Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Accessory |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Green |
| Defense | 1 |
| Buy price | 2 gold 70 silver |
| Sell price | 54 silver |
Crafted from
Used in 6 recipes
Volcanic mineral smelting and heated block immunity
Smelted at a standard Furnace using 20 Obsidian mined from water-and-lava collision zones. Equipping the skull grants 1 defense and confers immunity to the burning damage inflicted by environmental blocks like Meteorite and Hellstone. This protection allows players to mine hot ores and walk across Underworld ruins without suffering continuous burn damage to their feet during pre-Hardmode exploration.
Composite shield crafting and underworld accessories
The skull acts as a fundamental stepping stone for defensive loadouts. Combining it with a Cobalt Shield at a Tinkerer's Workshop yields the Obsidian Shield, providing knockback immunity. It also merges with a Lucky Horseshoe into an Obsidian Horseshoe, with Water Walking Boots into Obsidian Water Walking Boots, and with an Obsidian Rose into the Obsidian Skull Rose for underworld survivability.
Trivia
- The skull does not provide immunity to liquid lava or the On Fire! debuff from monsters.
- Equipping the skull displays an obsidian mask over the upper portion of the character's face.
- It is one of the earliest accessories crafted from mined resources without requiring a boss defeat.