The Black Spot

The Black Spot is a mount-summon item dropped by the Flying Dutchman in Master Mode with a chance. It summons a rideable Pirate Ship Mount which can fly infinitely.

The Pirate Ship Mount has a max horizontal flight speed of, a diagonal speed of , and a vertical speed of. It moves slightly slower when in a body of water. Upon achieving, a ring of gold particles appears around the player and trails behind the mount, imitating the visual of a sonic boom. Once these particles are displayed, the Pirate Ship Mount begins dealing 94-100 damage upon ramming enemies. The damage is boosted by items that boost summon damage.

Tips
(outdated after the release of 1.4.1)


 * This mount can easily take the place of an arena when fighting any of the Mechanical bosses, and makes those fights significantly easier.
 * If a player is utilizing this mount for boss fights, it is advisable to remove mobility accessories, as these will not boost the movement of the mount.
 * Take note that while this mount has high speed, the acceleration is somewhat lacking. This may make other mounts such as the Witch's Broom more desirable for dodging incoming attacks.
 * You can also quickly dismount then remount to dodge attacks as vertical acceleration by falling is rather high.

Trivia

 * The item is a reference to the adventure novel  by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, where pieces of paper marked with a black spot play an important role.
 * It may be possible that the item also refers to the real life black spot of pirate times, which meant death for a receiving pirate
 * The buff tooltip may be a nod to the movie Captain Phillips where the pirate Abduwali Muse says "I'm the captain now", a phrase commonly used within meme communities on the internet.