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Project Zomboid Map Items

Metal Shin Armor

Protective Gear

Item IDs Base.Greave_Left, Base.Greave_Right

Condition5
Worn onCalf Left 1
Insulation35%
Wind resistance30%

Stats

Condition: 5
Insulation: 35%
Wind resistance: 30%
Scratch Defense: 80
Bite Defense: 60
Bullet Defense: 15
Run speed modifier: x0.9
Discomfort: 5%

Variants

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

	Variants	ID	Category	Worn on
	Metal Shin Armor	`Base.Greave_Left`	Protective Gear	Calf Left 1
	Metal Shin Armor	`Base.Greave_Right`	Protective Gear	Calf Right 1

How to craft

Assemble Shin 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 Shin Armor

Skill Blacksmithing 4, Tailoring 2
XP Blacksmithing 10, Tailoring 10
Learned from Magazine: Armor in the Iron Age
Researched from Scrap Metal Shin Armor, Scrap Metal Shin Armor, Spiked Scrap Metal Shin Armor, Spiked Scrap Metal Shin Armor, Spiked Metal Shin Armor, Spiked Metal Shin Armor
24 more
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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