Riot Helmet
A lightweight helmet with a visor, offering moderate protection and good visibility.
Crafting one takes 10× Cloth, 50× Metal Fragments at a Workbench Lvl 1. A recycler breaks one down into Cloth, Metal Fragments. 4 skins exist for it, topped by Checkpoint Riot Helmet.
Crafting
 Cloth | ×10 |
 Metal Fragments | ×50 |
Blueprint
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| Cloth | ×4 |
| Metal Fragments | ×20 |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Cloth | ×6 |
| Metal Fragments | ×30 |
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
| Cloth | ×2 |
| Metal Fragments | ×10 |
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Popular Riot Helmet Skins
All skins →4 skins are listed, from $6.95 to $26.44, with a median of $8.22. Each price is the cheapest current listing, checked 2026-10-07.
| Skin | DMarket | Steam Market | CS.Deals | LIS-SKINS | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Medical Riot Helmet | $6.95 | $10.99 | $19.99 | — | $6.95 |
 Ruthless Riot Helmet | $8.22 | $10.12 | $20.00 | — | $8.22 |
 Furious Raider Riot Helmet | $10.12 | $12.90 | $10.73 | — | $10.12 |
| Checkpoint Riot Helmet | $26.50 | $30.26 | — | $26.44 | $26.44 |
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