Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Armor |
|---|---|
| Rarity | White |
| Defense | 2 |
| Buy price | 18 silver 75 copper |
| Sell price | 3 silver 75 copper |
Crafted from
| Makes | Ingredients | At |
|---|---|---|
| Tin Chainmail | 20 × Tin Bar | Iron Anvil |
Tin bar metallurgy and suit bonus breakdown
Produced at an Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil using 20 Tin Bar ingots, Tin Chainmail provides 2 defense to the torso slot. Equipping it alongside a Tin Helmet and Tin Greaves triggers a set bonus that grants +2 defense. In total, the complete tin suit delivers 7 defense, which is one point higher than a matched copper set and establishes basic torso armor protection.
Early game tradeoffs and desert alternatives
Forging Tin Chainmail costs 60 raw tin ore, which represents a noticeable slice of a player's initial surface mining yield. Many players compare this investment against crafting a Cactus Breastplate, which requires no ore smelting. However, committing the tin bars toward this chestpiece provides solid durability for early night survival and deep minecart exploration before advancing toward iron or silver ore veins.
Trivia
- Tin Chainmail requires 20 bars, identical to the crafting cost of Copper Chainmail.
- The chestpiece sells to merchants for 3 silver 75 copper.