Monk armor

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Monk armor
  • Monk armor equipped (male)
  • Monk armor equipped (female)
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
ArmorSet
Defense46 (set)
Set BonusIncreases your max number of sentries
Lightning Aura can now crit and strikes faster
RarityRarity level: 8
Buy450000*45 Defender Medal (set)
Sell9 GC (set)

Monk armor is a Hardmode melee/summoner armor set consisting of the Monk's Bushy Brow Bald Cap, Monk's Shirt, and Monk's Pants. The set can be purchased from the Tavernkeep for a total of 450000*45 Defender Medal after defeating any mechanical boss.

The Shinobi Infiltrator armor can be considered a direct upgrade of the Monk armor.

The full set grants the following effects while equipped:

Set

Monk's Bushy Brow Bald Cap
  • Monk's Bushy Brow Bald Cap item sprite
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Armor
Defense8
Body slotHelmet
TooltipIncreases your max number of sentries by 1 and increases melee speed by 20%
RarityRarity level: 8
Buy150000*15 Defender Medal
Sell3 GC
Research1 required
  • Internal Item ID: 3806 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  • Internal Armor ID: 206
Monk's Shirt
  • Monk's Shirt item sprite
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Armor
Defense22
Body slotShirt
Tooltip20% increased summon and melee damage
RarityRarity level: 8
Buy150000*15 Defender Medal
Sell3 GC
Research1 required
  • Internal Item ID: 3807 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  • Internal Armor ID: 203
Monk's Pants
  • Monk's Pants item sprite
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Armor
Defense16
Body slotPants
Tooltip10% increased summon damage,
15% increased melee critical strike chance and 20% increased movement speed
RarityRarity level: 8
Buy150000*15 Defender Medal
Sell3 GC
Research1 required
  • Internal Item ID: 3808 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  • Internal Armor ID: 148

Notes

  • When paired with Lightning Aura and using Morning Star or Kaleidoscope, the critical strike chance granted by the set bonus and the summon tag critical chance granted by the whip are not simply added up; instead, they will be treated as two independent events. The final critical strike chance would be about 26.67% (Morning Star) / 25% (Kaleidoscope).[1]

Tips

  • The Monk armor and Squire armor both provide melee benefits. While the Squire armor has a higher melee critical strike chance increase, the Monk armor's increased melee speed means that (especially against enemies with low defense) it does more damage overall. This is especially true when accounting for whips which are affected by melee speed bonuses, but not by melee damage bonuses. The Squire armor has more defense and a higher regeneration rate to compensate.
  • The Monk armor is a powerful armor against the mechanical bosses (once the player has defeated one to get it) and Plantera. Its bonuses are better than Hallowed armor, and having multiple Spider Turret or Lightning Aura sentries makes the fight much easier, especially against Plantera. However, the Holy Protection provided by the Hallowed armor may be preferable.
    • The stationary nature of Lightning Auras makes it inefficient against The Twins and Skeletron Prime. The Queen Spider may be better, however, the mobility of this weapon is limited to the ground.
    • It may be wise to swap out the Spider Mask for a Monk's Bushy Brow Bald Cap when using the Spider armor. This is due to the fact that it provides a melee speed bonus, which also applies to whips. This will make it perform as a Hardmode Obsidian armor of some sort.

See also

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Tooltips of summon-related items now say "summon damage" instead of "minion damage".
    • Piece cost reduced from 25 to 15 Defender Medals.
  • Desktop 1.4.1: Increased the melee critical chance of the Monk's Pants from 10% to 15%.
  • Desktop 1.3.4.2: Fixed the Monk's Bushy Brow Bald Cap tooltip saying "attack speed" instead of "melee attack speed".

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method Damage() in Terraria.Projectile.cs.
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