Vortex armor

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Vortex armor

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Statistics

Type	Armor – Set
Defense	62
Set Bonus	Double tap ▼ Down to toggle stealth, increasing ranged ability and reducing chance for enemies to target you but slowing movement
Rarity
Sell	No value

Vortex armor is a post-Moon Lord set of armor that provides ranged weapon boosts. It is currently the best ranged armor set available on the  Desktop version and  Console versions. Crafting the full set requires a total of 36 Luminite Bars (144 Luminite) and 45 Vortex Fragments.

In total, Vortex armor pieces apply the following boosts:

• +36% ranged damage
• +27% ranged critical strike chance
• +25% chance to not consume ammunition
• +10% movement speed

Additionally, equipping a full set grants the player the ability to toggle stealth mode, which has the following effects:

• Near-invisibility
• Decreased chance that enemies will target the wearer
• +80% ranged damage
• +20% ranged critical strike chance
• Decreased movement speed (top speed remains unchanged)

Unlike Shroomite armor, standing still is not required. The Vortex armor's stealth mode is instead toggled manually by double-tapping the ▼ Down key. Moving or grappling does not cancel the effect, and its boosts are applied to all ranged weapon types (unlike Shroomite armor, which requires switching headpieces for different ranged weapon types). Dashing with items such as the Shield of Cthulhu or Tabi, or riding a Mount will cancel stealth mode. While on a Mount, stealth mode can't be engaged.

Set

Vortex Helmet

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Statistics

Type	Armor – Set
Defense	14
Body slot	Helmet
Tooltip	16% increased ranged damage 7% increased ranged critical strike chance
Sell	No value

• Internal Item ID: 2757

Vortex Breastplate

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Statistics

Type	Armor – Set
Defense	28
Body slot	Shirt
Tooltip	12% increased ranged damage and critical strike chance 25% chance not to consume ammo
Sell	No value

• Internal Item ID: 2758

Vortex Leggings

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Statistics

Type	Armor – Set
Defense	20
Body slot	Pants
Tooltip	8% increased ranged damage and critical strike chance 10% increased movement speed
Sell	No value

• Internal Item ID: 2759

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Vortex Breastplate	Vortex Fragment  (20) Luminite Bar  (16)	Ancient Manipulator
Vortex Helmet	Vortex Fragment  (10) Luminite Bar  (8)
Vortex Leggings	Vortex Fragment  (15) Luminite Bar  (12)

total: 3 row(s)

Notes

• All armors made from Luminite currently have no sell value. This is likely to change in a future patch.
• The in-game control settings allow you to switch the set bonus trigger key from ▼ Down to ▲ Up.
• Like all armors made from Luminite, equipping vortex armor makes the player give off light, in this case teal. Light radius increases with amount of pieces equipped.
• While in Stealth mode, you are unaffected by speed boosts granted by accessories and potion effects, except the running ability of Hermes Boots and their variants, which they retain their normal velocity.
• After ~5 seconds of running, the boots start to develop a particle effect similar to that of Hermes Boots.

Tips

• Stealth mode is not disabled through use of wings; this includes the high-speed hovering ability of accessories such as the Hoverboard, Betsy's Wings, Nebula Mantle  or Vortex Booster . Equipping one of these can offer good mobility while in stealth mode.
• If wearing Hermes Boots or a derivative, running takes significantly longer to start while in stealth mode. This can be avoided by grappling to something and releasing before reaching the target, providing enough speed to begin running immediately upon touching the ground.
• Entering stealth mode while already running with Hermes Boots will not cause them to slow down, keeping you at high speed.

Trivia

• When you equip the armor set with the Vortex Beater (or Xenopopper), you will resemble the Storm Diver, an enemy from the Lunar Event summoned by the Vortex Pillar.
• The design has changed from an earlier design shown in spoilers:

See also

• Solar Flare armor
• Nebula armor
• Stardust armor

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()