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A common small chest in PickCrafter that takes 2 hours or 10 Runic to open. It contains various resources including common and rare blocks, with chances fo
Iron Chest
A common small chest in PickCrafter that takes 2 hours or 10 Runic to open. It contains various resources including common and rare blocks, with chances for animals, abilities, pickaxes, and artifacts.
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The Iron Chest is a common small chest in PickCrafter, with an opening requirement of 2 hours or 10 Runic. It contains Common and Rare blocks, with additional chances for animals, Abilities, a Pickaxe, and low-level Artifacts. The supplied record and source identify this mechanic as belonging to PickCrafter, despite the page’s Fortnite Chest Tracker label.
How to Open an Iron Chest
- Choose between waiting and spending Runic. The Iron Chest takes 2 hours to open through its timed option, or 10 Runic through its currency option. Use the timer if you want to keep your Runic; choose the currency option if opening the chest sooner is worth that cost to you.
- Complete the opening requirement. Allow the required time or use the listed Runic option. The available information does not specify menu locations, button names, or how to obtain an Iron Chest.
- Check the block rewards. The chest’s listed contents include 15–25 Common blocks and 9–12 Rare blocks. These are the main resource ranges to expect when reviewing its contents.
- Check for additional rewards. Animals, Abilities, Pickaxes, and Artifacts have separate listed chances. Treat these as possible extras rather than rewards that every Iron Chest will contain.
- Check any Artifact’s level. The Iron Chest’s Artifact entry specifies levels 1–2 and 2 rolls, alongside a 25% chance. Higher Artifact levels are not listed for this chest.
Rewards and Drop Chances
| Reward | Listed amount or chance |
|---|---|
| Common blocks | 15–25 |
| Rare blocks | 9–12 |
| Animals | 20% chance |
| Abilities | 10% chance |
| Pickaxe | 1% chance |
| Artifact | 25% chance; levels 1–2; 2 rolls |
Use the numerical percentages when deciding what to expect. The source describes Abilities as having a “Good chance” and Artifacts as having a “Low chance,” but its actual listed figures are 10% for Abilities and 25% for an Artifact. Those descriptive labels are less useful for comparing rewards than the percentages themselves. [src-dcbdaca5ff]
The Artifact entry needs particular care: the supplied information lists both a percentage and two rolls, but does not explain how those rolls interact with the percentage. It therefore does not establish a combined probability or guarantee two Artifacts from an opening.
Likewise, the animal and Ability entries give chances without specifying quantities. The Pickaxe entry gives a 1% chance, without identifying which Pickaxes can appear.
Choosing Whether to Spend Runic
Base your decision on the two-hour wait, the 10 Runic cost, and the listed contents. Waiting preserves your currency while still using the chest’s timed opening option. Spending Runic is an option when you value opening it sooner.
Keep the possible bonus rewards in perspective before paying. A 1% Pickaxe chance makes a Pickaxe a rare outcome, and spending the opening cost does not establish that you will receive one. The supplied information also lists no different reward table for the Runic option, so there is no supported basis for expecting better contents from that choice.
If your main goal is blocks, focus on the Common and Rare block ranges. If your goal is a particular bonus category, review its percentage before deciding whether this chest suits that goal.
Comparing Iron Chests with Other Chests
The source lists longer opening times and larger block ranges for several other chest types. These comparisons can help you judge the Iron Chest’s shorter wait against the contents listed elsewhere. [src-dcbdaca5ff]
| Chest | Opening requirement | Common blocks | Rare blocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Chest | 2 hours or 10 Runic | 15–25 | 9–12 |
| Silver Chest | 5 hours or 25 Runic | 30–90 | 12–15 |
| Gold Chest | 10 hours or 50 Runic | 80–300 | 30–60 |
| Diamond Chest | 16 hours or 80 Runic | 120–450 | 60–100 |
The Silver, Gold, and Diamond figures come from the supplied chest comparison excerpt. [src-dcbdaca5ff]
Compare individual reward categories as well as opening times. For example, Silver Chests list a 50% Ability chance compared with the Iron Chest’s 10%, while Silver’s listed Artifact chance is 20%, compared with Iron’s 25%. Silver’s Artifact levels are higher, at 3–5, so the percentage alone does not describe the full difference. [src-dcbdaca5ff]
Details
unlockTime
2 hours or 10 Runic
description
Common chest.
contents
15-25 Common blocks, 9-12 Rare blocks, 20% Chance to contain animals, 10% chance to contain Abilities, 1% chance to contain a Pickaxe, and a 25% chance to contain an Artifact (levels 1-2, 2 rolls).
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