Talk:Molten Armor/@comment-68.56.170.35-20110520051527/@comment-71.133.120.92-20110520213725

How far in the game are you..? Once you start smashing shadow orbs (long before getting hellstone bars) you'll get glowing orbs; a spell which creates persistent light around you. Definitely makes the mining helm obsolete, and you can use any gear you want.

They're incredibly common loot from orbs; I started selling them.