Black Recluse

Type	Enemy
Environment	Spider Cave
AI Type	Spider AI
Damage	100 / 200; 36 (web spit)
Max Life	350 / 700
Defense	40
KB Resist	75% / 78%
Banner	Black Recluse Banner
Immune to
Debuff	Venom
Debuff tooltip	Losing life
Chance	10%;
Duration	8 seconds / 16 seconds
Debuff	Webbed
Debuff tooltip	You are stuck
Chance	100% (from Web spit attack);
Duration	1–2 seconds
Coins	500*5
Hurt	https://terraria.gamepedia.com/File:NPC_Hit_29.wav
Killed	https://terraria.gamepedia.com/File:NPC_Killed_31.wav

Type	Enemy
Environment	Spider Cave
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	90 / 180; 36 (web spit)
Max Life	350 / 700
Defense	40
KB Resist	75% / 78%
Banner	Black Recluse Banner
Immune to
Debuff	Venom
Debuff tooltip	Losing life
Chance	10%;
Duration	8 seconds / 16 seconds
Debuff	Webbed
Debuff tooltip	You are stuck
Chance	100% (from Web spit attack);
Duration	1–2 seconds
Coins	500*5
Hurt	https://terraria.gamepedia.com/File:NPC_Hit_29.wav
Killed	https://terraria.gamepedia.com/File:NPC_Killed_31.wav

The Black Recluse is a Hardmode enemy that spawns in Spider Caves, but can rarely be found in the Cavern layer outside of its caves. It can inflict the Venom debuff, and is immune to the Poisoned and Venom debuffs. In Expert mode, it gains a special spit attack that applies the Webbed debuff to players.

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Black Recluses completely replace Wall Creepers in the Spider Caves once Hardmode starts.
Black Recluses cannot travel through a vertical 2-block wide shaft.

With its black color, Black Recluses may be difficult to perceive in the Spider Cave. It is advisable to place an ample number of light sources.
Their high damage output combined with their property of being difficult to see and chance to inflict the Venom debuff for an additional 40 damage, makes them extremely deadly and can easily kill players in early Hardmode.
Because of their low health and high defense, using weapons that deal a lot of damage with a single strike is the best way of defeating them. High-knockback weapons can also hold them off for long enough to get them killed.
- A good weapon to use on a Black Recluse is a yoyo , as it can deal damage to them from a safe distance.
Once the player has better weapons, these are an excellent money-farming target, offering over half a gold piece per kill. They drop 500*5 up front, the chance of a Poison Staff averages about 1150*11 50 per kill, and the fangs can be crafted into Queen Spider Staffs averaging 3594*35 94 per kill.

The name "Black Recluse" is a combination of the spider names "black widow" and "brown recluse". Both spiders are commonly known for their venomous capabilities. This is reflected in the enemy’s appearance, drops, and Venom debuff infliction.