I personally suggest to make steel armor or ctc. And use leather armor before you have them. I guess bronze plate is also good if you dont mind the agi disadvantage. ( and have copper which is too rare )
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iirc, it's something like 15 def 15 abs at q10. Agreed with shubla, not worth it compared to just waiting a couple days and making steel if steelmaking is possible for you (I realize some people have timing constraints that makes fueling a steel crucible literally impossible).
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