Swamp Thing

Swamp ThingHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Solar Eclipse
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	70/140/210
Max Life	450/900/1350
Defense	26
KB Resist	80%/82%/84%
Banner	Swamp Thing Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	1000*102500*25

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

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 166

“

Creeping from the depths of the darkest swamps, this algae-dripped beast desires to drown away anyone in his path.

— The Bestiary

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 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,  Console version, and  Mobile 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 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Sprite updated.
  • No longer drops the Broken Hero Sword.
  • No longer capable of opening Doors.
  • 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.