Piranha

This page is about the piranha enemy. For the ranged weapon of a similar name, see Piranha Gun.

Piranha

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Aquatic
Environment	CavernJungleUnderground Jungle
AI Type	Swimming AI
Damage	25/50›90/75›135
Max Life	30/60›132/90›198
Defense	2/2›4
KB Resist	0%/10%/20%
Banner	Piranha Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	50Pre-Hardmode: 125Hardmode: 2

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Hook
  3.3%
• Robot Hat
  0.4%
• Compass
  1.33%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 58

The Piranha is an enemy that can be found in water pools in the Jungle and Underground Jungle biomes and in the Cavern layer. It is twice as common in the Jungle biomes.

Piranhas swim in a straight line left or right until hitting a wall, where they flip directions. They will swim towards the player if they are submerged in water; otherwise they pay no attention to the player. They move their tail back and forth and swim in a slight zig-zag. If a Piranha is outside of water, it will flop around wildly, making it dangerous to approach.

Notes

• Once the world enters Hardmode, on average of 2/3 of all Piranhas will be overridden by Angler Fish.
• Piranhas can be spawned by activating a Piranha Statue with Wire.

Trivia

• The Bestiary entry for the Piranha: "Just one of these sharp-toothed fish can easily end a life. Luckily, they tend to swarm their victims in large groups! Life is grand."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.2: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Now has a chance to drop a Compass.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Can now drop its own respective banner.

• Desktop 1.0.4: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from Console 1.0.750.0. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Now has a chance to drop a Compass. ()

• Console 1.02: Can now drop its own respective banner.

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.