Zombie

The  is a common enemy that spawns during the night on the surface or when the player is in the jungle at night or underground. Zombies attack by walking into the player and jumping when they need to get past something. During the night, Zombies will come to the player's home and try to break open any Wooden Door available, although they are only able to during a Blood Moon. They can be a serious threat to new players, which makes it a good idea to build a home before the first night. They are an easy enemy to kill when they are alone, but they usually appear in large groups, making them a challenge to new players.

Note: Placing a trench in front of a door will stop zombies from knocking it down, as they cannot jump and knock at the same time.

Pincushion Zombie
These zombies have several arrows sticking out of their bodies. They have higher health, attack, and defense than regular zombies. In addition to the regular zombie drops, they will always drop at least one Wooden Arrow.

Slimed Zombie
These zombies appear as regular zombies with their head encased in slime. They have slightly less health and attack than regular zombies, but will always drop at least one Gel. They also have a 0.01% chance of dropping a Slime Staff.

Swamp Zombie
These zombies are bald and do not use any red in their color palette. They have lower attack than other zombies, but move faster and have higher defense and knockback resistance.

Twiggy Zombie
These zombies appear to have a sapling growing out of their heads. They have higher attack than regular zombies, but lower defense.

Female Zombie
These zombies have blue eyes instead of red ones, wears a red sweater, and appear to have a white flower in their hair. They have the lowest attack, defense, and health of all the zombies.

Raincoat Zombie
These Zombies Don't have any other appearances, or abilities and wear a yellow Rain Hat and Rain Coat, both of which they have a chance of dropping when killed. These zombies can only spawn when it is raining.

Spore Zombie
These zombies are the strongest zombie in the game. They spawn in Glowing Mushroom Biomes and come in two forms. The first form is a fast zombie with spores around its body, which has 180 health. The other form is a zombie with a mushroom cap, which is more resistant to knockback, has more attack, defense, and health, but is slower. These zombies can also spawn at any time.

Halloween Zombie
These zombies spawn only between October 24 and November 10 (real time). They appear wearing various costumes (such as superhero, nurse, and hornet, among others) and are statistically stronger than most other zombies.

Christmas Zombie
These zombies spawn only between December 15-31 (real time). They appear wearing costumes (such as an elf or Santa Claus costume) and are statistically superior to most other zombies.