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Steel kneecaps

Genouillères d'acier
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ArmourLegs★Infinite

Steel supplementary wear that prevents knocks to the knees.

The essentials

  • Simplest: make it in the Krak Pot, Iron kneecaps ×1 + Iron ore ×1 + Royal soil ×1.
  • To gather: 3 ingredients, 1 Krak Pot use (crafting tree in the details).
  • Sells for 900 G.
  • Defence +12: 55th of 85 legs; top: Infinity trousers (+30).
  • Used to make: Gigasteel kneecaps.

“Simplest”, in this order: buy it (cheapest), pick it up, from a monster (best rate), make it, then the other sources.

Defence +12

Vocations that can equip it: Warrior, Priest, Thief, Minstrel, Gladiator, Armamentalist, Paladin, Luminary

Style: Aloof 16 · Vanity 15 · Naive 13 · Chic 12 · Casual 10 · Allure 8

Alchemy Read in the code

  • Recipe in the book “An Encyclopaedia of Steel Armour” (Alltrades Abbey – Interior B1)

To gather for 1 Steel kneecaps

3 ingredients · 1 Krak Pot use

Crafting tree

made in the Krak Pot · to find. Tap an ingredient to switch: the list follows.

  • Steel kneecaps
    • Iron kneecaps
    • Iron ore
    • Royal soil

Tree idea: Antoine. Thank you!

Used to make

Gigasteel kneecaps

Best defence in the category, by vocation

Under the hood

Internal item number: 16219; record no. 663 of prm/itemdt (file order); selling price in its record (u16 at +0x1A): 900; stars: +0x09 bits 1-3.

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