Forbidden armor

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Forbidden armor
  • Forbidden armor equipped (male)
  • Forbidden armor equipped (female)
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
ArmorSet
Defense26 (set)
Set BonusDouble tap ▼ Down/▲ Up[1] to call an ancient storm to the cursor location
RarityRarity level: 5
Sell12 GC (set)
Projectile created
  • Ancient Storm (friendly)
    Ancient Storm (friendly)
Sounds
Ancient Storm
Forbidden Sign.png
Forbidden Sign

Forbidden armor is a Hardmode mage/summoner armor set consisting of the Forbidden Mask, Forbidden Robes, and Forbidden Treads. Crafting the full set requires a total of 3 Forbidden Fragments and 46 Adamantite or Titanium Bars (184 ore).

The full set grants the following effects while equipped:

  • +26 defense
  • +25% magic and summon damage
  • +80 maximum mana
  • +2 minion slots
  • Summons a Forbidden Sign minion that floats behind the player. Double-tapping either ▼ Down or ▲ Up (depending on the "Activate Set Bonuses" setting) will consume 20 mana and send dust particles at the nearest solid block beneath the cursor's location, summoning an Ancient Storm. The storm rapidly deals 20 contact damage. The dust particles cannot pass through solid objects, so if they hit one before reaching the cursor, the Ancient Storm will not be summoned.

Set

Forbidden Mask
  • Forbidden Mask item sprite
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Armor
Defense6
Body slotHelmet
Tooltip15% increased magic and summon damage
RarityRarity level: 5
Sell5 GC
Research1 required
  • Internal Item ID: 3776 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  • Internal Armor ID: 200
Forbidden Robes
  • Forbidden Robes item sprite
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Armor
Defense12
Body slotShirt
TooltipIncreases maximum mana by 40
10% increased summon damage
Increases your max number of minions by 1
RarityRarity level: 5
Sell4 GC
Research1 required
  • Internal Item ID: 3777 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  • Internal Armor ID: 198
Forbidden Treads
  • Forbidden Treads item sprite
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Armor
Defense8
Body slotPants
TooltipIncreases maximum mana by 40
10% increased magic damage
Increases your max number of minions by 1
RarityRarity level: 5
Sell3 GC
Research1 required
  • Internal Item ID: 3778 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  • Internal Armor ID: 142

Crafting

Recipes

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Forbidden MaskForbidden Mask(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Mythril AnvilMythril Anvil
or
Orichalcum AnvilOrichalcum Anvil
Forbidden RobesForbidden Robes(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Forbidden TreadsForbidden Treads(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Notes

  • The Ancient Storm has the following properties:[2]
    • A space of at least 3×11 tiles is required for the Ancient Storm to be summoned. However, its size can vary from 3 to 30 tiles in height and from 1 to 3 tiles in width after the summon, depending on the available space.
    • Only one Ancient Storm can be active at a time. When a new storm is summoned, the old one disappears after roughly 1 second.
    • The Ancient Storm disappears after 15 seconds or after hitting enemies up to 30 times. It disappears roughly 1 second after the 30th hit.
    • There must be an unobstructed line of sight between the top or center of the player and the central column of the storm. It disappears roughly 1 second after this line of sight is obstructed.
  • The damage of the Ancient Storm is affected by both increases to magic and summon damage,[3] while the storm's critical strike chance is based on the player's magic critical strike chance.[4]
    • Items that grant a bonus to all damage types (like the Celestial Shell or Avenger Emblem) will effectively contribute their value twice.
    • Since the full Forbidden armor set is equipped, which grants a combined bonus of 50% damage, the storm's base damage is always already increased to 30.
  • The Ancient Storm can be summoned even when afflicted with the Stoned debuff.
  • Dyeing the Forbidden Robes will change the color of the Forbidden Sign, even if a vanity chest piece is in use.
  • The Forbidden Sign emits a faint yellow light around the player, similar to the Mining Helmet.

Tips

  • In terms of stats, this set is less powerful than Mythril armor with the magic headpiece, the Mythril Hood. Although, with efficient use of the Ancient Storm and the extra minion slots one could get higher DPS than with Adamantite armor.
  • The set bonus can be very useful for fighting The Destroyer and other worm enemies, as the Ancient Storm can very rapidly hit multiple segments.
  • If only summon bonuses are needed, it may be a better idea to simply go for Spider armor instead. Spider armor can be obtained directly after Hardmode begins and offers superior summon bonuses.
  • Though it is weaker than Spider armor for pure summoners, its mixed nature is useful for summoners playing on harder difficulties, especially in Master Mode, as magic weapons allow for much safer strategies when fighting mechanical bosses.

Trivia

  • The Forbidden armor is the Desert counterpart to the Snow biome's Frost armor, as they are both obtained similarly. However, the Frost armor buffs melee and ranged weapons instead of magic and summon weapons.
  • The set resembles Set (deity), the Egyptian god of chaos and storms, who is known for being depicted as a man with a unique canine-like animal head, with black rectangular ears.
  • Unlike other minions and sentries, the Forbidden Sign is not coded as a projectile. It uses the Extra_74 texture in the game files.
  • Equipping Safeman's Sunny Day in the vanity helmet slot will cause the sun to sit within the ring of the Forbidden Sign, making them both move in unison.

Gallery

  • Safeman's Sunny Day and a full set of Forbidden armor equipped at the same time.
    Safeman's Sunny Day and a full set of Forbidden armor equipped at the same time.
  • The Forbidden Sign's Ancient Storm attack used on a group of Target Dummies.
    The Forbidden Sign's Ancient Storm attack used on a group of Target Dummies.

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4: Tooltips of summon-related items now say "summon damage" instead of "minion damage".
  • Desktop 1.4.1: The Forbidden Robes now give a 10% summon damage bonus and the Forbidden Treads give a 10% magic damage bonus.
  • Desktop 1.4.0.1: While the total benefits of the set remain unchanged, the benefits of Forbidden Robes and Treads have been split evenly, with each now giving 40 mana and +1 minion count.

References

  1. ↑ Depends on Activate Set Bonuses setting
  2. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method AI() in Terraria.Projectile.cs. The relevant part is the aiStyle == 127 block.
  3. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method CommandForbiddenStorm() in Terraria.Player.cs.
  4. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method SetDefaults() in Terraria.Projectile.cs.
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