Terraria: 10 Best Armor Sets and How to Get Them

Wearing the best armor set for your class is crucial in Terraria. Armor sets make progressing through the dangerous world of Terraria much easier by boosting your defensive and tactical capabilities. Here’s the best armor in the game.

Cactus Armor

The Cactus Armor is a great early-game armor set to get, regardless of your class. The following are the three pieces of the set:

• Cactus Helmet → +1 Defense
• Cactus Breastplate → +1 Defense
• Cactus Leggings → +1 Defense

Its Set Bonus grants +4 Defense with an added Thorns effect, which deals 15 Damage and knocks enemies back.

To craft the Cactus armor set, you need the following items:

You can find Cactus plants in any Desert biome. You can use an Axe, Chainsaw, or Hamaxe to harvest the 75 Cactus you’ll need for the set.

Necro Armor

The Necro Armor is a great post-Skeletron armor set for the Ranged class. The following are the three pieces of the set:

• Necro Helmet → +6 Defense and +5% Ranged Damage
• Necro Breastplate → +7 Defense and +5% Ranged Damage
• Necro Greaves → +6 Defense and +5% Ranged Damage

Its Set Bonus grants +19 Defense, +15% Ranged Damage, 10% Ranged Critical Strike Chance, and 20% Ammo Preservation. There’s an After-Image as you move, while there’s a Bone Crunch sound effect when hit.

To craft the Necro armor set, you need the following items:

You can get Bones from the enemies in the Dungeon, namely: Angry Bones, Cursed Skull, Dragon Skull, and Dark Caster. As for the Cobwebs, you can commonly find them in Underground areas.

Meteor Armor

Meteor Armor is a great pre-Hardmode armor set for the Magic class. The following are the three pieces of the set:

• Meteor Helmet → +5 Defense and +9% Magic Damage
• Meteor Suit → +6 Defense and +9% Magic Damage
• Meter Leggings → +5 Defense and +9% Magic Damage

Its Set Bonus grants +16 Defense, +27% Magic Damage, and removes the Mana cost of Space Gun. It also emits flame particles as you move.

To craft the Meteor armor set, you need the following items:

You can find Meteorites in Meotorite crash sites, which have a 50% spawn chance when you destroy a Shadow Orb or Crimson Heart, then defeat Eater of the Worlds or Brain of Cthulhu around 12 AM to 4:30 AM.

A Meteorite will not strike down in an area of 35 tiles near an NPC or chest, or 50 tiles from either edge of the world. So if your world has a lot of chests, you don’t get a chance to see a single Meteorite crash site.

Bee Armor

Bee Armor is a great pre-Hardmode armor set for the Summoner Class. The following are the three pieces of the set:

• Bee Headgear → +4 Defense, +4% Minion Damage, and +1 Minion Capacity
• Bee Breastplate → +5 Defense, +4% Minion Damage, and +1 Minion Capacity
• Bee Greaves → +4 Defense and +4% Minion Damage

Its Set Bonus grants +13 Defense, +2 Minion Capacity, and +23% Minion Damage.

To craft the Bee armor set, you need the following items:

You can get up to 26 Bee Wax from the Queen Bee in the surface Jungle or Underground Jungle. But you’ll need 44 Bee Wax, so you have to kill her up to 3 times.

You can summon her by using an Abeemination anywhere in either Jungle biomes. Here’s how to craft one:

Molten Armor

Molten Armor is a great armor set for the Melee class, as it has the highest defense than any armor set you can get in pre-Hardmode. The following are the three pieces of the set:

•  Molten Helmet → +8 Defense and +7% Melee Critical Strike Chance
• Molten Breastplate → +9 Defense and +7% Melee Damage
• Molten Greaves → +8 Defense and +7% Melee Speed

Its Set Bonus grants +25 Defense, +17% Melee Damage, and +7% Melee Critical Strike Chance and Melee Speed. It also emits flame particles as you move.

To craft the Molten armor set, you the following items:

You need 3 Hellstone and 1 Obsidian to craft a Hellstone Bar. You can mine Hellstones in the Underworld using a Nightmare or Deathbringer Pickaxe. As for Obsidian, you need to craft 20 Empty Buckets and fill them with water. Then find a lava pool, where you’ll pour the water into.

Crimson Armor

Crimson Armor is the best pre-Hardmode armor set, regardless of your class. The following are the three pieces of the set:

• Crimson Helmet → +6 Defense and +2% Damage
• Crimson Scalemail → +7 Defense and +2% Damage
• Crimson Greaves → +6 Defense and +2% Damage

Its Set Bonus grants +19 Defense, +6% Damage, and +1 HP Regen per pulse. It also emits red particles as you move.

To craft the Crimson armor set, you need the following items:

You can find Crimtane Ores naturally in Crimson worlds. The Brain of Cthulhu and Eye of Cthulhu can give you up to 90 Crimtane Ores, which are more than enough for the set.

You can get up to five Tissue Samples from the 20 Creepers that spawn with the Brain of Cthulhu.

Vortex Armor

Vortex Armor is the best end-game armor set for the Ranged Class. The following are the three pieces of the set:

• Vortex Helmet → +14 Defense, +16% Ranged Damage, and +7% Ranged Critical Strike Chance
• Vortex Breastplate → +28 Defense, +12% Ranged Damage and Ranged Critical Strike Chance, and +25% Ammo Preservation
• Vortex Leggings → +20 Defense, +8% Ranged Damage and Ranged Critical Strike Chance, and +10% Movement Speed

Its Set Bonus grants +62 Defense, +36% Ranged Damage, +27% Ranged Critical Strike Chance, +25% Ammo Preservation, and +10% Movement Speed — plus you can go into Stealth Mode, which offers the following additional benefits:

• Near-invisibility, even as you move
• +80% Ranged Damage
• +20% Ranged Critical Strike Chance

But your movement speed will be reduced by -33%.

To craft the Vortex armor set, you need the following items:

You can get 12-60 Vortex Fragments from the Vortex Pillar during the Lunar Events. If you don’t get at least 45, you may have to fight the Vortex Pillar and Moon Lord 4 times. But you can also craft a Vortex Fragment, as you can see below:

As for the Luminate Bar, you can get up to 90 Luminites by defeating the Moon Lord.

Nebula Armor

Nebula Armor is the best end-game armor set for the Magic Class. The following are the three pieces of the set:

• Nebula Helmet → +14 Defense, +60 Mana, -15% Mana Consumption, and +7% Magic Damage and Critical Stike Chance
• Nebula Breastplate → +18 Defense, and +9% Magic Damage and Critical Strike Chance
• Nebula Leggings +14 Defense, and +10% Magic Damage and Movement Speed

Its Set Bonus grants +46 Defense, +60 Mana, -15% Mana Consumption, +26% Magic Damage, +16 Critical Chance, and +10% Movement Speed — plus there’s a Buff Booster spawn chance upon hitting enemies, as you can see below:

To craft the Nebula armor set, you need the following items:

You can get 12-60 Nebula Fragments from the Nebula Pillar during the Lunar Events. You may have to fight the Nebula Pillar and Moon Lord 3 more times to get enough for the set. However, you can also craft a Nebula Fragment — here’s how:

You can get up to 90 Luminates from the Moon Lord to craft Luminite Bars.

Stardust Armor

Stardust Armor is the best end-game armor set for the Summoner Class. The following are the three pieces of the set:

• Stardust Helmet → +10 Defense, +1 Minion Capacity, and +22% Minion Damage
• Stardust Plate → +16 Defense, +2 Minion Capacity, and +22% Minion Damage
• Stardust Leggings → +12 Defense, +2 Minion Capacity, and +22% Minion Damage

Its Set Bonus grants +38 Defense, +5 Minion Capacity, and +66% Minion Damage — plus you can summon a Stadust Guardian to defend you.

To craft the Stardust armor set, you need the following items:

You can get 12-60 Stardust Fragments from the Stardust Pillar during the Lunar Events. While getting enough got the set requires you to fight the Stardust Pillar and Moon Lord 3 more times. you have the option to craft one. The following is the crafting recipe for the Stardust Fragment:

Beating the Moon Lord can get you up to 90 Luminites.

Solar Flare Armor

Solar Flare Armor is the best end-game armor set for the Summoner Class. The following are the three pieces of the set:

• Solar Flare Helmet → +24 Defense, +26% Melee Critical Strike Chance, and +1 HP Regen per second
• Solar Flare Breastplate → +34 Defense, +29% Melee Damage, and +1 HP Regen per second
• Solar Flare Leggings → +20 Defense, +15% Melee Speed and Movement Speed, and +1 HP Regen per second.

Its Set Bonus grants +78 Defense, +26% Melee Critical Strike Chance, +29% Melee Damage, +15% Melee Speed, 15% Movement Speed, and +3 HP Regen per second — plus +12% Damage Reduction and the special Dash attack.

To craft the Solar Flare armor set, you need the following items:

You can get 12-60 Solar Fragments from the Solar Pillar during the Lunar Events. You’ll need 45 Solar Fragments. If you get less, you’ll have to fight the Solar Pillar and Moon Lord 4 times. But you can craft one, with the crafting recipe below:

As for the Luminite Bars, the Moon Lord drops up to 90 Luminites for you to craft those bars.