The Black Spot

The Black Spot is a mount-summon item dropped by the Flying Dutchman in Master mode with a 1/4 (25%) chance. It summons a rideable Flying Dutchman which can fly infinitely at very high speed. It is the fastest mount in the game.

The Flying Dutchman Mount has a max horizontal flight speed of, a diagonal speed of , and a vertical speed of. Upon achieving max speed, a ring of gold particles appears around the player and trails behind the mount. It looks a bit like a sonic boom.

The Flying Dutchman Mount deals damage upon ramming enemies while the golden particles are displayed, with increased damage proportional to current speed.

Tips

 * The Flying Dutchman Mount matches Cute Fishron's underwater speed bonus, but maintains its speed whether in air or water, making it the fastest mount in the game. However, its acceleration, turning, and stopping rates are relatively slow, making it less agile than other flying mounts. The acceleration also makes its ramming capabilities difficult to utilize.
 * Due to its high speed this mount can easily take the place of an arena when fighting any of the mechanical bosses, and makes those fights significantly easier.
 * This mount makes master mode significantly easier especially in early hardmode. It is highly recommended for use against the Mechanical bosses as it can even outrun Skeletron Prime (just be sure not to let The Twins despawn). This mount can be easily considered over-powered due to its early availability and extremely fast top speed.

Trivia

 * The item's name is a reference to the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise, where the flying dutchman in said movie tracks the hero's by marking their captain with the "Black spot".
 * It may also be a reference to Treasure Island where pieces of paper marked with a black spot play an important role.
 * The tooltip, which mentions ‘mutiny’, may be a nod to how you have essentially hijacked the ship Pirate Invasion enemies.
 * The tooltip is also a nod to the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. In the franchise there are constant mutinies and at one point a captain says the tooltip.
 * The buff tooltip may also be a reference to a line from the movie Captain Phillips, in which a shipping liner is hijacked by pirates.
 * The “Black spot” may also have a reference to Doctor Who, Season 6, Episode 3, “The Curse of the Black Spot.”