Clothing
Metal Chest Plate
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Heavy torso armour providing the best body protection in the game.
Crafting
 Leather | ×50 |
 High Quality Metal | ×18 |
 Sewing Kit | ×8 |
Workbench Lvl 3Craft time: 35s
Blueprint
120
Research (scrap)
120
Tech tree node (scrap)
540
Tech tree path (scrap)
Workbench Lvl 3
Requires
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| Leather | ×20 |
| High Quality Metal | ×7 |
| Sewing Kit | ×3 |
| High Quality Metal | ×1(20%) |
| Sewing Kit | ×1(20%) |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Leather | ×30 |
| High Quality Metal | ×10 |
| Sewing Kit | ×4 |
| High Quality Metal | ×1(80%) |
| Sewing Kit | ×1(80%) |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Repair
buildRepair Bench
| Leather | ×10 |
| High Quality Metal | ×4 |
 Cloth | ×32 |
Condition lost per repair: 20%Blueprint required: Yes
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Locked CrateLocked Crate - GhostshipLocked Crate - OilrigScientist PT Boat DryboxElite CrateUnderwater Lab - Elite CrateElite Crate - HeliBradley Heavy Flamethrower ScientistBradley Heavy M249 ScientistBradley Heavy Minigun ScientistBradley Heavy Spas-12 ScientistOil Rig Heavy Flamethrower Scientist
Popular Metal Chest Plate Skins
All skins →| Skin | Skinport | DMarket | Waxpeer | Tradeit.gg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dead Pumpkin Chestplate | $0.51 | $0.48 | $0.36 | $0.52 | $0.36 |
 Wrapped Chest Plate | $0.46 | $0.45 | $0.37 | — | $0.37 |
 Scrapper Chestplate | $0.44 | $0.41 | $0.38 | — | $0.38 |
 The Tiger Chestplate | $0.47 | $0.47 | $0.38 | — | $0.38 |
 Zombie Chestplate | $0.44 | $0.47 | $0.38 | — | $0.38 |
 Evil Snowman Chestplate | $0.53 | $0.52 | $0.39 | — | $0.39 |
 Uproar Chestplate | $0.47 | $0.43 | $0.40 | — | $0.40 |
 Santa Chest Plate | $0.46 | $0.49 | $0.40 | $0.77 | $0.40 |
 Legendary Chestplate | $0.51 | $0.48 | $0.41 | $0.66 | $0.41 |
 Dr. Brainus Chestplate | $0.41 | $0.83 | $0.43 | — | $0.41 |
 Vandal Chest Plate | $0.53 | $0.51 | $0.41 | $0.62 | $0.41 |
 Nuclear Fanatic Chest Plate | $0.54 | $0.55 | $0.43 | $0.61 | $0.43 |
 Cock Chestplate | $0.51 | $0.43 | $0.44 | — | $0.43 |
 Neanderthal Chestplate | $0.58 | $0.44 | $0.47 | — | $0.44 |
 Troll Daddy Chest Plate | $0.55 | $0.44 | $0.44 | — | $0.44 |
 Serious Santa Chestplate | $0.44 | $0.49 | $0.45 | $0.59 | $0.44 |
 Horror Chest Plate | $0.60 | $0.56 | $0.46 | $0.81 | $0.46 |
 Pizza Chest Plate | $0.60 | $0.50 | $0.46 | — | $0.46 |
 The Awakened Chestplate | $0.55 | $0.48 | $0.47 | — | $0.47 |
 Northwind Chestplate | $0.56 | $0.59 | $0.47 | — | $0.47 |
 Monument Memories Chestplate | $0.66 | $0.77 | $0.48 | $0.86 | $0.48 |
 Norseman Chestplate | $0.55 | $0.48 | $0.49 | — | $0.48 |
 Berserk Chest Plate | $0.56 | $0.58 | $0.48 | — | $0.48 |
 Guardian of Easter Chest Plate | $0.48 | $0.55 | $0.54 | $0.58 | $0.48 |
 Shattered Mirror Chestplate | $0.51 | $0.55 | $0.49 | $0.57 | $0.49 |
 Emperor Metal Chest Plate | $0.54 | $0.49 | $0.52 | — | $0.49 |
 Blacksmith's Chest Plate | $0.62 | $0.56 | $0.50 | — | $0.50 |
 RaidBot Chest Plate | $0.51 | $0.55 | $0.52 | $0.75 | $0.51 |
 HQM Chestplate | $0.63 | $0.54 | $0.52 | — | $0.52 |
 Shogun Chestplate | $0.60 | $0.52 | $0.53 | — | $0.52 |
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