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{{flavour|An incredibly heavy but extremely effective suit of crystalline armour.}}
 
{{flavour|An incredibly heavy but extremely effective suit of crystalline armour.}}
  
'''Crystal plate armour''' is one of the heaviest body armours available (tied with [[gold dragon scales]]), and requires high [[strength]] to wear effectively. As a standard body armour, Spriggans, Ogres, Trolls, Draconians, Octopodes and Felids are unable to wear it. In exchange for these steep requirements, it offers phenomenal [[AC]], allowing characters to absorb physical abuse with ease. Just don't expect to [[dodge]] many attacks or cast easily while wearing it.  
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'''Crystal plate armour''' is one of the heaviest body armours available, tied with [[gold dragon scales]]. It has the highest base [[AC]] in the game, but with severe [[encumbrance]] penalties. It is very rare.
  
Crystal plate armour is extremely rare, but it is generally considered to be very strong if your character has the strength to use it and doesn't mind or can counteract the high penalties.
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==Strategy==
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For a strong, melee brute, crystal plate is one of the ideal endgame armours. Some characters may prefer gold dragon scales' resistances, but GDS is similarly rare until you find [[golden dragon]]s to slay.
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A +0 crystal plate armour isn't spectacularly good. If you already had a great [[randart]] or highly [[enchant]]ed set of a 'lesser' armour ([[plate armour]], etc.), you may want to use that over a lowly enchanted set of plate.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 05:01, 26 August 2023

Version 0.30: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Name Crystal plate armour
Size to wear Small, Medium
Armour Class 14
Encumbrance rating 23
Maximum Enchantment +14
Grants nothing
Time to Wear 5


An incredibly heavy but extremely effective suit of crystalline armour.

Crystal plate armour is one of the heaviest body armours available, tied with gold dragon scales. It has the highest base AC in the game, but with severe encumbrance penalties. It is very rare.

Strategy

For a strong, melee brute, crystal plate is one of the ideal endgame armours. Some characters may prefer gold dragon scales' resistances, but GDS is similarly rare until you find golden dragons to slay.

A +0 crystal plate armour isn't spectacularly good. If you already had a great randart or highly enchanted set of a 'lesser' armour (plate armour, etc.), you may want to use that over a lowly enchanted set of plate.

History

  • Prior to 0.14, the crystal plate armour's encumbrance rating was 24.
  • Prior to 0.10, crystal plate armour was known as crystal plate mail.
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