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Iron armor
  • Iron armorAncient Iron Helmet (equipped)
  • Iron armor femaleAncient Iron Helmet (equipped) female
Stack digit 1
Statistics
Type
Defense9 (7+2) (set)
Set Bonus2 defense
RarityRarity level: 0
SellIron Helmet : 24 / Ancient Iron Helmet : 28 (set)
    Obtained from Obtained from
    Classic mode icon Classic
    Expert mode icon Expert
    Master mode icon Master
    EntityQty.Rate
    SkeletonSkeletonSkeleton11%
    Spore SkeletonSpore SkeletonSpore Skeleton11%

    Iron armor is the third-lowest tier of metal armor in the game, being Lead armor's weaker counterpart. It takes a total of 60 / 75 Iron Bars to craft a full suit, this translates to 180 / 225 Iron Ore per player to craft all the necessary bars for this armor.

    The set consists of an Iron Helmet, Iron Chainmail and Iron Greaves.

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

    A full set grants a basic 7 defense plus a set bonus of 2 defense, which equals a total of 9 defense.

    Set[]

    Iron Helmet
    • Iron Helmet item spriteold Iron Helmet item sprite
    Stack digit 1
    Statistics
    Type
    Defense2
    Body slotHelmet
    RarityRarity level: 0
    Sell6
    Research1 required
    Ancient Iron Helmet
    • Ancient Iron Helmet item sprite
    Stack digit 1
    Statistics
    Type
    Defense2
    Body slotHelmet
    RarityRarity level: 0
    Sell10
    Research1 required
    Iron Chainmail
    • Iron Chainmail item spriteold Iron Chainmail item sprite
    Stack digit 1
    Statistics
    Type
    Defense3
    Body slotShirt
    RarityRarity level: 0
    Sell10
    Research1 required
    Iron Greaves
    • Iron Greaves item spriteold Iron Greaves item sprite
    Stack digit 1
    Statistics
    Type
    Defense2
    Body slotPants
    RarityRarity level: 0
    Sell8
    Research1 required

    Crafting[]

    Recipes[]

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

    Trivia[]

    • The Ancient Iron Helmet resembles the Bucket while equipped.
    • The Ancient Iron Helmet has the same sprite that the Iron Armor Helmet had prior to the 1.0.3 update, thus the term "Ancient".

    History[]

    • Desktop 1.4.1: Iron Bars needed to craft the Iron Helmet, Iron Chainmail, and Iron Greaves respectively decreased from 20/30/25 to 15/25/20.
    • Desktop 1.2:
      • Sprites updated.
      • Added Ancient Iron Helmet with old sprite of Iron Helmet.
    • Desktop 1.1: Graphics variant for female characters added.
    • 3DS-Release: Introduced Iron armor and Ancient Iron Helmet.
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