Metal plate

Metal plate
Stackable	8
Items

A plate is a metal component created through smithing . It is used in a variety of crafting recipes.

Creation

See also: Smithing

A metal plate can be smithed on an anvil using 2 ingots . A helve hammer can alternatively be used to smith plates automatically, and is ideal for producing large quantities.

Usage

Crafting

Metal plates are used in the following crafting recipes:

Icon	Item	Copper	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bismuth	Lead	Brass	Molybdochalkos	Electrum	Iron	Meteoric iron	Steel
	Brigandine armor	✔️	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Plate armor	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Blackguard armor	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌
	Blackguard shield	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌
	Forlorn Hope armor	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌
	Round shield	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Falx	❌	✔️	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
	Chute section	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
	Hopper	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
	Archimedes screw	✔️	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Archimedes screw with port	✔️	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Condenser	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
	Boiler	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
	Large lantern	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Lantern	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Plaque	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Slanted copper roof	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
	Brass torch holder	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
	Pulverizer toggle *	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Mining bag	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Sturdy mining bag	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	✔️	✔️
	Solid iron door	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌
	Windowed iron door	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌
	Rift ward	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌
	Night vision mask	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌
	Resonator	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌
	Base return teleporter	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌
	Terminus teleporter	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌
	Rickety translocator	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	✔️	❌	❌	❌

* A pulverizer toggle cannot be crafted using a black bronze plate, possibly due to a bug.

All of the above metal plates, in addition to tin , zinc , cupronickel , and nickel , can be crafted into riveted metal blocks .

Smithing

Both ingots and plates can be placed on an anvil to create a work item or add more material. An ingot adds 42 voxels in a 7x2x3 shape, and a plate adds 81 voxels in a 9x1x9 shape. Starting with a plate can be more efficient for smithing items that require 2 ingots' worth of material and have a mostly flat shape, such as the following:

• Chain
• Scales
• Anvil base
• Iron hatch door

Lantern lining

Silver , gold , and electrum plates can optionally be added while crafting a lantern to increase its light level by 2. Alternatively, the player can press on a placed lantern while holding a plate.

Ingredients	Crafting Recipe
2x Clear quartz 1x Candle 1x Plate 1x Plate (gold, silver, electrum)

Ingredients	Crafting Recipe
4x Clear quartz 1x Candle 8x Nails and strips 1x Plate 1x Plate (gold, silver, electrum)	2 4 2 4

Recyling

While the plate's item description states that it can be smelted into 2 ingots, it must first be broken down into metal bits using any chisel in the crafting grid. This consumes 1 durability from the chisel.

Ingredients	Crafting Recipe
1x Chisel 1x Plate	40

Storage

Plates can be stored on the ground in piles of up to 16.

History

Version		Description
1.3.4		Metal plates were introduced.
1.5.2		Metal plates can now be obtained through smithing.
1.12.0		Plates can now be automatically smithed with the introduction of the helve hammer. Plates now have a shiny reflective effect.
1.13.0	rc.1	Gold, silver, and electrum plates can now be applied to pre-existing lanterns to add lining.
1.14.0	pre.1	Metal plates can now be added to an anvil as smithing material along with ingots.
1.15.0	pre.1	Riveted metal blocks were introduced, crafted using 6 plates each.
1.17.0	rc.1	Hoops and bosses were introduced, replacing plates in the crafting recipes for shields.
1.18.0	rc.3	Jonas devices now require electrum plates instead of gold plates.
1.19.0		The crafting recipe for an Archimedes screw now only accepts plates made of tool metals.
1.21.2	rc.3	The missing smithing recipe for a nickel plate was added in a bug fix.
		The missing smithing recipe for a cupronickel plate was added in a bug fix.

Gallery

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  Copper plate
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  Gold plate
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  Silver plate
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  Tin bronze plate
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  Bismuth bronze plate
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  Black bronze plate
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  Bismuth plate
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  Lead plate
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  Tin plate
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  Zinc plate
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  Brass plate
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  Lead plate
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  Molybdochalkos plate
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  Electrum plate
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  Cupronickel plate
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  Iron plate
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  Meteoric iron plate
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  Steel plate
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  Nickel plate