Is Terraria's Crystal Assassin armor underrated?

Is Terraria's Crystal Assassin armor underrated?
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Is Terraria's Crystal Assassin armor underrated?

[sapphirephly]

solar armor gives you a dash too you silly billy

[duwanglover]

A key factor to why I think its skipped is simply due to the fact Queen Slime was added so late into Terraria's life cycle, most players, myself included, forget she exists or dont bother finding a gelatinous crystal to summon her with

Edit: It seems you all have far greater luck at finding them because I can never find more than three in a playthrough

[loganharris]

What sucks about crystal assassin armor is that despite being a multi class armor, it doesn’t give summoners that much. No extra minions, sentries, or whip range. All crystal assassin armor gives summoners is an increase in mobility, damage, and melee speed.

[calebeane]

I think it would be used way more if it was easier to get. I think queen slime should drop the whole set every time, because otherwise nobody fights queen slime and nobody really uses the crystal assasin gear. Having to fight a boss like four times to get a mediocre armor set is pretty inconvenient.

[UrixMusic]

Another great thing about the armor is that it really shines with a no-crafting playthrough.

Up until beating any one mech boss, the best armor you have access to is ancient shadow armor.
While a fight with queen slime with pre-hardmode armor is difficult, it's quite rewarding obtaining such a powerful set, as it makes defeating all the mech bosses a breeze.

[yetanotherperson]

I don't know if it is just me, but I prefer the dash from the shield of chtulu
Sure it covers a smaller distance, but that small knockback it what really makes it worth it for me
If you can react just fast enough, you might be able to give a brofist to a boss charging at you, negating all the damage you might have taken
Having a smaller dash can also help to not overextend and crash on incoming projectiles that were initially far from you

[brycengledhill]

Terrasteel, you should do a comprehensive on the benefits of DoT debuffs compared with available weapons at various stages in the progression. I tend to think that when prepping for mech bosses, most people consider frost armor's added debuff to be negligable when comparing armor stats, but i think it pulls its weight

[TrolliGato]

This actually sounds pretty good for early hardmode in calamity, might have to give it a try!

[Mintybird]

"Crystal Assassin is the only true Multiclass armor in early hardmode."
Cries in Forbidden/Frost Armor

[purplehaze]

This set is, admittedly, pretty decent if you're running an all-class build; but like.. pretty much everything in hardmode is designed to hold up the middle finger to people who don't specialize in any one particular class.

[charKT-]

I never use it as armor, but I very frequently find myself using it, or parts of it, for vanity. It's visually a very cool armor set

[eater]

the only downside ca has is simply having lower raw stats, but if you're clever and mix classes to maximize your damage and use the accessory slot for an even better damage accessory than what other armor would give you it's much better

[donkylefernandez]

People forget that the first boss you fight in Normal Mode is the King Slime, but for some it's the Eye of Cthulu; Similarly, in Hard Mode your first boss fight should be the Queen Slime since her boss drop is super common and easy to obtain. But some go straight for Titanium/Adamantite and fight The Twins or The Destroyer first which means Hallowed armor which is already a tier up and unlocks the later metals, too. Like the King Slime, he just missed his spot and was forgotten, but that doesn't make her bad. The Hook of Dissonance teleports you and is the only Hook I use, period. The Expert Accessory also provides one of the few stacking passive damage and knockback items that isn't a pet or summon. Not a good item by itself, but it helps with fishing and a lil dps is always appreciated considering I forgot to remove my sharktooth honey-necklace even after beating ML. And it kinda reminds me of the old Terraria where knowing cool tricks like the Reaver Shark could get you ahead in progression. Only now it's game knowledge boss that you still have to try to defeat to get some neat gear for early Hard Mode, do you accept the challlenge?

[aubade_]

I run it in almost every playthrough I do, since to me all of the trade-offs are worth it especially in higher difficulties/seeds (e.g. extra mobility > extra defense). It's super flexible, and I just really enjoy using it when it comes to my playstyle.

[JustCaIIMeC]

I'm pretty confident that the main reason CA armour isn't used more is Queen Slime herself. Not the drop rates or anything, just the boss. Mostly because any reasonable person would suit up in either Adamantite/Titanium, Frost, or Spider armour before fighting her and by that point CA becomes essentially redundant as most people don't want to restructure their entire build to use CA effectively when they've already got one down by now.

(Or they fight Queen Slime after mechs, at which that point they have our lord and saviour: Hallowed Armour)

[FLUX.]

Main disadvantage of the crystal assassin armor set: The sorrow of reaching the point where it falls off and you remember that there are no mid/late hardmode multi-class armor sets to upgrade to. Multi-class is the spiritual successor of the throwing class: Technically it's its own class but its progression ends early so it's just a temporary gimmick.

[Keleksos]

The crystal assassin set bonus is super helpful for fighting Empress of Light with under-tiered gear. It would be feasible to do pre-mechanical boss Empress of Light in Legendary Mode with it.
The reason I find it helpful is the tabi-tier dash being much better than the shield of cthulhu for controlling what the Empress does, which makes the entire fight far more consistent.

[enderboy-dbsh]

Now I want more multi class armors. Just a few. The Ninja Gear could become multiclass. The Pumpkin armor is multiclass. Perhaps two armor sets could be dropped in late pHM and mid to late HM

[Sabagegah]

[muffled by my Spider armour] Am I a joke to you?

[RinnyThePrincess]

I beat Queen Slime 5 times and got headgear + shirt each time. NEVER the pants. That annoyance alone is a big reason I don't use it much