Pieces of Armor are items that reduce the amount of damage a player takes by increasing the player's defense. All armor is either crafted at a Workbench, at an Anvil, purchased from NPCs or dropped from monsters. An Accessory can also give 4 defense each with the reforge warding, adding up to 20 extra defense.
Armor items will not grant any defense when placed in the Social Slots, although aesthetic effects created by the armor will still occur. This does not include light given off from the mining helmet.
As of PC 1.1, chest plates of female player characters will differ in appearance from male characters by removal of the abdomen part. However, the helmet and leggings will look the same.
Calculations[]
The damage reduction is equal to half of the total defense of the armor worn, rounded up to the nearest whole number. However, the damage taken can never be reduced to less than one point. On a critical hit, the damage is doubled after defense is taken into account.
Ex: Wood Armor (full set) = 3 defense / 2 = 2 (always rounding up) = 2 less damage taken
Alphabetical List of all Armor Sets[]
List of Craftable Armor[]
All of the following (except Bee Armor and Jungle Armor) are crafted at a Work Bench.
Wood Armor
Set Bonus: +1 Defense. |
Palm Wood Armor
Set Bonus: +1 Defense. |
Boreal Wood Armor
Set Bonus: +1 Defense. |
Rich Mahogany Armor
Set Bonus: +1 Defense. |
Ebonwood Armor
Set Bonus: +1 Defense. |
Shadewood Armor
Set Bonus: +1 Defense. |
Cactus Armor
Set Bonus: Attackers take damage from the cactus spines. |
Pumpkin Armor
Set Bonus: 10% Increased Damage. |
Fossil Armor
Set Bonus: 50% chance to not consume thrown items. |
Bee Armor
Set bonus: Increases minion attack damage by 10%. |
Jungle Armor
Set Bonus: 16% Reduced Mana Usage. |
Necro Armor
Set Bonus: 20% chance to not use ammo while firing a weapon. |
Set Bonus: +2 Defense. |
Set Bonus: +2 Defense. |
Set Bonus: +2 Defense. |
Set Bonus: +3 Defense. |
Set Bonus: +3 Defense. |
Set Bonus: +3 Defense. |
Set Bonus: +3 Defense. |
Set Bonus: +4 Defense. |
Set Bonus: Space Gun Mana Cost Reduced to 0. |
Set Bonus: 15% Faster Movement Speed |
Set Bonus: Greatly Increased Life Regeneration |
Set Bonus:+ 17% Extra Melee Damage |
- Pearlwood Helmet (2 Defense)
- Pearlwood Breastplate (3 Defense)
- Pearlwood Greaves (2 Defense)
Set Bonus: +1 Defense
Total: 8 Defense
- Spider Mask (5 Defense) Increases max number of minions. 6% minion damage.
- Spider Breastplate (8 Defense) Increases max number of minions. 6% minion damage.
- Spider Greaves (7 Defense) Increases max number of minions. 6% minion damage.
Set Bonus: 12% minion damage.
Total: 20 Defense (and 4 minions, one for each armor piece, 5 if all are spiders).
- Spooky Helmet (+8 defense.) Increases max number of minions. +11% minion damage.
- Spooky Breastplate (+10 defense.) Increases max number of minions. +11% minion damage.
- Spooky Leggings (+9 defense.) Increases max number of minions. +11% minion damage.
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Defense Total +27 Defense. |
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Cobalt Helmet (Melee Set)
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Cobalt Mask (Ranged Set)
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Cobalt Hat (Magic Set)
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Cobalt Breastplate (All Sets)
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Cobalt Leggings (All Sets)
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Palladium Mask(Melee Set)
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Palladium Helmet(Ranged Set)
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Palladium Headgear(Magic Set)
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Palladium Breastplate (All Sets)
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Palladium Leggings (All Sets)
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Mythril Helmet (Melee Set)
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Mythril Hat (Ranged Set)
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Mythril Hood (Magic Set)
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Mythril Chainmail (All Sets)
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Mythril Greaves (All Sets)
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Orichalcum Mask (Melee Set)
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Orichalcum Helmet(Ranged Set)
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Orichalcum Headgear (Magic Set)
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Orichalcum Breastplate (All Sets)
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Orichalcum Leggings (All Sets)
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Adamantite Helmet (Melee Set)
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Adamantite Mask (Ranged Set)
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Adamantite Headgear (Magic Set)
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Adamantite Breastplate (All Sets)
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Adamantite Leggings (All Sets)
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Titanium Mask (Melee Set)
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Titanium Helmet (Ranged Set)
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Titanium Headgear (Magic Set)
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Titanium Breastplate (All Sets)
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Titanium Leggings (All Sets)
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Hallowed Mask (Melee Set)
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Hallowed Helmet (Ranged Set)
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Hallowed Headgear (Magic Set)
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Hallowed Plate Mail (All Sets)
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Hallowed Greaves (All Sets)
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Chlorophyte Mask (Melee Set)
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Chlorophyte Helmet (Ranged Set)
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Chlorophyte Headgear (Magic Set)
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Chlorophyte Plate Mail (All Sets)
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Chlorophyte Greaves (All Sets)
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Spectre Armor (Not to be confused with the Console-Only Spectral Armor)
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Shroomite Mask (Ranged Bullet-based Damage Set)
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Shroomite Helmet (Ranged Rocket-based Damage Set)
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Shroomite Headgear (Ranged Arrow-based Damage Set)
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Shroomite Breastplate (All Sets)
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Shroomite Leggings (All Sets)
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Nebula Helmet
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Nebula Breastplate
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Nebula Leggings
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Set Bonus: Hurting enemies has a chance to drop "boosters", which apply a buff that can stack up to three times with each level increasing in strength and lasting 8sec per stack. The buffs include Orange (Life Regen), Purple (Mana Regen) and Pink (Damage Increase).
Solar Flare Helmet
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Solar Flare Breastplate
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Solar Flare Leggings
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Set Bonus: Solar shields will generate once every 5 seconds up to a max of 3 charges. Once the player gains one charge they also gain a flat 30% damage reduction which is not increased by having more charges. Upon taking damage or initiating a dash which collides with any enemy (requiring at least one solar shield charge to perform a dash) the armor will produce an explosion, damaging enemies in range. Dashing only consumes a shield charge if it connects with an enemy. (All Luminite armor sets cause the player to emit light, with more light for each piece equipped.)
Stardust Helmet
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Stardust Breastplate
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Stardust Leggings
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Set Bonus: Wearing all three pieces of the Stardust Armor set will summon a permanent Stardust Guardian which stands behind the player when idle. This guardian defends the player at close range, and can also be directed to a location by double-tapping Down (by default). It has a damage stat of ~20 and deals summon damage. (All Luminite armor sets cause the player to emit light, with more light for each piece equipped.)
Vortex Helmet
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Vortex Breastplate
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Vortex Leggings
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Set Bonus: Double-tapping down (default key) will put the player in "stealth mode". This will render the player almost invisible, will decrease the chance that enemies will target the player, and will also greatly increase damage dealt while slowing movement speed. The damage buff gradually increases to +80% ranged damage and +20% critical strike chance. Moving, grappling and attacking will not cancel stealth, however dashing or riding a mount will. (All Luminite armor sets cause the player to emit light, with more light for each piece equipped.)
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Set Bonus: 21% increased melee and movement speed
Defense Total: 60 Defense
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Set Bonus: 28% Chance to not Consume Ammo
Defense Total: 45 Defense
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Set Bonus: Mana Usage Reduced By 23%
List of Non-Craftable Armors[]
Viking Helmet +4 Defense |
Ancient Gold Helmet +4 Defense |
Ancient Iron Helmet +2 Defense |
Ancient Necro Helmet +5 Defense |
Set Bonus: +30% mining speed. |
Set Bonus: None. |
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Tiki Mask
- 6 Defense
- Increases Max Number of Minions
- Increases Minion Damage by 10%
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Notes[]
- As of PC v1.2.3 it is possible to get a total of 153 defense by wearing the Chlorophyte Mask(25), Beetle Shell(32) and Beetle Leggings(18), along with the Paladin's Shield(6), the Ankh Shield(4), the Frozen Turtle Shell(30 while under 25% HP), the moon stone/moon charm during night or the Sun Stone during day (4), the Celestial Stone(4), all with the Warding Prefix(5x4), along with the buffs of Well Fed(2) and the Ironskin Potion(8).
- As of PC v1.2, the max mana possible can be obtained by the following stats, prefixes, buffs, accessories and armor— •Max mana (200) + Hallowed Headgear (100) + Diamond Robe (80) + Jungle Pants or Ancient Cobalt Leggings (20) + all accessories prefix, Arcane (100) + 3 of the 5 accessories being Band of Starpower, Mana Regeneration Band and Magic Cuffs (60) + Clairvoyance buff (20). Total mana: 580
- As of console v1.2, the max defense possible can be obtained by the following prefixes, buffs, accessories, and armor— •Dragon Mask (26) + Turtle Scale Mail (27) + Turtle Leggings (17) + (Warding)Paladin's Shield (10) + (Warding)Ankh Shield (8) + (Warding)Celestial Stone (8) + (Warding)Sun Stone/Moon Stone (8) + (Warding)Frozen Turtle Shell (34 at <25% hp) + buff- Ironskin Potion (8) + buff Well Fed (1). Total Defense: 147
- As of console v1.2, the max mana possible can be obtained by the following stats, prefixes, buffs, accessories, and armor— •Max mana 200 + Spectral Headgear (100) + Diamond Robe (80) + Spectral Subligar (20) + all accessories with the prefix, Arcane (100) + 3 of the 5 accessories being Band of Starpower, Mana Regeneration Band, and Magic Cuffs (60) + Clairvoyance buff (20). Total mana: 580