Armor

Farming Armor

Full Sets

Image	Armor	Requirement	Base Stats	Info
Farm Suit Armor	Farm Suit Armor	Farming 3	+20 Farming Fortune
Farm Armor	Farm Armor	Farming 10	+80 Health +200 Defense +40 Farming Fortune
Rabbit Armor	Rabbit Armor	Farming 15	+60 Farming Fortune	Good stepping stone between Farm armor and Melon armor, but is extremely pricy for what it gives and is therefore not recommended to use
Melon Armor	Melon Armor	Farming 25	+10 Speed +500 Health +100 Defense +70 Farming Fortune +40 Bonus Pest Chance
Cropie Armor	Cropie Armor	Farming 30	+15 Speed +550 Health +120 Defense +90 Farming Fortune +50 Bonus Pest Chance
Squash Armor	Squash Armor	Farming 35	+18 Speed +600 Health +140 Defense +110 Farming Fortune +60 Bonus Pest Chance
Fermento Armor	Fermento Armor	Farming 40	+22 Speed +650 Health +160 Defense +130 Farming Fortune +70 Bonus Pest Chance
	Helianthus Armor	Farming 50	+26 Speed +690 Health +200 Defense +150 Farming Fortune +80 Bonus Pest Chance
Biohazard Armor	Biohazard Armor	Garden Level 5	+80 Health +50 Defense +66 Bonus Pest Chance	Not particularly useful for regular farming, however it's practically a requirement to Pest Farm

Individual Pieces

Image	Armor	Requirement	Base Stats	Info
Lantern Helmet	Lantern Helmet	Farming 15	+20 Health +10 Defense	Only Gives FF for crops that are farmed with an axe
Farmer Boots	Farmer Boots	Farming 18	+10 Speed +40 Health +20 Defense
Rancher's Boots	Rancher's Boots	Farming 21	+50 Speed +100 Health +70 Defense	Gives you the ability to change your speed cap. Assuming both are maxxed, Rancher's boots are 4 ff worse than Fermento boots

Not sure what to put on your armor? check the FAQ

Recommended Armor Progression

Farming level:	3-9	10-14	15-17	18-20	21-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40+
Helmet	Farm Suit Helmet	Farm Armor Helmet	Lantern Helmet Farm Armor Helmet	Lantern Helmet Farm Armor Helmet	Lantern Helmet Farm Armor Helmet	Melon Helmet	Cropie Helmet	Squash Helmet	Fermento Helmet
Chestplate	Farm Suit Chestplate	Farm Armor Chestplate	Farm Armor Chestplate	Farm Armor Chestplate	Farm Armor Chestplate	Melon Chestplate	Cropie Chestplate	Squash Chestplate	Fermento Chestplate
Leggings	Farm Suit Leggings	Farm Armor Leggings	Farm Armor Leggings	Farm Armor Leggings	Farm Armor Leggings	Melon Leggings	Cropie Leggings	Squash Leggings	Fermento Leggings
Boots	Farm Suit Boots	Farm Armor Boots	Farm Armor Boots	Farmer Boots	Rancher's Boots	Rancher's Boots	Rancher's Boots	Rancher's Boots	Fermento Boots

NOTE: Only use Lantern Helmet if you're farming using an axe.

Rancher's Boots vs. Fermento Boots

You'll notice that in the armor progression, it's recommended to use 4/4 Fermento instead of 3/4 with Rancher's Boots.

This is for 3 main reasons:

1. The maximum Farming Fortune granted by Fermento Boots is higher than Rancher's Boots.
   • Assuming both are hypermaxed, including Farming 60, Fermento Boots give up to 4 more Farming Fortune. The lower the farming level, the bigger the difference.
   • The difference here is very minimal for money, but it's still more, and it is useful for contests and collection leaderboards.
2. Using 4/4 Fermento increases the chance for rare crop drops (Cropie, Squash and Fermento).
   • This increases your rates by up to 180k-540k coins per hour (using NPC sell prices).
     • Cropie: 180,000
     • Squash: 540,000
     • Fermento: 180,000
3. Most modern farm designs are designed with using 4/4 fermento in mind
   • Higher speed to make tuning possible as anything under 176 speed is not possible for fermento.
   • Some designs use 400 speed which means no tuning required: see melon/pumpkin.

Lantern Helmet vs. Fermento Helmet

Once any reforge is used (even just Bustling), Fermento Helmet becomes better than Lantern Helmet in all cases.

• This is because the Lantern helmet has a lower rarity leading to reforges being better on Fermento.