help - armour advice.

i’m playing grounded for the first ever time, having never seen it before, and i just got to >!the black widow!<. i am getting my ass kicked every time.

i’m not sure if it’s because of my armour & weapons or if i just suck. for reference, i have full antlion armour & the greatsword, spider fang dagger, & black ant sword. i haven’t upgraded any of them past 7 because i don’t want to waste my supreme stuff or any of my spicy/sour/etc shards. i’m a bit worried i’m far behind on what resources i should have at this point in the game.

any advice would be appreciated 😊