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Project Zomboid Map Items

Metal Forearm Armor

Protective Gear

Item IDs Base.Vambrace_Left, Base.Vambrace_Right

Condition5
Worn onForearm Left
Insulation35%
Wind resistance30%

Stats

Condition: 5
Insulation: 35%
Wind resistance: 30%
Scratch Defense: 90
Bite Defense: 80
Bullet Defense: 15
Discomfort: 5%

Variants

2 versions of this item share the name. The columns show what differs.

	Variants	ID	Category	Worn on	Combat speed modifier
	Metal Forearm Armor	`Base.Vambrace_Left`	Protective Gear	Forearm Left	x0.99
	Metal Forearm Armor	`Base.Vambrace_Right`	Protective Gear	Forearm Right	x0.98

How to craft

Assemble Forearm Armor

Requires Forge Armor Must be learned first

Needs

One of
charcoal
Steel Sheet - Small
Leather Strips x2
Buckle x2
One of
- Ball-peen Hammer
- Smithing Hammer
smithinghammerKeep
One of
- Metalworking Pliers
- Vise Grips
metalworkingpliersOne of
- Tongs
tongsKeep
One of
1 more
- Forged Needle
sewingneedleKeep
One of
4 more
awlKeep
One of
heavythread

Makes

Metal Forearm Armor

Skill Blacksmithing 4, Tailoring 2
XP Blacksmithing 10, Tailoring 10
Learned from Magazine: Armor in the Iron Age
Researched from Scrap Metal Forearm Armor, Scrap Metal Forearm Armor, Spiked Scrap Metal Forearm Armor, Spiked Scrap Metal Forearm Armor, Spiked Metal Forearm Armor, Spiked Metal Forearm Armor
2 more
Metal Forearm Armor, Metal Forearm Armor
Known automatically at Blacksmithing 6

Used to craft

Smelt Steel From Small Steel Item as smeltablesteelsmall Requires Advanced furnace
- Steel Chunk
Smelt Small Steel Item as smeltablesteelsmall Requires Advanced furnace
- One of
  - Small Ceramic Crucible with Steel
  - Large Ceramic Crucible with Steel
Weld Spikes On Metal Armor By hand, on any surface
- One of
  16 more

Where to find

Most likely places, from the game loot tables.

Survivor safehouses