Armor - Sharp

This article is about the stat that items of apparel have. For more information about sharp armor generally, see Armor.

See also: Armor - Blunt and Armor - Heat

Armor - Sharp is a stat: The protection given against sharp damage like bullets, knife stabs, explosions, and animal bites.

Upon taking damage, first this armor rating is reduced by the attack's armor penetration value.

The remaining armor rating is then compared against a random number from 0 to 100.

00- If the random number is under half the armor rating, the damage deflects harmlessly.
00- If the random number is over half the armor rating, but not higher than the armor rating, the damage is reduced by half and changed to blunt.
00- If the random number is greater than the armor rating, the armor has no effect.

For example, at 90% armor rating against an attack with 10% armor penetration, there is a 40% chance of deflecting the attack harmlessly, and a 40% chance of mitigating the damage.

Each layer of armor is applied separately, from the outside in. Its minimum allowed value is 0%. Its maximum allowed value is 200%. Its default value is 0%.

Note: If sharp damage is converted into blunt, then further layers of armor will still apply Armor - Sharp rather than Armor - Blunt.

Stat Parts

Quality

Quality	Factor
Awful	×60%
Poor	×80%
Normal	×100%
Good	×115%
Excellent	×130%
Masterwork	×145%
Legendary	×180%

Stuff

Priority: 100^{[What is the impact of this?]}
Stuff Power Stat: Armor - Sharp (Material Factor)
Multiplier Stat: Armor - Material Effect Multiplier

Base values

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Thing	Armor - Sharp
Centipede	72
Centipede blaster	72
Centipede burner	72
Centipede gunner	72
Flak jacket	40
Flak pants	40
Flak vest	100
Lancer	40
Marine armor	106
Marine helmet	106
Megascarab	72
Megaspider	27
Pikeman	40
Psychic foil helmet	9
Recon armor	92
Recon helmet	92
Scyther	40
Spelopede	18
Termite	56
Thrumbo	60
Tortoise	50
Devourer	50
Fleshmass nucleus	100
Metalhorror	50
Nociosphere	100
Noctol	28
Toughspike	20
Agrihand	20
Airwire headset	0
Apocriton	75
Array headset	0
Centurion	75
Cleansweeper	20
Constructoid	20
Diabolus	75
Fabricor	20
Gas mask	18
Integrator headset	0
Legionary	40
Lifter	20
Mechcommander helmet	69
Mechlord helmet	92
Mechlord suit	92
Militor	20
Paramedic	20
Scorcher	40
Tesseron	40
Tunneler	80
War queen	75
War urchin	20
Barkskin dryad	70
Armorskin gland	52
Cataphract armor	120
Cataphract helmet	120
Eltex helmet	9
Eltex robe	7
Eltex shirt	7
Eltex skullcap	0
Eltex vest	7
Grenadier armor	101
Gunlink	0
Locust armor	87
Phoenix armor	115
Prestige cataphract armor	120
Prestige cataphract helmet	120
Prestige marine armor	106
Prestige marine helmet	106
Prestige recon armor	92
Prestige recon helmet	92
Stoneskin gland	70
Toughskin gland	35

Strategy

Sharp damage is far more common than blunt damage because almost no blunt damage directly occurs outside of melee combat; this makes sharp armor more valuable in general than blunt armor.

Stat Def Data

Def Name Label Label For Full Stat List Offset Label Attributes	Description	Category	Parameters	Complex Parameters	Display Priority In Category
Def Name: ArmorRating_Sharp Label: Armor - Sharp Label For Full Stat List: Armor - Sharp (armor stat)	The protection given against sharp damage like bullets, knife stabs, explosions, and animal bites. Upon taking damage, first this armor rating is reduced by the attack's armor penetration value. The remaining armor rating is then compared against a random number from 0 to 100. - If the random number is under half the armor rating, the damage deflects harmlessly. - If the random number is over half the armor rating, but not higher than the armor rating, the damage is reduced by half and changed to blunt. - If the random number is greater than the armor rating, the armor has no effect. For example, at 90% armor rating against an attack with 10% armor penetration, there is a 40% chance of deflecting the attack harmlessly, and a 40% chance of mitigating the damage. Each layer of armor is applied separately, from the outside in.	Display Order: 30 Def Name: Apparel Label: Apparel Display All By Default: false	Default Base Value: 0% Min Value: 0% Hide At Value: 0% Max Value: 200% To String Style: PercentOne	Parts: StatPart_Quality: Factor Awful: ×60% Factor Poor: ×80% Factor Normal: ×100% Factor Good: ×115% Factor Excellent: ×130% Factor Masterwork: ×145% Factor Legendary: ×180% StatPart_Stuff: Priority: 100 Stuff Power Stat: Armor - Sharp (Material Factor) Multiplier Stat: Armor - Material Effect Multiplier	100