Wraith

WraithHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Surface
AI Type	Hovering AI
Damage	65/130/195
Max Life	160/320/480
Defense	16
KB Resist	30%/37%/44%
Banner	Wraith Banner
Immune to	All debuffs except Whip debuffs

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Debuff	Slow
Debuff tooltip	Movement speed is reduced
Chance	12.5%

Drops

Coins	51250

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Fast Clock
  1% / 2%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 82

Wraiths are Hardmode ghost-like enemies who can travel through blocks. They can inflict the Slow debuff on the player. They have black bodies, which render them almost completely invisible in dark areas, but have two glowing red eyes which are visible from within the darkness. They spawn at the surface layer at night.

Although Wraiths appear to fly freely, they can only hover slightly above the ground. They need foreground blocks to "swim" through in order to fly any higher.

Notes

• One or two Wraiths spawn upon destroying a Demon or Crimson Altar, regardless of the time of day.
• Wraiths are more common during a new moon.
• Wraiths can be attacked through walls with melee weapons or any other weapon whose attack animation does not end when it hits a wall. This makes spears especially effective.
• Wraiths will not trigger pressure plates, as they pass through them instead. This makes them incapable of activating any sort of trap.

Tips

• Any structure built at least 6 tiles above the surface will prevent a Wraith from levitating up and into it.
• Wraiths can be spawned pre-Hardmode by using a Wraith Statue.

Trivia

• Wraiths are most likely a reference to the fantasy novels series The Riftwar Saga by American writer Raymond E. Feist, the first series in The Riftwar Cycle. There, wraiths are described as black man-shaped clouds with burning red eyes, which is further referenced by the fact that they rely upon their target being too scared to move, similar to how they can inflict the Slow debuff, hindering player escape.
• According to the Collector's Edition trading card, those who are devoured by an Eater of Souls become a Wraith.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Now has a chance to drop its respective banner.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Health, damage and defense decreased from 200, 75 and 18 to 160, 65 and 16 respectively.
  • Now has a chance to drop a Fast Clock.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.