Monk's Belt

Lightning aura sentry empowerment and minion scaling

Sold by the Tavernkeep for 50 Defender Medals following the defense of the Eternia Crystal in Tier 1 of the Old One's Army. The sash increases maximum sentry capacity by 1, allowing an additional turret to be deployed, and provides a 10% increase to all summon damage dealt by minions, whips, and sentry turrets across every combat encounter.

Invasion defense setups and multi-sentry deployment

Tailored for Lightning Aura sentry tactics, allowing players to establish defensive shock barriers across platform arenas to shred ground swarms. By stacking the Monk's Belt alongside Apprentice's Scarf, Huntress's Buckler, and Squire's Shield, summoners can field up to 5 sentries simultaneously before entering Hardmode. This setup obliterates ground hordes during the Goblin Army and Blood Moon events. Reforging to Menacing optimizes the damage output of both turrets and active minions, while Warding adds 4 defense.

Trivia

• The belt is themed after the Monk armor set, which boosts Lightning Aura radius and critical hit chances.
• Purchasing all 4 Tavernkeep accessories requires a combined total of 200 Defender Medals.