel pads and vibration-therapy nodes embedded inside the lining, the Bio Reactive has the ability to minimize the damage and physical pain caused by any zombie-inflicted injury. This, along with its surprising flexibility, allows survivors to take hits and flee quickly when needed, saving the skins of many lucky enough to be wearing it at the time. |
| Vitalcore Reactive | |
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450 Durability
90% Damage Absorption 100 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 75+ +10% Movement Speed Available colors: All Scrap Value: $128,250 (MC $256,500) Dismantle: Rare Metal Bar Enhance Price: $282,150 |
Release: February 16th, 2024
A rare variant of the Bio Reactive only found in South Eastern Zone. Provides a +10% Movement Speed bonus.  |
| Dusk Reactive (Dusk)This item belongs to the Dusk/X-Dusk set and can only be purchased from the Dusk Shops. | |
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400 Durability
95% Damage Absorption 100 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 45+ Ability (?): 35% Extra Damage Reduction On Breaking Hit Applies to HP damage taken for the hit that reduces armor durability to 0. Non-Transferable Available colors: All Scrap Value: $40,250 (MC $80,500) Enhance Price: $88,550 |
A suit of armour even rarer than the Dusk Mesh was never expected to exist, but apparently a new type of armour called "Dusk Reactive" recently appeared as the main defense of some of the most experienced survivors known in Fairview, carrying the trademark black of armours crafted by AdminPwn's master engineers. Nothing is confirmed, but the few survivors who have heard of this armour babble on about powered suits, nanotechnology, and secret government alloys, which AdminPwn's engineers snicker about. It is suspected that this armour is only available at the Elite Shop, akin to the Dusk Mesh. |
| Steelcase Reactive (LE)This item could only be purchased for a limited amount of time from the Credit Shop or Venditron. | |
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375 Durability
95% Damage Absorption 100 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 75+ +3% Movement Speed Available colors: All Credit Price: The amount of credits required to purchase the item from the Credit Shop. The value in brackets, if added, is the discounted price for Gold Members.₵2,500 (GM ₵2,000) Scrap Value: $128,250 (MC $256,500) Dismantle: Rare Metal Bar Enhance Price: $282,150 |
Outpost engineers have created a new prototype armor that put most Reactive series armors to shame. The Steelcase Reactive was designed for one purpose in mind; To take one hell of a beating, and that’s what it can do. Using similar metals used for the creation of various powerful guns such as the Hammerhead 47, the Streetdog 99, and the XLGunner-8, the armor is rated to be able to withstand fire from a GAU-19, and similar guns of its type for almost a few minutes, and most common infected could hardly put a dent in it. No two Steelcases are alike, as their design, which some survivors dubbed as “walking tin cans” could not be easily replicated. Despite this, however, they all are just as effective. Due to time constraints to develop even more efficient, less ugly looking suits of armor, the Steelcase was only produced in limited quantities. Release: June 14th, 2014 - July 10th, 2014
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| Tatakau Reactive | |
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400 Durability
95% Damage Absorption 100 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 75+ Available colors: All Credit Price: The amount of credits required to purchase the item from the Credit Shop. The value in brackets, if added, is the discounted price for Gold Members.₵500 (GM ₵400) Scrap Value: $128,250 (MC $256,500) Dismantle: Rare Metal Bar Enhance Price: $282,150 |
Tatakau Reactives were originally conceived by a powerful warrior caste of survivors, whose access to resources and material had been the prime factor of their place of power among other factions within Fairview. Combining blueprints from experimental armors with the skills of experienced and creative artificers, the end design was a masterfully crafted armor capable of absorbing terrible damage and keeping the wearer safe from harm. The armor itself, though rare and in no short abundance, is the perfect choice for those who prefer hunting larger targets or finding themselves in protracted engagements with well-equipped adversaries. Release: November 6th, 2014
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| X-Dusk Reactive (Dusk)This item belongs to the Dusk/X-Dusk set and can only be purchased from the Dusk Shops. | |
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500 Durability
95% Damage Absorption 100 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 75+ Ability (?): 50% Extra Damage Reduction On Breaking Hit Applies to HP damage taken for the hit that reduces armor durability to 0. Non-Transferable Available colors: All Scrap Value: $128,250 (MC $256,500) Enhance Price: $282,150 |
Following up the legendary status of the Dusk Reactive, the X-Dusk Reactive takes it up a level offering even greater defenses in terms of durability that competes with a Scarab Reactive and still has one of the highest damage absorptions the game has to offer. This heavy hard-plated armor will always remain a status symbol and is only available through the Elite Shop. Release: October 8th, 2015
Crafting Cost: $3,500,000   |
| Scarab Reactive (LE)This item could only be purchased for a limited amount of time from the Credit Shop or Venditron. | |
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550 Durability
95% Damage Absorption 100 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 75+ +3% Movement Speed Available colors: All Credit Price: The amount of credits required to purchase the item from the Credit Shop. The value in brackets, if added, is the discounted price for Gold Members.₵3,000 (GM ₵2,500) Scrap Value: $128,250 (MC $256,500) Dismantle: Rare Metal Bar Enhance Price: $282,150 |
The Scarab Reactives existence was completely unknown until recently when a looting party raided a secret United States military installation miles outside of Fairview, that was rumored to have ties to Secronom. Inside, the looting party found many weapons, supplies, and more. However, when the lowest level of the facility was breached into, a large manufacturing plant was discovered. What the party had found, shocked them in awe. The party found experimental, military prototype armor, supposedly classified as the “9X Power Armor” based on eyewitness accounts, was quickly nicknamed the “Scarab Reactive.” However, unlike a Reactive series armor, the Scarab seems to uses body heat as an energy source, and is outfitted with various lights that can be turned on to illuminate the user’s surroundings. Release: June 15th, 2015 - July 10th, 2015
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| X-Terminator Reactive (Craft)This item can be acquired through the in-game crafting system. | |
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550 Durability
95% Damage Absorption 100 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 75+ Available colors: All Scrap Value: $128,250 (MC $256,500) Dismantle: Rare Metal Bar Enhance Price: $282,150 |
In the early years of the outbreak the Exterminator Reactive XT remained as one of the best armor available to the general population. Naturally the Reactive XT was left behind after each new incarnation of the N-4 virus (which makes its host stronger as it adapts and mutates) until it was out of commission. This changed with the expeditions to the Wastelands and the discovery of the compound N-10/2026 (synthesized from the skin of the Volatile Leaper) and thanks to this discovery Fairview engineers were able to return the XT to its former glory. Modifying the plates of the previous armor and coating them with X-gel treatment, reinforcing the old openings with the hide of the elusive Volatile Leaper, and adapting post-outbreak technology, they were able to improve this authentic suit of a Juggernaut, now capable of withstanding the harshest of beatings -including the ferocious bite of the Devil Hound- with minor damage to the wearer. The small detail is that a master engineer is now required to repair this beautiful armor, worthy of anyone who dares to venture into the dangerous Wastelands. Release: June 26th, 2020
Crafting Cost: $500,000 |
| Hazard Reactive (LE)This item could only be purchased for a limited amount of time from the Credit Shop or Venditron. | |
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650 Durability
95% Damage Absorption 100 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 75+ +3% Movement Speed Available colors: All Credit Price: The amount of credits required to purchase the item from the Credit Shop. The value in brackets, if added, is the discounted price for Gold Members.₵2,500 (GM ₵2,250) Scrap Value: $128,250 (MC $256,500) Dismantle: Rare Metal Scrap Enhance Price: $282,150 |
A companion to the Hazard Mesh, this reactive armor is said to have been issued to Secronom's security detail in the early days of the outbreak. Thanks to recent discoveries of a warehouse deep in the South Eastern region, a small batch of these armors were recovered and are now available to anyone who would be willing to pay for it. Peculiarly, the suit is designed to function in arctic conditions with its internal temperature regulatory system, making it a particularly comfortable wear in the winter days of Fairview. Release: December 18th, 2020 - January 3rd, 2021
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| Dawn Reactive (Dusk)This item belongs to the Dusk/X-Dusk set and can only be purchased from the Dusk Shops.(Craft)This item can be acquired through the in-game crafting system. | |
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600 Durability
99% Damage Absorption 100 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 75+ Ability (?): 99% Extra Damage Reduction On Breaking Hit Applies to HP damage taken for the hit that reduces armor durability to 0. Non-Transferable Available colors: All Scrap Value: $128,250 (MC $256,500) Dismantle: Experimental Parts Enhance Price: $282,150 |
Release: October 13th, 2020
Crafting Cost: $5,000,000  |
| Vengeance Guard | |
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1000 Durability
99% Damage Absorption 100 Strength Required Repair by Engineer Level 75+ Ability (?): 50% Extra Damage Reduction On Breaking Hit Applies to HP damage taken for the hit that reduces armor durability to 0. Non-Transferable Available colors: All Credit Price: The amount of credits required to purchase the item from the Credit Shop. The value in brackets, if added, is the discounted price for Gold Members.₵6,000 (GM ₵5,000) Scrap Value: $128,250 (MC $256,500) Dismantle: Rare Metal Scrap Enhance Price: $282,150 |
The Vengeance Guard was conceived after years of design, blood, sweat, and trial and error. The most powerful armor known to man was finalized, thought to be impossible to create. Adminpwn’s personal brilliant engineers, along with a collaborative effort of other engineers across the city, created the perfect armor. The Vengeance guard is sleek, beautiful, and guards anyone who wore it from virtually anything. Even a Wraith’s powerful striking tentacles couldn’t do hardly anything to the armor, however, as wonderful and strong as the armor is, it is not cheap to produce. It’s unknown how many will be made before materials will have to be conserved for other projects. |
