Armor is a set of equippable Defense items in Terraria, which reduce the amount of damage received from enemies, enemy players in PvP Mode, and the environment. Each piece of armor has a Defense Rating, which reduces damage of each attack by half its value, rounded up.
For example, a full set of Copper armor provides a Defense Rating of 6, reducing damage by 3 points. Silver armor, on the other hand, provides a Defense Rating of 13, reducing damage by 7 points, rounded up. However, an attack cannot be reduced to zero; all attacks will always deal at least 1 damage, regardless of the quality of a player's armor.
In addition to the Defense of each Armor piece, a complete set of Armor also confers a 'Set Bonus' when all three pieces of the same Armor type are worn at the same time. For the basic tier armor (Copper, Iron, Silver, and Gold) this is an additional bonus to Defense. For more unique armor types, a specialized bonus is given.
While armor normally comes in three parts (A Helmet, a Chest Piece, and Legs) certain Accessory items, like Shackles, can also add to the player's overall Defense.
Set | Head |
Chest |
Legs |
Sum |
Set bonuses | Cost | ||
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Mining armor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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File:Wooden armor.png File:Wood armor f.png | Template:Pc icon Template:Console icon Wooden armor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (3) |
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75 Wood | |
File:Rich Mahogany Armor.png File:Rich mahogany armor f.png | Template:Pc icon Template:Console icon Rich Mahogany armor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (4) |
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75 Rich Mahogany | |
File:BorealWoodFemale.png | Template:Pc iconBoreal Wood armor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (4) |
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75 Boreal Wood | |
File:Palmwoodfemale.png | Template:Pc iconPalm Wood armor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (4) |
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75 Palm Wood | |
File:Ebonwood Armor.png File:Ebonwood female.png | Template:Pc icon Template:Console icon Ebonwood Armor | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 (5) |
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75 Ebonwood | |
File:Shadewood armor f.png | Template:Pc icon Template:Console icon Shadewood Armor | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 (5) |
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75 Shadewood | |
File:Pearlwood Armor.png File:PearlwoodArmorFemale.png | Template:Pc icon Template:Console icon Pearlwood Armor | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 (8) |
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75 Pearlwood | |
File:Eskimo f.png | Eskimo armor | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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Rare drop from Zombie Eskimo | |
File:Pink eskimo f.png | Pink Eskimo armor | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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Template:Pc iconAngler armor | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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Quest reward from Angler | ||
File:Cactus Armor.png | Cactus armor | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 (5) |
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75 Cactus | |
File:Female Copper Armor.png | Copper armor | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 (6) |
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60 Copper Bar | |
File:Tin armor male.png | Tin armor | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 (7) |
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60 Tin Bar | |
Male variant Female variant | Pumpkin armor | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
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75 Pumpkin | |
File:FemaleIron.pngFile:Ancient Iron.png | Iron armor | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 (9) |
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75 Iron Bar | |
File:Female Lead Armor.png | Lead armor | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 (11) |
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75 Lead Bar | |
File:Female Silver Armor.png | Silver armor | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 (13) |
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75 Silver Bar | |
File:Female Tungsten Armor.png | Tungsten armor | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 (15) |
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75 Tungsten Bar | |
File:Female Golden Armor.pngFile:Ancient Gold.png | Gold armor | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 (16) |
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90 Gold Bar | |
Platinum armor | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 (20) |
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90 Platinum Bar | ||
File:Bee armor male.png | Template:Pc iconBee armor | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
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30 Bee Wax | |
File:Female Jungle Armor.png | Jungle armor | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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File:Ancient Cobalt Armor Female.png | Ancient Cobalt armor | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Rarely dropped by Hornets and Man Eaters | ||
File:Female Meteorite Armor.png | Meteor armor | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 60 Meteorite Bar | ||
File:Female Necro Armor.pngFile:Ancient Necro.png | Necro armor | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
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File:Female Shadowscale Armor.png | Shadow armor | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
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File:Ancient shadow armolr female.png | Ancient Shadow armor | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
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Rarely dropped by Eater of Souls | |
File:Crimson armor male.png | Crimson Armor | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
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File:Female Molten Armor.png | Molten armor | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
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45 Hellstone Bar | |
Cobalt armor |
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8 | 7 |
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45 Cobalt Bar | ||
Palladium armor |
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10 | 8 |
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54 Palladium Bar | ||
Mythril armor |
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12 | 9 |
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45 Mythril Bar | ||
Orichalcum armor |
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13 | 10 |
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54 Orichalcum Bar | ||
Adamantite armor |
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14 | 10 |
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54 Adamantite Bar | ||
Titanium armor |
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15 | 11 |
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59 Titanium Bar | ||
Template:Pc iconSpider armor | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
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36 Spider Fang | ||
Spooky armor | 8 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
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750 Spooky Wood | ||
Tiki armor | 6 | 17 | 12 | 35 |
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150
Sold by the Witch Doctor after obtaining a Pygmy Staff | ||
File:Frost armor male.png | Frost armor | 10 | 20 | 13 | 43 |
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Hallowed armor |
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15 | 11 |
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54 Hallowed Bar | ||
Chlorophyte armor |
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18 | 13 |
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54 Chlorophyte Bar | ||
Turtle armor | 21 | 27 | 17 | 65 |
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Template:Pc iconBeetle armor | 23 |
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18 |
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Shroomite armor |
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24 | 16 |
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Spectre Armor |
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14 | 10 |
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Template:Console iconSpectral armor | 10 | 15 | 15 | 40 |
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Template:Console iconTitan armor | 14 | 18 | 13 | 45 |
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Template:Console iconDragon armor | 26 | 20 | 14 | 60 |
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Images
Overview of armor statistics as of 1.2.4 (click to enlarge).
Notes
- There is a total of 48 types of armor (including helmet variations). 45/42/34 (PC, Console, Mobile)
- The default hardmode ore armors (Cobalt, Mythril, and Adamantite) are often mistaken as direct downgrades to the others (Palladium, Orichalcum, and Titanium). Though it is true they all have lower armor value and don't have fancy effects, they often give better bonuses (e.g. Cobalt Melee Set is still the second best melee speed armor only bested by the Hallowed Melee Set).
- The hardmode ore, hallow and chlorophyte helmet variants sell for more than their respective set due to that helmet holding the certain capabilities (Example MELEE holds most defense and all melee modifiers.
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Diving gear is not considered armour