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
	Autumn's Bounty	A taste of the season.	Yam (1) Pumpkin (1)	220 99	Foraging (+2) Defense (+2)	7m 41s	Demetrius (Mail - 7+ )	data-sort-value="350">350g
	Banana Pudding	A creamy dessert with a wonderful tropical flavor.	Banana (1) Milk (1) (Any) Sugar (1)	125 56	Mining (+1) Luck (+1) Defense (+1)	5m 1s	Island Trader for Bone Fragment (30)	data-sort-value="260">260g
	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)	225 101	Speed (+1) Defense (+1)	16m 47s	The Queen of Sauce 21 Fall, Year 2	data-sort-value="275">275g
	Eggplant Parmesan	Tangy, cheesy, and wonderful.	Eggplant (1) Tomato (1)	175 78	Mining (+1) Defense (+3)	4m 39s	Lewis (Mail - 7+ )	data-sort-value="200">200g
	Magic Rock Candy	A rare and powerful candy infused with the essence of the prismatic shard.	N/A	500225	Mining (+2) Luck (+5) Speed (+1) Defense (+5) Attack (+5)	8m 24s	N/A - Must be purchased, earned, or may be dropped by Haunted Skulls	data-sort-value="5000">5,000g
	Mango Sticky Rice	Sweet mango and coconut transforms this rice into something very special.	Mango (1) Coconut (1) Rice (1)	113 50	Defense (+3)	5m 1s	Leo (Mail - 7+ )	data-sort-value="250">250g
	Pumpkin Soup	A seasonal favorite.	Pumpkin (1) Milk (1)	200 90	Defense (+2) Luck (+2)	7m 41s	Robin (Mail - 7+ )	data-sort-value="300">300g
	Stuffing	Ahh... the smell of warm bread and sage.	Bread (1) Cranberries (1) Hazelnut (1)	170 76	Defense (+2)	5m 35s	Pam (Mail - 7+ )	data-sort-value="165">165g

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
	Earthy Mousse	Defense (+3) Mining (+1)	7m	Hearty Beans + Mushroom Creme
	Sweet Bean Cake	Defense (+3) Luck (+1)	7m	Hearty Beans + Cherry Syrup
	Skull Cave Casserole	Defense (+3) Attack (+1)	7m	Hearty Beans + Pungent Garlic
	Spicy Tacos	Defense (+3) Speed (+1)	7m	Hearty Beans + Uncomfortably Hot Sauce
	Mountain Chili	Mining (+3) Defense (+1)	7m	Cave Loaf + Rich Marinara
	Sour Salad	Luck (+3) Defense (+1)	7m	Rare Fruit + Rich Marinara
	Calico Pizza	Attack (+3) Defense (+1)	7m	Extremely Sharp Cheddar + Rich Marinara
	Cioppino	Fishing (+3) Defense (+1)	7m	Shrimp + Rich Marinara

Events

These events give Buffs that affect Defense.

Image	Buff Name	Effect	Event	Buff Duration
	Jinxed	Defense (−8)	Being hit by a Shadow Shaman's fireball.	8s
	Yoba's Blessing	Invincibility	Being hit by an enemy while wearing a Ring of Yoba.	5s
	Burnt	Attack (−3) Defense (−3) Speed (−2)	Being hit by a Magma Sparker	6s

Equipment

The following equipment affects Defense. A weapon may only provide Defense while held.

Weapons

Image	Name	Effect
	Forest Sword	Defense (+1)
	Silver Saber	Defense (+1)
	Templar's Blade	Defense (+1)
	Iron Edge	Speed (−2) Defense (+1) Weight (+3)
	Claymore	Speed (−4) Defense (+2)
	Neptune's Glaive	Speed (−1) Defense (+2) Weight (+4)
	Tempered Broadsword	Speed (−3) Defense (+3) Weight (+3)
	Lava Katana	Defense (+3) Crit. Power (+25)
	Yeti Tooth	Defense (+4) Crit. Power (+10)
	Infinity Blade	Speed (+4) Defense (+2)
	Ossified Blade	Speed (−2) Defense (+1) Weight (+2)
	Dwarf Sword	Speed (+2) Defense (+4)
	Dwarf Dagger	Speed (+1) Defense (+6) Crit. Chance (+2) Weight (+5)
	Infinity Dagger	Speed (+1) Defense (+3) Crit. Chance (+4) Weight (+5)
	Dwarf Hammer	Defense (+2) Weight (+5)
	Infinity Gavel	Speed (+2) Defense (+1) Weight (+5)

Rings

Image	Name	Effect
	Crabshell Ring	Defense (+5)

Footwear

Image	Name	Effect
	Sneakers	Defense (+1)
	Leather Boots	Defense (+1) Immunity (+1)
	Thermal Boots	Defense (+1) Immunity (+2)
	Genie Shoes	Defense (+1) Immunity (+6)
	Work Boots	Defense (+2)
	Leprechaun Shoes	Defense (+2) Immunity (+1)
	Tundra Boots	Defense (+2) Immunity (+1)
	Cowboy Boots	Defense (+2) Immunity (+2)
	Combat Boots	Defense (+3)
	Firewalker Boots	Defense (+3) Immunity (+3)
	Dark Boots	Defense (+4) Immunity (+2)
	Emily's Magic Boots	Defense (+4) Immunity (+4)
	Space Boots	Defense (+4) Immunity (+4)
	Cinderclown Shoes	Defense (+6) Immunity (+5)
	Mermaid Boots	Defense (+5) Immunity (+8)
	Dragonscale Boots	Defense (+7)
	Crystal Shoes	Defense (+3) Immunity (+5)

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
	Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick	Gain +1 Defense.	Defense (+1)	data-sort-value="20000">20,000g

History

• 1.5: Fixed bug where weapon defense had no effect.
• 1.6: Include permanent defense buff by reading a book.