>>14432847See for yourself if breaking Turtle Armor set is worth it for Squire's Greaves stats alone.
I'd say Chloro over Turtle, but you will need Turtle armor to upgrade it into Beetle armor which is pre-bis for any melee, so Turtle probably.
After you kill Golem, Tavern Keeper will sell new armor and the chestpiece of melee is broken, let's you face tank pretty much anything in the game with right regen setup.