Talk:Shackle/@comment-121.72.166.70-20110518090038/@comment-12.16.164.205-20110526192129

Obsidian Skulls and Cobalt Shields are superior defensive items. Once you're in hellstone, the benefits of a few defensive accessories are small enough that you're better off with mobility items. Tanking doesn't work particularly well in Terraria as enemies come at you from random directions and bosses target random players. Cool thought, though.

That being said, there's definitely advantages to making a party somewhat diverse.