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{{armour
|name = Plate armour
|cost =
|weight = 65
|AC = 10
|EV = 18
|maxenc = +10
|size = Small, Medium
|GDR = 39%
}}
{{flavour|A full suit of solid metal plate: cuirass, pauldrons, vambraces, waist plate and greaves. It provides excellent protection.}}

'''Plate armour''' is the heaviest common body armour, providing excellent defense in exchange for [[encumbrance]] (reducing ability to [[spell failure|cast spells]], [[ev]]ade attacks, and fire [[Ranged Weapons]]). Commonly found on monsters, you are virtually guaranteed to find at least one set by the time you've cleared the [[Orcish Mines]].

Plate armour is one of two armour types capable of generating with the [[ponderousness]] [[ego]].

==Desirability==
Plate is often the heaviest armour available for a long time, so it's good for strong melee characters. A well-enchanted plate armour with a useful [[ego]] (such as [[fire resistance]]) can serve for the entire 3-rune game. At the very least, heavy fighters are unlikely to find better alternatives for a while, although they do exist:

*Characters that wish to hybridize into magic will prefer lighter armours, with [[dragon scales]] having good AC:encumbrance ratios.
*Pure-strength characters will benefit more from [[golden dragon scales]] or [[crystal plate armour]], which provide even more AC.
*In any case, both [[storm dragon scales]] and [[shadow dragon scales]] are direct upgrades to a plain, +0 plate armour.

Compared to the alternatives, plate armour has the time advantage - you can find it earlier. Waiting for a better set of armour means waiting to use your [[scrolls of enchant armour]], which means making your character weaker ''right now''. As mentioned, if you find a plate armour with a good [[ego]], it may be wise to stick with it for the entire game.

In [[shop]]s, plate armour is 4x as expensive as [[chain mail]]. Buying a [[randart]] chain mail can be more cost-effective than plate.

==History==
*Prior to [[0.14]], the encumbrance rating was 19.
*Prior to [[0.10]], plate armour was known as plate mail.

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! || Image
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| '''Mundane''' || [[File:Plate1.png]]
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| '''Magical''' || [[File:Plate2.png]]
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| '''Artifact''' || [[File:Plate armour3.png]]
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! || [[Unrand]]art<br>Plate armour
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| '''[[Maxwell's Patent Armour]]''' || [[File:Maxwell's patent armour.png]]
|}

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[[Category:Body armour]]

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