Armor Tier List
As of Jul 7, 2026 (Patch 1.0.6), the community list for Escape from Tarkov Armor Tier List is still forming — the ordering below is a provisional editor suggestion until enough players vote.
The community vote is just getting started
The ordering below is a provisional editor suggestion — clearly marked. An entry ranks once it has 3+ community votes; the live list publishes when 4 entries get there. Be one of the first to rate.
6B43provisional
Redut-T5provisional
THOR ICprovisional
6B45provisional
Zhuk EMRprovisional
Slickprovisional
Hexgridprovisional
Gen4 Fullprovisional
Gen4 Assaultprovisional
Redut-Mprovisional
Gladiator-Sprovisional
Gen4 HMKprovisional
Defender-2provisionalAgree? Cast your vote
Tap a tier for any pick — one vote each, change anytime. Rate as many or as few as you like. No account needed.
Armor picks are an economy question as much as a protection one: plate availability, repair costs and the ammo meta decide whether a class 5 carrier is a bargain or a coffin. Every ammo rebalance quietly rewrites this list.
This board ranks the class 4-6 body armor PvP kits are actually built around, as voted by the community. If your go-to rig is criminally underrated here, that's what the vote buttons are for.
What is S-tier in Escape from Tarkov Armor Tier List right now?
The community list is still forming for Patch 1.0.6. The provisional editor suggestion puts 6B43, Redut-T5, THOR IC at the top — vote to shape the live ranking.
How is this tier list decided?
It is community-voted: every player gets roughly one vote per entry (changeable anytime), votes are recency-weighted so the list tracks the current patch, entries need a minimum number of votes before being ranked, and results re-tabulate live.
How this tier list works
Community-voted: every player gets roughly one vote per entry (change it anytime), votes are re-tabulated live with recency weighting so the list tracks the current patch, and entries need a minimum number of votes before they get a rank. No win-rate scraping, no single expert — this is what players actually think. Full methodology →
