Bronze platebody

The bronze platebody is the strongest platebody in the metal scale, beating out Iron and Steel with ease. Offering a massive bonus to all combat style defences, it is usually the armour of choice for safe PVP combat. It's high price is related to it's special set effect, in which the armour will block 40% of melee damage, provided the damage is 100 or more. It is a rare sight in dangerous combat, as the high price tag is a major problem. However, the platebody is kept over most items upon death.

History
The platebody itself was not introduced until 2009, until which the Iron chainbody had reigned supreme. With the introduction of the Chicken however, this was changed, and the aforementioned chainbody suffered a large drop in price. Today, the Iron chainbody still decreases daily, although it is usually never below 23gp, a reasonable price for an armour with such defence.