This page contains a guide on equipment and items in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), including types of armor, consumables, backpacks, boosters, equipment and item tiers, and their specific effects in the game.
Equipment and Items Guide
In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), knowing how to use your weapon is only half of the whole game’s objective of survival. Along with this, you’ll need to know what equipment and items you should use to stay alive longer in the match.
Weapons and Equipment Storage
Having enough space in your inventory to carry weapons, ammo and consumable items is vital in the game. Players are allowed to carry two (2) primary weapons (assault rifles, submachine guns, light machine guns, shotguns, sniper rifles and designated marksman rifles), one (1) pistol or handgun, one (1) melee weapon and throwable weapons or grenades. It is important to note that any weapons equipped (and any mods or attachments) will not take up any capacity in your inventory.
Click here to view a complete list of weapons in the game, or read our Recommended Weapons for Beginners guide.
Weapons and equipment are stored in backpacks, which are found scattered all across the map. There are currently 3 tiers of backpacks, providing different additional storage capacities.
| Backpacks | |
|---|---|
| Level | Effect |
| Level 1 | Additional 150 storage capacity |
| Level 2 | Additional 200 storage capacity |
| Level 3 | Additional 250 storage capacity |
Every character will be outfitted with a utility belt that provides a small increase in storage capacity. In addition to this, all worn vests will provide an additional 50 storage capacity regardless of level.
Protective Gear
Players are given two slots where a vest and helmet can be equipped. They serve to provide the player some level of armor to protect themselves from enemy fire. Note that vests and helmets will be covering very specific body parts, specifically the torso and the head which leaves the legs and arms still unprotected.
Vests
Vests are body armor that protect a players torso, as well increasing the storage capacity by 50. Vests block the full damage around the protected area, even at 1 armor point remaining. This means that any and all body armor found (damaged or undamaged) must almost always be picked up and worn if you are not already wearing one.
There are three kinds of vests found in the game with varying armor levels.
| Vests | |
|---|---|
| Level | Effect |
| Police Vest (Level 1) | Provides 200 body armor |
| Police Vest (Level 2) | Provides 220 body armor |
| Military Vest (Level 3) | Provides 250 body armor |
It is important to know that an undamaged vest will always provide more defense than a damaged one, but keep in mind that a damaged Military Vest (Level 3) is better than an undamaged Police Vest (Level 1).
Helmets
Helmets provide an additional form of defense, specifically from headshots. As such, it is not guaranteed that having a helmet on will save you from any direct hits to the head, especially from sniper fire. However, they are very reliable against most other weapons not fired at extremely close-range. The Spetsnaz Helmet (Level 3) is the only known helmet which allows you to survive a shot from a sniper rifle, though still not enough against the AWM.
| Helmets | |
|---|---|
| Level | Effect |
| Motorcycle Helmet (Level 1) | Provides 80 head armor |
| Military Helmet (Level 2) | Provides 150 head armor |
| Spetsnaz Helmet (Level 3) | Provides 230 head armor |
Bear in mind that you should always switch out damaged helmets for undamaged ones as much as possible.
Consumable Items
Meds
It is recommended to stock up on as much healing items as you can during a match, especially for when the combat area shrinks to a considerably small size. Below are the consumable med items currently obtainable in the game.
| Meds | |
|---|---|
| Type | Effect |
| Bandages | Moderately heals but not up to 75% of maximum health |
| First Aid Kits | Instantly heals to 75% of maximum health |
| Med Kits | Fully heals to maximum health |
Boosters
These items boost how you heal from wounds over time, as well as filling up your boost bar (which affects your movement speed). You can read more about how the boost system works in this article.
| Booster | |
|---|---|
| Type | Effect |
| Energy Drink | Allows bandages and first aid kits to heal past 75% of your maximum health while increasing your boost gauge by 40. |
| Painkiller | Allows bandages and first aid kits to heal past 75% of your maximum health while increasing your boost gauge by 60. |
| Adrenaline Syringe | Provides an immediate maximum boost and healing over time. Can only be obtained in air drop crates. |
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