Turtle armor

Turtle armor is a Hardmode armor set available after defeating all three mechanical bosses. The set consists of the Turtle Helmet, Turtle Scale Mail, and Turtle Leggings. A full set grants a vastly amplified Thorns effect, which reflects the full /  twice the full damage from melee attacks onto the attacking enemy.

The full set of armor also provides the following:


 * 14% increased melee damage,
 * 12% increased melee critical strike chance,
 * +750 aggro, and
 * 15% damage reduction.

With no vanity items covering the turtle armor, 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 ( 270 / 324 Chlorophyte Ore) and 3 Turtle Shells.

Tips

 * The passive Thorns effect usually allows players to ignore weak enemies that rely on contact damage, especially when combined with a shield for knockback immunity.
 * However, the Thorns effect deals negligible damage compared to most Hardmode weapons, causing it to be relatively worthless for boss fights. The effect also does not activate when players are hit by lasers or other projectiles that bosses tend to use.
 * Turtle armor works well as a support set for multiplayer since it draws aggro from enemies and bosses. It pairs well with the Paladin's Shield and both of its upgraded versions, increasing the survivability of the player's teammates as well as their own.
 * Unlike the Helmet and Leggings, Turtle Scale Mail has relatively decent offensive stats. It can be combined with a Chlorophyte Mask or Hallowed Mask and Squire's Greaves for a much stronger offensive melee set, though it lacks the 15% damage reduction and Thorns effect of full Turtle armor.
 * 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 and the Thorns effect now deals 1 damage like all other attacks. Upgrading to Beetle armor, however, will allow the player to survive one hit while using a Lifeforce Potion and Endurance Potion. You also aren't able to use this exploit against the Empress of Light, despite her average defense and heavy damage.
 * On the, the Turtle armor can be seen as the Hardmode counterpart of the Cactus armor.