Turtle armor

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 twice the full /  full  damage from melee attacks onto the attacking enemy. The full set of armor also provides 14% increased melee damage, 12% increased melee critical strike chance and 15% damage reduction.

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.

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.

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