Guide:Crafting an Ankh Shield

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Ankh Shield

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Statistics

Type	Accessory
Defense	4
Tooltip	Grants immunity to knockback and fire blocks Grants immunity to most debuffs
Rarity	07*
Sell	5
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 1613

The Ankh Shield is a Hardmode accessory which grants immunity to knockback and all of the following debuffs:

• Bleeding
• Broken Armor
• Burning
• Confused
• Cursed
• Darkness
• Poisoned
• Silenced
• Slow
• Weak
• Chilled

It is crafted at a Tinkerer's Workshop by combining the Obsidian Shield and the Ankh Charm.

Although it is not necessary for game progression, it can be very useful. This guide is a tutorial for gathering all the individual items used to craft the accessory.

Crafting tree

In the table below, the top rows contain items you are likely to acquire first, and items below them are the result of crafting them. An item with no other item directly above it is acquired from the environment or from an enemy drop.

Note: Using Shimmer can transform one item from the "pairs" of accessories into the other.

Blindfold ( () )

Vitamins ( )

Adhesive Bandage ( )

Nazar ( () () )

Trifold Map ( () )

Obsidian × 20 ( + )

Pocket Mirror ( )

Armor Polish ( )

Bezoar ( )

Megaphone ( () )

Fast Clock ( )

Obsidian Skull

Cobalt Shield ( )

Reflective Shades / Blindfold

Armor Bracing

Medicated Bandage

Countercurse Mantra

The Plan

Obsidian Shield

Ankh Charm

Ankh Shield

General Tips

Example of a Rectangle Farm made for Armor Polish and Trifold Map

Due to the amount of farming required to obtain the Ankh Charm, it's recommended to use Water Candles and Battle Potions to increase enemy spawn rates. It's also good to farm during Blood Moons, since enemy spawn rates will increase significantly as well. Note that the Blood Moon's spawn rate increase only apply to the Surface layer.

It's also a good idea to find and build a good farming spot. For Underground enemies, a wide and open section of a cave can be used. It can also be good to build a 168×94 rectangle in order to concentrate all spawns in one area.

See NPC spawning for further info.

With the use of Lava, Traps and/or Minions it's very simple to make an AFK farm for the items.

Some of the components can be obtained before Hardmode: The Obsidian Shield, Bezoar and Nazar.

If you have duplicates of an accessory required for a component of the Ankh Charm, remember to use Shimmer to transmutate a duplicate into its counterpart.

Armor Bracing

Armor Polish

The Armor Polish provides immunity to Broken Armor. It is a 1% / 2% drop from Armored Skeletons and Blue Armored Bones.

If farming for Armored Skeletons in a Cavern, then the Trifold Map may also be obtained from Giant Bats. While Blue Armored Bones spawn more commonly, they require Plantera to be defeated.

Vitamins

Vitamins provide immunity to the Weak debuff. This Hardmode item is a 1% / 2% drop from Corruptors, found in the Corruption and Floaty Grosses, which are found in Underground Crimson.

Farming in a Corruption biome is recommended, since the Corrupt Slimes and, if in a Desert, Dark Mummies will also drop the Blindfold and Megaphone. Furthermore, Corruptors spawn more frequently than Floaty Grosses, which lead to more efficiency.

Medicated Bandage

Bezoar

Farm Example

The Bezoar is a 1% / 2% drop from Toxic Sludge, Hornets and Moss Hornets, which gives immunity to the Poisoned debuff. It's better to farm for it in pre-Hardmode, due to the high spawn rate of Hornets and the lack of the stronger enemies found in Hardmode.

Adhesive Bandage

This item is a 1% / 2% drop from Werewolves, Angler Fish and, once Plantera has been defeated, Rusty Armored Bones. It gives immunity to the Bleeding debuff.

During a Full Moon, a significant amount of Werewolves spawn, making it easier to obtain the item.

The Plan

Fast Clock

The Fast Clock prevents the Slow debuff, and it can be obtained as a 1% / 2% drop from regular Mummies, Pixies and Wraiths.

Pixies appear in a Hallow biome, Wraiths can be found at night or after smashing an Altar, whilst Mummies appear in a normal Hardmode Desert.

Trifold Map

The Trifold Map prevents Confused, and has a 1% / 2% chance to drop from Clowns, Light Mummies and Giant Bats. Trying to look for Clowns is not recommended, as they are rare enemies that only spawn during a Hardmode Blood Moon. Light Mummies are found in a Hallowed Desert, while Giant Bats appear in the Cavern layer during Hardmode.

Countercurse Mantra

Nazar

The Nazar is a 1% / 2% drop from Cursed Hammers, Cursed Skulls, Enchanted Swords, Crimson Axes, and Giant Cursed Skulls, which gives immunity to the Cursed debuff.

Due to Cursed Hammers, Enchanted Swords and Crimson Axes being rare, it's much easier to obtain the item from Cursed Skulls or Giant Cursed Skulls in the Dungeon.

Megaphone

Megaphone prevents the Silenced debuff. It is a 1% / 2% drop from Dark Mummies, Pixies, Green Jellyfish and Blood Mummies.

Infecting a Desert with the Corruption or Crimson will make obtaining the Megaphone, Vitamins and the Blindfold easier.

Reflective Shades

Note: Prior to 1.4.4 (and on any platforms that do not have it), Blindfold is used instead of Reflective Shades in the crafting recipe, despite the Ankh Shield giving immunity to Stoned.

Blindfold

Blindfold prevents Darkness, and is a 1% / 2% drop from Corrupt Slimes, Slimelings, Crimslimes, Dark Mummies, and Blood Mummies. Dark Mummies can be found in Corrupt Deserts and Blood Mummies can be found in Crimson Deserts.

For efficient Blindfold Farming, corrupting a Surface Desert will spawn both Corrupt Slimes and Dark Mummies. Corrupt Slimes split into 3 Slimelings when killed, and all yield a 1% / 2% chance of dropping a Blindfold, effectively increasing efficiency by 4-fold.

A similar strategy can be used in a Crimson world due to the presence of Crimslimes and Blood Mummies, however Crimslimes will not split resulting in a lower chance of obtaining a Blindfold, and Blood Mummies only exist on  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version.

If one is in a Crimson world and are farming the Mummies for the Blindfold, it is not recommended to farm during a Sandstorm as this will severely decrease the chance of getting Dark/Blood Mummies to spawn.

Pocket Mirror

Pocket Mirror is dropped by Medusa, with a 2.5% / 5% (1/40 / 1/20) chance of being dropped. It grants immunity to the Stoned debuff. Medusa can be found in the Marble Cave mini-biome.

For best grinding, try using minions, sentries, or lava, as they can still attack the enemies when you are unable to act.