Iron armor set

Iron Armor Set
Category	Armor
Effect	10% damage reduction (full set), 2,500 durability per piece
Cost / Recipe
How to get	Crafted by Kaziir the Armoursmith in The Dunes

Iron Armor Set is the first armor tier in Kintara, consisting of four protective pieces that each reduce the damage you take. A complete set grants 10% damage reduction and requires Combat 15 to equip any piece.

Iron armor represents the entry into serious combat preparation — the first real defense against high-level threats.

Complete Set

The Iron Armor Set consists of four pieces, each craftable separately:

Piece	Smithing req	Damage reduction	Durability	Cost (per piece)
Iron Helmet	14	2%	2,500	40 iron ingot + 40 molten rock + 5 brute horn
Iron Body Armor	20	4%	2,500	50 iron ingot + 50 molten rock + 10 brute horn
Iron Legguards	18	3%	2,500	50 iron ingot + 50 molten rock + 10 brute horn
Iron Boots	16	1%	2,500	25 iron ingot + 25 molten rock + 2 brute horn

Total cost for full set: 165 iron ingots + 165 molten rock + 27 brute horns

Set Bonus

Wearing all four pieces together grants:

• 10% damage reduction total (2% + 4% + 3% + 1%)
• 2,500 durability on each piece
• 100% coverage (head, torso, legs, feet)

There is no extra bonus for completing the set: the 10% is simply the four pieces added together. Partial sets still help — each piece adds its own reduction independently.

Damage Reduction

Armor no longer widens the shield pool — it reduces the damage you take instead. The shield pool stays at a fixed 100 points regardless of armor; restore it with Shield Potions.

Configuration	Damage reduction	Notes
No armor	0%	King Scorpia, Venomweaver cave hazards, Giant Scorpions and Magma Brutes deal 1.5× damage to unarmored players
1 Iron piece	1–4%	Depends on the piece; any piece also removes the unarmored penalty
Full Iron set (4 pieces)	10%	2% helmet + 4% body + 3% legs + 1% boots
Full Silver set (4 pieces)	15%	Comparison to higher tier

Durability & Repair

Each armor piece has 2,500 durability. Every hit you take costs 1 durability point on each piece you're wearing.

All worn pieces wear simultaneously — a full set consumes 4 durability points per hit across the set, but each individual piece still survives 2,500 hits. Wearing the full set does not make any single piece break sooner. A piece that reaches 0 durability breaks and is destroyed, so repair it before then.

Repair at Grimjaw in Frostmere or Harun the Forgewright in Dunes West (crafting is done at Kaziir the Armoursmith's):

• Repair cost: 60% of the full forge bill (ingots, Molten Rock and Brute Horn), scaled by durability loss, each material rounded up (minimum 1)
• Example: Iron Helmet at 50% durability ≈ 12 iron ingots + 12 Molten Rock + 2 Brute Horns to repair

Crafting Progression

Iron is the first of Kintara's two armor tiers:

Tier	Armor type	Damage reduction (full set)	Combat req	Smithing req	Next tier
First	Iron	10%	15	14–20	Silver
Second	Silver	15%	25	24–30	—

Iron armor is a significant power jump from wearing no armor: a full Iron set cuts incoming damage from mobs and players by 10% and removes the 1.5× unarmored penalty.

Sourcing Materials

To craft a complete Iron Armor Set:

Material	Amount	Farming location	Notes
Iron Ingot	165	Smelt 6 Iron Ore + 6 Coal per ingot at Grimjaw's or Harun's forge	990 Iron Ore + 990 Coal in total
Molten Rock	165	Lava fishing at Emberstone	One per catch, with the Fire-Resistant Fishing Rod
Brute Horn	27	Kill Magma Brute at Emberstone	1 in 5 drop rate; ~135 kills on average

Trading & Marketplace

Iron Armor pieces can only be listed on the Marketplace when undamaged (100% durability):

• Damaged pieces: Cannot be listed on the marketplace; player-to-player trades accept them, and the piece keeps its durability
• Repair first: Repair at Grimjaw or Harun to restore to "like new" condition
• Undamaged pieces: Fully tradeable and valuable
• Damaged items returned: 278 damaged Iron pieces were returned to owners during the marketplace overhaul

Combat Considerations

Scenario	Details
Damage reduction	Cuts incoming damage from mobs and players by up to 10% (full set)
Unarmored penalty	With no armor at all, the four late-game mob families deal 1.5× damage; any piece removes this
Heat immunity	Does NOT protect from The Dunes heat (heat ignores armor and shield)
Durability drain rate	All worn pieces lose 1 durability per hit simultaneously
Tier position	Iron is the first of the two armor tiers; Silver is superior
Partial sets	Still provide their reductions; no penalty for wearing incomplete set
Relics	Every Iron piece is eligible for a Relic from Qadim the Relicweaver
Death	Worn armor is lost on death: it drops into your tombstone in the Wilderness, Emberstone or the Dunes, and is destroyed outright in the Glade Cave

Set Acquisition Timeline

Progression milestone	Details
Combat 15 required	Before you can equip ANY Iron armor piece
Iron Helmet first	Lowest Smithing gate (14); second-cheapest bill
Complete first-tier set	After crafting all 4 pieces
Ready for Silver	Continue farming ingots/materials for Silver armor (Smithing 24+)

Most players craft Iron Helmet → Boots → Legguards → Body Armor in that order (the order of their Smithing gates; Boots have the cheapest bill, Helmet the second-cheapest).

Related pages

Page	Why it matters
Armor	Armor system overview.
Iron Helmet	Head piece of the set.
Iron Body Armor	Torso piece of the set.
Iron Legguards	Leg piece of the set.
Iron Boots	Foot piece of the set.
Silver Armor Set	Higher-tier armor (15% damage reduction).
Kaziir the Armoursmith	NPC who forges all armor in his Dunes house.
Qadim the Relicweaver	Can weave a Relic onto armor pieces.
Iron Ingot	Primary crafting material.
Molten Rock	Secondary material from Emberstone fishing.
Brute Horn	Tertiary material from Magma Brutes.
Shield Potion	Restores shield points.
Smithing	Skill used to forge armor.
Combat	Skill that gates armor wearing (Combat 15).
Grimjaw	Blacksmith in Frostmere (repairs tools and armor).
Harun the Forgewright	Blacksmith in Dunes West (repairs tools and armor).
Frostmere	Repair location.
Dunes West	Second repair location.
Marketplace	Where undamaged armor pieces are traded.