Chest armor

Iron Scale Mail

An iron scale mail, this will turn all but the strongest of blows.

Armor

+2 per level

Weight

Max level

Materials fromMeadows· in the developers' Mountains test kit

Item IDArmorIronChestSpawnspawn ArmorIronChest 1 4

Recipe

Crafted at

Forgelevel 2

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

Upgrades by level

Level	Armor	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	14	1,000	2	20× Iron 2× Deer Hide
2	16	1,200	3	5× Iron
3	18	1,400	4	10× Iron
4	20	1,600	5	20× Iron

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 Iron Scale Mail, broken down to what you gather (bars smelted from ore, with the coal the smelter burns):

Stats

Movement speed: -5%
Durability: 1,000 (+200 per level)
Weight: 15

Compared with similar armor

Item	Armor	Max level	Movement	Weight
Bronze Plate Tunic	8	14	-5%	10
Root Harnesk	8	14	-2%	10
Fenris Coat	10	16	3%	10
Iron Scale Mail	14	20	-5%	15
Lox Fur Jacket	16	22	—	5
Eitr-weave Robe	16	22	-2%	5
Vilebone Cage	18	24	—	5
Robes of Embla	19	25	-2%	5
Wolf Hide Chestpiece	20	26	-5%	15