Sand Sharks

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Sand Sharks are Hardmode enemies found in the Desert Biome only during a Sandstorm. They are able to "swim" through all varieties of Sand, Hardened Sand, and Sandstone Blocks, but will collide normally against any other block. When they draw near a player, they will lunge out of the sand to attack.

The Sand Shark itself only appears in ordinary Deserts. There are other variants for different versions of the Desert:

• Bone Biter in the Corrupted Desert
• Crystal Thresher in the Hallowed Desert
• Flesh Reaver in the Crimson Desert

Variants

Sand Shark

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Sandstorm • Desert
AI Type	Sand Shark AI
Damage	50 / 100
Max Life	360 / 720
Defense	20
KB Resist	10% / 19%
Banner	Sand Shark Banner

Drops

Coins	400*4

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Shark Fin
  12.5%

• Internal NPC ID: 542

Bone Biter

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Sandstorm • Corrupted Desert
AI Type	Sand Shark AI
Damage	60 / 120
Max Life	380 / 760
Defense	24
KB Resist	20% / 28%
Banner	Bone Biter Banner

Drops

Coins	400*4

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Shark Fin
  12.5%
• Dark Shard
  4%

• Internal NPC ID: 543

Flesh Reaver

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Sandstorm • Crimson Desert
AI Type	Sand Shark AI
Damage	64 / 128
Max Life	400 / 800
Defense	22
KB Resist	20% / 28%
Banner	Flesh Reaver Banner

Drops

Coins	400*4

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Shark Fin
  12.5%
• Dark Shard
  4%

• Internal NPC ID: 544

Crystal Thresher

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Sandstorm • Hallowed Desert
AI Type	Sand Shark AI
Damage	54 / 108
Max Life	450 / 900
Defense	26
KB Resist	30% / 37%
Banner	Crystal Thresher Banner

Drops

Coins	400*4

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Shark Fin
  12.5%
• Light Shard
  4%

• Internal NPC ID: 545

Notes

• Similar to the many colors of Gel, the color of the Shark Fins dropped by Sand Sharks ( ) are different from those dropped by Sharks ( ), but they are both the same item and stack together in the inventory.
• If a Sand Shark or any of its variants enters water, it will behave like a normal Shark.

Trivia

• Cenx confirmed that the inspiration for the enemy was a joke with Safemanda's daughter.
• The sound the dash attack makes seems to be the same as the sound from the Vampire.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.3: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.17: Introduced.