Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Armor |
|---|---|
| Rarity | White |
| Defense | 5 |
| Buy price | 2 gold 50 silver |
| Sell price | 50 silver |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Chainmail | 30 × Gold Bar | Iron Anvil |
Hammering precious gold ingots into body armor
Fabricated at an Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil with 30 Gold Bar ingots, Gold Chainmail provides 5 defense. Smelting the required ingots consumes 120 raw Gold Ore extracted from cavern rock veins. Equipping this chainmail with Gold Helmet (or Ancient Gold Helmet) and Gold Greaves activates a set bonus granting 3 additional defense, reaching 16 total protection.
Balancing ore allocation against utility tools
Gold Chainmail matches Tungsten Chainmail in individual defense while anchoring a set that offers 16 total defense. In worlds that generate gold instead of platinum, assembling this chestpiece provides solid security against aggressive cavern mobs like giant worms and mother slimes. However, because gold bars are also required for gold watches and crown crafting, players frequently craft weapons before spending 30 bars on torso armor.
Trivia
- Crafting this chestpiece demands 30 gold ingots, matching the bar requirement of Platinum Chainmail.
- The complete Gold Armor set provides 16 total defense when its set bonus is activated.