Originally posted by Pixelater:

Root armor and a bow is all I use, if you shoot enemies from a distance, the only base damage you are going to take is pierce which the root armor is resistant to. So Deathsquitos are no longer an issue because they only do pierce damage. All range damage is either elemental or pierce damage. I dodge or take a resistance potion if needed for the elemental stuff. As for cold in the mountains, I have a Lox cape for that. Luck in battle!

Thanks! I thought about root armour too! But not sure how abominations spawn so I have like 15 roots only and I want to minimize my stay in the swamps.