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A very heavy iron hat. As with other eye-slit based helmets, it offers fantastic protection but you can't see a damn thing.
Crab Helmet
Slot: HEAD Type: Heavy Armour

Crab Helmet is a Heavy Armour that is equipped in the Headgear slot. It is the headgear with the highest blunt resistance. Aside from the races that cannot wear helmets, it additionally cannot be worn by Hive Worker Drones and their southern and deadhive cousins. It can be crafted once a blueprint is purchased from the Crab Raiders and is part of a Crab Armour "set", together with Crab Armour (body), Crab Trousers and Crab Shoes.

This armour has inventory dimensions of 3x3.

Appearance[]

The Crab Helmet appears to be a thick, metal Jingasa attached to a metal cylinder with a long, wide slit for the the wearer to see through.

Stats[]

Crab Helmet
[Prototype Grade]
[Heavy Armour Class] [Metal Plates]
-Blunt resistance 7.00%
-Cut resistance 17.50%
-Cut resistance efficiency 85%
-Harpoon resistance 9pts
-Weight 6.25 kg
[Weather Protections]
-Duststorms 60%
-Acid 60%
-Burning 60%
-Value c.134
-Sell value c.33
[Coverage]
-Head 100%
[Skills]
-Perception bonus -20
Crab Helmet
[Shoddy Grade]
[Heavy Armour Class] [Metal Plates]
-Blunt resistance 17.50%
-Cut resistance 28.75%
-Cut resistance efficiency 85%
-Harpoon resistance 22.5pts
-Weight 6.25 kg
[Weather Protections]
-Duststorms 60%
-Acid 60%
-Burning 60%
-Value c.535
-Sell value c.133
[Coverage]
-Head 100%
[Skills]
-Perception bonus -20
Crab Helmet
[Standard Grade]
[Heavy Armour Class] [Metal Plates]
-Blunt resistance 31.50%
-Cut resistance 43.75%
-Cut resistance efficiency 85%
-Harpoon resistance 40.5pts
-Weight 6.25 kg
[Weather Protections]
-Duststorms 60%
-Acid 60%
-Burning 60%
-Value c.1,818
-Sell value c.454
[Coverage]
-Head 100%
[Skills]
-Perception bonus -20
Crab Helmet
[High Grade]
[Heavy Armour Class] [Metal Plates]
-Blunt resistance 45.5%
-Cut resistance 58.75%
-Cut resistance efficiency 85%
-Harpoon resistance 58.5pts
-Weight 6.25 kg
[Weather Protections]
-Duststorms 60%
-Acid 60%
-Burning 60%
-Value c.3,956
-Sell value c.989
[Coverage]
-Head 100%
[Skills]
-Perception bonus -20
Crab Helmet
[Specialist Grade]
[Heavy Armour Class] [Metal Plates]
-Blunt resistance 59.50%
-Cut resistance 73.75%
-Cut resistance efficiency 85%
-Harpoon resistance 76.5pts
-Weight 6.25 kg
[Weather Protections]
-Duststorms 60%
-Acid 60%
-Burning 60%
-Value c.6,950
-Sell value c.1,737
[Coverage]
-Head 100%
[Skills]
-Perception bonus -20
Crab Helmet
[Masterwork Grade]
[Heavy Armour Class] [Metal Plates]
-Blunt resistance 70.00%
-Cut resistance 85.00%
-Cut resistance efficiency 85%
-Harpoon resistance 90pts
-Weight 6.25 kg
[Weather Protections]
-Duststorms 60%
-Acid 60%
-Burning 60%
-Value c.9,757
-Sell value c.2,439
[Coverage]
-Head 100%
[Skills]
-Perception bonus -20

Source[]

Locations
Always Equipped Potentially Equipped
Crab Raider [S] [H]

There are no characters which only have a chance of spawning with this item equipped.

Shops Loot

Crab Smithy ArmorSign BlueprintsLargegreen [P] [S] [S] [H]

This item is not found in any non-shop locations.


Crafting[]

Heavy Armour Smithy
INPUTS OUTPUT
Fabrics
Fabrics

(0.2 required)

Crab Helmet
Crab Helmet
Armour Plating
Armour Plating

(1 required)

The blueprint can only be bought/stolen from a Crabsmith.

Triva/Notes[]

  • Crab Helmet has the highest blunt and cut damage mitigation of the helmets.
  • With the only stat reduction being Perception, the Crab Helmet is the best in slot headwear in any scenario except for in Duststorms for melee fighters. Unlike the other armour pieces in the set which have massive penalties.
  • If you do not wish to craft one you can attack Crab Raiders to obtain a high quality version. Crab raiders have a 50% chance of having standard quality armour with the other 50% chance for high quality.
Crab Helmet

[Research Blueprint]

BlueprintsLargegreen
Tech Level 1
-Value c.c.4,545
-Sell value c.1,136
Requirements:
New Armour Type Crab Helmet


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