The Absorber

The Absorber

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Statistics

Type	Accessory
Defense	15
Tooltip	12% increased movement and jump speed Enemies take immense damage when they touch you and are afflicted with a damaging sickness debuff that reduces damage reduction significantly Using a healing potion will spawn a cleansing aura Walking into the aura removes all debuffs and defense damage one time The aura grants +3 HP/s life regen, +8% damage, and +5% damage reduction for all players inside for 10 seconds 5% of the damage from enemy attacks is absorbed and converted into healing
Grants Buff	Regeneraga
Buff duration	10 seconds
Buff tooltip	You are blessed by the culmimation of nature's powers Life regen increased by 3HP/s, damage increased by 8%, damage reduction increased by 5%
Inflicts Debuff	Absorber Affliction 100% chance
Debuff duration	15 seconds
Debuff tooltip	Damn nature, you scary!
Rarity
Sell	16
Research	1 required

Sounds

Hurt

The Absorber is a craftable Hardmode accessory. When equipped, it grants the effects of all its component accessories, along with the added effect of healing the player for 5% of the damage from incoming attacks. When consuming Healing Potions, the player will summon a green aura which lingers for 30 seconds. Entering the aura spawned by The Absorber will grant players +6 life regen, 8% increased damage, and 5% increased damage reduction for 10 seconds, along with cleansing all debuffs and defense damage. The Absorber Affliction debuff reduces enemy damage reduction by 20% and deals 200 damage to enemies per second.

Crafting

Recipe

Crafting Station
Ancient Manipulator
Ingredient(s)		Amount
	Grand Gelatin	1
	Baroclaw	1
	Giant Tortoise Shell	1
	Mollusk Husk	5
	Meld Construct	6
Result
	The Absorber	1

Trivia

• Regeneraga is a reference to Regenga from the Final Fantasy franchise.
• "Damn nature, you scary!" is an online expression typically associated with videos depicting the destructive side of nature.

History

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These history sections are still a work-in-progress, and may not yet contain changes relevant to the current version of the Calamity Mod.

• 2.0.3.006:
  • Adjusted how strong the light on its aura dusts are.
  • Fixed its aura still lasting 45 seconds instead of 30.

• 2.0.3.005:
  • Buffed movement speed and jump speed boosts from 10% to 12%.
  • Now uses 6 Meld Constructs in its recipe.
  • Added new visual effects for Absorber Affliction.
  • Fixed a spelling error in its tooltip.
  • Fixed its aura having a smaller range than intended.

• 2.0.3.003:
  • Nerfed base defense boost from 16 to 15.
  • Nerfed aura duration from 45 seconds to 30, and aura buff duration from 15 seconds to 10, damage boost from 10% to 8%, damage reduction boost from 7% to 5%, and life regeneration boost from 7 to 6.
  • Nerfed Absorber Affliction debuff duration from 30 seconds to 15 and damage reduction loss from 30% to 20%, but it now additionally deals 200 damage per second to enemies.
  • Resprited Regeneraga buff.

• 2.0.3.002:
  • Now uses Baroclaw in its recipe instead of Fungal Carapace and Craw Carapace or Giant Shell.
  • Reworked:
    • Buffed defense boost from 15 to 16, thorns effect from 50% to 350%, and movement speed and jump speed boosts from 5% to 10%.
    • No longer grants 7% damage reduction, 20 max health and mana, increases life and mana regeneration when standing still, emits a cloud of mushroom spores when hit, or grants immunity to Armor Crunch.
    • Enemies that touch the player are now inflicted with the Absorber Affliction debuff for 30 seconds, which reduces damage reduction by 30%.
    • Now spawns an aura when using a healing potion which lasts for 45 seconds. Entering the aura will cleanse all debuffs and remove defense damage from the player, but only once.
    • While inside the aura and for 15 seconds after leaving it, the player is granted the Regeneraga buff, increasing damage by 10%, damage reduction by 7%, and life regeneration by 7.

• 2.0.2.001: No longer uses Rover Drive, 15 Depth Cells, 15 Lumenyl, or 5 Tenebris in its recipe.

• 2.0.0.001: No longer uses Sea Shell in its recipe and no longer inherits its effects.

• 1.5.0.001:
  • Jump speed boost is now 75% less effective if the player has auto jump.
  • Buffed mushroom spore damage from 56 to 70, and spore lifespan from 2 seconds to 5.
  • Buffed defense boost from 6 to 10, damage reduction boost from 5% to 10%, and life and mana regeneration boosts while standing still from 2 to 4.
  • Nerfed movement speed boost from 12% to 5%.
  • No longer inherits the effects of Amidias' Spark or Giant Shell.
  • Now uses 5 Mollusk Husks in its recipe instead of Amidias' Spark.
  • Adjusted tooltip to clarify the amount of healing provided on hit.

• 1.4.5.001:
  • Now uses Rover Drive in its recipe.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented its thorns effect from stacking with The Sponge.
  • Tooltip now accurately displays its jump speed boost instead of it being exaggerated by 5x.

• 1.4.4.001: Resprited.

• 1.4.2.106: Now inherits Sea Shell's effect.

• 1.4.1.001: Nerfed life regeneration boost from 3 to 2, and made attacks heal for 5% of their damage instead of 6.25%.

• 1.4.0.001: Nerfed damage reduction boost from 6% to 5%.

• 1.3.4.101: Nerfed life regeneration boost when standing still from 6 to 3.

• 1.3.2.001: Nerfed max health and mana boosts from 30 to 20, and defense boost from 15 to 6.

• 1.3.0.001: Now uses 15 Depth Cells, 15 Lumenyl, and 5 Tenebris in its recipe.

• 1.1.7.971: Sparks now hit every 10 frames.

• 1.1.7.812: Now uses either Craw Carapace or Giant Shell in its recipe instead of both.

• 1.1.7.801: Introduced.