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Orichalcum armor
  • Orichalcum armor equipped (male)
  • Orichalcum armor equipped (female)
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
DefenseOrichalcum Mask : 42 / Orichalcum Helmet : 30 / Orichalcum Headgear : 27 (set)
Set BonusFlower petals will fall on your target for extra damage
RarityRarity level: 4
Sell540 (set)
Projectile created
  • Flower Petal
    Flower Petal

Orichalcum armor is a Hardmode armor set and is the counterpart to Mythril armor. Like all Hardmode ore armors, Orichalcum armor has three different headwear options, allowing players to focus on magical, melee, or ranged combat, and each with a corresponding set bonus. Crafting a one-helmet set requires 54 Orichalcum Bars or 216 Orichalcum Ore. Crafting all five pieces requires 78 Orichalcum Bars or 312 Orichalcum Ore.

Whenever the player strikes an enemy while wearing a full set, a flower petal is summoned at the edge of the screen and shoots to the other end of the screen. The flower petal will always be aimed at the enemy that triggered it, but it will damage any other enemy that it goes through. The flower petal has 36 base damage and can pierce, causing damage to multiple foes in a line with a single attack. Petals travel very quickly and pass through solid blocks and liquid with ease. There is a 20 frame cooldown before another flower petal can be summoned again, meaning that this set bonus adds roughly 100 DPS.

Set[]

Orichalcum Breastplate
  • Orichalcum Breastplate item spriteold Orichalcum Breastplate item sprite
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Defense13
Body slotShirt
Tooltip6% increased critical strike chance
RarityRarity level: 4
Sell180
Research1 required
Orichalcum Leggings
  • Orichalcum Leggings item spriteold Orichalcum Leggings item sprite
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Defense10
Body slotPants
Tooltip11% increased movement speed
8% increased damage
RarityRarity level: 4
Sell135
Research1 required

Helmet variants[]

Orichalcum Headgear
  • Orichalcum Headgear item spriteold Orichalcum Headgear item sprite
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Defense4
Body slotHelmet
Tooltip18% increased magic critical strike chance
Increases maximum mana by 80
RarityRarity level: 4
Sell225
Research1 required
Orichalcum Mask
  • Orichalcum Mask item spriteold Orichalcum Mask item sprite
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Defense19
Body slotHelmet
Tooltip11% increased melee damage and melee speed
7% increased movement speed
RarityRarity level: 4
Sell225
Research1 required
Orichalcum Helmet
  • Orichalcum Helmet item spriteold Orichalcum Helmet item sprite
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Defense7
Body slotHelmet
Tooltip15% increased ranged critical strike chance
8% increased movement speed
RarityRarity level: 4
Sell225
Research1 required

Crafting[]

Recipes[]

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Orichalcum BreastplateOrichalcum Breastplate
Mythril AnvilMythril Anvil
or
Orichalcum AnvilOrichalcum Anvil
Orichalcum HeadgearOrichalcum Headgear
Orichalcum HelmetOrichalcum Helmet
Orichalcum LeggingsOrichalcum Leggings
Orichalcum MaskOrichalcum Mask

Notes[]

Tips[]

Orichalcum armor test
using dyes on accessories
Dye test on Orichalcum armor (no dye) Dye test on Orichalcum armor (Pink Dye) Dye test on Orichalcum armor (Violet Dye)
No dye Pink Dye Violet Dye
  • If the player changes their mind, the helmet piece can be shimmered and crafted into an alternative.
  • To color-match items to Orichalcum armor, use Violet Dye instead of Pink Dye.
  • Orichalcum armor's set bonus is powerful against worm-type enemies like Wyverns or The Destroyer, as the petals will hit all of the worm's segments if they enter at a lucky angle.
  • This armor is effective with high fire-rate weapons such as the Clockwork Assault Rifle, which can trigger the set bonus constantly.

Trivia[]

  • Orichalcum is a metal mentioned in ancient writings, but its nature and means of creation is lost to history, leaving it known only by name. It is frequently used in fantasy works as a material more valuable than real-world metals, but there is little consistency between its properties in popular culture.
  • The Orichalcum armor set with the headgear is a reference to Andromeda Shun from the anime Saint Seiya.

History[]

  • Desktop 1.4.1: Orichalcum Mask melee damage bonus increased from 7% to 11% and melee critical chance increased from 7% to 11%.
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