Armor (Long War)

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Suits of armor now also provide new features, such as damage reduction or granting specific perks.

Damage reduction indicates the average amount of damage absorbed from incoming attacks. For example, a damage reduction of 0.3 has a 30% chance to absorb 1 point of damage. Multiple sources of damage reduction (such as perks, items and cover) stack.

Resistance to acid prevents soldiers from receiving mobility penalties from acid, and from taking damage when performing any move other than hunker down. The soldiers still take penalties to aim and damage reduction, and still suffer reduced range on rockets and thrown devices.

Armors and exoskeletons can be built in Engineering. They can also be built quickly, which increases the Credits, Alien Alloys, Elerium and Meld costs, but halves the build time. The values between parentheses indicate the costs and time when building these items quickly.

Armors have a chance to become damaged, based on the amount of health damage that a soldier took. If a soldier took no health damage, there is a 0% chance for the armor to become damaged. If a soldier was reduced to 0 health, there's a 95% chance for the armor to become damaged. The actual chance scales with the health damage taken. Armor damage does cause the armor to become damaged. Items in unlimited supply cannot become damaged. The Vortex Armor also cannot become damaged.

Soldier armor

Long War nearly doubles the amount of available suits of armor, using the Gene Mod (sleeveless) versions of the original suits of armor for the new suits of armor. Gene Mods no longer affect the looks of a soldier's armor.

Most technology levels provide access to two different suits of Armor, one tailored towards Mobility (Tac Vest, Kestrel, Banshee, Corsair, Seraph) and the other tailored towards Survival (Tac Armor, Carapace, Aegis, Titan, Archangel).

Name	Mob	HP	DR	Def	Will	Equipment slots	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost
															Other
Leather Jacket	+5					2 (3)		Restricted to covert operatives	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Tac Vest	+3	+1				2 (3)			XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Tac Armor	+1	+2				2 (3)			XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
Phalanx Armor	+2	+3				2 (3)			Improved Body Armor	15	35 (52)	8 (12)		0 (2)		7 days (3.5 days)
Aurora Armor	+2	+4		+8	+10	2 (3)		Restricted to psionic soldiers	Improved Body Armor Psi Warfare Systems	25	125 (187)	30 (45)	30 (45)	0 (5)	1 Sectoid Corpse	10 days (5.0 days)
Kestrel Armor	+3	+2		+4		2 (3)		Includes grappling hook	Advanced Body Armor	22	50 (75)	8 (12)		0 (3)		10 days (5.0 days)
Carapace Armor	+1	+5				2 (3)			Advanced Body Armor	25	80 (120)	18 (27)		0 (4)		10 days (5.0 days)
Name	Mob	HP	DR	Def	Will	Equipment slots	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost
															Other
Banshee Armor	+4	+3		+12		2 (3)		Includes grappling hook	Mobile Power Armor	40	140 (210)	36 (54)	20 (30)	0 (5)		14 days (7.0 days)
Aegis Armor	+2	+7				2 (3)			Mobile Power Armor	35	140 (210)	36 (54)	18 (27)	0 (5)		14 days (7.0 days)
Corsair Armor	+3	+6		+8		2 (3)		Includes grappling hook	Advanced Power Armor	65	250 (375)	50 (75)	40 (60)	0 (8)		14 days (7.0 days)
Titan Armor		+12	0.5			2 (3)	Damage Control	Prevents strangulation Prevents mobility penalty and damage from acid Negates the effects of fire	Advanced Power Armor	65	300 (450)	60 (90)	40 (60)	8 (17)		14 days (7.0 days)
Seraph Armor	+3	+5		+8		2 (3)		Supports flight mode (6 fuel) Double fuel with the Advanced Flight foundry project	Antigrav Systems	65	300 (450)	40 (60)	80 (120)	0 (9)		14 days (7.0 days)
Archangel Armor	+1	+8	0.3			2 (3)		Prevents strangulation Prevents mobility penalty and damage from acid Negates the effects of fire Supports flight mode (6 fuel) Double fuel with the Advanced Flight foundry project	Antigrav Systems	75	300 (450)	40 (60)	80 (120)	0 (9)	1 Titan Armor	14 days (7.0 days)
Shadow Armor	+2	+4		+16		2 (3)		Includes grappling hook Supports ghost mode	Stealth Systems	90	300 (450)	60 (90)	70 (105)	40 (49)		14 days (7.0 days)
Vortex Armor	+2	+8			+20	2 (3)		Restricted to psionic soldiers Can't become damaged Eliminates post-mission fatigue Required to activate the Gollop Chamber	Mind and Machine	100	1000 (1500)	80 (120)	100 (150)	0 (27)		14 days (7.0 days)

MEC exoskeletons

In Long War, MEC Troopers have access to multiple options of exoskeletons per tier, splitting upgrades into Survivability and Mobility. The MEC-1 Paladin can be upgraded to either the MEC-2 Defender for a focus on more Survivability, or the MEC-3 Valiant, for a focus on more Mobility. Both of these armors have two different options for the final tier, as well.

Name	Mob	HP	DR	Def	Will	Secondary weapons	Equipment slots	Bonus perk	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost
																Other
Base Augments									Cannot be used during missions	XCOM starts with an unlimited supply
MEC-1 Paladin	+3	+8	1.0	+8		1	2	Body Shield	Prevents strangulation Prevents mobility penalty and damage from acid Negates the effects of fire	Alien Biocybernetics	25	150 (225)	30 (45)	30 (45)	30 (35)		14 days (7.0 days)
MEC-2 Defender	+4	+12	1.5	+8		2	2	Body Shield	Prevents strangulation Prevents mobility penalty and damage from acid Negates the effects of fire	Improved Combat Exoskeletons	50	400 (600)	80 (120)	60 (90)	60 (72)	1 MEC-1 Paladin	14 days (7.0 days)
MEC-3 Valiant	+6	+10	1.0	+12		2	2	Jetboot Module	Prevents strangulation Prevents mobility penalty and damage from acid Negates the effects of fire	Improved Combat Exoskeletons	50	400 (600)	60 (90)	80 (120)	60 (72)	1 MEC-1 Paladin	14 days (7.0 days)
MEC-4 Dauntless	+5	+20	2.0	+12	+5	3	3	Body Shield	Prevents strangulation Prevents mobility penalty and damage from acid Negates the effects of fire	Heavy Combat Exoskeletons	75	600 (900)	120 (180)	80 (120)	90 (107)	1 MEC-2 Defender 1 UFO Power Source	14 days (7.0 days)
MEC-5 Devastator	+2	+24	2.5	+8	+5	2	3	Body Shield	Prevents strangulation Prevents mobility penalty and damage from acid Negates the effects of fire	Heavy Combat Exoskeletons	75	600 (900)	120 (180)	80 (120)	90 (107)	1 MEC-2 Defender 1 UFO Power Source	14 days (7.0 days)
MEC-6 Vanguard	+10	+12	1.0	+20	+5	2	3	Jetboot Module	Prevents strangulation Prevents mobility penalty and damage from acid Negates the effects of fire	Mobile Combat Exoskeletons	75	600 (900)	80 (120)	120 (180)	90 (107)	1 MEC-3 Valiant 1 UFO Power Source	14 days (7.0 days)
MEC-7 Vindicator	+8	+16	1.5	+16	+5	3	3	Jetboot Module	Prevents strangulation Prevents mobility penalty and damage from acid Negates the effects of fire	Mobile Combat Exoskeletons	75	600 (900)	80 (120)	120 (180)	90 (107)	1 MEC-3 Valiant 1 UFO Power Source	14 days (7.0 days)

SHIV units

SHIV units, once destroyed, can be rebuilt in the Engineering Bay. This does not require a Repair Bay.

Name	Mob	HP	DR	Def	Aim	Equipment slots	Special properties	Prerequisites		Cost
SHIV	17	8+2	1.5	12	70	3	Immune to strangulation Negates mobility penalty and damage from acid Negates the effects of fire		15	60 (90)			0 (3)	10 days (5.0 days)
Rebuild SHIV										20 (30)			0 (2)	28 days (14.0 days)
Alloy SHIV	16	18+4	2.5	8	70	3	Immune to strangulation Negates mobility penalty and damage from acid Negates the effects of fire Provides half cover for soldiers	Improved Body Armor	35	250 (375)	80 (120)		0 (8)	15 days (7.5 days)
Rebuild Alloy SHIV								Improved Body Armor	20	80 (120)	30 (45)		0 (4)	75 days (37.5 days)
Hover SHIV	19	14+2	2.0	12	70	3	Immune to strangulation Negates mobility penalty and damage from acid Negates the effects of fire Supports flight mode (6 fuel) Double fuel with the Advanced Flight foundry project	Antigrav Systems	65	300 (450)	60 (90)	40 (60)	0 (9)	14 days (7.0 days)
Rebuild Hover SHIV								Antigrav Systems	30	100 (150)	24 (36)	20 (30)	0 (4)	70 days (35.0 days)

See also

Long War: Loadout
Weapons	Weapons Primary Weapons Secondary Weapons
Armor	Armor Leather Jacket Tac Vest Tac Armor Phalanx Armor Kestrel Armor Carapace Armor Aurora Armor Banshee Armor Corsair Armor Aegis Armor Titan Armor Seraph Armor Archangel Armor Shadow Armor Vortex Armor MEC-1 MEC-2 MEC-3
Equipment	Equipment