Defense
Defense is a statistic that affects how much damage the player takes. Defense can be increased by food and equipment, or decreased by debuffs.
Each point of combined Defense reduces damage taken by 1 point. For example, a Green Slime normally deals between 4 and 6 damage. If Sneakers are equipped, providing 1 Defense, it deals between 3 and 5 damage instead. Damage that would otherwise be reduced below 1 is increased to 1: for example, if Space Boots is equipped, providing 4 Defense, a Green Slime deals 1 damage 66% of the time and 2 damage 33% of the time. It is possible for Defense to increase damage: if affected by the Shadow Shaman Jinxed debuff with no defensive items equipped, providing a net Defense of -8, a Green Slime deals between 12 and 14 damage.
Food
The following foods temporarily increase Defense.
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Energy / Health | Buff(s) | Buff Duration | Recipe Source(s) | Sell Price | |||
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Magic Rock Candy | A rare and powerful candy infused with the essence of the prismatic shard. | N/A |  500 225
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 Mining (+2) Luck (+5) Speed (+1) Defense (+5) Attack (+5)
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 8m 24s
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N/A - Must be purchased, earned, or may be dropped by Haunted Skulls |  5,000g
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Autumn's Bounty | A taste of the season. |  Yam (1) Pumpkin (1)
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220 99
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 Foraging (+2) Defense (+2)
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7m 41s
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350g
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Crab Cakes | Crab, bread crumbs, and egg formed into patties then fried to a golden brown. |  Crab (1) Wheat Flour (1) Egg (1) Oil (1)
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225 101
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Speed (+1) Defense (+1)
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16m 47s
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275g
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Eggplant Parmesan | Tangy, cheesy, and wonderful. |  Eggplant (1) Tomato (1)
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175 78
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Mining (+1) Defense (+3)
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4m 39s
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200g
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Pumpkin Soup | A seasonal favorite. | Pumpkin (1) Milk (1)
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200 90
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Defense (+2) Luck (+2)
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7m 41s
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300g
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Stuffing | Ahh... the smell of warm bread and sage. |  Bread (1) Cranberries (1) Hazelnut (1)
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170 76
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Defense (+2)
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5m 35s
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165g
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Events
These events give Buffs that affect Defense.
| Image | Buff Name | Effect | Event | Buff Duration |
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Jinxed | Defense (−8)
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Being hit by a Shadow Shaman's fireball. | 8s
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Yoba's Blessing | Invincibility | Being hit by an enemy while wearing a  Ring of Yoba.
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5s
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Equipment
The following equipment affects Defense.
Weapons
| Image | Name | Effect |
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Forest Sword | Defense (+1)
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Silver Saber | Defense (+1)
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Templar's Blade | Defense (+1)
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Iron Edge |  Speed (−2) Defense (+1) Weight (+3)
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Claymore | Speed (−4) Defense (+2)
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Neptune's Glaive | Speed (−1) Defense (+2) Weight (+4)
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Tempered Broadsword | Speed (−3) Defense (+3) Weight (+3)
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Lava Katana | Defense (+3) Crit. Power (+25)
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Yeti Tooth | Defense (+4) Crit. Power (+10)
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Rings
| Image | Name | Effect |
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Crabshell Ring | Defense (+5)
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Footwear
| Image | Name | Effect |
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Sneakers | Defense (+1)
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Leather Boots | Defense (+1) Immunity (+1)
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Thermal Boots | Defense (+1) Immunity (+2)
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Genie Shoes | Defense (+1) Immunity (+6)
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Work Boots | Defense (+2)
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Leprechaun Shoes | Defense (+2) Immunity (+1)
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Tundra Boots | Defense (+2) Immunity (+1)
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Cowboy Boots | Defense (+2) Immunity (+2)
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Combat Boots | Defense (+3)
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Firewalker Boots | Defense (+3) Immunity (+3)
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Dark Boots | Defense (+4) Immunity (+2)
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Emily's Magic Boots | Defense (+4) Immunity (+4)
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Space Boots | Defense (+4) Immunity (+4)
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| Skills & Stats | |
|---|---|
| Skills | Farming • Mining • Foraging • Fishing • Combat |
| Stats | Attack • Crit. Chance • Crit. Power • Defense • Immunity • Luck • Magnetism • Speed • Weight |