Plate Armor: How to Get and How to Use

Plate Armor is a type of Military Resource in Manor Lords. See how to get Plate Armor and how to use it as you expand your territory!

How to Get Plate Armor

Plate Armor are one of the few resources that could be crafted through the Armorer's Workshop Backyard Extension and unlocked via the Master Armormaking upgrade from the Development Skill Tree. It could also be used to help increase the overall defefense of your militia.

1. Build a Mining Pit
2. Build a Bloomery
3. Acquire Master Armormaking
4. Build a Level 2 Burgage Plot
5. Construct an Armorer's Workshop

Build a Mining Pit

You will first need to construct a Mining Pit on your settlement. It is recommended that you build the Mining Pit near a Rich Deposit of Iron in the area.

Build a Bloomery

After you've built the Mining Pit, you will need to construct a Bloomery to convert the Iron Ores you've mined into Iron Slabs.

Try building your Bloomery near your established Mining Pit to streamline the process of converting Iron Ores into Iron Slabs.

Acquire Master Armormaking

You will need to level up your Settlement Level and earn a Development Point in order to unlock the Master Armormaking upgrade in the Industry section of the Development skill tree.

Basic Armormaking Development

Build a Level 2 Burgage Plot

A Backyard Extension will be needed that requires a Level 2 Burgage Plot.

Reach Level 2 for your Burgage Plots by reaching the required Settlement Level, collecting the needed construction materials, and acquiring the necessary Market Supplies in your settlement.

How to Upgrade Your Burgage Plots

Construct an Armorer's Workshop

After you've acquired the Master Armormaking upgrade and leveled up your Burgage Plot to Level 2, you will now be able to construct an Armorer's Workshop and produce helmets for your militia.

Do note that Settlers working on the workshop will be converted into Artisans.

Plate Armor Information

How to Use Plate Armor

Increase Defense Stat of Your Militia

Plate Armor can be used to equip your militia so that their overall defense stat could be increased. A member of each designated unit will equip Plate Armor from the available number of supplies in your settlement.

How to Recruit Militia

Armor Upgrade for Retinue

Retinue use Plate Armor as one of their upgrades. If you have surplus Plate Armor, you can purchase them locally from your settlements with Treasury at a discounted price from the Retinue menu. The settlement will get Regional Wealth in exchange.

How to Get and Increase Retinue

Export Plate Armor Resource Through Trading Post

Building	Cost	Description
Trading Post	Timber x4	A building that is responsible for trading imported goods. Enables trading with visiting merchants, tradepoints, and trading posts in other regions. When employed, 1 family member travels to the nearest possible destination to conduct trade, while other family members manage the inventory. The family can also automatically set up stalls on the marketplace to sell imported goods.

You need a Horse to transport traded goods.

Plate Armor can also be exported as a Commodity by using the established Trading Post in your settlement. The prices are not fixed, and may depend on the current economic situation of an area.

Trading Guide: How to Trade and Best Goods

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