Piranha

Piranha

Statistics

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

Drops

Coins	50*50

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

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 58

Heh heh, you shoulda seen the look on the Dryad's face when I stuck that piranha tooth in the chair!

— The Angler

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 the water, it will flop around wildly, making it dangerous to approach.

Notes

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

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.