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Improvised Balaclava

mask.balaclava·Attire

A makeshift balaclava. Cost effective protection from the cold, but unremarkable at preventing melee and projectile damage.

Stats

Stack size
1
Despawns after
5 min

Protection

  • Bullet15%
  • Arrow15%
  • Slash15%
  • Stab15%
  • Blunt15%
  • Animal bite20%
  • Explosion20%
  • Radiation3%
  • Cold80%

A negative value means it makes you take more of that damage.

Best Monuments to Farm Improvised Balaclava

MonumentPer full clearMostly from
Launch Site1 every 6 clearsRoadside Barrel
Giant Excavator Pit1 every 8 clearsRoadside Barrel
Arctic Research Base1 every 8 clearsBarrel
Airfield1 every 8 clearsRoadside Barrel
Military Tunnel1 every 12 clearsRoadside Barrel
Junkyard1 every 14 clearsRoadside Barrel
Harbor1 every 15 clearsBarrel
Train Yard1 every 15 clearsRoadside Barrel

Expected from opening every container in one copy of the monument once. 2 more monuments have it in smaller amounts. Dots are the keycards its readers take. See the monument tier list for overall value.

Where to Find Improvised Balaclava

SourceChanceAmount
Basic Crate4.8%1-2
Tunnel Dweller2.3%1-2
Underwater Lab Dweller2.2%1-2
Roadside Barrel1.1%1
Barrel1.1%1

Chance it's in one container or on one body, measured by filling each one 50,000 times on a vanilla server. Every source's full table is in the loot tables.

Research

Tech tree: Workbench Level 1This item: 15 scrapFrom scratch: 45 scrap over 3 items

The from-scratch figure is the cheapest chain of unlocks from the start of the tree, with nothing researched yet. Mark what you already have on the tree to see what is actually left.

Crafting Cost

Recycler Yield

Safe Zone Recycler 40%

Monument Recycler 50%

Powered Monument Recycler 60%

Red Recycler (Power Plant) 75%

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