Talk:Solar Eclipse

So is anyone else having trouble getting one of these to happen?

- Yeah, I need broken hero sword, but it only happened once in 40 hours of gameplay and I did not looted the sword. Does anyone know a good way to force blood moon or solar eclipse? Dart0711 (talk) 20:05, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

I just had a solar eclipse happen, but I haven't beaten any of the hardmode bosses yet. I did have the Destroyer spawn, but he killed me and de-spawned. So perhaps there's not actually a requirement to have beaten one for it to occur? - +1 I had the twins spawn and pwn me badly, then a solar eclipse happened. Doesn't seem that it's a requirement to have defeated a boss. (talk) 17:02, 5 October 2013 (CST) There are no requirements for this,but try to run around with a water candle,that summons the blood moon sometimes so it also could summon solar stuff 94.134.17.236 17:25, 6 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Water candles summon blood moons now? I doubt that. --74.96.238.15 00:08, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Water candles have no effect on blood moon or eclipse appearances, only on how often monsters spawn. Henix879 (talk) 17:52, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

It's a random chance like the bloodmoon, I only had one happen and that was after I killed the Golem.

"only happen after killing a Mechanical Boss"
From the 1.2.0.3 changelog:


 * Slightly increased the chance for an eclipse to happen, but they will now only happen after killing a Mechanical Boss

So does that mean that each time there's a solar eclipse, you have to kill another mechanical boss to get the next eclipse? Or just that killing a single mechanical boss enables any number of eclipses? -- KhymChanur (talk) 02:48, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
 * its a boolean, if player has killed a mech boss, then eclipsi will happen. 67.233.98.29 03:07, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
 * Clarification, the requirement is simply having ever defeated a mechanical boss in that world. It has nothing to do with having killed one on the previous night or anything of that nature. Someone should probably update the page to reflect this? -- 24.148.52.160 19:08, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

i play on mobile, and ive killed destoyer, is SE avalible on mobile? I have mobile and I destroyed the destroyer and I waited a few days and it never happened and I tried to kill him again it never happens??
 * Pretty sure Solar Eclipse is available on mobile. They're rare though, only 1/25 days on average. You'll likely need to wait more than "a few days" before seeing one. Equazcion  ( talk ) 20:32, 22 Jun 2015 (UTC)

Killing plantera required?
According to this twitter conversation thread, you have to defeat Plantera for a Solar Eclipse to happen, but that information was removed from the page, and I can't find a reference to it anywhere that wasn't derived from those tweets. Does anyone know for sure? -- KhymChanur (talk) 10:14, 13 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Nope. Running 1.2.0.3.1 Didn't defeat boss following night.   Haven't defeated Plantera.  I know Demi said it should in his tweet, but it isn't the case.  --Dyskresiac (talk) 02:57, 18 October 2013 (UTC)

Harpies
I had an eclipse happen, and harpies spawned above my base. Granted, it's a sky city at one of the highest natural altitudes on the map, but still well below the harpy spawn altitude. Does the eclipse mechanics trigger a change in harpy spawn locations? (Thankfully, no Wyverns spawned) 68.196.61.47 04:51, 15 October 2013 (UTC)


 * Actually scratch that, just got ganked by Wyvern inside my base. 68.196.61.47 04:58, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

I got it before defeating Plantera
The thing about it only happening after you defeat Planetra isn't accurate. I haven't beaten Plantera and I just got it(and beat it). I have FACED Plantera before, but haven't beaten him(only got his health to 15010 lel). I have however beaten Skeletron Prime and The Destroyer. As of 1.2.3.1 I got my first Solar Eclipse with only The Destroyer defeated in my main world. --Crystallized (talk) 19:57, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I got a Solar Eclipse before even attempting Plantera, and not only that, but immediately after beating Skeletron Prime (wasn't the first Mechanical boss kill though) --72.83.33.87 00:04, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Blood Moon chances
There's a 1 in 10 chance of a blood moon on any night. 1 in 9 is only on nights with a visible moon, but for comparison to a solar eclipse that can happen on any day regardless of the moon type, the overall chance of a blood moon on any night is a more useful comparison.  Equazcion ( talk ) 19:24, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

SHEER LUCK (I think...)
I just got 3 Broken Hero swords AND the Death Scythe on my 1st Solar Eclipse. Is that common?
 * It seems fairly lucky, yeah. NoseOfCthulhu (talk) 21:11, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Bridge spawning harpies
I have a skybridge that is normally below harpy spawn altitude for star collection, mech boss fights, and the like. Normally when I go up there, I don't get harpies unless I fly really high from that platform. However, while attempting to use it during an eclipse, I got harpies and even a wyvern, without even jumping above the bridge itself. The bridge is at 300 feet above according to the game, on a small map, if that's any help.
 * On a small map, Harpies spawn at around 360 feet and up. That's about 30 blocks above your bridge. Your problem is that enemies can also spawn offscreen, at a vertical distance of 35 blocks, or 70 feet, as detailed on this page. There's five blocks of clearance above you for them to spawn in- normally negligible, but with the increased spawn rates caused by events they'd become much more noticeable.
 * For the record, though, the best place to ask questions like this would be the forums. Gearzein (talk) 06:03, 23 December 2014 (UTC)

Increased Spawn Rate
There is actually a higher chance for a blood moon to occur by holding/placed water candles, I found this info from the gamepedia page of water candles under the tab "notes".
 * That refers to the spawn rate of enemies during a blood moon, not the chance for one to occur. I've edited the water candle page to clarify this a bit better. Gearzein (talk) 16:53, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

So many eclipses!
I once got a Solar Eclipse, then a Blood Moon, then another Solar Eclipse! How crazy is that!? 73.166.170.137 13:17, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

I had something similar happen 2 nights ago. I fought and defeated both Skeletron Prime and the Twins during one night cycle... Immediately after that (all happening back to back) I had a solar eclipse, a blood moon, a pirate invasion, and then another solar eclipse. It was so overwhelming and I didn't even have time to empty my inventory. Sadly, there weren't any decent item drops throughout the entire thing. All I got was a bananarang and bat wings. Edafex (talk) 13:37, 22 April 2015 (UTC)