What Are the Best Suits in Starfield?

Updated December 13, 2024, by Christopher Norman Worcester: With 2024 coming to a close, players have now had a fair amount of time to experience Starfield’s Shattered Space DLC, and explore everything it has to offer. With this in mind, we are revisiting many of our most popular Starfield guides to include the Shattered Space content. In this update, we will be looking at the new suits in Shattered Space, and adding them to our list of the best spacesuits in Starfield.

Starfield, like most Bethesda games, features a wide range of equipment for players to experiment with as they make their way through the Settled Systems. From pirate gear to superhero costumes, Starfield‘s relentless loot cycle can certainly feel overwhelming. With so many varieties available to the player, it can be quite difficult to know which options are the best for each section of the game.

Starfield‘s spacesuits, along with the various weapons in the game, are the most important pieces of protective equipment. The Settled Systems in which the game is set provide a wide range of both enemy combatants and dangerous environments, each requiring their own unique solutions to survive. While many of Starfield‘s space suits excel in one area, the best spacesuits in Starfield provide high-level protection in all areas. This list gathers six of the best that players can get their hands on.

Picking the
best space suit in
Starfield

is subjective. Players may find that certain

Starfield
suits
perform better than the sets on this list. The unpredictable nature of
Starfield,
like many open-world RPGs, makes it difficult to say that any one suit is the absolute best. This list serves as a great starting point for new players, while encouraging them to explore the Settled Systems, and choose the suit that works best for them.

8 Pirate Assault Set

Pirate Assault Set Base Stats:

• The Pirate Assault Set (A set includes a spacesuit, helmet, and pack) is a great option for early game protection. With the Crimson Fleet being one of the first enemy groups encountered, it’s availability also makes it good for those looking to quickly upgrade beyond their mining gear. Given Starfield‘s remarkable level of player freedom, it’s conceivable that players will not encounter better options for several hours.

How to Get the Pirate Assault Set:

• It would actually be more surprising if a player didn’t acquire this set in the first several hours of playing through Starfield. This set is found on countless Crimson Fleet combat fighters in nearly every settlement they inhabit. Early on, players will face a group of Crimson Fleet that ends with the choice to attack or persuade Brogan. It’s likely the player will be able to loot at least part of the set at this time, if not the whole thing.
• The Pirate Assault set does not have a dedicated Pack. The Pirate Raiding Pack is a general pack that many different types of Crimson Fleet pirates wear. They will be found on the bodies of many pirates and spacers.

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6 Mantis Set

Mantis Set Base Stats:

While the Mantis spacesuit is always Legendary, the specific perks it includes are completely random. The base stats will be the same, but the type (i.e. Repulsing, Mirrored, Reactive, Chameleon etc.) and bonus perks (Legendary has 3 total) are completely random.

• Starfield’s Mantis set is likely the best early-game armor set. Regardless of how players may feel about its appearance, the set has several important advantages over many of the game’s armor sets. Consider the following:
• The Mantis set will always be in the same spot, and it will always be Legendary. This means players will not have to rely on RNG or grinding just to acquire it.
• While it is tied to a quest, the quest can be completed fairly early in the game, giving players one of the easiest paths to getting Legendary gear.
• The suit, for all intents and purposes, comes with a free ship. The Razorleaf will more than likely be the first ship players encounter that utilizes Starfield‘s shielded cargo hold mechanic, allowing for the safe transportation of contraband. This factor alone makes the Mantis set worth it.
• The only real drawback with the Mantis set is its weight. With a combined mass of more than 30, it is an extremely heavy set. However, for many, the perks will more than offset this when weighing the pros and cons.

How to Get the Mantis Set:

• The only way to get the Mantis set is to complete Starfield‘s ‘Mantis’ side-quest. Players will have to find the ‘Secret Outpost!’ slate from a Spacer, which is possible at multiple locations. Any location that Spacers inhabit will be worth exploring, with the slate usually found through looting dead enemies.
• Once the player has the log, simply listen to it to begin the quest.

5 Constellation Mark I Set

Constellation Mark I Set Base Stats:

• The Mark I set is essentially the prototype for Constellation’s main armor set that players acquire early in the game. While there are later versions of the Constellation armor, such as the Superior Constellation Spacesuit, the Mark I provide more total protection earlier in the game.
• Aside from the technical reasons, the Mark I is simply far more interesting to players interested in the lore of both Starfield and Constellation. Through Starfield’s research and modding systems, the set’s stats can be improved considerably, giving players the best of all possible worlds.

How to Get the Mark I Set:

• The Mark I set is found in a glass case in the basement of the Lodge, Constellation’s home base in New Atlantis. While it is technically kept behind a master-level lock, players have found a way to bypass the need to upgrade the Security skill and get the suit as soon as the game starts.

4 Bounty Hunter Set

Bounty Hunter Set Base Stats:

We could not find a base Bounty Hunter pack, so we used the
Refined
version. Expect the base version’s stats to be slightly lower.

• Starfield‘s Bounty Hunter Set is an absolute beast, with some of the highest base stats of any set in the game. It remains extremely popular with fans, with the set’s appearance playing a key role in setting it apart from similar mid-to-late-game sets, such as the Mercenary spacesuit.
• Like many other high-end armor sets, the Bounty Hunter set fails in only one area: its extreme weight. With a combined mass that sits way too close to 40, it is a testament to how good the stats are that the set remains as popular as it is.

How to Get the Bounty Hunter Set:

• Like several suits in Starfield, pieces of the Bounty Hunter set can be looted from enemy factions, usually Spacers, as most others have specific sets issued to them. The only other known method of acquiring a piece of the set without cost, is at the lair of the Mantis on Denebola I-b (see the section on the Mantis suit for more details on the location). Roughly halfway through the lair, players will head down a flight of stairs directly into a wall with a window. To the right of that window is a small living space with a cot. Right at the end of the cot is a typical silver case with red stripes that typically hold spacesuits. This suit has reliably been a Calibrated Bounty Hunter suit. Remember, it is just a suit, no helmet or pack.
• Players will not have to look far to purchase the rest of the set. Sieghart’s Outfitters in Neon has been a reliable source for the Bounty Hunter set, though they sometimes only have the helmet and the pack, which is OK for those who found the suit.

3 Va’ruun Assault/Fang’s Set

Va’ruun Assult Set Base Stats:

• The Va’ruun Assault set is everything the Bounty Hunter set is, but much lighter. Introduced in the Shattered Space DLC, the Va’Ruun Assault armor has quickly become one of the game’s best base armor sets. It can be greatly improved at a Spacesuit Workbench, and once you start finding advanced versions of the suit, like a Refined or Calibrated set, it may be the only set you need. On top of everything, it’s one of the coolest looking sets in the game.
• Fang’s Set is a special version of Va’ruun Armor that can only be acquired after completing “Legacy of the Fang.” You’ll encounter this quest at the Wayshrine of Strength, which is just south of Dazra. There, you’ll find Maaliya Hajtal trying to protect the grave of her ancestor. Agree to help Maaliya by tracking down the stolen relics from the grave. When you return to her home in Dazra, you must convince her father to fix the armor and give it back to her. Once that is complete, explore the area, and you’ll eventually encounter Maaliya taking up the mantle as the Fang. You have to pickpocket the helmet, pack, and weapon. The only way to get the suit is to ensure she does not survive the encounter. However, if you kill her yourself, Dazra will attack you as soon as you enter town. Make sure to save before attempting this, as aside from console commands, this appears to be the only way to get Fang’s Set.

How to Get the Va’ruun Assault Set:

• Several merchants in Shattered Space sell the set, or you can loot the Va’ruun enemies in Shattered Space. If you explore the POIs outside Dazra, it should not take you too long to find enemies carrying each piece of the set.

2 Starborn Sets (Venator)

All Starborn S Base Stats:

Starborn sets come together in one piece, and cannot be used as individual pieces.

How to Get the Starborn Suits:

• There are only two ways to get Starborn suits: looting and beating the game. At the end of Starfield, players will begin the New Game Plus cycle. Without spoiling the experience, it’s enough to say that each time the player goes through the cycle, they will get a new Starborn suit. However, starting a new cycle means that players will lose their current Starborn suit. There is no way, other than mods and console commands, to have all the suits in a single inventory. Instead, each new cycle will provide players with a stronger version of the suit, leading to the Hunter’s suit, the Venator, on the tenth cycle.
• The only other way to acquire a Starborn suit is through looting the dead bodies of the Hunter and the Emissary at the end of Starfield‘s penultimate mission, ‘Revelation’. The Emissary provides a far better chance of looting a basic version of his suit, the Gravitas, which players will acquire their sixth time through the Unity. However, the only way to acquire legendary versions of any Starfield suit, is to do it through the New Game Plus cycle.

1 Mystery Gravis Set

Mystery Gravis Set Base Stats:

• Like the Starborn sets (a group this suit technically belongs to), the Mystery Gravis Suit is worn as a single piece. Looking at the stats, it’s likely obvious why this suit is at number one. Early in the game’s run, it would not have seemed right to put a Creations item at the top of this list. However, now that some time has passed, it seems perfectly legitimate. Simply put, there is no other suit that provides the level of protection that the Mystery Gravis provides.

How to Get the Mystery Gravis Set:

• To get the Mystery Gravis set, you simply need to go to the Creations section from the main menu and either search for the name of the suit, or check the Bethesda Game Studios section. The suit is free, so don’t worry about having to spend any money. Download it, then make sure it is active in your Creations loadout order.