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{{flavour|A well-made golden hauberk that covers all of its wearer's body parts. It includes a chainmail coif, chausses and maille gauntlets.}}
 
{{flavour|A well-made golden hauberk that covers all of its wearer's body parts. It includes a chainmail coif, chausses and maille gauntlets.}}
 
[[File:Lear's_hauberk.png]] '''''the +18 Lear's hauberk'''''
 
[[File:Lear's_hauberk.png]] '''''the +18 Lear's hauberk'''''
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+18 [[chain mail]]
 
+18 [[chain mail]]
  
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Fills your body, head, hands, and feet armour slots
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Fills your body, head, gloves, and feet armour slots
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
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'''Lear's hauberk'''<ref>{{source ref|0.28.0|art-data.txt|877}}</ref> is an extremely unusual piece of equipment, filling four equipment slots in exchange for a massive amount of [[AC]]. To wear it, you must be able to wear chain mail, [[hat]]s, [[boots]], and [[gloves]], meaning players that cannot wear one or more of those items due to size ([[ogre]]s, [[troll]]s, [[spriggan]]s), species ([[tengu]], [[formicid]], [[draconian]], [[naga]], [[palentonga]], [[djinni]], [[octopode]], [[felid]]), or mutations ([[horns]] or [[antennae]] 3, [[claws]] or [[Demonic Touch|demonic touch]] 3, [[hooves]] or [[talons]] 3) cannot wear Lear's hauberk. [[Merfolk]] ''can'' wear the hauberk, but the entire thing will meld into you in water, so you should search for something different to wear if you know you'll be fighting around water in the foreseeable future.
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'''Lear's hauberk'''<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|art-data.txt|897}}</ref> is an unusual piece of equipment, a heavily enchanted [[chain mail]] that fills 4 equipment slots. To wear it, you must be able to wear chain mail, [[hat]]s, [[boots]], and [[gloves]]. Therefore, many species ([[Trolls]], [[Ogres]], [[Spriggan]]s, [[Armataur]]s, [[Djinn]], [[Draconian]]s, [[Formicid]]s, [[Naga]]s, [[Tengu]]) are unable to wear it, [[Merfolk]] will meld it when in/above [[water]]. and certain level 3 [[mutation]]s will block it.
  
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Lear's hauberk is by no means an ideal piece of armour. Chail mail itself is a cumbersome armour, and losing that many equipment slots is a serious downside. Accounting for all auxiliary slots enchanted to +2, the hauberk is effectively a +9 chain mail (even less once considering [[Armour skill]]). Plus, you'll be unable to benefit from [[ego]]s or [[artefact]] equipment in those slots.  
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In practice, Lear's hauberk is less spectacular than it seems. If you already have a +2 [[helmet]], [[gloves]], and [[boots]], Lear's hauberk is equivalent to a +9 chain mail. However, a +9 chain mail is still a good choice for melee brutes, and the hauberk has a few other advantages:
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*You'll often find it before getting any sort of headgear/gloves/boots. Getting a +18 chain mail is a ''massive'' boost to defense, especially in the early-game.
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*Lear's hauberk saves [[scrolls of enchant armour]], which can be used on a [[shield]] or other pieces of equipment. A +9 [[plate armour]] might give more AC, but having a +9 chain mail and +8 [[tower shield]] is much better for defense.
  
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This artefact is more likely to spawn in the early game, likely before you can find enchanted equipment for every slot. Players who find this in a timely manner can suddenly find themselves absurdly well-protected against the threats of the early game. It can still have some merit in the later parts of the game, as using the hauberk saves [[scrolls of enchant armour]] for other pieces of equipment.
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The main downside is that the hauberk takes up 3 extra equipment slots; wearing it means losing any [[ego]]s or [[artefact]] properties from the head, hand, and foot slots. As you find good equipment, you may value resistances or other intrinsics over a plain, +9 chain mail. So, depending on what you find, you may want to switch to a different body armour (sooner or later).
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This artefact is more likely to spawn in the early game, where it is more likely to be useful.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 14:53, 28 August 2023

Version 0.30: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
A well-made golden hauberk that covers all of its wearer's body parts. It includes a chainmail coif, chausses and maille gauntlets.

Lear's hauberk.png the +18 Lear's hauberk

+18 chain mail

Fills your body, head, gloves, and feet armour slots

Desirability

Lear's hauberk[1] is an unusual piece of equipment, a heavily enchanted chain mail that fills 4 equipment slots. To wear it, you must be able to wear chain mail, hats, boots, and gloves. Therefore, many species (Trolls, Ogres, Spriggans, Armataurs, Djinn, Draconians, Formicids, Nagas, Tengu) are unable to wear it, Merfolk will meld it when in/above water. and certain level 3 mutations will block it.

In practice, Lear's hauberk is less spectacular than it seems. If you already have a +2 helmet, gloves, and boots, Lear's hauberk is equivalent to a +9 chain mail. However, a +9 chain mail is still a good choice for melee brutes, and the hauberk has a few other advantages:

  • You'll often find it before getting any sort of headgear/gloves/boots. Getting a +18 chain mail is a massive boost to defense, especially in the early-game.
  • Lear's hauberk saves scrolls of enchant armour, which can be used on a shield or other pieces of equipment. A +9 plate armour might give more AC, but having a +9 chain mail and +8 tower shield is much better for defense.

The main downside is that the hauberk takes up 3 extra equipment slots; wearing it means losing any egos or artefact properties from the head, hand, and foot slots. As you find good equipment, you may value resistances or other intrinsics over a plain, +9 chain mail. So, depending on what you find, you may want to switch to a different body armour (sooner or later).

This artefact is more likely to spawn in the early game, where it is more likely to be useful.

History

  • Prior to 0.28, Lear's hauberk was +27, and its generation was not favored for the early-game.
  • Lear's hauberk was added in 0.13, replacing Lear's chain mail.

References

  1. ↑ art-data.txt:897 (0.30.1)
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