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Improvised Balaclava

Bullet
15%
Radiation
3%
Cold
80%
Improvised Balaclava

Crafting

Workbench
Not needed
Craft time
30s
Research
Tech tree
Available from the startScrap cost not listed

Ingredients

How to get

Loot 11 sources

Chance of at least one.

5 more loot sources
How loot chance works

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

Recycling

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
4.5s at maximum power
7 to 89611 to 12
How returns work

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

Stats

Protection

Damage typeReduced by
Bullet15%
Arrow15%
Slash15%
Blunt15%
Stab15%
Explosion20%
Bite20%
Radiation3%
Cold80%

Gameplay details

Stack size
1
Despawns after
5 min
Technical details
Category
Attire
Item id
-2,012,470,695
Shortname
mask.balaclava
Has skins
Yes
In-game description

A makeshift balaclava. Cost effective protection from the cold, but unremarkable at preventing melee and projectile damage.

Workshop skins

Top 24 of 25, most traded first. Browse all skins

Desert Camo Balaclava$0.11Forest Camo Balaclava$0.10Double Yellow Balaclava$1.34Rorschach Skull$0.45Skin Balaclava$0.56Valentine Balaclava$3.00Murica Balaclava$0.56Nightmare Clown Balaclava$0.65Skeleton Costume Balaclava$0.52Stitched Skin$16.34Burlap Brains Balaclava$8.14Toupee$3.98Nightmare Balaclava$1.62Red Check Balaclava$0.38Executioner Latex$4.61Knitted Balaclava$1.44Rotten Scalp$1.20Burglar Mask$6.31Frankenstein Mask$3.78Carrot Balaclava$0.77Nerd Glasses$7.31The Rust Knight$2.29Meat Mask$9.01Santa Balaclava$44.90

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

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