Armor (EU2012)

Armor is used by XCOM soldiers to provide protection against enemy weapons fire and environmental hazards, along with providing unique abilities to the unit wearing it. All soldiers start wearing Body Armor and research/manufacturing are required to gain access to more advanced armor types. For the equivalent protection worn by MEC Troopers on the Enemy Within DLC see MEC Suits.

• Armors
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  Body Armor

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  Carapace Armor

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  Skeleton Suit

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  Titan Armor

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  Archangel Armor

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  Ghost Armor

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  Psi Armor

Armor Types

Type	Health Points	Defense	Move	Extra Abilities
Body Armor	+1
Carapace Armor	+4
Skeleton Suit	+3	+10	+3	Grapple
Titan Armor	+10			Fire and poison immunity; (EW DLC) strangulation immunity
Archangel Armor	+8	+20*		Flight (6 moves, 12 after Foundry upgrade); (EW DLC) fire and poison immunity
Ghost Armor	+6	+20	+3	Grapple, Stealth; (EW DLC) fire and poison immunity
Psi Armor	+6	+10	+2	+20 Will

Note: the Assault Class ability Extra Conditioning gives an additional armor HP bonus: +1 for the starting armor, +4 to Titan and Archangel armors, and +2 to all others. On the Enemy Within DLC the bonus for Carapace Armor has been increased to +4.

*Archangel Armor provides 20 Defense only when in flight.

Manufacturing

Type	Cost	Elerium	Alloys	Min Engineers
Carapace Armor	25	0	15	10
Skeleton Suit	30	0	10	15
Titan Armor	150	10	35	25
Archangel Armor	200	35	50	35
Ghost Armor	250	50	40	40
Psi Armor	400	40	20	30

• Costs listed are base costs. Costs are decreased with additional engineers.

Notes

• Armor can be supplemented by the Nano-Fiber Vest and Chitin Plating equipment slot items which provide additional HPs. On the Enemy Within DLC, Respirator Implants also give +2 HPs.
• For a soldier to be wounded, their base Health Points must be hit (The green number displayed in their stats screen). Taking damage less than or equal to armor and item bonus HP requires no recovery time.