Chest armor

Padded Cuirass

Finely wrought and strong enough to turn even the sharpest blades.

Armor

+2 per level

Weight

Max level

Materials fromPlains· in the developers' Plains boss test kit

Item IDArmorPaddedCuirassSpawnspawn ArmorPaddedCuirass 1 4

Recipe

Crafted at

Forgelevel 2

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

Upgrades by level

Level	Armor	Durability	Station lvl	Materials
1	26	1,000	2	10× Iron 20× Linen Thread
2	28	1,200	3	3× Iron 10× Linen Thread
3	30	1,400	4	6× Iron 20× Linen Thread
4	32	1,600	5	12× Iron 40× Linen Thread

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 Padded Cuirass, 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: 10

Compared with similar armor

Item	Armor	Max level	Movement	Weight
Lox Fur Jacket	16	22	—	5
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