King Slime

The King Slime is the new Mini-Boss in version 1.0.4. The King Slime is a randomly appearing mini boss that can be found in caves and on the surface. It has 2000 HP when spawned. When you damage it, blue Slimes will break off of him and the King Slime itself progressively shrinks in size. It drops a random piece of the Ninja Set upon death. The chance of a King Slime appearing in the place of any other slime is 1:300, and holding a Water Candle will improve the spawn chance of King Slime. The King Slime is not immune to lava, Dynamite works very well against the King Slime, but see if you can trap him before using it. King Slime has a base attack of 40.

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A good way to quickly get a King Slime to spawn is to make a brand new map, get to one of the end sides (You must be about 1/3 away from your respawn point) and stop in the last place with grass dirt blocks before the sand. Hold a Water Candle and good luck! Remember that doing this doesn't give you 100% chance of a King Slime spawn, but a minor percentage (0.48%). Multiple King Slimes don't spawn as of 1.0.5.

Another good method is to run to edge of the sand, right before the ocean. Build over the water with dirt, going to the very end of the world. Plant a grass seed and wait for it to cover the dirt. Stand at the edge of the world, this will increase the chance of the King Slime spawning as you are farther from spawn.

Tactics


A good strategy for beginners is to make box in the ground 10x14(picture below,) and box yourself in (you may need Shiny Red Balloon, Grappling Hook/Ivy Whip, or a Cloud in a Bottle.) now use the speed glitch and wait for the boss music, or hold a water candle, or both. When the King Slime comes cut yourself a way out 3 blocks tall on one of the sides, and then cut away the top, all the while dodging the King Slime, wait for him to fall in, and then close off the top. Go down to where you exited the box, and start attacking him. The King Slime WILL NOT be able to damage you, and the only problem will be the blue slimes. If you have a few buckets filled with lava, then you can create the farm shown below, complete with a junk incinerator.

Another strategy is to make a T shaped tower at least 11 blocks tall. At this height, ground based mobs can't touch you and even the King Slime can't get itself into the "airlock." However, you may need to have a weighted weapon or a boomerang, as if you stand in the airlock, the king slime might still be able to damage you.

Trivia & Glitches
In Ninja Gaiden, one of the first bosses is a giant slimy monster that devours you. If you look closely in the center of the King Slime you'll see there is a ninja trapped in there. Armor that resembles Ryu's is the one that King Slime drops, so it might be a reference to that boss. While the King Slime jumps it seems like the ninja moves along with the slime.

King Slime was also the name of a boss in the Korean MMORPG Maplestory, which Terraria shares other elements with.

There seems to be a glitch on some Multiplayer Servers where the screen will say "King Slime Has Awoken" and he will be nowhere to be found.

It is possible to glitch spawn the King slime by speeding up time using the Speed Glitch. The Speed Glitch will allow you to speed up time while the Terraria window is minimized. Terraria will still be running while minimized and by listening to the music, you can determine when a King Slime has spawned. This is a very fast method to get the ninja set.

Another glitch (needs conformation) is If you try to trap the King Slime and then damage it with sand, it will clip through the ground and fall to the bottom of the map when the sand covers it completely.

It is possible for two or more King Slimes to spawn at the same time; this may be a glitch.