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Ghost
Ghost (enemy)
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeHovering AI
Damage15/305480/4581120
Max Life50/100220330/150330495
Defense4/4812
KB Resist50%/55%/60%
BannerGhost BannerGhost Banner
Immune toOn Fire!Acid VenomFrostbiteShadowflameConfusedIchorCursed InfernoBetsy's CursePoisonedOiledDaybrokenFrostburnHellfire
Drops
Coins90Pre-Hardmode: 225Hardmode: 360Post-Plantera: 540
Not to be confused with the Ghost, the form Hardcore players take after dying.

The Ghost is a pre-Hardmode enemy that spawns in the Cavern and Underground layers during the Halloween seasonal event.

On the PC version PC version, Console version Console version, Mobile version Mobile version, and tModLoader version tModLoader version, Ghosts will spawn in the Graveyard mini-biome, regardless of time. They also have a chance to spawn when breaking Tombstones.

Ghosts behave like Wraiths, hovering above the ground and passing through solid tiles to reach the player. In order for Ghosts to travel up to players, they must have a solid block to pass through, or else they will stay hovering just above the ground.

Notes[]

  • When a Tombstone is broken, there is a 50*1/2 (50%) chance it will cause a Ghost to spawn if there are already less than 2 Ghosts active in the world, and any of the following conditions are met:[1]
    • It is nighttime.
    • The player is in a Graveyard biome.
    • The Tombstone was placed below the surface layer.

Tips[]

  • Ghosts can be attacked through walls with melee weapons that cannot usually hit through walls – this makes spears and whips especially effective. Both are still great for dealing with large hordes of Ghosts, because they can hit many of them at once.
  • In Journey Mode, even when the enemy spawn rate is set to 0× the normal rate, mining up Tombstones may still cause Ghosts to spawn.
  • In multiplayer when another player dies, a ghost can spawn near a living player.

Trivia[]

  • Ghosts are the only pre-hardmode enemies who have that death sound.

The BestiaryBestiary entry for the Ghost: "During the most harrowing times, these apparitions float aimlessly through the depths to steal the life from those they envy."

History[]

  • Desktop 1.4.1:
    • Knockback resistance increased from 40% to 50%.
    • Damage decreased from 18 to 15.
    • Defense decreased from 8 to 4.
    • Health decreased from 70 to 50.
  • Desktop 1.4.0.2: Ghosts are more likely to despawn, and the conditions which allow them to spawn has been reduced as well as the maximum number of them.

References[]

  1. Information taken from the PC version PC 1.4.2.3 source code, method CheckSign() in Terraria.WorldGen.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current PC version PC version is 1.4.4.9.
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