Is Terraria’s Forbidden Armor OVERLOOKED?

In this video I investigate whether or not it is worth using Forbidden armor, and how it compares to other armor sets obtained in the Hardmode stage of Terraria, namely the Adamantite Armor and Spider Armor.

Data/Testing for this video: (Note that Skeletron Prime DPS includes arm damage, so damage may be slightly inflated in favor of Forbidden there)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mp3djS94664bfi18eGaZSR1JZgymWPHdrXy5fELz2r0/edit?usp=sharing

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== Music Used ==
CrossCode: Welcome to CrossWorlds
A Hat in Time: So, What’s The Plan?
Rivals of Aether: Sylvan Radiance
Slime Rancher: Ancient Ruins Late Night
CrossCode: Rhombus Square

32 Comments

  1. It's literally called Forbidden armor, smh my head of course it's overlooked because it's not allowed!!11!!

    Thumbnail is so coolsville capital city, so fly in the armor for real.

    Edit: You can't include me as a channel member at end, it's gifted, I'm too cheap! 😭🙏
    I imagine it would be ideal to display gifter name but I unsure how YT tracks that.

  2. You have to grind sandstorm and must become hybrid and it's only use against destroyer.
    The bonus against the Prime and the twins, I don't think many people know how to optimize the boss movement and it's risky for them. still useful for speedkiller.

    if you don't want to grind sandstorm and don't know how to use the bonus properly except against the destroyer then I recommend just go for full Adam headgear armor and use summon potion, witched table, Pygmy necklace for it. Firecracker/cool whip to enchant minions damage and inflict ichor flask debuff. Not just that you can also use mana regeneration potion and when your mana ran out just switch to whip until the mana regret back to full.

    Worth it for Hybird mage + summoner and know how to use the bonus agajnst twins and prime.
    Not worth it for class lock.

    Great video kepples 💜

  3. yeah, well said. its a great armor with no clear downside if you look at it by itself, but the other options are simply better stats-wise and significantly easier to obtain than it. not many people are gonna try to get forbidden armor for a slight dps boost

  4. I absolutely love this set! While it might not be the best set available at the time, personally it's always the most fun. Great video as well ♥

  5. In almost every play-through I want to try out forbidden armor and/or spirit flame.
    Every time I end up skipping them because if you don't like fishing it's impossible to know when a sandstorm is happening if you're not in a desert which makes getting forbidden fragments into a really dumb waiting game, while I can instead get any of the easier-to-get early hardmode items that'll allow me to take on the mechbosses and get better gear anyway. There are actually quite a few other terraria items I end up rarely or never using simply because getting them takes so long that you'll get to the next stage of progression before getting them.

  6. Currently trying to beat mastermode for the first time, and as a Summoner I was struggeling at first with spider armor against queen slime to get the knives. Eventually decided ot get myself adamantite headhear with my spider armor which made the fight so much easier.

  7. Forbidden armor has been my favorite set for ages! It has an interesting way to obtain it (though it can suck if you dont get a sandstorm for a while), it has one off the most unique set bonuses in the game, and it also looks super cool

    Great video by the way! Your super underrated

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