Slimes

A green slime and a blue one in a forest.

Present Slimes appearing during Christmas Slime in Bunny costume for Halloween

Slimes are the most common enemy type. They come in multiple sizes and colors, each with different health and damage. All slimes follow basic Slime AI and attack by hopping onto the player (with the exception of the Gastropod). When a slime is preparing to hop, it bobs up and down rapidly. Slimes can float in water. Surface slimes will not purposely hurt you unless you attack them, or it turns night.

Slimes spawned on or near the surface are usually neutral and do not chase the player during the day, unless provoked. They become hostile at night. Slimes spawned underground are always hostile. Green, Blue, Red, Purple and Yellow Slimes usually spawn on or near the surface. Mother Slime, Baby Slime, and Black Slime can only be found underground. Pinky may appear anywhere, although rarely.

Most types drop 1-2 gel, but there are numerous exceptions.

• Corrupt Slimes and Crimslimes drop 2-4 gel.
• Hoppin' Jack, Lava Slimes and Dungeon Slimes drop no gel.
• King Slime drops no gel, but the slimes it spawns can produce a large amount of gel.
• Pinky drops 25-50 Pink Gel.
• Rainbow Slimes drop 1-20 gel.
• Gastropods drop 5-10 gel.
• Umbrella Slimes drop 2-5 gel.

Gel is a vital ingredient, as it crafts Torches, which are of use throughout all stages of the game.

Quick Answers

What is the behavior of slimes in Terraria?

In Terraria, slimes exhibit a similar set of behavior. They chase the player by jumping towards them and can float on water. They are also capable of jumping up to higher platforms, but they cannot drop down from them. Most of the slimes take damage from lava. However, they will be passive towards any player with the Royal Gel accessory equipped. Other slimes, like the Lava Slime, are exclusive to specific environments like The Underworld.

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What are some special slimes that appear during the Halloween and Christmas events in Terraria?

In Terraria, special slimes appear during the Halloween and Christmas events to add a festive touch to the game. During Halloween, you might encounter a Slime in a Bunny costume, adding a fun and spooky twist to the usual enemies. When Christmas rolls around, the game features Present Slimes, which are perfectly gift-wrapped bundles of slime. These include the White Present Slime and the Green Present Slime, both of which are wonderfully deadly presents for any festive occasion. So, whether it's Halloween or Christmas, Terraria ensures that the slimes are dressed for the occasion!

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What are slime drops in Terraria and what can they be used for?

In Terraria, slimes drop a variety of items that can be used for different purposes. Most of the Slimes drop Gel and Slime Staff, but there are some exceptions. For instance, The King Slime can drop a range of items including the Slime Hook, Slime Gun, and Royal Gel. The Red Slime and other slimes can also drop bonus items if you're lucky. The Dungeon Slime is unique in that it always drops a Golden Key when defeated, which can be used to unlock certain chests in the Dungeon. Remember, slimes will be passive towards any player with the Royal Gel accessory equipped, so it's a handy item to have!

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Variants

Type		Health	Damage	Defense	Coins	Banner	Bonus Drops	Additional info
aTemplate:Il2c	14 / 28›28	6 / 12›12	0	3	Template:Linked icon	✔️
bTemplate:Il2c	25 / 50›50	7 / 14›14	2	25	Template:Linked icon	✔️
cTemplate:Il2c	35 / 70›70	12 / 24›24	4	8	Template:Linked icon	✔️	Spawns in the Underground layer.
dTemplate:Il2c	40 / 80›80	12 / 24›24	6	10	Template:Linked icon	✔️
eTemplate:Il2c	45 / 90›90	15 / 30›30	7	10	Template:Linked icon	✔️	Spawns in the Underground layer.
fTemplate:Il2c	45 / 90›90	15 / 30›30	4	20	Template:Linked icon	✔️	Spawns in the Cavern layer. May inflict Darkness debuff.
rTemplate:Il2c	30 / 60›60	8 / 16›16	4	54	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Snow biomes.
rTemplate:Il2c	60 / 120›120	19 / 38›38	2	75	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Desert biomes.
jTemplate:Il2c	60 / 120›120	18 / 36›36	6	5	Template:Linked icon	✔️	Spawns in Jungle biomes.
rTemplate:Il2c	60 / 120›120	12 / 24›24	8	2	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Underground Snow. Fires ice spike projectiles (17 damage).
sTemplate:Il2c	65 / 130›130	28 / 56›56	8	2	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Underground Jungle. Fires stinger spike projectiles.
gTemplate:Il2c	90 / 180›180	20 / 40›40	7	75	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in the Cavern layer and spawns up to three Baby Slimes upon death.
hTemplate:Il2c	30 / 60›60	13 / 26›26	4	10	Template:Linked icon	✔️	Can Be Spawned When Killed Mother Slime.
kTemplate:Il2c	50 / 100›100	15 / 30›30	3	120	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Underworld. Immune to lava. Emits orange glow. Deposits lava after its death on Expert mode.
kTemplate:Il2c	150 / 300›300	30 / 60›60	7	150	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Dungeon. Drops its Golden Key on death. Not to be confused with bonus drops.
iTemplate:Il2c	150 / 300›300	5 / 10›10	5	1	Template:Linked icon	✔️	Smallest slime. Spawns very rarely. Killing grants Pretty in Pink Achievement.
lTemplate:Il2c	2000 / 2800›2800	40 / 64›64	10	1	Template:Linked icon	❌	Slime boss. Rarely spawns at outer thirds of the world. Can be manually summoned. Doesn't follow Slime AI. Drops one piece of Ninja armor. Killing grants Slippery Shinobi Achievement.
lTemplate:Il2c	100›100	28›50 (melee) 36 (ranged)	5	40	n/a	❌	Summoned by King Slime in Expert Mode.
sTemplate:Il2c	35 / 70›70	10 / 20›20	5	25	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns during rain. Larger than most slimes.
sTemplate:Il2c	40 / 80›80	16 / 32›32	8	55	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns at night.
r	Bunny Slime	25 / 50›274	7 / 14›62	2	2	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in the forest during Halloween.
r	White Present Slime	25 / 50›274	7 / 14›62	2	25	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Forest biomes during Christmas. Can drop Giant Bow.
r	Gold Present Slime	23 / 46›302	6 / 12›64	2	25	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Forest biomes during Christmas. Can drop Giant Bow.
r	Green Present Slime	29 / 58›254	8 / 16›56	3	25	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Forest biomes during Christmas. Can drop Giant Bow.
r	Red Present Slime	22 / 44›338	5 / 10›62	1	25	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Forest biomes during Christmas. Can drop Giant Bow.

Hardmode only

Type		Health	Damage	Defense	Coins	Banner	Bonus Drops	Additional info
tTemplate:Il2c	175 / 350›350	80 / 160›160	20	4	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns at night during Halloween.
pTemplate:Il2c	150 / 300›300	50 / 100›100	18	4	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Underground and Cavern. Has a chance to inflict Poisoned debuff.
mTemplate:Il2c	170 / 340›340	55 / 110›110	20	4	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Corruption. Spawns two/three Slimelings upon death.
nTemplate:Il2c	90 / 180›180	45 / 90›90	10	1	n/a	❌	Spawned from killed Corrupt Slime.
oTemplate:Il2c	60 / 120›120	45 / 90›90	20	1	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Corruption and Underground Corruption.
sTemplate:Il2c	200 / 400›400	60 / 120›120	26	4	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Crimson.
qTemplate:Il2c	220 / 440›440	25 / 50›50 (ranged) 60 / 120›120 (melee)	22	4	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Hallow. Shoots laser beams from range.
qTemplate:Il2c	180 / 360›360	70 / 140›140	30	4	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns in Underground Hallow. Glows and has an afterimage.
sTemplate:Il2c	400 / 800›800	85 / 170›170	26	20	Template:Linked icon	❌	Spawns during the Rain on non-Hallowed blocks while the player is in the Hallow.

Console and Mobile Version only

Type		Health	Damage	Defense	Coins	Banner	Additional info
qTemplate:Il2c	125	40 - 53	23	1 80	Template:Linked icon	Spawns in Corruption.
qTemplate:Il2c	250	40 - 50	?	6	Template:Linked icon	Spawns at night.

Bonus drops

Naturally spawned slimes that have the same shape as a Blue Slime have a 5% (1/20 chance) of carrying a bonus item.

Slimes spawned from statues can never carry a bonus drop, and Dungeon Slimes will always have a Golden Key as a bonus drop.

Item		Chances	Amount
Template:Il2c	1/28	1
Template:Il2c	1/28	1
Template:Il2c	1/28	1
Template:Il2c	1/28	1
Template:Il2c	1/14	1
Template:Il2c Template:Pc icon 1	1/14	1
Template:Il2c	1/16	5-10
Template:Il2c	1/16	2-6
Template:Il2c	1/16	20-46
Template:Il2c	1/16	1
Template:Il2c	1/32	3-13
Template:Il2c	1/32	3-13
Template:Il2c	1/32	3-13
Template:Il2c	1/32	3-13
Template:Il2c	1/32	3-13
Template:Il2c	1/32	3-13
Template:Il2c	1/32	3-13
Template:Il2c	1/32	3-13
Template:Il2c	1/12	50-99
Template:Il2c	1/12	50-99
Template:Il2c	1/12	1-3

¹When in single player mode, this item will be replaced by Recall Potion.

Achievement

Gelatin World Tour • “Defeat every type of slime there is!”

Defeat at least one of every type of slime. Template:Pc icon

Slimer • “You have killed every type of slime!”

Defeat at least one of every type of slime. Template:Console iconTemplate:Mobile icon

Notes

• Nearly all Slimes can drop the Slime Staff upon death, however it's extremely rare.
• Smaller Slimes may clip through walls and one block holes. Make your house carefully or else Slimes may be able to get in.
• Farming Slimes with a Slime Statue can produce an infinite amount of Gel, which can be helpful for the Flamethrower.

Trivia

• Slimes are hinted to be made of an acidic digestive substance by the Nurse in her dialogue: "You look half digested. Have you been chasing slimes again?"
• The Royal Gel accessory (dropped by King Slime in Expert Mode) turns almost all slimes passive.
• Template:Mobile icon Slimes have a chance to drop a Dirt Block or an Iron Pickaxe, however it is likely an item ID error, as this is very common. ^Verify

See also

•  Slime Mount - a rideable slime mount
•  Baby Slime minion - a slime minion which fights enemies
•  Slime pet Template:Console icon Template:Mobile icon - a slime pet (which will not fight)
• Solidifier - a crafting station for slime-themed furniture
• Slime Rain Template:Pc icon - random event where Green, Blue and Purple Slimes rain down from the sky

History

• 1.3.1: Slimes should no longer be able to go through 1 block high gaps.

• 1.3.0.1:
  • Slimes are guaranteed to spawn in the Slime Rain event.
  • King Slime can now move through platforms.
  • Slimes can now have items visible inside them that will drop when they die.
  • Some slimes now drop their unique banner when they die instead of Slime Banner.

• 1.2.2: Present Slime variants introduced.

• 1.2.1: Bunny Slime introduced.

• 1.2: Umbrella Slime, Rainbow Slime, Crimslime, Spiked Jungle Slime, Ice Slime, Spiked Ice Slime, and Slimed Zombie introduced.

• 1.1: Corrupt Slime, Slimeling, Slimer, Toxic Sludge, and Illuminant Slime introduced.

• 1.0.6.1: Slimes no longer chase the player in water when they are not in aggresive mode.

• 1.0.6:
  • Dungeon Slime introduced.

• 1.0.5:
  • Lava Slime introduced.
  • All slimes now float in liquids (water and, for the Lava Slime, lava) and don't make a splash sound when hitting water.
  • Only one giant slime will appear at a time.

• 1.0.4: King Slime and Jungle Slime introduced.

• Pre-Release: All the various colored slimes, Pinky, Mother and Baby Slimes introduced.

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