What armor should I get before the Skeletron fight?

[PalmTree]

I'm currently using wooden armor because I'm putting all my valuable materials into my weapons. What armor should I get before fighting Skeletron?

[Triploon]

Wooden armour?! You should be using at least Gold or Platinum!

What class are you playing? If you're mage, I'd go for the Jungle or Meteor armor. If you're Melee, go for Molten armor.

[Lillie]

solar

[PalmTree]

I know, my armor is an absolute joke. I'm going to get golden as I work to get the others, though. I'm playing a bit of a mix between range and melee, Using a Tendon Bow and Blood Butcherer as my primary weapons.

I'm also struggling to get good accessories. The only good ones I have are unforged Hermes boots and a cloud in a bottle, and most of my defense is coming from a warding shackle I got early on. I'm trying to get better ones, but all the chests I've opened have had terrible loot.

[Coleyohley!]

Originally posted by PalmTree:

I know, my armor is an absolute joke. I'm going to get golden as I work to get the others, though. I'm playing a bit of a mix between range and melee, Using a Tendon Bow and Blood Butcherer as my primary weapons.

I'm also struggling to get good accessories. The only good ones I have are unforged Hermes boots and a cloud in a bottle, and most of my defense is coming from a warding shackle I got early on. I'm trying to get better ones, but all the chests I've opened have had terrible loot.

You are absolutely not ready to fight skeletron with that equipment setup. I recommend a grappling hook, gold armor, and frostburn arrows for the battle.

[meep912]

Get Molten Gear or at least try, no Hell is not only Late Pre-Hardmode, Have you fought The Queen Bee Yet?

[PalmTree]

The only boss I've beaten is the Eye of Cthulhu. Trying to find the queen bee but I haven't found a hive yet.

[Bronzo]

can I join and help you with your progress

[OwOMeowUwU]

I would suggest you get better armor than gold, shadow armor will make the fight way easier, crimtane armor should also be fine if you have crimson which I suppose you do since you have a tendon bow. Those two armors are pretty good, and are decently easy to craft

You should also try to get the goblin tinkerer. If you'd want an easy fight you could just let the goblins kill themselves in a pool of lava while you protect yourself from the magic balls, the blood butcherer is a pretty big sword anyways so you shouldn't have a problem with that.

Also try preparing some potions. Regen, ironskin, swiftness and endurance are a musthave for any boss fight

Yes I know I'm posting this on a discussion from 40 minutes ago, you can't stop me

[PalmTree]

Originally posted by Wtx2:

I would suggest you get better armor than gold, shadow armor will make the fight way easier, crimtane armor should also be fine if you have crimson which I suppose you do since you have a tendon bow. Those two armors are pretty good, and are decently easy to craft

You should also try to get the goblin tinkerer. If you'd want an easy fight you could just let the goblins kill themselves in a pool of lava while you protect yourself from the magic balls, the blood butcherer is a pretty big sword anyways so you shouldn't have a problem with that.

Also try preparing some potions. Regen, ironskin, swiftness and endurance are a musthave for any boss fight

Yes I know I'm posting this on a discussion from 40 minutes ago, you can't stop me

I might try for crimtane Armor. I spent all my gold bars to craft a better pick, and I have a decent amount of bars leftover from the eye. I don't know what shadow armor does, but the increased HP regen from crimtane was really helpful when I played on mobile.

[OwOMeowUwU]

I think shadow armor gives you a boost on melee speed and movement speed but don't quote me on that

[Elvehn]

They havnt defeated EoW

[OwOMeowUwU]

Originally posted by pakeys:

They havnt defeated EoW

Yes I know, they have crimson, they can't kill the eow on thier world

[curiositas]

Originally posted by PalmTree:

Originally posted by Wtx2:

I would suggest you get better armor than gold, shadow armor will make the fight way easier, crimtane armor should also be fine if you have crimson which I suppose you do since you have a tendon bow. Those two armors are pretty good, and are decently easy to craft

You should also try to get the goblin tinkerer. If you'd want an easy fight you could just let the goblins kill themselves in a pool of lava while you protect yourself from the magic balls, the blood butcherer is a pretty big sword anyways so you shouldn't have a problem with that.

Also try preparing some potions. Regen, ironskin, swiftness and endurance are a musthave for any boss fight

Yes I know I'm posting this on a discussion from 40 minutes ago, you can't stop me

I might try for crimtane Armor. I spent all my gold bars to craft a better pick, and I have a decent amount of bars leftover from the eye. I don't know what shadow armor does, but the increased HP regen from crimtane was really helpful when I played on mobile.

I recommend taking Crimtane armor. But aiming for Hellstone armor is not too bad either.
As for weapons, anything that is ranged (doesn't matter if Yo-Yo, bows, guns or even magic). Melee weapons are not really good for Skeletron, especially on Expert.

Oh yeah, and also get the Goblin Tinkerer to combine accessories, the Spectre/Lightning/Frostspark Boots are really good, but there's also nothing wrong with Horseshoe Balloons.

[PalmTree]

What are the requirements for triggering the Goblin invasion again? I found a couple scouts, but I don't know if I can make the battle standard yet.

[OwOMeowUwU]

you must have 200hp and at least one orb broken in your world