Terraria armor sets – crafting recipes, bonuses, and more

January 21, 2021 We’ve added a bunch more crafted sets! Stay tuned for the full list.

If you’re the sort of Terraria player that dispenses with all of that building nonsense to head out into the world and decimate the local population of monsters, you’re going to need protection. That’s where Terraria armor comes in. This nifty set of gear will protect you from monster’s attacks, as well as provide you with bonus effects that can change how you play.

Now, there’s an extensive amount of Terraria armor on offer, and you might even want to collect a bunch of different sets as your circumstances change. That’s where we come in. We’ve created this guide to help you keep track of all of the armor sets in Terraria, including crafting recipes, drop locations, bonus effects, and more.

If you’re just getting started with Terraria, we have a list of Terraria NPCs, which includes how to find them and keep them happy, as well as how to get yourself a pair of Terraria wings. Because who doesn’t like a good old pair of wings?

Crafted: non-metal

Wood Armor

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	20 wood	1
Breastplate	30 wood	1
Greaves	25 wood	0

Set bonus: +1 defence

Palm WOOD ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	20 palm wood	1
Breastplate	30 palm wood	1
Greaves	25 palm wood	1

Set bonus: +1 defence

Boreal WOOD ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	20 boreal wood	1
Breastplate	30 boreal wood	1
Greaves	25 boreal wood	1

Set bonus: +1 defence

Rich Mahogany ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	20 rich mahogany	1
Breastplate	30 rich mahogany	1
Greaves	25 rich mahogany	1

Set bonus: +1 defence

Ebonwood ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	20 ebonwood	1
Breastplate	30 ebonwood	2
Greaves	25 ebonwood	1

Set bonus: +1 defence

Shadewood ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	20 shadewood	1
Breastplate	30 shadewood	2
Greaves	25 shadewood	1

Set bonus: +1 defence

Cactus ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	20 cacti	1
Breastplate	30 cacti	2
Greaves	25 cacti	1

Set bonus: +1 defence

Pumpkin ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	20 pumpkins	2
Breastplate	30 pumpkins	3
Greaves	25 pumpkins	2

Set bonus: +10% damage

Fossil ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence	Bonus
Helmet	20 sturdy fossils	2	+3% ranged critical chance
Breastplate	30 sturdy fossils	4	+3% ranged critical chance
Greaves	25 sturdy fossils	2	+3% ranged critical chance

Set bonus: 20% chance to not consume ammo

Bee ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence	Bonus
Helmet	8 bee wax	4	+3% minion damage
Breastplate	12 bee wax	5	+3% minion damage
Greaves	10 bee wax	4	+3% minion damage

Set bonus: +10% minion damage

Jungle ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence	Bonus
Helmet	8 jungle spores	5	+20 mana +3% magic critical chance
Breastplate	12 stingers 16 jungle spores	5	+20 mana +3% magic critical chance
Greaves	2 vines 8 jungle spores	5	+20 mana +3% magic critical chance

Set bonus: -16% mana usage

Necro ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence	Bonus
Helmet	40 bones 40 cobwebs	5	+4% ranged damage
Breastplate	60 bones 50 cobwebs	6	+4% ranged damage
Greaves	50 bones 45 cobwebs	5	+4% ranged damage

Set bonus: 20% chance to not consume ammo

Crafted: metal

Copper ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	15 copper bars	1
Breastplate	25 copper bars	2
Greaves	20 copper bars	1

Set bonus: +2 defence

Tin ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	15 tin bars	2
Breastplate	25 tin bars	2
Greaves	20 tin bars	1

Set bonus: +2 defence

Iron ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	20 iron bars	2
Breastplate	30 iron bars	3
Greaves	25 iron bars	2

Set bonus: +2 defence

Lead ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	20 lead bars	3
Breastplate	30 lead bars	3
Greaves	25 lead bars	2

Set bonus: +3 defence

Silver ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	20 silver bars	3
Breastplate	30 silver bars	4
Greaves	25 silver bars	3

Set bonus: +3 defence

Tungsten ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	20 tungsten bars	4
Breastplate	30 tungsten bars	5
Greaves	25 tungsten bars	3

Set bonus: +3 defence

Gold ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	25 gold bars	4
Breastplate	35 gold bars	5
Greaves	30 gold bars	4

Set bonus: +3 defence

Platinum ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	25 platinum bars	5
Breastplate	35 platinum bars	6
Greaves	30 platinum bars	5

Set bonus: +4 defence

Meteor ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence	Bonus
Helmet	10 meteorite bars	5	+7% magic damage
Breastplate	20 meteorite bars	6	+7% magic damage
Greaves	15 meteorite bars	5	+7% magic damage

Set bonus: Space Gun mana cost reduced to zero

Shadow ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence	Bonus
Helmet	10 shadow scales 15 demonite bars	6	+7% melee speed
Breastplate	20 shadow scales 25 demonite bars	7	+7% melee speed
Greaves	15 shadow scales 20 demonite bars	6	+7% melee speed

Set bonus: +15% movement speed

Crimson ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence	Bonus
Helmet	10 tissue samples 15 crimtane bars	6	+2% damage
Breastplate	20 tissue samples 25 crimtane bars	7	+2% damage
Greaves	15 tissue samples 20 crimtane bars	6	+2% damage

Set bonus: increased life regeneration

Molten ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	10 hellstone bars	8
Breastplate	20 hellstone bars	9
Greaves	15 hellstone bars	8

Set bonus: +17% melee damage

Crafted: Hardmode

Pearlwood ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	20 pearlwood	2
Breastplate	30 pearlwood	3
Greaves	25 pearlwood	2

Set bonus: +1 defence

Spider ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence	Bonus
Helmet	8 spider fangs	5	+6% minion damage
Breastplate	16 spider fangs	8	+6% minion damage
Greaves	12 spider fangs	7	+6% minion damage

Set bonus: +12% minion damage

Spooky ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence	Bonus
Helmet	200 spooky wood	8	+11% minion damage
Breastplate	300 spooky wood	10	+11% minion damage
Greaves	250 spooky wood	9	+11% minion damage

Set bonus: +25% minion damage

Forbidden ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence	Bonus
Helmet	1 forbidden fragment 16 adamantite bars or titanium bars	6	+15% magic and minion damage
Breastplate	1 forbidden fragment 20 adamantite bars or titanium bars	12	+80 mana
Greaves	1 forbidden fragment 16 adamantite bars or titanium bars	8	Increases max number of minions

Set bonus: direct your guardian

Frost ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence	Bonus
Helmet	1 frost core 10 adamantite bars or titanium bars	10	+16% melee and ranged damage
Breastplate	1 frost core 20 adamantite bars or titanium bars	20	+11% melee and ranged critical chance
Greaves	1 frost core 16 adamantite bars or titanium bars	13	+8% movement speed +7% melee attack speed

Set bonus: melee and ranged attacks cause frostburn

Cobalt ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence
Helmet	10 hellstone bars	8
Breastplate	20 hellstone bars	9
Greaves	15 hellstone bars	8

Set bonus: +17% melee damage

Palladium ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence	Bonus
Helmet (melee)	12 palladium bars	14	+8% melee damage +12% melee speed
Helmet (ranged)	12 palladium bars	5	+9% ranged damage +9% ranged critical chance
Helmet (magic)	12 palladium bars	3	+7% increased magic damage and critical chance +60 mana
Breastplate	24 palladium bars	10	+3% damage +2% critical chance
Greaves	18 palladium bars	8	+2% damage +1% critical chance

Set bonus: increases life regeneration after striking an enemy

Mythril ARMOR

Piece	Materials	Defence	Bonus
Helmet (melee)	10 mythril bars	16	+5% melee critical chance +10% melee damage
Helmet (ranged)	10 mythril bars	6	+12% ranged damage +7% ranged critical chance
Helmet (magic)	10 mythril bars	3	+15% increased magic damage +60 mana
Breastplate	20 mythril bars	12	+5% damage
Greaves	15 mythril bars	9	+3% critical chance

Set bonuses:

Melee: +5% melee critical chance
Ranged: 20% chance to not consume ammo
Magic: -17% mana usage