Black Slime

Type	Slime
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Slime AI
Damage	15/30›54›80/45›81›120
Max Life	45/90›198›296/135›297›444
Defense	4/4›8›12
KB Resist	0%/10%/20%
Banner	Black Slime Banner
Immune to
Debuff	Darkness
Debuff tooltip	Decreased light vision
Chance	25%;
Duration	1530 seconds
Coins	2020Pre-Hardmode: 5050Hardmode: 8080Post-Plantera: 120120
Hurt	https://terraria.gamepedia.com/File:NPC_Hit_1.wav
Killed	https://terraria.gamepedia.com/File:NPC_Killed_1.wav

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A simple, gelatinous creature that swallows anything and everything whole! It takes a long time to digest anything.
— The Bestiary

Black Slimes are a variety of slime that only spawn in the Cavern layer. When a Black Slime attacks, it has a chance to inflict the Darkness debuff, which decreases the radius that light sources will illuminate, making it more difficult to see.

Just like many other slimes, Black Slimes will be passive towards any player with the Royal Gel accessory equipped.

On Desktop, Console, Mobile, and 3DS, they can rarely be found carrying bonus drops, which the player receives upon the slime's death.

Notes[edit | edit source]

Similar to Mother and Baby Slimes, the Black Slime blends slightly with the background of the Cavern layer, making it difficult to detect. As such, it can often catch players off-guard.
Despite Black Slimes inflicting the Darkness debuff, they don't drop the Blindfold.

Tips[edit | edit source]

Using a Hunter Potion can be used to detect Black Slimes, as the slime will turn red in the dark.
Using a Night Owl Potion can counter the Darkness debuff Black Slimes inflict.