Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Armor |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Blue |
| Defense | 6 |
| Buy price | 5 gold |
| Sell price | 1 gold |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Crimson Helmet | 15 × Crimtane Bar, 10 × Tissue Sample | Iron Anvil |
Tissue sample forging and universal damage augmentation
Forged at an Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil using 15 Crimtane Bar ingots and 10 Tissue Sample pieces, the Crimson Helmet delivers 6 defense. Unlike ore headpieces that offer zero offensive stats, this helmet grants a flat 3% increase to all outgoing damage, benefiting melee, ranged, magic, and summon armaments equally during early skirmishes. This flexibility makes the helmet an attractive standalone headpiece for mixed-class adventurers who switch frequently between bows and broadswords.
Rapid healing set bonus and brutal frontline skirmishing
When united with Crimson Scalemail and Crimson Greaves, the set reaches 19 defense, boosts all damage by 9%, and triggers the Rapid Healing set bonus. This trait shortens life regeneration delays and accelerates health recovery speed by 50%. The regenerative surge produces floating crimson cross effects, sustaining warriors during protracted brawls against the Eye of Cthulhu and Brain of Cthulhu without retreating.
Trivia
- Crafting requires tissue samples harvested from the Brain of Cthulhu or its Creepers.
- Increases all damage types by 3%, functioning as a versatile headpiece for hybrid character builds.