Apex Legends: Maximise the potential of your armour and restoration kits to stay alive

Apex Legends boasts a huge arsenal of armour and restoration items. Each item features a different level of rarity – Common (Grey), Rare (Blue), Epic (Purple) and Legendary (Gold). The higher the rarity level, the better the item.

Armour plays a vital role in Apex Legends. Each character in the game possesses base health of 100 HP. Each piece of armour is instrumental in increasing a character's ability to reduce damage taken. While body armour doesn't increase a player's HP, each additional bar of armour adds 25 HP to your character's maximum health. The backpack doesn't block damage or offer any shields, but it is an essential part of every arsenal as it adds extra slots to your inventory. Here's everything you need to know about armour equipment in Apex Legends.

Item	Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Helmet	30% reduced headshot damage	40% reduced headshot damage	50% reduced headshot damage	50% reduced headshot damage. Reduces ability-recharge time.
Body Shield	Absorbs 50 damage	Absorbs 75 damage	Absorbs 100 damage	Absorbs 100 damage. Finishers fully regenerate shields.
Knockdown Shield	Generates shield that blocks 100 damage when knocked down	Generates shield that blocks 250 damage when knocked down	Generates shield that blocks 750 damage when knocked down	Generates shield that blocks 750 damage when knocked down. Allows you to self-resurrect once.
Backpack	2 Additional Inventory Slots	4 Additional Inventory Slots	6 Additional Inventory Slots	6 Additional Inventory Slots. Health and Shield items take half the time to use.

Damage Markers

Damage Markers play a highly significant role in figuring out the health of a player and the type of armour being used. On shooting an enemy, the amount of damage taken is displayed in a specific colour. Red damage numbers indicate your opponent has no armour, white numbers indicate common armour, blue numbers indicate rare armour, purple numbers indicate epic armour, while yellow numbers indicate headshots. Players can use this information to determine whether or not they want to use an aggressive or cautious approach to facing an enemy.

Apex Legends also features a host of restorative items that can be used to restore health and shields.

Item	Effect	Time	Rarity
Shield Cell	Restores 25 Shield	Use for 3 secs	Common
Shield Battery	Restores 100 Shield	Use for 5 secs	Rare
Syringe	Heals 25 HP	Use for 5 secs	Common
Med Kit	Heals 100 HP	Use for 8 secs	Rare
Ultimate Accelerant	Restores 20% Ultimate	Use for 7 secs	Rare
Phoenix Kit	Restores 100 HP and 100 Shield.	Use for 10 secs	Epic