Craftman's Armor Handbook 1.3

A quick access reference for craftable Armor

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Armory! This guide provides details of all the craftable armor sets in Terraria. It is split into subsections depending on the armor category in both Pre-Hardmode and Hardmode Eras. In each subsection, the first table tells you which crafting station is required for those armor sets. The second table features all the armor sets, showing firstly the complete set, total material cost and set stat bonus. Below it will feature the individual items of the set along with any piece bonuses.
I started this guide a long time ago, and then became super busy, so some parts I have left not quite complete (visual bonus section + material appendix). It had been sitting unpublished for a while, so i thought meh, may as well publish it as it is. Hopefully someone will find it useful as a quick reference for crafting armor.
Massive thanks to the Terraria Wiki, I obtained most of my info from them. Please feel free to share and rate if you find it useful!

Wood (Pre-Hardmode)

Craft Station	Armor Set
	All Armor Sets

Name	Equipment	Def	Materials	Stat Bonus	Visual Bonus
Wood Armor		3	75x	+1 Defense
Wood Helmet		1	20x
Wood Breastplate		1	30x
Wood Greaves		0	25x
Boreal Wood Armor		4	75x	+1 Defense
Boreal Wood Helmet		1	20x
Boreal Wood Breastplate		1	30x
Boreal Wood Greaves		1	25x
Rich Mahogany Armor		4	75x	+1 Defense
Rish Mahogany Helmet		1	20x
Rich Mahogany Breastplate		1	30x
Rich Mahogany Greaves		1	25x
Palm Wood Armor		4	75x	+1 Defense
Palm Wood Helmet		1	20x
Palm Wood Breastplate		1	30x
Palm Wood Greaves		1	25x
Ebonwood Armor		5	75x	+1 Defense
Ebonwood Helmet		1	20x
Ebonwood Breastplate		2	30x
Ebonwood Greaves		1	25x
Shadewood Armor		5	75x	+1 Defense
Shadewood Helmet		1	20x
Shadewood Breastplate		2	30x
Shadewood Greaves		1	25x
Cactus Armor		5	75x	+1 Defense
Cactus Helmet		1	20x
Cactus Breastplate		2	30x
Cactus Greaves		1	25x
Pumpkin Armor		7	75x	+10% Damage
Pumpkin Helmet		2	20x
Pumpkin Breastplate		3	30x
Pumpkin Greaves		2	25x

Low-Tier (Pre-Hardmode)

Craft Station	Armor Set
or	All Armor Sets

Name	Equipment	Def	Materials	Stat Bonus	Visual Bonus
Copper Armor		6	60x	+2 Defense
Copper Helmet		1	15x
Copper Breastplate		2	25x
Copper Greaves		1	20x
Tin Armor		7	60x	+2 Defense
Tin Helmet		2	15x
Tin Breastplate		2	25x
Tin Greaves		1	20x
Iron Armor		9	75x	+2 Defense
Iron Helmet		2	20x
Iron Breastplate		3	30x
Iron Greaves		2	25x
Lead Armor		11	75x	+3 Defense
Lead Helmet		3	20x
Lead Breastplate		3	30x
Lead Greaves		2	25x
Silver Armor		13	75x	+3 Defense
Silver Helmet		3	20x
Silver Breastplate		4	30x
Silver Greaves		3	25x
Tungsten Armor		15	75x	+3 Defense
Tungsten Helmet		4	20x
Tungsten Breastplate		5	30x
Tungsten Greaves		3	25x
Gold Armor		16	90x	+3 Defense
Gold Helmet		4	25x
Gold Breastplate		5	35x
Gold Greaves		4	30x
Platinum Armor		20	90x	+4 Defense
Platinum Helmet		5	25x
Platinum Breastplate		6	35x
Platinum Greaves		5	30x

Mid-Tier (Pre-Hardmode)

Craft Station	Armor Set
	Necro Armor
or	Fossil Armor Bee Armor Jungle Armor
	Obsidian Armor

Name	Equipment	Def	Materials	Stat Bonus	Visual Bonus
Necro Armor		16	135x 150x	20% Chance to not consume ammo
Necro Helmet		5	40x 40x	+5% Ranged damage
Necro Breastplate		6	50x 60x	+5% Ranged damage
Necro Greaves		5	45x 50x	+5% Ranged damage
Fossil Armor		13	75x	50% Chance to not consume thrown item
Fossil Helmet		3	20x	+20% Throwing velocity
Fossil Plate		6	30x	+20% Throwing damage
Fossil Greaves		4	25x	+15% Throwing critical strike chance
Bee Armor		13	30x	+10% Minion damage
Bee Headgear		4	8x	+1 Minion +4% Minion damage
Bee Breastplate		5	12x	+1 Minion +4% Minion damage
Bee Greaves		4	10x	+5% Minion damage
Jungle Armor		17	32x 12x 2x	-16% Mana usage
Jungle Hat		5	8x	+40 Mana +4% Magic critical strike chance
Jungle Shirt		6	16x 10x	+20 Mana +4% Magic critical strike chance
Jungle Pants		6	8x 2x	+20 Mana +4% Magic critical strike chance
Obsidian Armor		13	60x 30x
Obsidian Outlaw Hat		4	20x 10x
Obsidian Longcoat		5	20x 10x
Obsidian Pants		4	20x 10x

High-Tier (Pre-Hardmode)

Craft Station	Armor Set
or	All Armor Sets

Name	Equipment	Def	Materials	Stat Bonus	Visual Bonus
Meteor Armor		16	45x	Space Gun has no mana cost
Meteor Helmet		5	10x	+7% Magic damage
Meteor Suit		6	20x	+7% Magic damage
Meteor Leggings		5	15x	+7% Magic damage
Shadow Armor		19	60x 45x	+15% Movement speed
Shadow Helmet		6	15x 10x	+7% Melee speed
Shadow Scalemail		7	25x 20x	+7% Melee speed
Shadow Greaves		6	20x 15x	+7% Melee speed
Crimson Armor		19	60x 45x	Increases life regeneration
Crimson Helmet		6	15x 10x	+2% Damage
Crimson Scalemail		7	25x 20x	+2% Damage
Crimson Greaves		6	20x 15x	+2% Damage
Molten Armor		25	45x	+17% Melee damage
Molten Helmet		8	10x
Molten Breastplate		9	20x
Molten Greaves		8	15x

Wood (Hardmode)

Craft Station	Armor Set
	All Armor Sets

Name	Equipment	Def	Materials	Stat Bonus	Visual Bonus
Pearlwood Armor		8	75x	+1 Defense
Pearlwood Helmet		2	20x
Pearlwood Breastplate		3	30x
Pearlwood Greaves		2	25x
Spooky Armor		27	750x	+25% Minion damage
Spooky Helmet		8	200x	+1 Minion +11% Minion damage
Spooky Breastplate		10	300x	+1 Minion +11% Minion damage
Spooky Leggings		9	250x	+1 Minion +11% Minion damage

Low-Tier A (Hardmode)

Craft Station	Armor Set
or	All Armor Sets

Name	Equipment	Def	Materials	Stat Bonus	Visual Bonus
Cobalt Armor		17 26 19	45x	Hat: -14% Mana usage Helmet: +15% Melee speed Mask: 20% Ammo save
Cobalt Hat		2	10x	+40 Mana +9% Magic critical strike chance
Cobalt Helmet		11	10x	+7% Movement speed +12% Melee speed
Cobalt Mask		4	10x	+10% Ranged damage +6% Ranged critical strike chance
Cobalt Breastplate		8	20x	+3% Critical strike chance
Cobalt Leggings		7	15x	+10% Movement speed
Palladium Armor		21 23 32	54x	Rapid Healing: Heals 15hp over 5s on successful attack
Palladium Headgear		3	12x	+60 Mana +7% Magic damage +7% Magic critical strike chance
Palladium Helmet		5	12x	+9% Ranged damage +9% Ranged critical strike chance
Palladium Mask		14	12x	+8% Melee damage +12% Melee speed
Palladium Breastplate		10	24x	+2% Damage +3% Critical strike chance
Palladium Leggings		8	18x	+2% Damage +1% Critical strike chance

Low-Tier B (Hardmode)

Craft Station	Armor Set
or	All Armor Sets

Name	Equipment	Def	Materials	Stat Bonus	Visual Bonus
Mythril Armor		24 37 27	45x	Hood: -17% Mana usage Helmet: +5% Melee critical strike chance Hat: 20% Ammo save
Mythril Hood		3	10x	+60 Mana +15% Magic damage
Mythril Helmet		16	10x	+5% Melee critical strike chance +10% Melee damage
Mythril Hat		6	10x	+12% Ranged damage +7% Ranged critical strike chance
Mythril Chainmail		12	20x	+5% Damage
Mythril Greaves		9	15x	+3% Critical strike chance
Orichalcum Armor		27 30 42	54x	Flower petals hit your target for extra damage
Orichalcum Headgear		4	12x	+80 Mana +18% Magic critical strike chance
Orichalcum Helmet		7	12x	+15% Ranged critical strike chance +8% Movement speed
Orichalcum Mask		19	12x	+7% Melee damage +7% Melee speed +7% Movement speed
Orichalcum Breastplate		13	24x	+6% Critical strike chance
Orichalcum Leggings		10	18x	+11% Movement speed
Adamantite Armor		32 50 36	54x	Headgear: -19% Mana usage Helmet: +18% Melee Speed, +18% Movement Speed Mask: 25% Ammo save
Adamantite Headgear		4	12x	+80 Mana +11% Magic critical strike chance +11% Magic damage
Adamantite Helmet		22	12x	+7% Melee critical strike chance +14% Melee damage
Adamantite Mask		8	12x	+14% Ranged damage +8% Ranged critical strike chance
Adamantite Breastplate		16	24x	+6% Damage
Adamantite Leggings		12	18x	+4% Critical strike chance +5% Movement speed
Titanium Armor		30 34 49	59x	Briefly become invulnerable after striking an enemy
Titanium Headgear		4	13x	+100 Mana +7% Magic critical strike chance +16% Magic damage
Titanium Helmet		8	13x	+7% Ranged critical strike chance +16% Ranged damage
Titanium Mask		23	13x	+8% Melee damage +8% Melee critical strike chance
Titanium Breastplate		15	26x	+3% Critical strike chance +4% Damage
Titanium Leggings		11	20x	+6% Movement speed +3% Damage +3% Critical strike chance

Mid-Tier (Hardmode)

Craft Station	Armor Set
or	Spider Armor
or	Frost Armor Hallowed Armor Chlorophyte Armor

Name	Equipment	Def	Materials	Stat Bonus	Visual Bonus
Spider Armor		20	36x	+12% Minion damage +1 Minion (Spider only)
Spider Mask		5	8x	+1 Minion +6% Minion damage
Spider Breastplate		8	16x	+1 Minion +6% Minion damage
Spider Greaves		7	12x	+1 Minion 6% Minion damage
Frost Armor		43	46x or 3x	Melee/Ranged attacks give Frostburn: Prevents health regen and deals damage over time
Frost Helmet		10	10x or 1x	+16% Melee damage +16% Ranged damage
Frost Breastplate		20	20x or 1x	+11% Melee critical strike chance +11% Ranged critical strike chance
Frost Leggings		13	16x or 1x	+8% Movement speed +7% Melee attack speed
Hallowed Armor		31 50 35	54x	Headgear: -20% Mana usage Mask: +19% Melee Speed, +19% Movement Speed Helmet: 25% Ammo save
Hallowed Headgear		5	12x	+100 Mana +12% Magic critical strike chance +12% Magic damage
Hallowed Mask		24	12x	+10% Melee critical strike chance +10% Melee damage +10% Melee Speed
Hallowed Helmet		9	12x	+15% Ranged damage +8% Ranged critical strike chance
Hallowed Plate Mail		15	24x	+7% Critical strike chance
Hallowed Greaves		11	18x	+7% Damage +8% Movement speed
Chlorophyte Armor		38 44 56	54x	Summons a powerful leaf crystal that shoots nearby enemies
Chlorophyte Headgear		7	12x	+80 Mana -17% Mana usage +16% Magic damage
Chlorophyte Helmet		13	12x	+16% Ranged Damage 20% Ammo save
Chlorophyte Mask		25	12x	+16% Melee damage +6% Melee critical strike chance
Chlorophyte Plate Mail		18	24x	+7% Critical strike chance +5% Damage
Chlorophyte Greaves		13	18x	+8% Critical strike chance +5% Movement speed

High-Tier (Hardmode)

Craft Station	Armor Set
or	All Armor Sets

Name	Equipment	Def	Materials	Stat Bonus	Visual Bonus
Turtle Armor		65	54x 3x	Reflects 100% melee damage taken back to attacker
Turtle Helmet		21	12x 1x	+6% Melee damage Enemies are more likely to target you
Turtle Scale Mail		27	24x 1x	+8% Melee damage +8% Critical strike chance Enemies are more likely to target you
Turtle Leggings		17	18x 1x	+4% Melee critical strike chance Enemies are more likely to target you
Beetle Armor		61 73	1x 18x	Scale Mail: Beetles increase melee speed and damage Shell: Beetles protect you from damage
Beetle Helmet		23	1x 4x	+6% Melee damage Enemies are more likely to target you
Beetle Scale Mail		20	1x 8x	+8% Melee damage +8% Critical strike chance +6% Melee speed +6% Movement speed
Beetle Shell		32	1x 8x	+5% Melee damage +5% Critical strike chance Enemies are more likely to target you
Beetle Leggings		18	1x 6x	+6% Melee speed +6% Movement speed Enemies are more likely to target you
Shroomite Armor		51	54x	Not moving puts you in stealth, increasing ranged ability and reducing chance for enemies to target you
Shroomite Headgear		11	12x	+15% Arrow damage +5% Ranged critical strike chance
Shroomite Helmet		11	12x	+15% Rocket damage +5% Ranged critical strike chance
Shroomite Mask		11	12x	+15% Bullet damage +5% Ranged critical strike chance
Shroomite Breastplate		24	24x	+13% Ranged critical strike chance +13% Ranged damage 20% Ammo save
Shroomite Leggings		16	18x	+7% Ranged critical strike chance +12% Movement speed
Spectre Armor		42 30	54x	Mask: Magic damage will damage extra damage to nearby enemies Hood: Magic damage heals 20% of damage done to the player with the lowest health
Spectre Mask		18	12x	+60 Mana -13% Mana Usage +5% Magic damage +5% Magic critical strike chance
Spectre Hood		6	12x	-40% Magic damage
Spectre Robe		14	24x	+7% Magic damage +7% Magic critical strike chance
Spectre Pants		10	18x	+8% Magic damage +8% Magic critical strike chance +8% Movement speed

End-Game (Hardmode)

Craft Station	Armor Set
	All Armor Sets

Name	Equipment	Def	Materials	Stat Bonus	Visual Bonus
Solar Flare Armor		78	36x 45x	Solar shields generate over time, reducing damage taken by 30%. Double-click to consume shield to Dash
Solar Flare Helmet		24	8x 10x	+17% Melee critical strike chance Enemies are more likely to target you
Solar Flare Breastplate		34	16x 20x	+22% Melee damage Enemies are more likely to target you
Solar Flare Leggings		20	12x 15x	+15% Melee speed +15% Movement speed Enemies are more likely to target you
Vortex Armor		62	36x 45x	Double-click to toggle Stealth: +80% Ranged damage, +20 Ranged critical strike chance, +25% Ammo Save, Decreases movement speed
Vortex Helmet		14	8x 10x	+16% Ranged damage +7% Ranged critical strike chance
Vortex Breastplate		28	16x 20x	+12% Ranged damage +12% Ranged critical strike chance 25% Ammo save
Vortex Leggings		20	12x 15x	+8% Ranged damage +8% Ranged critical strike chance +10% Movement speed
Nebula Armor		46	36x 45x	Damaging enemies has a chance to spawn stackable buffs: Damage Boost: +15% damage Life Boost: +4 hp/s Mana Boost:
Nebula Helmet		14	8x 10x	+60 Mana -15% Mana usage +7% Magic damage +7% Magic critical strike chance
Nebula Breastplate		18	16x 20x	+9% Magic damage +9% Magic critical strike chance
Nebula Leggings		14	12x 15x	+10% Magic damage +10% Movement speed
Stardust Armor		38	36x 45x	Double-click to direct your Guardian
Stardust Helmet		10	8x 10x	+1 Minion +22% Minion Damage
Stardust Plate		16	16x 20x	+2 Minions +22% Minion damage
Stardust Leggings		12	12x 15x	+2 Minions +22% Minion damage

Miscellaneous

Craft Station	Armor Set
	All Robes
	Eskimo Armor

Name	Equipment	Def	Materials	Stat Bonus	Visual Bonus
Robe			20x
Amethyst Robe		0	1x 10x	+20 Mana -5% Mana usage
Topaz Robe		1	1x 10x	+40 Mana -7% Mana usage
Sapphire Robe		1	1x 10x	+40 Mana -9% Mana usage
Emerald Robe		2	1x 10x	+60 Mana -11% Mana usage
Ruby Robe		2	1x 10x	+60 Mana -13% Mana usage
Diamond Robe		3	1x 10x	+80 Mana -15% Mana usage
Pink Eskimo Armor		4	1x 9x
Pink Eskimo Hood		1	1x 3x
Pink Eskimo Coat		2	1x 3x
Pink Eskimo Pants		1	1x 3x

[Fish-Shaped Crackers]

New favorite guide.

[big jim]

Spectre armor+hood+Prism/razorpine+that one item that gives mana when you take damage=Invincibility

[InsanityWaffles]

Like, how do you get the stuff to make turtle armor?

[InsanityWaffles]

This guide is really good, but I think you should include the names of the materials and how you get them in a different section.

[EpiX]

wow thx man

[sharkbait]

Thank You!

[Evelin]

Now I know what I need for that fossil armor. Thanks!

[Nigdzie]

Nice, thanks!

[tole]

also mining armor

[tole]

you also need to add the ancient armor pieces + visual bonus's for all the armors