Turtle armor

Turtle armor

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Statistics

Type	ArmorSet
Defense	65 (set)
Set Bonus	Attackers also take double damage Reduces damage taken by 15%
Rarity	08*
Sell	1440 (set)

Turtle armor is a Hardmode armor set consisting of the Turtle Helmet, Turtle Scale Mail, and Turtle Leggings. A full set grants a vastly amplified Thorns effect, which reflects full damage from melee attacks onto the attacking enemy. The full set of armor also provides 14% increased melee damage and 12% increased melee critical strike chance.

With no vanity items covering it, a turtle shell appears on the player's back (much like the Leaf Blower, Flamethrower, Elf Melter, and Heat Ray backpacks), if the full set is equipped.

Crafting this set requires a total of 54 Chlorophyte Bars (324 Chlorophyte Ore) and 3 Turtle Shells.

Set

Turtle Helmet

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Statistics

Type	ArmorCrafting material
Defense	21
Body slot	Helmet
Tooltip	6% increased melee damage Enemies are more likely to target you
Rarity	08*
Sell	6
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 1316
• Internal Armor ID: 99

Turtle Scale Mail

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Statistics

Type	ArmorCrafting material
Defense	27
Body slot	Shirt
Tooltip	8% increased melee damage and critical strike chance Enemies are more likely to target you
Rarity	08*
Sell	480
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 1317
• Internal Armor ID: 65

Turtle Leggings

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Statistics

Type	ArmorCrafting material
Defense	17
Body slot	Pants
Tooltip	4% increased melee critical strike chance Enemies are more likely to target you
Rarity	08*
Sell	360
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 1318
• Internal Armor ID: 54

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Turtle Helmet	Chlorophyte Bar12 Turtle Shell	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
Turtle Leggings	Chlorophyte Bar18 Turtle Shell
Turtle Scale Mail	Chlorophyte Bar24 Turtle Shell

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Beetle Helmet	Beetle Husk4 Turtle Helmet	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil
Beetle Leggings	Beetle Husk6 Turtle Leggings
Beetle Scale Mail	Beetle Husk8 Turtle Scale Mail
Beetle Shell	Beetle Husk8 Turtle Scale Mail

Notes

• The set's Thorns effect cannot be improved by the Thorns Potion buff nor the Dryad's Blessing buff.
• As of current versions, it is no longer possible to exploit this armor's Thorns effect to quickly defeat the Dungeon Guardian, as the Guardian's attack has been reduced to 1000 while its health remains at 9999. Upgrading to Beetle armor, however, will allow you to survive one hit while using a Lifeforce Potion and Endurance Potion.
• If one intends to craft both chest pieces of the Beetle armor, a total of 78 Chlorophyte Bars (468 Chlorophyte Ore) and 4 Turtle Shells are required to craft the whole Beetle armor set.
• If an enemy banner is in effect, the set's Thorns effect will be diminished as the enemy's attack is weaker. This may be detrimental with lower level enemies, as the damage received will still be 1 damage, but the Thorns damage will be lower.

Tips

• The passive Thorns effect can be very convenient as many enemies — especially weak ones — will deal more damage to themselves than to the player, effectively killing themselves. This, when combined with a shield for knockback immunity, sometimes allows the player to completely ignore enemies.
• Combine with other tanking items like the Paladin's Shield for reducing damage to other players of the same team in multiplayer, Frozen Turtle Shell for extra damage reduction at low health, and Ankh Shield which grants immunity to most debuffs.
• The chest piece can be combined with the Chlorophyte Mask and Hallowed Greaves for increased damage perks, but at the cost of losing the Thorns effect and some defense. The Hallowed Mask is also a straight upgrade from the Turtle Helmet, and is more easily available than the Chlorophyte Mask. Equipping it on a set of Turtle armor trades away the Thorns effect to gain an extra 4% damage, 10% critical strike chance, 10% speed, and 3 defense.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Set bonus now gives 15% Damage Reduction.
  • Set bonus Thorns damage now does twice as much.

• Desktop 1.2.4.1: Now dyes correctly.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Now used to craft the Beetle armor set.

• Desktop 1.2.1: Female sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: The defense of Turtle armor has been lowered from 71 to 65.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.