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Glacier Plate

🛡️ Heavy Chestplate S Heavy · Chestplate Frostspire Expanse

A breastplate with a glacierite core that never fully thaws.

Armor stats

Class
Heavy Chestplate
world pool: Frostspire Expanse
Base HP bonus
+95
at 1x multiplier
Defense
13%
damage reduction
Move penalty
9%
NPC sell
$1,700
at 1x, 100% quality
Rune slots
2
Min ores
16
Recommended
45
ores
RNG-lock
50
ores w/ lock on

Forge odds curve — Frostspire Expanse anvil

P(Heavy Chestplate class) P(Glacier Plate) ▏RNG-lock
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 3 10 20 30 40 50 55 ores (N) N=50
Per-forge probability by crucible size N without RNG lock. The Heavy Chestplate class curve peaks at N=48 on the gaussian weight table; Glacier Plate takes 38.5% of the Heavy Chestplate variant roll at Frostspire Expanse. With RNG Lock at N≥50 the class roll is a flat 100%.

Expected forges — with & without RNG lock

Ores (N) P(Glacier Plate) no lock Expected forges With RNG lock
45 17.9% ~1 in 6 needs 50 ores
50 25.0% ~1 in 4 ~1 in 3 locked
55 30.5% ~1 in 4 ~1 in 3 locked

"Expected forges" = 1 ÷ combined probability of rolling the class and this variant. RNG lock removes the class roll once N ≥ 50, leaving only the 38.5% variant roll.

Top 3 tank recipes for Glacier Plate

Solved at the Frostspire Expanse anvil for the tank_vitality archetype with RNG lock — vitality and reinforcement trait ores pinned at the 30% sweet spot.

👑 God-Roll BiS

  • Frozen Heart×15
  • Skyforge Ingot×35
Total ores
50
Multiplier
8.6x
Target chance
38.5% · ~1 in 3
Est. EHP
1,223

Trait coverage: Frozen Heart 30% OPTIMAL

Highest score: 1222.7 EHP on Glacier Plate at 38.5% per forge — the no-compromise endgame recipe.

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⚖️ Zero-Waste Sweet Spot

  • Frozen Heart×18
  • Skyforge Ingot×42
Total ores
60
Multiplier
8.6x
Target chance
38.5% · ~1 in 3
Est. EHP
1,223

Trait coverage: Frozen Heart 30% OPTIMAL

60 ores divides cleanly by 30% — every trait ore sits at exactly the sweet spot with zero rounding waste.

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💰 No-Raid Farmable

  • Frozen Heart×16
  • Skyforge Ingot×37
Total ores
53
Multiplier
8.59x
Target chance
38.5% · ~1 in 3
Est. EHP
1,222

Trait coverage: Frozen Heart 30% OPTIMAL

Built entirely from mined and crafted ores — no Tower of Hell drops or event items required.

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Each recipe loads straight into the crucible with ores, RNG lock and target pre-set. Odds are per forge at the recipe's anvil world.

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Best runes for Glacier Plate

Rune Effect Why it fits
Ward Patch 10–20% Ward the shield scales off the biggest HP pool in the game.
Briar Notch 8–16% Briar thorns punishes every hit a heavy tank inevitably tanks.

Effective HP inside Heavy Chestplate — at 8.6x / quality 100

Armor Base HP Defense Forged HP Effective HP
Juggernaut Bulwark +175 20% +1,505 2,006
Warlord's Doomplate +152 18% +1,307 1,716
Dark Knight Chestplate +135 17% +1,161 1,519
Abyssal Aegis +115 15% +989 1,281
Glacier Plate ← +95 13% +817 1,054

Same-class alternatives at an identical 8.6x multiplier, quality 100, no traits or runes. EHP = (100 + forged HP) ÷ (1 − damage reduction), capped at 80% DR.

Frequently asked questions

How many ores do you need to RNG-lock Glacier Plate in The Forge? +

Glacier Plate is a Heavy Chestplate: its class roll RNG-locks at 50 ores, its recommended crucible is 45 and its minimum is 16. At 50+ ores only the variant roll remains — about ~1 in 3.

What is the best ore recipe for Glacier Plate? +

The solver's BiS tank recipe is 15× Frozen Heart + 35× Skyforge Ingot — 8.6x multiplier, 38.5% per forge at Frostspire Expanse. See the recipe cards above to load it directly.

How much HP does Glacier Plate give? +

Base 95 HP before the forge multiplier — at a 8.6x recipe that is 817 HP, or about 1,054 effective HP including its 13% damage reduction.

Is Glacier Plate worth forging? +

Glacier Plate is a S-tier heavy chestplate with 13% defense and 2 rune slots — it costs 9% move speed. With RNG lock it lands in ~3 forges on average — see the EHP table for where it ranks inside Heavy Chestplate.