Chest armor · set piece

Breastplate of Ask

The first man in Midgard knew how to guard his most vital organs, perhaps with a breastplate just like this one.

Armor

+2 per level

Weight

Max level

Materials fromAshlands· in the developers' Ashlands medium test kit

Item IDArmorAshlandsMediumChestSpawnspawn ArmorAshlandsMediumChest 1 4

Recipe

Crafted at

Black Forgelevel 3

Beyond level 4 at the Forge of Potential: 1× Flametal Protection Idol per attempt.

Upgrades by level

Level	Armor	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	28	1,000	3	15× Linen Thread 4× Lox Pelt 10× Asksvin Hide
2	30	1,200	4	10× Linen Thread 2× Lox Pelt 5× Asksvin Hide
3	32	1,400	5	20× Linen Thread 4× Lox Pelt 10× Asksvin Hide
4	34	1,600	6	40× Linen Thread 8× Lox Pelt 20× Asksvin Hide

Upgrade cost per level = materials per level × (level − 1), and × 4 at level 4 (Piece.Requirement.GetAmount in the game code). Station level = recipe level + level − 1.

Total cost

Craft it and upgrade to level 4:

One Breastplate of Ask, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Effects

Set bonus (3 pieces): Ask's Endurance

A lighter armour lets you move more freely, every move requiring less energy.

Run stamina -10%
Jump stamina -10%
Attack stamina -20%
+10% Pierce damage

Set pieces

Stats

Durability: 1,000 (+200 per level)
Weight: 5

Compared with similar armor

Item	Armor	Max level	Movement	Weight
Vilebone Cage	18	24	—	5
Robes of Embla	19	25	-2%	5
Wolf Hide Chestpiece	20	26	-5%	15
Robes of the Caller	22	28	-2%	5
Padded Cuirass	26	32	-5%	10
Breastplate of Ask	28	34	—	5
Carapace Breastplate	32	38	-5%	10
Chestpiece of the Vanguard	34	40	—	5
Flametal Breastplate	38	44	-5%	10