Where to find power armor early in Fallout 4

Power armor is one of the most powerful tools in Fallout 4, and you can actually get your hands on a full set very early in the game — before you even leave the starting area properly.

The Easiest Early Power Armor (Story-Driven):

1. Simply follow the main quest. Shortly after escaping the Vault and reaching Sanctuary Hills, Preston Garvey will ask for your help defending the town of Concord.
2. Head to Concord and enter the Museum of Freedom. Fight your way up to the roof, where you'll find a full suit of T-45 power armor waiting on a frame, along with a minigun.
3. Grab the fusion core from the generator nearby, hop into the armor, and use it to wipe out the Deathclaw below. This suit is yours to keep — it's the most reliable early-game set in the entire game.

Other Early Locations to Check:

• Mass Pike Interchange — There's a leveled power armor set on the power armor station next to the Gunner commander's shack. Be careful: nearby Gunners will attempt to enter the armor if they spot you. There's also a standing power armor frame on the road northwest of the interchange at a military checkpoint.
• Important level tip — The type of armor you find at most locations is determined by your level when you first enter that area. At levels 1–13 you'll get T-45, levels 14–20 give T-51, levels 21–27 give T-60, and level 28+ can yield X-01. If you want better armor from a location, avoid entering that area until you've leveled up enough.
• Randomized frames can spawn with raider pieces at any level, T-45 starting at level 15, T-51 at level 25, T-60 at level 35, and X-01 at level 45.

The Concord museum suit is hands-down the best way to grab power armor as a brand-new player — it's free, fully intact, and practically handed to you by the main story.