Combat & gear · Item
Iron armor
Riveted iron plates over mail: 52 % protection for 19.6 kg.
In the game
How to get it
Iron ingots in the armor shapes: helmet 5, chestplate 8, leggings 7, boots 4 (24 ingots the set).
What it is for
Takes more than half of the blows of creatures, players, arrows, fire and lava; an iron chestplate lasts about 230 zombie hits.
Why it exists
Iron protects as well as it cuts: the armor of the iron age.
The same text the game shows in its progress tree and on the item's sheet (I).
Iron armor is riveted plates over mail on red padding.
Recipe
24 iron ingots: helmet 5, chestplate 8, leggings 7, boots 4, in the shapes of Hide armor. Two or three iron veins are enough.
Numbers
| Protection | Weight | Life |
|---|---|---|
| 52 % | 19.6 kg | ×3.1 hide armor's |
- Pieces add up with diminishing returns, to 80 % at most.
- The weight costs 5 % of your walking speed and makes running about half again more tiring.
- Every blow it takes wears every worn piece; an iron chestplate takes about 230 zombie hits.
Other metals
Copper (36 %) and gold (40 %) come before or beside it; steel (60 %) is the next goal.
On the progress path
SV9SurvivalMain path
- BeforeSV8 · Crossbow
- This stepSV9 · Iron armor
- NextSV10 · Steel armor
Sub-actions (counted in your progress)