Ichor (debuff)

This article is about the debuff. For the crafting material, see Ichor.

Ichor is a debuff that lowers the afflicted entity's defense by 15 / 20. It is inflicted by the ranged attack of an Ichor Sticker found in the Underground Crimson or by the Tainted Ghoul found in Crimson Underground Deserts in Hardmode. It can also be inflicted by weapons and the ammo crafted with Ichor.

Causes[edit | edit source]

	Duration	Chance
Golden Shower	10 seconds	100%
Ichor Bullet	10 seconds	100%
Ichor Arrow	10 seconds	100%
Flask of Ichor	10–19 seconds	100%
Ichor Dart	7–14 seconds	100%
Bladetongue	5–9 seconds (sword) 3–7 seconds (projectile)	100%

From	Duration	Chance
Ichor Sticker	15 / 30 seconds	100*1/1 (100%)
Tainted Ghoul	7 / 14 seconds	100*1/1 (100%)

On Console, Old-gen console, Mobile, and 3DS versions, despite Ichor Stickers inflicting the Ichor debuff, they are not immune to the effect.
Enemies afflicted with Ichor are tinted golden and will still be visible in the dark with no glow.
The debuff will not reduce an enemy's defense below 0.

Because of its effect, it is useful even in late-game, since barely any enemies are resistant to it. It is especially useful against enemies with high defense (e.g. Skeletron Prime (especially during head-spins), Paladins, Duke Fishron, etc.)
A common tactic is to use an Ichor-inflicting weapon on an enemy, and then finish it off with the player's main weapon.

The damage increase from Ichor on the player changes depending on the difficulty; It will increase the effective damage by 8 on Classic, 11 on Expert, and 15 on Master mode. This is due to how the effectiveness of defense changes with the difficulty, getting stronger as it gets harder.