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{{armour
|name = Chain mail
|cost = ?
|weight = 40.0
|AC = 8
|EV = 14
|maxenc = +8
|size = Small, medium
|GDR = 34%
}}
{{flavour|A suit made entirely out of tiny metal rings. Offering strong protection against weapons, claws and carnassials, chain mail hinders quick and stealthy movement.}}

'''Chain mail''' is one of the heavier normal [[armour]]s you can acquire, providing substantial defense but at a heavy cost to evasion.

It is one of two armours able to get the [[ponderousness]] ego.

==Desirability==
Chain mail can be a decent option for heavy melee brutes - at least in the early game. Early on, chain mail can provide more overall defense than a [[plate armour]], and it's more common than plate. But as you gain more strength and/or [[Armour skill]], the plate armour will likely come out ahead. [[Dodge]]rs and casters will likely find this armour too [[Encumbrance rating|heavy]] to bother with.

In general, it's not worth wearing in the long run, unless you get an awesome randart.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.30]], chain mail had an encumbrance rating of 15. It also was unable to have the ponderousness ego.
*Prior to [[0.13]], chain mail had 7 base AC.
*Prior to [[0.10]], it had 6 base AC.

The increases in AC have been due to the removal of [[banded mail]], and later, of [[splint mail]].

{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:auto; padding:0; text-align: center"
! || Image
|-
| '''Mundane''' || [[Image:Chain mail1.png]]
|-
| '''Magical''' || [[Image:Chain mail2.png]]
|-
| '''Artifact''' || [[Image:Chain mail3.png]]
|-
! || [[Unrandart]] chain mail
|-
| '''[[Lear's hauberk]]''' || [[Image:Lear's hauberk.png]]
|}

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[[Category:Body armour]]

Chain mail - Revision history

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