Metal Chest Plate
A metal plate covering your torso, provides excellent protection from all forms of attacks.
Protection
| Damage | Stopped |
|---|---|
| Bullet and arrow | 25% |
| Melee | 20% |
| Bite | 20% |
| Warmth | -50% |
The share of damage stopped with only this piece worn, on the chest, stomach, arm and hand. A negative number makes it worse.
Armor insert slots
Up to 3 slots| Slots | Chance |
|---|---|
| 0 slots | 50% |
| 1 slot | 25% |
| 2 slots | 15% |
| 3 slots | 10% |
Slots roll once, when you craft it. Looted or bought pieces have none. A Crafting Quality Tea makes at least 1 certain, and the Defensive Workbench Upgrade adds 1 more, up to 3.
Fit
Survival
Farming & fishing
Repair
| Bench | Max repair cost | Condition loss | Blueprint needed | Repairs until destroyed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | Yes | 20 |
A half-worn item costs about half and loses half as much.
Electrical & stations
Vehicles & mounts
Details
Best in slot: Chest
Outer layer| # | Piece | Bullet | Melee | Explosion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62% (best) | 51% | 0% | |
| 2 | 60% | 55% | 20% | |
| 3 | 57% | 56% | 0% | |
| 4 | 52% | 56% | 0% | |
| 5 | 47% | 71% (best) | 30% (best) |
This piece is #1 of 8 for bullet protection. The share of damage each piece stops on your chest at its best: with a metal insert in every slot it can roll, and the best base piece that fits under it. Skins are left out.
Methodology
Tested on the current version of Rust.
Protection was tested in game on the current version of Rust, with only the piece worn. Every body part a piece covers stops the same share.
Two pieces clash when they take the same slot in the same layer.
Pieces that take the same body parts in the same layer are ranked together, on the hit area named above. The best figure in each column is bold.
Protection adds up over everything you wear and every insert in it. A piece that also takes the base layer leaves no room under it, so it counts alone.
Craft
| Workbench | Craft time | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
 Level 3 | 35s | 120 scrap to research |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Looted from
| Container | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | 1-2 | |
| 1.9% | 1-2 | |
| 0.7% | 1 | |
| 0.2% | 1-2 | |
| 0.2% | 1-2 |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | 1 Locked Crate (Oil Rig)2 Elite Crate | |
| 0.6 | 1 Locked Crate (Oil Rig)1 Elite Crate | |
| 0.1 | 4 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 3 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 2 Elite Crate |
What opening every crate and barrel there once gives, on average.
Methodology
Best places to find it. Worked out from loot tables tested in game. A crate that has not been tested yet is left out, so a monument can give more than shown.
Crafting
| Makes | Ingredients | Time | Workbench |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35s | Level 3 | ||
| Blueprint | What it takes | Scrap |
|---|---|---|
| 120 | ||
| Unlocks nexton the tech tree | ||
Recycling
| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | ||
 Monument (powered)60% | ||
| Monument50% | None | |
 Safe zone40% |
One item at full condition. Scrap is an average: the part after the point carries over to the next item.
More Attire
Skins
1Apply with the Repair Bench. Prices are Steam Market USD.
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Metal Chest Plate: common questions
- How much protection does Metal Chest Plate give?
- Metal Chest Plate blocks 25% of bullet damage and 20% of melee damage on the areas it covers.
- Where do you find Metal Chest Plate?
- Craft it at workbench level 3. It drops from Locked Crate (53%), Elite Crate (1.9%) and Patrol Heli Crate (0.7%), plus 2 more. The most from one full clear: Large Oil Rig (0.6), Oil Rig (0.6) and Missile Silo (0.1).
- What does Metal Chest Plate cost to craft?
- Metal Chest Plate crafts for 50 Leather, 18 High Quality Metal, 8 Sewing Kit.
- What does Metal Chest Plate recycle for?
- Recycling Metal Chest Plate at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 30 Leather, 10 High Quality Metal, 4 Sewing Kit, High Quality Metal (80%), Sewing Kit (80%). Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.