Harpy

Harpy
Statistics
Type	Flying Enemy
AI Type	Bat
Damage	15 (Ranged attack) 25 (Melee)
Max Life	100
Defense	8
Drops
Coins	3
Item (Quantity)		Rate
Feather		50%

The Harpy is a flying enemy that spawns at high altitudes, typically above the height of Floating Island. It uses the Bat AI, and fires Harpy Feathers ().

Harpies can spawn at any time, day or night. Up to 7 Harpies can exist on screen during the day, 10 at night, and 15 during a Blood Moon.

Map Size Expected Depth Small 360+ feet above Medium 640+ feet above Large 850+ feet above

The red areas in the sky marks the locations that Harpies can be found in

Notes

Anomaly: They don't make a splash sound, but still enter the water.

Bug: Sometimes a harpy will spawn very close to the ground (around 40 feet above the ground)

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  A Harpy attacking with feathers.

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  The feathers can be avoided with practice.

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  Under water attacking Harpy

If standing on a tall mountain, it is possible for Harpys to spawn and attack you.

See Also

• Guide:Dealing with Harpies

History

• 1.1:
  • Feather drop rate increased from 20% to 50%
  • Projectile damage reduced from 30 to 15
• 1.0.6:
  • No longer fire feathers without a clear shot.
  • AI changed to reduce wall hugging.
  • Harpies are now unaffected by Wood Platforms, rendering AFK grinders ineffective.
• 1.0.5:
  • Harpy renamed from Harpey.
  • No longer make a splash sound when hitting water.
• 1.0.4: Introduced.