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Gold armor
  • Gold armorAncient Gold Helmet (equipped)
  • Gold armor femaleAncient Gold Helmet (equipped) female
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Defense16 (13+3) (set)
Set Bonus3 defense
RarityRarity level: 0
SellGold Helmet : 120 / Ancient Gold Helmet : 140 (set)

    Gold armor is the fourth armor set in the game.

    It takes a total of 75 / 90 Gold Bars to craft a full suit, or 300 / 360 Gold Ores.

    It consists of a Gold Helmet, Gold Chainmail and Gold Greaves.

    The Ancient Gold Helmet is a rare drop from Skeletons in the Underground, and is functionally identical to the Gold Helmet. The two helmets are interchangeable, with no bonus loss.

    A full set grants a basic 13 defense plus a set bonus of 3 defense, which equals a total of 16 defense.

    Set[]

    Gold Helmet
    • Gold Helmet item spriteold Gold Helmet item sprite
    Stack digit 1
    Statistics
    Type
    Defense4
    Body slotHelmet
    RarityRarity level: 0
    Sell30
    Research1 required
    Ancient Gold Helmet
    • Ancient Gold Helmet item sprite
    Stack digit 1
    Statistics
    Type
    Defense4
    Body slotHelmet
    RarityRarity level: 0
    Sell50
    Research1 required
    Gold Chainmail
    • Gold Chainmail item spriteold Gold Chainmail item sprite
    Stack digit 1
    Statistics
    Type
    Defense5
    Body slotShirt
    RarityRarity level: 0
    Sell50
    Research1 required
    Gold Greaves
    • Gold Greaves item spriteold Gold Greaves item sprite
    Stack digit 1
    Statistics
    Type
    Defense4
    Body slotPants
    RarityRarity level: 0
    Sell40
    Research1 required

    Crafting[]

    Recipes[]

    ResultIngredientsCrafting station
    Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1 only:
    Gold ChainmailGold Chainmail
    Iron AnvilIron Anvil
    or
    Lead AnvilLead Anvil
    PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version only:
    Gold ChainmailGold Chainmail
    Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1 only:
    Gold GreavesGold Greaves
    PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version only:
    Gold GreavesGold Greaves
    Old-gen console versionWindows Phone versionNintendo 3DS versiontModLoader 1 only:
    Gold HelmetGold Helmet
    PC versionConsole versionMobile versiontModLoader version only:
    Gold HelmetGold Helmet
    Gold HelmetGold Helmet
    ShimmerShimmer Transmutation

    Notes[]

    • The Ancient Gold Helmet has the same sprite that the Gold Helmet had before 1.0.3, thus the term "Ancient".
    • The Ancient Gold Helmet is available even if a world generated with Platinum Ore. However, obtaining a Gold armor set to complete its set bonus is much harder in this case.

    Tips[]

    • Due to its high ore requirement and relatively low defense, it is advisable to skip Gold armor. The next tier of armor is usually available before the player can get enough Gold to craft the armor set.

    Trivia[]

    Red's old armor

    History[]

    • Desktop 1.4.1: Gold Bars needed to craft the Gold Helmet, Gold Chainmail, and Gold Greaves respectively decreased from 25/35/30 to 20/30/25.
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