Steel platebody

Steel platebodies are the third-weakest standard platebody. It requires defence level 5 to equip. They provide excellent defence against melee combat, however have negative bonuses towards range and magic attacks, as with all platebodies.

A player with 48 Smithing can make it by using five steel bars on an anvil while carrying a hammer, granting 187.5 smithing experience. Since the steel platebody provides adequate money through high alchemy, it is a popular item amongst medium level smiths to sell to players wanting to alch them. In addition to the General Store, it may also be sold to the platemail shop in Varrock for a slightly higher amount. A steel platebody is needed to make a steel titan pouch, a Summoning familiar, which requires 99 Summoning. They are also used in some level 1 and 2 clue scrolls.

Levels 1 to 49

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Levels 50 to 99

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Levels 100 and above

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Acquirement
It can also be bought or sold at:


 * Horvik's Armour Shop in central Varrock.

A steel platebody respawns in level 43 wilderness, near the 2 lesser demons guarding the chest in Lava Maze.

It is also a Mystery Gift acquired at random by selecting the Random event gift, a reward for completing a Random event.

Trivia

 * Using five bars of steel, crafting a steel platebody is a equivalent of crafting five steel daggers, therefore granting the same amount of experience. (187.5xp) Meaning the steel daggers give one fitfh the experience of platebodies when smithed, this applies to all other types of metals as well.