Wood Chestplate
A shoddy piece of body armor made from simple materials, provides some basic protection from melee and ranged attacks.
Protection
| Damage | Stopped |
|---|---|
| Bullet and arrow | 10% |
| Melee | 40% |
| Bite | 30% |
| Explosion | 30% |
| Heat | -100% |
| Radiation | 5% |
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
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 #5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| None | 15s | Known by default |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Looted from
| Container | Chance |
|---|---|
| 6.5% | |
| 4.4% |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | 8 Tool Crate | |
| 0.3 | 4 Tool Crate | |
| 0.2 | 3 Tool Crate | |
| 0.2 | 2 Tool Crate | |
| 0.2 | 2 Tool 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
| Blueprint | What it takes | Scrap |
|---|---|---|
| Known by default: every player can craft it from the start. | ||
Recycling
| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | ||
 Monument (powered)60% | None | |
| Monument50% | None | |
 Safe zone40% | None |
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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Wood Chestplate: common questions
- How much protection does Wood Chestplate give?
- Wood Chestplate blocks 10% of bullet damage and 40% of melee damage on the areas it covers.
- Where do you find Wood Chestplate?
- Craft it without a workbench. It drops from Tool Box (6.5%) and Underwater Crate (Basic) (4.4%). The most from one full clear: Airfield (0.6), Ferry Terminal (0.3) and Outpost (0.2).
- What does Wood Chestplate recycle for?
- Recycling Wood Chestplate at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 12 Cloth, 150 Wood. Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.