Chestpiece of the Vanguard

Chestpiece of the Vanguard

Expertly crafted leather armour, offering excellent protection without limiting a warrior's movements.
Type	Chest
Armor	34 at quality 1 38 at quality 3
Effects	Resistant VS Frost
Movement Speed	-
Weight	5
Durability	1000
Crafting Station	Frost Foundry
Station Level	-
Crafting Materials	1x Cast: Chestpiece of the Vanguard 5x Liquid Frost
Biome	Deep North
Spawn ID	`spawn ArmorDeepNorthMediumChest`

Chestpiece of the Vanguard is the chest piece of the Vanguard Set. It gives 34 armour at quality 1 plus frost resistance, and its cast uses Elaking Hair Bundles. Together with the hood and trousers it completes the set bonus.

How to Craft

You make it in a Frost Foundry from:

1x Cast: Chestpiece of the Vanguard: poured at a level 4 Black Forge from Bloodgold, Elaking Hair Bundle, Leather Straps and its mould.
5x Liquid Frost: frozen down from ice in a Frigid Kiln.

Name	Image	Biome	Crafting Station	Spawn ID
Cast: Chestpiece of the Vanguard		Deep North	Black Forge	`spawn ArmorGoldMediumChestUncooked`
Liquid Frost		Deep North	Frigid Kiln	`spawn FrozenFuel`

Mould

The Mould: Chestpiece of the Vanguard is found in the Deep North:

It drops from Krigen that fight with a sword or a greataxe.

When to Use It

This is end game gear. You need Fader dead to progress through the Deep North.

Upgrades

You can upgrade it twice at the Black Forge. Each step needs the station one level higher than the last, and costs the per-level amount and then twice that. Quality 4, at four times the per-level amount, needs a level 7 Black Forge, above its current maximum of 6, so that row is not yet available.

Quality	Crafting Station	Armor	Durability	Resources
1	Frost Foundry	34	1000	1x Cast: Chestpiece of the Vanguard 5x Liquid Frost
2	Black Forge (Level 5)	36	1200	6x Bloodgold 4x Elaking Hair Bundle 2x Leather Straps
3	Black Forge (Level 6)	38	1400	12x Bloodgold 8x Elaking Hair Bundle 4x Leather Straps
4	Black Forge (Level 7, not yet available)	40	1600	24x Bloodgold 16x Elaking Hair Bundle 8x Leather Straps

Vanguard Set

Name	Quality 1	Quality 2	Quality 3	Weight	Movement	Effect	Spawn ID
Hood of the Vanguard	34	36	38	1	-	-	`spawn HelmetDNMediumHood`
Chestpiece of the Vanguard	34	36	38	5	-	Resistant VS Frost	`spawn ArmorDeepNorthMediumChest`
Trousers of the Vanguard	34	36	38	5	-	-	`spawn ArmorDeepNorthMediumlegs`
Vanguard Set	102	108	114	11	-	-10% run stamina, -20% dodge stamina, +10% health and stamina regen, +10% pierce damage	-

Properties

The Vanguard Set is the medium armour of the north: 34 armour a piece and 102 for all three at quality 1, rising to 108 at quality 3. Its strength is the set bonus. Worn as a full set, it cuts the stamina cost of running by a tenth and of dodging by a fifth, and it adds a tenth to health regeneration, stamina regeneration and pierce damage. That pierce bonus makes it the partner of the Nord spear, atgeir, bow and crossbow.

Its mould drops from Krigen that fight with a sword or greataxe. The drop rate is three in a hundred from a plain one, six from a one-star and twelve from a two-star.

It gives 34 armour at quality 1 and 38 at quality 3. It weighs 5 and has 1000 durability, or 1400 at quality 3.

Quality 4 needs a level 7 Black Forge, above its current maximum of 6, so in practice it stops at quality 3.

Crafted from scratch and taken to quality 3, it costs 30 Bloodgold, 20 Elaking Hair Bundle and 10 Leather Straps, plus a mould and 5 Liquid Frost.

The Deep North pieces for this slot are the Protector Breastplate with 44 armour and 5 weight, the Vanguard Chestpiece with 34 armour and 5 weight, and the Caller Robes with 22 armour and 5 weight at -2% movement. They all weigh the same, so you are choosing between the Protector's armour, the Vanguard's set bonus and the Caller's eitr.