Fossil Helmet

Shaping sturdy fossils into protective headwear

Crafted at an Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil using 15 Sturdy Fossil fragments, this headpiece confers 4 defense. It provides a passive 4% boost to ranged critical strike chance. Gathering sturdy fossils entails excavating fragile blocks from the underground desert and processing them through an Extractinator.

Conserving ammunition during early boss encounters

Wearing this helmet together with Fossil Plate and Fossil Greaves activates the complete Fossil armor set bonus, granting a 20% chance not to consume ammo. This efficiency proves beneficial when firing crafted arrows like Jester's Arrow against the Eye of Cthulhu. It serves as an accessible stepping stone before players venture into the Dungeon for bone gear. This makes the headpiece well suited for players relying on early firearms like the Minishark, where saving rounds significantly reduces coin expenses on musket balls.

Trivia

• Crafting the entire Fossil armor set requires 60 Sturdy Fossils in total.
• The helmet provides equal defense to an Iron Helmet while adding ranged critical bonuses.