Vortex armor

  

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Vortex armor

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Statistics

Type	ArmorSet
Defense	62 (set)
Set Bonus	Double tap ▼ Down to toggle stealth, increasing ranged ability and reducing chance for enemies to target you but slowing movement speed
Rarity	10*
Sell	31 GC50 SC (set)

A player going in and out of the Vortex armor's stealth mode.

The Vortex armor's afterimage effect.

Vortex armor is a Hardmode, post-Moon Lord ranged armor set consisting of the Vortex Helmet, Vortex Breastplate, and Vortex Leggings. Crafting the full set requires a total of 36 Luminite Bars (144 Luminite) and 45 Vortex Fragments.

The full set grants the following effects while equipped:

• +62 defense
• +36% ranged damage
• +27% ranged critical strike chance
• +25% ammo conservation
• +10% movement speed
• The ability to toggle stealth by double-tapping the ▼ Down key, which causes the player to turn almost invisible and prevents Fighter AI and Flying AI enemies from firing projectiles at the player while they are not using any item. Stealth is engaged gradually over the course of 0.42 seconds, during which the player gains several stat boosts that linearly increase to the following values:^[1]
  • +80% ranged damage
  • +20% ranged critical strike chance
  • −1200 aggro
  • +50% ranged knockback
  • 0.3× movement speed^[a]

Moving or grappling does not cancel stealth mode, but dashing^[2] or riding a mount^[3] does. Taking damage reveals the player and removes the stealth mode bonuses, and it takes another 0.42 seconds to fully engage stealth mode again.^[4]

As a result of the aggro reduction while in stealth, enemies will prefer to target other players, and many kinds of enemies will not chase after the player while they are not using items (see Aggro § Target chasing for details).

Set

Vortex Helmet

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	14
Body slot	Helmet
Tooltip	16% increased ranged damage 7% increased ranged critical strike chance
Rarity	10*
Sell	7 GC
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 2757 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Internal Armor ID: 169

Vortex Breastplate

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	28
Body slot	Shirt
Tooltip	12% increased ranged damage and critical strike chance 25% chance to save ammo
Rarity	10*
Sell	14 GC
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 2758 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Internal Armor ID: 175

Vortex Leggings

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Statistics

Type	Armor
Defense	20
Body slot	Pants
Tooltip	8% increased ranged damage and critical strike chance 10% increased movement speed
Rarity	10*
Sell	10 GC50 SC
Research	1 required

• Internal Item ID: 2759 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Internal Armor ID: 110

Crafting

Recipes

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Vortex Breastplate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Vortex Fragment(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)20 Luminite Bar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)16	Ancient Manipulator(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Vortex Helmet(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Vortex Fragment(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)10 Luminite Bar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)8
Vortex Leggings(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Vortex Fragment(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)15 Luminite Bar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)12

Notes

• The set bonus key can be set from ▼ Down to ▲ Up in the settings.
• While in stealth mode, the player's movement speed on ground will be greatly reduced. However, when flying, it will only decrease the acceleration, and the top flying speed is unchanged.
• Vortex armor's stealth mode cannot be stacked with that of the Psycho Knife. If both items are used, the player can only receive stat changes from the Psycho Knife.
  • The only exception is the knockback bonus, which is always granted as long as the player is in stealth mode. For example, when using the Psycho Knife with the Vortex armor, the player will gain +100% melee knockback and +50% ranged knockback at the same time when in stealth mode. However, this has little use in actual combat.^[5]
• NPCs will not attempt to "talk" to (i.e. show emotes to) players that are in stealth mode.^[6]
• Equipping Vortex armor causes the player to emit teal light. The light radius increases with the number of pieces equipped, but none is emitted in stealth mode.

Tips

• The player will be completely invisible in stealth mode when the Familiar set is equipped, or when using Shadow Dye. This can be helpful in PvP.
• Stealth mode is not disabled through the use of wings. Additionally, equipping a pair of wings with the Soaring Insignia completely negates the negatives of the set bonus, as stealth mode only decreases ground mobility.

Trivia

• A full set of Vortex armor resembles the Storm Diver, an enemy from the Lunar Event summoned by the Vortex Pillar, which itself resembles a humanoid wearing a space suit.

Early Vortex armor design

• The current sprite of the Vortex armor has changed from an earlier design shown in spoilers, featuring a larger helmet and more teal-colored parts.
• Out of the four armor sets made from Luminite, Vortex armor is the only one without an associated buff. However, its stealth mode can be considered a similar mechanic.

See also

• Solar Flare armor
• Nebula armor
• Stardust armor

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Increased sell value from no value to 31 GC50 SC.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.

References