Armor

**Armor** is used to defend against the various hazards present in the backyard. Different types of armor pieces can be crafted from resources such as acorns, including some that provide various status effects like improved stamina, hauling strength, or damage reduction. All 3-piece armor sets have a bonus that activates when the player wears the full set. Like weapons, all armor can be upgraded at the Smithing Station to inherit stronger defense and durability, as well as the possibility of a unique effect if the player chooses the Sleek path.

## Armor Sets

### Antlion Armor Set

 Antlion Wide Brim | Recipe:
5  Antlion Part3  Silk Rope1  Boiling Gland
3  Antlion Part2  Antlion Pincer2  Silk Rope
 Repair Cost:
3  Antlion Part2 Silk Rope
3  Antlion Part1  Antlion Pincer
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 10
**Upper Body:** 20
**Head & Lower Body:** 5%
**Upper Body:** 10%

Increases sizzle resistance by 75%.
**Fresh Defense**:
Increases sizzle resistance. (25%/50%/75%)
**Insulating Larva Spike**:
Increases sizzle resistance by 50%.
**Quesadillantlion**:
Increases sizzle resistance by 75%
**Note**: The effect is multiplicative and not additive with other sources.

 Class

### Roly Poly Armor Set

 Roly Poly Helmet | Recipe:
5  Lint Rope3  Roly Poly Shell5  Pupa Leather
8  Roly Poly Part2  Roly Poly Shell7  Pupa Leather
 Repair Cost:
2  Roly Poly Part2  Tough Gunk1  Pupa Leather
2  Roly Poly Part2  Tough Gunk1  Pupa Leather
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 10
**Upper Body:** 20
**Head & Lower Body:** 7.5%
**Upper Body:** 15%

 Class

### Fire Ant Armor Set

 Fire Ant Helmet | Recipe:
1  Fire Ant Head3  Fire Ant Part2  Lint Rope
5  Fire Ant Part2  Fire Ant Mandibles2  Lint Rope
 Repair Cost:
1  Fire Ant Head2  Fire Ant Part
2  Fire Ant Part1  Fire Ant Mandibles
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 10
**Upper Body:** 20
**Head & Lower Body:** 5%
**Upper Body:** 10%

 Class

### Assassin's Armor Set

 Assassin's Mask | Recipe:
1  Mantis Head2  Mantis Chunk10  Pond Moss
1  Mantis Claw2  Mantis Chunk10  Pupa Leather
 Repair Cost:
1  Mantis Chunk1  Berry Leather
1  Mantis Chunk1  Berry Leather
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 10
**Upper Body:** 20
**Head & Lower Body:** 2.5%
**Upper Body:** 5%

 Class

### Widow Armor Set

 Widow Hood | Recipe:
2  Black Widow Fang3  Super Spider Venom5  Lint Rope
2  Black Widow Fang4  Rust5  Lint Rope
 Repair Cost:
1  Black Widow Fang5  Spider Chunk
1  Super Spider Venom5  Spider Chunk
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 10
**Upper Body:** 20
**Head & Lower Body:** 2.5%
**Upper Body:** 5%

 Class

### Wasp Armor Set

 Wasp Morion | Recipe:
2  Wasp Shell1  Pupa Leather4  Lint Rope
4  Wasp Shell2  Pupa Leather4  Wasp Leg
 Repair Cost:
1  Wasp Shell1  Tough Gunk
1  Wasp Shell1  Tough Gunk
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 10
**Upper Body:** 20
**Head & Lower Body:** 2.5%
**Upper Body:** 5%

 Class

### Moldy Matriarch Armor Set

1  Berry Leather
1  Berry Leather
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 10
**Upper Body:** 20
**Head:** 7.5%
**Upper Body:** 5%
**Lower Body:** 2.5%

### Mother Demon Armor Set

1  Berry Leather
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 10
**Upper Body:** 20
**Head:** 7.5%
**Upper Body:** 5%
**Lower Body:** 2.5%

### Ladybug Armor Set

 Ladybug Faceplate | Recipe:
1  Ladybug Head2  Ladybug Part3  Berry Leather
2  Flower Petal4  Ladybug Part4  Berry Leather
 Repair Cost:
1  Ladybug Part1  Berry Leather
1  Ladybug Part1  Berry Leather
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 7.5
**Upper Body:** 15
**Head & Lower Body:** 7.5%
**Upper Body:** 15%

 Class

### Bee Armor Set

 Bee Face Mask | Recipe:
5  Bee Fuzz3  Silk Rope2  Berry Leather
4  Bee Fuzz1  Bee Stinger4  Berry Leather
 Repair Cost:
2  Bee Fuzz1  Berry Leather
2  Bee Fuzz1  Berry Leather
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 7.5
**Upper Body:** 15
**Head & Lower Body:** 2.5%
**Upper Body:** 5%

 Class

### Spider Armor Set

 Spider Hood | Recipe:
2  Spider Fang3  Spider Chunk2  Berry Leather
5  Spider Chunk3  Berry Leather4  Silk Rope
 Repair Cost:
1  Spider Chunk1  Berry Leather
1  Spider Chunk1  Berry Leather
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 7.5
**Upper Body:** 15
**Head & Lower Body:** 5%
**Upper Body:** 10%

 Class

### Koi Scale Armor Set

 Koi Scale Helmet | Recipe:
2  Koi Fish Scale2  Eelgrass Strand2  Lilypad Wax3  Silk Rope
5  Koi Fish Scale3  Eelgrass Strand3  Lilypad Wax2  Sunken Bone
 Repair Cost:
1  Eelgrass Strand1  Koi Fish Scale
1  Eelgrass Strand1  Koi Fish Scale
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 7.5
**Upper Body:** 15
**Head & Lower Body:** 2.5%
**Upper Body:** 5%

 Class

### Black Ant Armor Set

 Black Ant Helmet | Recipe:
1  Black Ant Head3  Black Ant Part5  Bee Fuzz
5  Black Ant Part3  Black Ant Mandibles2  Bee Fuzz
 Repair Cost:
1  Black Ant Head4  Black Ant Part
4  Black Ant Part1  Black Ant Mandibles
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 7.5
**Upper Body:** 15
**Head & Lower Body:** 5%
**Upper Body:** 10%

 Class

### Acorn Armor Set

 Acorn Face Mask | Recipe:
1  Acorn Shell5  Mite Fuzz3  Crude Rope
3  Acorn Shell6  Clover Leaf4  Crude Rope
 Repair Cost:
1  Acorn Shell1  Crude Rope
2  Acorn Shell1  Crude Rope
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 3
**Upper Body:** 9
**Head & Lower Body:** 7.5%
**Upper Body:** 15%

 Class

### Red Ant Armor Set

 Red Ant Helmet | Recipe:
1  Red Ant Head3  Red Ant Part5  Mite Fuzz
5  Red Ant Part2  Acid Gland2  Mite Fuzz
 Repair Cost:
2  Red Ant Part1  Mite Fuzz
2  Red Ant Part1  Mite Fuzz
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 3
**Upper Body:** 9
**Head & Lower Body:** 2.5%
**Upper Body:** 5%

 Class

### Grub Armor Set

 Grub Goggles | Recipe:
3  Grub Hide1  Raw Weevil Meat
5  Grub Hide2  Grub Sludge4  Dry Grass Chunk
 Repair Cost:
1  Grub Hide
2  Grub Hide1  Grub Sludge
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 3
**Upper Body:** 9
**Head & Lower Body:** 5%
**Upper Body:** 10%

 Class

### Clover Armor Set

 Clover Hood | Recipe:
4  Clover Leaf1  Crude Rope
6  Clover Leaf3  Crude Rope
 Repair Cost:
2  Clover Leaf
2  Clover Leaf
 Defense

**Head & Lower Body:** 3
**Upper Body:** 9
**Head & Lower Body:** 2.5%
**Upper Body:** 5%

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## Individual Armor Pieces

### Upper Body

3  Lint Rope
4  Termite King Carapace
1  Tough Gunk

### Lower Body

10  Mite Fuzz
3  Mite Fuzz
2  Eelgrass Strand
2  Lilypad Wax
1  Lilypad Wax

## Armor Protection Mechanics

The amount of damage received by the player is calculated through three variables, in order:

* **Defense** (Shown as a segmented bar. aka Damage Threshold, DT)
* **Resistance** (Shown as a percentage number. aka Damage Reduction, DR)
* **Minimum Guaranteed Damage** (MGD. Not visible in-game)

### Defense

Defense is a ***flat*** damage reduction. For each point of defense, damage taken is also reduced by one point. Only the armor piece's **tier** determines the amount of base defense applied.

Defense is the **first** modifier that is applied to incoming damage.

*Example:* If an attack of 100 damage hits an armor with a defense rating of 30 the damage will be reduced to 70. Afterwards the remaining damage will get reduced further by the **resistance** of the armor.

Defense can be increased through **upgrades**.

### Resistance

Resistance is a ***percentage*** damage reduction. In general the armor piece's **weight class** (light, medium, heavy) determines the amount of resistance applied.

Resistance is the **second** modifier that is applied to incoming damage after the reduction by defense.

*Example:* If an attack of 130 damage hits a heavy armor (30% resistance) with a defense rating of 30 the damage will be reduced to 100. The damage will then further reduced by 30% by the resistance of the heavy armor down to 70 damage for a total of 60 damage of damage reduction.

**The full formula:**

```
([AttackPower] - [Defense] * [DefenseModifierFromUpgrades]) * [Resistance] = [DamageTaken]

```

### Minimum Guaranteed Damage

Minimum Guaranteed Damage (MGD) is a hidden mechanic to prevent players from becoming inevitably invincible to some attacks.

The MGD is **25%** of the **initial damage** of an attack and will ignore all kinds of damage reduction.

*Example:* With a defense of 20, a 20 damage point attack would normally be completely neutralized. But because of the MGD, the attack will do at least 5 points of damage.

Because of its percentage-based nature, there will always be *some* damage that you will take.

**Upgrading** is the only way to lower the **MGD**. The exact formula is currently unknown, but it is theorised that for each level on each piece of armor the **MGD** is reduced by **0.5%**, bringing the **MGD** down to roughtly **11%**.

## Notes

* Some armor pieces also have rotten variants.

## Trivia

* The spider armor has had the most changes out of all the armor sets, originally increasing movement speed, then decreasing attack stamina usage.