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33 Plans: Pikeman's Cuirass is a single-use Recipe Paper in Windrose. Reading it permanently teaches the recipe for the Pikeman's Cuirass, the chest piece of the Pikeman Set.
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55 Infantry armor of the Spanish tercio. Favored by buccaneers of the archipelago for its ideal balance of protection and mobility, essential for hunting the local beasts.
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77 Category: Miscellaneous, Recipe Papers
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99 What It Unlocks
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1111 Reading this paper adds the Pikeman's Cuirass recipe to the Armor and Clothing Workshops crafting list for the character that reads it. The cuirass is the torso slot of the heavy plate Pikeman Set, a Rare set built for two-handed crusher and heavy melee builds.
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1313 Set Bonuses
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1515 The Pikeman Set rewards wearing multiple pieces:
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1717 Pieces WornBonus2-PieceIncreases maximum Health by 1604-PieceIncreases two-handed weapon damage by 15%
1818 Crafting the Cuirass
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2020 Once the plan is read, the cuirass is crafted at the Armor and Clothing Workshops. The base (Item Level 1) recipe and stats are:
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2222 PropertyValueSlotTorsoRarityRareDefense (Item Level 1)100Upgrade MaterialMire Metal IngotCraft Cost (Item Level 1)4 Copper Ingot, 2 Coarse Fabric
2323 Where to Buy
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2525 Unlike most plans, which are looted, this recipe paper is stocked by a faction vendor. It is sold by the Smugglers of Port Royal Provisioner at faction reputation level 2.
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2727 VendorFaction LevelQuantityPriceSmugglers of Port Royal Provisioner21200 Piastre
2828 How Recipe Papers Work
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3030 Recipe Papers are single-use unlocks. Reading one adds its listed entry to the relevant crafting station permanently for that character, with no further fee. Most are looted from chests in pirate camps, ruins, and points of interest, but a rotating few, including this one, appear in faction vendor stock. The paper is consumed when read, and the unlock is bound to the reader: each member of a shared base must find and read their own copy.
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3232 Properties
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3434 PropertyValueItem TypeRecipe PaperTeachesPikeman's CuirassUseSingle-use; consumed on read
3535 Tips
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3737 Buy it as soon as you reach Smugglers of Port Royal reputation level 2 if you run a two-handed Strength build; the 4-piece bonus is one of the strongest melee multipliers in the game.Pair it with the matching Pikeman Set pieces to reach the 2-piece and 4-piece thresholds.Reading a second copy does nothing once the recipe is known, so a spare is best sold or traded.