Mimic

Mimics are wooden, golden or shadow chest , but attacks the player if he/she closes in. Has 500 HP. It has a very high defense and does around 80 damage to defenseless characters. Mimic chests do NOT glow while under the effects of a Spelunker Potion, making it hard to tell when you see one. Can be found as close to the surface as the dirt layer.

The Mimic is a hardmode monster, so you must beat Wall Of Flesh first. Alternatively, you can spawn Mimics by using the chest statue with tinkering supplies, but they will not drop loot when created this way.

Mimics drop items according to the type of chest it is.

Possible drops

 * Cross Necklace (Golden, Shadow)


 * Star Cloak (Golden, Shadow)


 * Dual hook (Golden, Shadow)


 * Magic dagger (Golden, Shadow)
 * Compass (Wooden, Golden)
 * Titan glove ( Wooden, Golden, Shadow)
 * Philosopher's Stone (Wooden,Golden, Shadow)

Trivia

 * Mimics may have been inspired by the Mimics in Dark Souls. Or, you know, the Mimics that inspired them, which go back about fifteen years to first edition Dungeons and Dragons. Or the Luggage from the Discworld, or the aggressive chests from Banjo-Kazooie, or the bottles that attack you in the first Asterix video game, or any of the chest-based enemies in any media ever, of which there are hundreds.