Ballistic helmet

Bullet
60%
Cold
-15%
Stack size
1

Stats

Protection

Damage typeReduced by
Bullet60%
Arrow70%
Slash80%
Blunt80%
Stab70%
Explosion80%
Bite60%
Cold-15%

Negative values increase the damage taken.

Gameplay details

Stack size
1
Durability
800
Repairable
Yes
Despawns after
1 hour
Technical details
Category
Attire
Item id
1,127,732,084
Shortname
ballistic.helmet
Has skins
No
In-game description

Ballistic helmet with superior protection.

How to get

Loot 3 sources

Chance of at least one.

How loot chance works

The chance that a freshly spawned container, or a killed NPC, rolls at least one Ballistic helmet. Container chances are before inventory limits: a full crate can discard rolled items, while bonus scrap drops beside it.

Recycle & repair

Recycling

Per item at full condition. Green’s 60% boost needs 4 heavy fuses at the Power Plant; red requires maximum power (18 fuses).

Returns
50% efficiency · 5s per cycle
60% efficiency · 5s per cycle 4.5s at maximum power
40% efficiency · 8s per cycle
75% efficiency · 4s per cycle
15181222 to 23
How returns work

Component fractions are random rolls; Scrap fractions carry over between cycles. Worn items return less.

Repair

Repair bench cost when fully worn.

  • 6
Condition lost per repair
20% of maximum
Blueprint needed
No
Repair cost rules

A half worn item costs half as much to repair. Rust stores no repair cost. The bench builds one from the crafting recipe: components are swapped for the first ingredient of their own recipe, then everything is charged at 20% and rounded up.

Game data: build 25083359, captured 4 Sept 2026. Sources and dates.

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