Defense is a statistic that affects how much damage the player takes. It can be affected in a variety of ways.

Some Weapons and Cooking also give you a Defense buff.

Cooking

This cookings could give you a defense buff.

Image Name Description Ingredients Energy Health Stat Bonus Sources Price
  Autumn's Bounty A taste of the season.   Yam (1)  Pumpkin (1)   Energy (220)   Health (88)   Foraging (+2)  Defense (+2) Demetrius (7 Hearts) data-sort-value="350"> 350g
  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)   Energy (225)   Health (90)   Speed (+1)  Defense (+1) Cooking Channel
(Fall 21, Even Years)
data-sort-value="275"> 275g
  Eggplant Parmesan Tangy, cheesy, and wonderful.   Eggplant (1)  Tomato (1)   Energy (175)   Health (70)   Mining (+1)  Defense (+3) Lewis (7 Hearts) data-sort-value="200"> 200g
  Pumpkin Soup A seasonal favorite.   Pumpkin (1)  Milk (1)   Energy (200)   Health (80)   Luck (+2)  Defense (+2) Robin (7 Hearts) data-sort-value="300"> 300g
  Stuffing Ahh... the smell of warm bread and sage.   Bread (1)  Cranberries (1)  Hazelnut (1)   Energy (170)   Health (68)   Defense (+2) Pam (7 Hearts) data-sort-value="220"> 220g

Buff

The following buffs could influence 'Defense'

Image Name Effect Causes Duration
  Jinxed   Defense (-8) Being hit by a Shadow Shaman's fireball. 8 Seconds
  Yoba's Blessing Invincibility Being hit by an enemy while wearing a Ring of Yoba. 5 Seconds

Equipments

The following equipments affect Defense.

Image Name Effect
  Silver Saber   +1 Defense
  Forest Sword   +1 Defense
  Iron Edge   (-)2 Speed

  +1 Defense

  +3 Weight

  Claymore   (-)4 Speed

  +2 Defense

  Templar's Blade   +1 Defense
  Neptune's Glaive   (-)1 Speed

  +2 Defense

  +4 Weight

  Yeti Tooth   +4 Defense

24px +10 Crit.Power

  Lava Katana   +3 Defense

24px +25 Crit.Power

  Tundra Boots   Defense (+2)  Immunity (+1)
  Thermal Boots   Defense (+1)  Immunity (+2)
  Firewalker Boots   Defense (+3)  Immunity (+3)
  Combat Boots   Defense (+3)
  Space Boots   Defense (+4)  Immunity (+4)
  Cowboy Boots   Defense (+2)  Immunity (+2)
  Dark Boots   Defense (+4)  Immunity (+2)
  Genie Shoes   Defense (+1)  Immunity (+6)
  Leather Boots   Defense (+1)  Immunity (+1)

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