What is the name of Valorant's heavy armor?

The name of VALORANT’s heavy armor is Heavy Shield. It is the game’s stronger purchasable armor option, protecting a player with 50 armor points and costing 1000 credits.

Players choose armor during the buy phase alongside weapons and abilities. Heavy Shield does not make a player invulnerable or reduce every hit by the same amount; VALORANT’s damage system applies armor-based damage reduction, while certain attacks and abilities can still finish an armored player quickly.

A common mix-up is confusing Heavy Shield with Light Shield. Light Shield also provides 25 armor points but costs 400 credits, making it a cheaper option for half-buys or rounds where a player cannot afford a full loadout. Heavy Shield is also sometimes written as “Heavy Shields” in reference material because the in-game purchase is presented as a plural equipment category.