Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Solar Eclipse
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	70 / 140
Max Life	450 / 900
Defense	26
KB Resist	80% / 82%
Immune to
Banner	Swamp Thing Banner

Drops

Coins	10

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Broken Hero Sword
  0.4% (  )

• Internal NPC ID: 166

The Swamp Thing is a Hardmode Enemy that spawns only during a Solar Eclipse, during which they are about as common as a Zombie.

They are immune to the Poisoned and Venom Debuffs. It moves incredibly fast, so it is recommended to use rapid-fire weapons or weapons with high Knockback. The Swamp Thing also seems to occasionally stop in place, leaving it vulnerable to attacks.

On the  Old-gen console version,  Mobile version, and  3DS version, they can drop the Broken Hero Sword, an item needed to craft the Terra Blade. They can also open Doors. On the  Desktop version and  Console version, the Swamp Thing will not drop anything besides Coins.

Trivia

• The Swamp Thing is a reference to the namesake 1982 classic horror film.
• The Swamp Thing is also a reference to the DC comics series
• When a Swamp Thing is killed on the  Old-gen console version, the remains of a Zombie appear rather than those of itself.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • No longer drops the Broken Hero Sword.
  • No longer capable of opening Doors.
  • Sprite updated.
  • Damage reduced from 80 to 70.
  • Defense reduced from 32 to 26.
  • Health increased from 350 to 450.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.