Orichalcum armor

Type	Armor
Defense	10
Body slot	Pants
Tooltip	11% increased movement speed
Sell	1 35

Type	Armor
Defense	13
Body slot	Shirt
Tooltip	6% increased critical strike chance
Sell	1 80

Type	Armor – Set
Defense	27/30/42
Set Bonus	Flower petals will fall on your target for extra damage
Rarity
Sell	5 40 (set)

Orichalcum Armor is a Hardmode armor set and is the counterpart to Mythril Armor. Like all Hardmode ore armors, Orichalcum armor has three different headwear options, allowing players to focus on magical, melee, or ranged combat, and each with a corresponding set bonus. Crafting a one-helmet set requires 54 Orichalcum Bars or 216 Orichalcum Ore. Crafting all five pieces requires 78 Orichalcum Bars or 312 Orichalcum Ore.

Whenever the player strikes an enemy while wearing a full set, a flower petal is summoned at the edge of the screen and shoots to the other end of the screen. The flower petal will always be aimed at the enemy that triggered it, but it will damage any other enemy that it goes through. The flower petal deals around 30 damage to each target it strikes and can pierce, causing damage to multiple foes in a line with a single attack. Petals travel very quickly and pass through solid blocks and liquid with ease. There is roughly a one-second cooldown before another flower petal can be summoned again.

Set[edit | edit source]

Helmet variants[edit | edit source]

Orichalcum Headgear

Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	4
Body slot	Helmet
Tooltip	18% increased magic critical strike chance Increases maximum mana by 80
Sell	2 25

Internal Item ID: 1212

Orichalcum Helmet

Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	7
Body slot	Helmet
Tooltip	15% increased ranged critical strike chance 8% increased movement speed
Sell	2 25

Internal Item ID: 1211

Orichalcum Mask

Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	19
Body slot	Helmet
Tooltip	7% increased melee damage 7% increased movement and melee speed
Sell	2 25

Internal Item ID: 1210

Crafting[edit | edit source]

Recipe[edit | edit source]

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Orichalcum Breastplate	Orichalcum Bar (24)	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
Orichalcum Headgear	Orichalcum Bar (12)
Orichalcum Helmet	Orichalcum Bar (12)
Orichalcum Leggings	Orichalcum Bar (18)
Orichalcum Mask	Orichalcum Bar (12)

Used in[edit | edit source]

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Dragon Breastplate ()	Hallowed Plate Mail Cobalt Breastplate or Palladium Breastplate Mythril Chainmail or Orichalcum Breastplate Adamantite Breastplate or Titanium Breastplate Soul of Might (15) Soul of Blight (20)	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
Dragon Greaves ()	Hallowed Greaves Cobalt Leggings or Palladium Leggings Mythril Greaves or Orichalcum Leggings Adamantite Leggings or Titanium Leggings Soul of Might (15) Soul of Blight (15)
Dragon Mask ()	Hallowed Mask Cobalt Helmet or Palladium Mask Mythril Helmet or Orichalcum Mask Adamantite Helmet or Titanium Mask Soul of Blight (15)
Spectral Armor ()	Hallowed Plate Mail Cobalt Breastplate or Palladium Breastplate Mythril Chainmail or Orichalcum Breastplate Adamantite Breastplate or Titanium Breastplate Soul of Fright (20) Soul of Blight (20)
Spectral Headgear ()	Hallowed Headgear Cobalt Hat or Palladium Headgear Mythril Hood or Orichalcum Headgear Adamantite Headgear or Titanium Headgear Soul of Blight (20)
Spectral Subligar ()	Hallowed Greaves Cobalt Leggings or Palladium Leggings Mythril Greaves or Orichalcum Leggings Adamantite Leggings or Titanium Leggings Soul of Might (20) Soul of Blight (20)
Titan Helmet ()	Hallowed Helmet Cobalt Mask or Palladium Helmet Mythril Hat or Orichalcum Helmet Adamantite Mask or Titanium Helmet Soul of Blight (15)
Titan Leggings ()	Hallowed Greaves Cobalt Leggings or Palladium Leggings Mythril Greaves or Orichalcum Leggings Adamantite Leggings or Titanium Leggings Soul of Sight (10) Soul of Blight (15)
Titan Mail ()	Hallowed Plate Mail Cobalt Breastplate or Palladium Breastplate Mythril Chainmail or Orichalcum Breastplate Adamantite Breastplate or Titanium Breastplate Soul of Sight (20) Soul of Blight (20)

Notes[edit | edit source]

The flower petals will destroy most background objects, like Pots or the Larva inside a Bee Hive, which can lead to accidentally summoning the Queen Bee.
The flower petals can be triggered by Minion attacks and the stars from the Star Cloak.

Tips[edit | edit source]

Orichalcum armor test using dyes on accessories

No Dye (left), Pink Dye (middle), Violet Dye (right)

This is very effective with The Horseman's Blade due to the attack making both petals and pumpkins.
To color-match items to Orichalcum armor, use Violet Dye as opposed to Pink Dye.
The Orichalcum armor's set bonus is powerful against worm-type enemies like the The Destroyer or the Wyvern, as a well-aimed petal will hit all of their segments.
This is also very effective with the Clockwork Assault Rifle, as its high rate of fire will cause mass amounts of petals to be summoned for lots of damage against enemies.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Orichalcum is a metal mentioned in ancient writings, but its nature and means of creation is lost to history, leaving it known only by name. It is frequently used in fantasy works as a material more valuable than real-world metals, but there is little consistency between its properties in popular culture.