Fossil armor

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Fossil armor

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Statistics

Type	ArmorSet
Defense	13 (set)
Set Bonus	20% chance to not consume ammo 50% chance to not consume thrown item
Rarity	01*
Sell	120 (set)

Fossil armor is a pre-Hardmode armor set consisting of the Fossil Helmet, Fossil Plate, and Fossil Greaves. It has notably less defense than most other similarly available armor sets, providing a total of 13 defense.

On the  Desktop version and  Mobile version, the Helmet and Greaves increase ranged critical strike chance by 4% per each, with the Plate increasing ranged damage by 5%, and wearing the full set grants a 20% chance to not consume ammo, making Fossil armor great for using the Minishark as well as other early-game guns such as the Flintlock Pistol or The Undertaker, and also bows.

On the  Console version, Fossil armor instead greatly increases the velocity, damage, and critical strike chance of throwing weapons, and wearing the full set grants a 50% chance to not consume thrown items (not including explosives), making Fossil armor great for using Bone Javelins, Bone Throwing Knives, and other throwing weapons.

The Fossil armor set is made using 60 / 75 Sturdy Fossils, which have a 10% chance to be dropped from the Extractinator when Desert Fossils are inserted.

Set

Fossil Helmet

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	4 / 3
Body slot	Helmet
Tooltip	4% increased ranged critical strike chance 20% increased throwing velocity
Rarity	01*
Sell	30
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 3374
• Internal Armor ID: 188

Fossil Plate

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	5 / 6
Body slot	Shirt
Tooltip	5% increased ranged damage 15% increased throwing critical strike chance
Rarity	01*
Sell	50
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 3375
• Internal Armor ID: 189

Fossil Greaves

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	4 / 4
Body slot	Pants
Tooltip	4% increased ranged critical strike chance 20% increased throwing damage
Rarity	01*
Sell	40
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 3376
• Internal Armor ID: 129

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Fossil Greaves ()	Sturdy Fossil (25)	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil
Fossil Greaves ( )	Sturdy Fossil (20)
Fossil Helmet ()	Sturdy Fossil (20)
Fossil Helmet ( )	Sturdy Fossil (15)
Fossil Plate ()	Sturdy Fossil (30)
Fossil Plate ( )	Sturdy Fossil (25)

total: 6 row(s)

Tips

• The 3% boost to ranged critical strike chance on each piece is actually the same as the Ninja Armor's individual armor pieces. The Ninja set has 1 extra defense and boosts the crit chance of all damage types, not just Ranged. If ammo consumption isn't an issue, the set bonus of increased movement speed could be more useful as well.

Trivia

• In the early-access release of Terraria 1.3, the armor's set bonus was 75% chance to not consume thrown items. It was reduced to 50% before the public release.
• This is the only pre-Hardmode armor set in which the helmet sells for less than the rest of the pieces.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.1:
  • Increased defense from 2 to 4 and Ranged critical chance from 3% to 4% on Helmet and Greaves.
  • Increased defense from 4 to 5 and replaced the 3% Ranged critical bonus with a 5% Ranged damage bonus on the Plate.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Fossil Helmet's defense decreased from 3 to 2.
  • Fossil Plate's defense decreased from 6 to 4.
  • Fossil Greaves' defense decreased from 4 to 2.
  • Each piece of the set now gives a 3% ranged critical chance instead of 20% increased throwing velocity (Fossil Helmet), 15% increased throwing critical strike chance (Fossil Plate), and 20% increased throwing damage (Fossil Greaves).
  • Changed set bonus from 50% chance to not consume thrown item to 20% chance not to consume ammo.
  • Now available earlier due to the change to Desert Fossil mining.
  • Now needs 5 fewer Sturdy Fossils per piece.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.