This section includes the best armor and weapons that can be crafted or found within the base game. It's meant to be followed if you only own the base game, if you want to be as set as you can going into a DLC, or for any reason you may want to only use base game resources. I'm going to include mods in the future as well, but due to the time requirement and the relative ease of getting exquisite mods, it's something I'm comfortable adding at a later date.
Read this first to make sure you're set up for the best crafting: Onboarding
Head: 408
Torso: 407
Arm: 373
Waist: 429
Leg: 374
Longbow: 269
Shotgun: 280
Assault Rifle: 18
Spear-thrower: 511
Heavy Bow: 388
Shortbow: 230