Necro armor

Necro armor

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Statistics

Type	ArmorSet
Defense	19 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 16 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) (set)
Set Bonus	10% increased ranged critical strike chance (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 20% chance not to consume ammo (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Rarity	02*
Sell	2 GC10 SC (set)

Entities dropping
Ancient Necro Helmet

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Angry Bones Angry Bones	1	0.22%
Dark Caster Dark Caster	1	0.22%

Necro armor is a post-Skeletron armor set consisting of the Necro Helmet, Necro Breastplate, and Necro Greaves. Crafting a full set requires a total of 135 Cobwebs and 150 Bones.

The Ancient Necro Helmet is a rare drop from Angry Bones and Dark Casters in the Dungeon, with a 1/450 (0.22%) chance of dropping. On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, it is functionally identical to the Necro Helmet and the two helmets are interchangeable with no bonus loss.

A full set grants a total of (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 19 / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 16 defense and (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 10% critical strike chance / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 20% chance not to consume ammo. In addition, each piece increases ranged damage by 5%, increasing ranged damage by a total of 15%. It is one of only two ranged-specific pre-Hardmode armor sets on  Desktop,  Console, and  Mobile, the other being Fossil armor. This set provides the highest offensive bonuses for the class prior to Hardmode. On  Old-gen console and 3DS, it is the only ranged armor set available in pre-Hardmode.

If the full set is worn, the player leaves an afterimage while running just like full Shadow armor. In addition, the sound the player makes when taking certain types of damage will be the same as for a Skeleton .

Set

Necro Helmet

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Statistics

Type	ArmorCrafting material
Defense	6 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 5 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Body slot	Helmet
Tooltip	5% increased ranged damage
Rarity	02*
Sell	90 SC
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 151
• Internal Armor ID: 7

Ancient Necro Helmet

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Statistics

Type	ArmorCrafting material
Defense	6 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 5 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Body slot	Helmet
Tooltip	5% increased ranged damage (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 4% increased ranged damage (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Rarity	02*
Sell	90 SC
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 959
• Internal Armor ID: 75

Necro Breastplate

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	7 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 6 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Body slot	Shirt
Tooltip	5% increased ranged damage
Rarity	02*
Sell	60 SC
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 152
• Internal Armor ID: 7

Necro Greaves

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	6 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 5 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Body slot	Pants
Tooltip	5% increased ranged damage
Rarity	02*
Sell	60 SC
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 153
• Internal Armor ID: 7

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Necro Helmet	Ancient Necro Helmet	Shimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Necro Breastplate	Bone60 Cobweb50	Work Bench
Necro Greaves	Bone50 Cobweb45
Necro Helmet	Bone40 Cobweb40

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Ancient Necro Helmet	Necro Helmet	Shimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Notes

After-image shown when a full set of Necro armor is equipped.

• In a drunk world(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), this armor set is obtainable before defeating Skeletron, as Dungeon enemies can spawn prior to defeating the boss.
• The Ancient Necro Helmet has the same sprite as the Necro Helmet had before 1.0.3, thus the phrase Ancient in it.
• On the  Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version, the Ancient Necro Helmet grants 1% less bonus damage than the Necro Helmet.

Tips

• (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) The set bonus stacks with other ammo conservation bonuses. When used with the Megashark, it produces a 60% chance to not consume ammo. Furthermore, using the Ammo Box from the Traveling Merchant will result in a 68% chance not to consume ammo. If an Ammo Reservation Potion is then used, the player's chance not to consume ammo amounts to 74.4%, meaning only approximately every fourth shot consumes a bullet.
• Given both Cobwebs and Bones in surplus, making Necro Helmets is the most profitable way of monetizing either of them.

Trivia

• The term necro comes from the Ancient Greek word νεκρός (nekrós, "dead").
• It is the only armor set in the game of a 02* rarity.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Necro Helmet and Ancient Necro Helmet are now used to craft each other via shimmer.

• Desktop 1.4.1:
  • Decreased the set bonus ranged critical chance from 15% to 10%.
  • Increasing defense of each piece by 1 (3 total), including Ancient Necro Helmet.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Set bonus changed from 20% chance not to consume ammo to 15% increased ranged critical strike chance.

• Desktop 1.3.2: Necro Greaves inventory sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Ancient Necro Helmet ranged damage bonus increased from 4% to 5%.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Necro Armor reports the right ranged boost on its tooltip.

• Desktop 1.2: Ancient Necro Helmet introduced.

• Desktop 1.1:
  • Amount of bones needed for crafting increased from 90 (25/35/30) to 150 (40/60/50).
  • Graphics variant for female characters added.

• Desktop 1.0.6: Necro armor stats altered:
  • Added ranged damage increase and new set bonus.
  • Removed set bonus of 30% increased movement speed.
  • Defense of all pieces reduced by 1.

• Desktop 1.0.3: Sprites updated.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Ancient Necro Helmet introduced.

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Ancient Necro Helmet introduced.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.