Truffle Worm



The Truffle Worm is a Critter that spawns uncommonly in the underground Mushroom Biome during Hardmode. It is solely used to summon the Duke Fishron boss. In order to use it, it must be caught with the Bug Net and used as Bait with a Fishing Pole in an Ocean biome. It only spawns underground, and will not appear in surface Mushroom biomes.

The Truffle Worm is more difficult to catch than other Critters, as it burrows away when a player comes too close. It must be charged at quickly, with the Bug Net already swinging when arriving in its range, in order to successfully catch it. Unlike most Critters, the Truffle Worm cannot be used for ordinary Fishing, nor for crafting a Cage.

Tips

 * Despite the Truffle Worm posing no threat, it is considered an enemy. Thus, having NPCs in the vicinty decreases its spawn rate. As such, NPCs should not be used as a means to increase the proportion of critters in the total number of creatures spawned. Additionally, Water Candles and Battle Potions will increase its spawn rate.
 * Although the Truffle Worm is considered an enemy, other enemy mobs can kill it. This includes all enemies present in an Underground Mushroom Biome. If simply using a flattened stretch of mushroom grass, be wary of other enemy mobs, as they can make catching even a single Truffle Worm an aggravating task.
 * One way to increase your chances of finding Truffle Worms is to make a large section of the Underground Jungle into an Underground Mushroom Biome, using the Clentaminator and Dark Blue Solution.
 * If you put the Dryad in the Mushroom Biome, she sells Mushroom Grass Seeds. Using these to create a flat underground Mushroom farm with platforms above the ground can make catching Truffle Worms easier.
 * A Hunter Potion may be useful because the Truffle Worm has a color scheme very similar to the biome. The potion will make it glow red, making it easier to see.
 * 100 tiles of Mushroom Blocks are not necessary for Truffle Worms to spawn. Mushroom enemies and Truffle Worms will spawn wherever there is mushroom grass, without requiring that the area is actually considered a Mushroom biome.
 * On dry mushroom grass, each enemy spawn has a 2/3 chance of being a mushroom-themed enemy or critter; each time this happens, there is a 1/7 chance that the mushroom-themed character is a Truffle Worm. Considering the maximum spawn rate (1/60 per tick), the maximum expected Truffle Worm spawns is 343 per hour (2/3*1/7*3600).
 * When creating a Mushroom farm with leveled ground, it is easier to catch the worm while wearing Lightning Boots, as they allow you to quickly snatch them while running before they have a chance to burrow away.
 * When using a Tabi, you can use its dash to quickly get to the Truffle Worm without it despawning.
 * Truffle Worms will burrow themselves (despawn) if you are near them for about 1 second, so use a grappling hook or wings to quickly catch them before they disappear.
 * Take note that if a Truffle Worm is let free by a player, it will also burrow, and despawn almost immediately if approached or stood near to for more than a few seconds.
 * Using a Hoverboard's hover feature helps immensely if the player is fast enough to stop at the Truffle Worm when charging at it while swinging the Bug Net. This method almost never fails if done correctly.
 * If you fall onto a Truffle worm directly while swinging the bug net, you are very likely to catch the Truffle worm.
 * The Truffle worm sometimes goes flat, where it doesn't move.
 * Even while burrowing, the worm can be caught. If the worm is in a small pit where it's impossible or very difficult to catch it from above, and there's a cave below it, you can jump up directly under it and swing your net to catch it as it tries to burrow towards you.
 * A simple but perhaps slower way to farm them, for those less interested in creating farms, is to simply move away from and back to a mushroom biome repeatedly, causing new monsters to spawn and potentially a Truffle Worm. If you are in underground Hallow, Corruption or Crimson, this can also be helpful when farming souls.
 * Rearranging the biome into a similar pattern to a high density glowing mushroom farm makes truffle worms much more likely to spawn while providing them safe 1-block high spaces to avoid most hostile spawns, with the exception of fungi bulbs. Blocking off one end of these spaces and building a bowl with a bottom made of platforms under the open end can allow many more truffle worms to be caught at once. The platform will catch the worms when they land and allow you to swing a net through to to catch the worms. The bowl should be placed far enough below that the farm is off screen to allow the worms to spawn.

Trivia

 * The number 666 in the Truffle Worm's "666% bait power" is a reference to the Number of the Beast, commonly associated with Satan.


 * When the Truffle Worm is in the player's inventory, the Fisherman's Pocket Guide(and its combined accessories) will display your fishing power simply as "Warning!"

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