PlatedProperties
- Type
- Passive
- Rarity
- Common
- Affinities
- Imposing
Common Passive
Everything is Crab Plated / Plating Guide
Raises plating for shield-like durability.
PlatedPractical use
Watch how much Plating survives the encounters that cause trouble. If each approach strips it immediately, improve the approach or compare resistance; more starting armor may not solve repeated bad contact.
Does Plating protect a Zen attempt?
For Zen, plan to avoid every source of incoming damage. In a July 19, 2026 Steam reply, Evilinferno reports that even a meteor removing part of your Plating invalidates Zen; the reply does not test every other no-damage achievement. Evilinferno · Zen report
The official 1.1 patch also states that meteor damage is recorded on the result screen and invalidates Zen. Official 1.1 notes Save movement or defensive tools for the meteor phase and check how long they last.
Use Plated for armor-focused survival when the goal allows taking damage. If you combine that route with Spines or other returned-damage tools, remember that Zen also forbids dealing damage.
Plating achievement history
The 1.0.1 hotfix repaired Full Plated so the achievement was granted when a player had more Plating than Health. Official 1.0.1 notes
Version 1.1 then renamed Full Plated to Half Plated and changed its requirement to 50% or more Plating. Official 1.1 notes
Use the later named requirement when reading an older achievement checklist. The earlier comparison with Health is part of the hotfix history, not an additional requirement to attach to the renamed goal. Neither announcement gives a per-level Plated value, so the achievement text cannot tell you how many upgrades a particular run will need.
Plated FAQ
Can I plan Half Plated and Zen as the same defensive task?
Keep their checks separate. Half Plated asks about the Plating requirement; Zen asks whether damage was dealt or taken. Building toward an armor amount does not establish the no-damage result, and the documented meteor warning still matters even when Plating absorbs the visible loss.
What should I compare if more Plating is not helping?
Review the contact that removes it: the approach, the escape path and any resistance already available. An extra armor reserve and preventing repeated contact solve different parts of survival. Choose the next upgrade for the encounter causing the loss, rather than assuming the achievement threshold is also enough protection for every fight.
Plating in a recorded Wounded run
In a June 28 Wounded completion report, R3sistance described Plating returning on level-up and paired it with Ruminant for continued progression. The useful decision is when the next level can arrive: Plating already lost during a fight is not the same as protection currently available. This is a player’s recorded route, not a guaranteed recovery interval or a rule that overrides Wounded’s healing restrictions. Wounded · named player reports
Update history
: Added R3sistance’s June Wounded example of level-up Plating recovery with Ruminant, retaining the player attribution and excluding a guaranteed interval or an override of challenge healing rules.