Obsidian armor

     

PC/Console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This information applies only to the PC, Console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy versions of Terraria.

Obsidian armor

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Statistics

Type	ArmorSet
Defense	15 / 13 (set)
Set Bonus	Increases whip range by 30% and speed by 15%, Increases summon damage by 15%
Rarity	01*
Sell	27 (set)

Obsidian armor is an armor set that consists of the Obsidian Outlaw Hat, Obsidian Longcoat, and the Obsidian Pants.

A full set of Obsidian armor provides the following benefits:

• +15 defense
• +31% minion damage
• +1 minion slot
• +15% whip speed
• +30% whip range

Obsidian armor does not grant a set bonus on the  Old Chinese version and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version.

Crafting a full set requires a total of 60 Obsidian, 30 Silk, and 20 Shadow Scales or Tissue Samples.

Set

Obsidian Outlaw Hat

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	4
Body slot	Helmet
Tooltip	Increases summon damage by 8%
Rarity	01*
Sell	9
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 3266
• Internal Armor ID: 185

Obsidian Longcoat

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	6 / 5
Body slot	Shirt
Tooltip	Increases your max number of minions by 1
Rarity	01*
Sell	9
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 3267
• Internal Armor ID: 187

Obsidian Pants

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	5 / 4
Body slot	Pants
Tooltip	Increases summon damage by 8%
Rarity	01*
Sell	9
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 3268
• Internal Armor ID: 127

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
only: Obsidian Longcoat	Silk10 Obsidian20 Shadow Scale10	Hellforge
	Silk10 Obsidian20 Tissue Sample10
only: Obsidian Outlaw Hat	Silk10 Obsidian20 Shadow Scale5
	Silk10 Obsidian20 Tissue Sample5
only: Obsidian Pants	Silk10 Obsidian20 Shadow Scale5
	Silk10 Obsidian20 Tissue Sample5
only: Obsidian Longcoat	Silk10 Obsidian20	Loom
only: Obsidian Outlaw Hat	Silk10 Obsidian20
only: Obsidian Pants	Silk10 Obsidian20

Notes

• On the  Old Chinese version and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, Obsidian armor is statistically identical to Gold armor, without taking into account Gold armor's set bonus. Both can also be acquired before the player obtains a Deathbringer or Nightmare Pickaxe, but acquiring the Obsidian will require explosives or an alternate form of mining. On the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, it requires fighting the Brain of Cthulhu or the Eater of Worlds to obtain Tissue Samples or Shadow Scales. Defeating them is not strictly necessary, however, as the ingredients are dropped during the fight. It can be crafted after killing an average of 9 Creepers or 27 Eater of Worlds segments.
• Despite being made from Obsidian, this armor set grants no special protection against the On Fire! or Burning debuffs, whereas other Obsidian-related items do, like the Obsidian Skin Potion and Obsidian Skull.
• The Whip Speed from its set bonus stacks multiplicatively with melee speed bonuses.
• Despite being a pre-Hardmode armor set, this armor's offensive bonuses are comparable to those of Post Golem sets making it a viable choice all the way up to the late game despite its low defense.

Trivia

• Obsidian armor is one of 4 armor sets that do not provide a set bonus, the others being Angler armor, Pink Snow armor, Rain armor, and Snow armor.
• This set's unique set bonus to whip damage is possibly a reference to cowboys often being depicted with whips, as this armor is themed around a wild west outlaw.
• Despite being a pre-Hardmode armor set, it gives the third most summon damage boost out of every summon set, bypassing Bee armor, Spider armor, Hallowed armor, and even Tiki armor, only beaten by Spooky armor and Stardust armor.
• The internal names of the Obsidian Outlaw Hat and Longcoat are “ObsidianHelm” and “ObsidianShirt”, which may signify that the original designs looked more like traditional armour pieces. These could also just be placeholder names.
• Despite being available in late pre-Hardmode, it only has a Rarity of 01*.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Whip Range decreased from 50% to 30%.
  • Whip Speed decreased from 30 to 15%.

• Desktop 1.4.3.3: Rarity of the pieces changed from 00* to 01*.

• Desktop 1.4.1.2:
  • Reduced the minion damage bonus on the helmet and legs from 9% to 8% each.
  • Reduced the minion damage increase on the set bonus from 25% to 15%.
  • Reduced the whip speed increase on the set bonus from 50% to 35%.

• Desktop 1.4.1:
  • Now a summoner set, with stat boosts on every piece and a new set bonus focused around whips.
  • Increased defense of the Obsidian Longcoat and Obsidian Pants by 1 each.
  • Crafting station changed from Loom to Hellforge.
  • Crafting recipe changed to include 20 Tissue Samples or Shadow Scales.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.