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 total Defense reduces damage taken by 1 point, to a minimum of 1 damage per hit. 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. On the other hand, if Space Boots are equipped, providing 4 Defense, a Green Slime deals 1 damage 66% of the time and 2 damage 33% of the time. Negative Defense increases damage taken. For example, the Shadow Shaman Jinxed effect causes damage from each hit to be increased by 8.
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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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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Banana Pudding | A creamy dessert with a wonderful tropical flavor. |  Banana (1)
 Sugar (1)
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125 56
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 Mining (+1) Luck (+1) Defense (+1)
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5m 1s
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for  Bone Fragment (30)
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260g
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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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Magic Rock Candy | A rare and powerful candy infused with the essence of the prismatic shard. | N/A | 500225
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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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Mango Sticky Rice | Sweet mango and coconut transforms this rice into something very special. |  Mango (1) Coconut (1) Rice (1)
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113 50
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Defense (+3)
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5m 1s
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250g
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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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Below is a table of the defense buffs that can be obtained from the Chef at the Desert Festival. These stack with normal food buffs.
| Image | Name | Buffs | Buff Duration | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Earthy Mousse | Defense (+3) Mining (+1)
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7m
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Hearty Beans + Mushroom Creme |
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Sweet Bean Cake | Defense (+3) Luck (+1)
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7m
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Hearty Beans + Cherry Syrup |
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Skull Cave Casserole | Defense (+3) Attack (+1)
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7m
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Hearty Beans + Pungent Garlic |
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Spicy Tacos | Defense (+3) Speed (+1)
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7m
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Hearty Beans + Uncomfortably Hot Sauce |
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Mountain Chili | Mining (+3) Defense (+1)
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7m
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Cave Loaf + Rich Marinara |
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Sour Salad | Luck (+3) Defense (+1)
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7m
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Rare Fruit + Rich Marinara |
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Calico Pizza | Attack (+3) Defense (+1)
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7m
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Extremely Sharp Cheddar + Rich Marinara |
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Cioppino |  Fishing (+3) Defense (+1)
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7m
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Shrimp + Rich Marinara |
Buffs/Debuffs
These Buffs/Debuffs 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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Burnt | Attack (−3) Defense (−3) Speed (−2)
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Being hit by a Magma Sparker | 6s
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Equipment
The following equipment affects Defense. A weapon may only provide Defense while held.
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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Infinity Blade | Speed (+4) Defense (+2)
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Ossified Blade | Speed (−2) Defense (+1) Weight (+2)
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Dwarf Sword | Speed (+2) Defense (+4)
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Dwarf Dagger | Speed (+1) Defense (+6) Crit. Chance (+2) Weight (+5)
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Infinity Dagger | Speed (+1) Defense (+3) Crit. Chance (+4) Weight (+5)
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Dwarf Hammer | Defense (+2) Weight (+5)
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Infinity Gavel | Speed (+2) Defense (+1) Weight (+5)
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Rings
| Image | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
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Crabshell Ring | Defense (+5)
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Topaz Ring | Defense (+1)
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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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Cinderclown Shoes | Defense (+6) Immunity (+5)
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Mermaid Boots | Defense (+5) Immunity (+8)
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Dragonscale Boots | Defense (+7)
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Crystal Shoes | Defense (+3) Immunity (+5)
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Permanent Buffs
Defense can be permanently increased by reading a book sold by the Bookseller or obtained from Artifact Spots.
| Image | Name | Description | Effect | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick | Gain +1 Defense. | Defense (+1)
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20,000g
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History
- 1.5: Fixed bug where weapon defense had no effect.
- 1.6: Include permanent defense buff by reading a book. Topaz Ring now gives +1 defense.
| Skills & Stats | |
|---|---|
| Skills | Farming • Mining • Foraging • Fishing • Combat |
| Stats | Attack • Crit. Chance • Crit. Power • Defense • Immunity • Luck • Magnetism • Speed • Weight |