Banners
Statistics
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Placeable | ✔️ (1 wide × 3 high) |
| Use time | 15 (Very fast) |
| Tooltip | Nearby players get a bonus against: <enemy name> |
| Rarity |  |
| Sell | 2 |
| Research | 1 required |
Grants Buff
| Buff |  Banner |
|---|---|
| Buff tooltip | Increased damage and defense from the following: <enemy name(s)> |
| Duration | Infinite while in vicinity |
This article is about functional enemy-dropped banners. For decorative banners, see Banners (decorative).
Enemy banners are functional furniture items that can be placed on the underside of blocks. They are dropped by most enemies and a few critters.
On the 
PC version, 
Console version, 
Mobile version, 
Old Chinese version, 
tModLoader version, and 
tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, when placed, enemy banners provide a buff to any players standing within a rectangular area of 169×125[1] () / 100×84 () tiles centered on the banner. The buff grants players +50%/+100% damage inflicted with all damage to the corresponding enemy and -25%/-50% damage taken from melee attacks by the enemy.
Multiple banners of the same type will not grant stacked buffs. Multiple different banner types in the vicinity will however all take effect, and consolidate into a single buff icon.
- On the
PC version, Console version, Mobile version, Old Chinese version, tModLoader version, and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, an enemy banner automatically appears in the player's inventory upon every 50th kill of that enemy in a particular world. If the player's inventory is full, the banner will be dropped to the ground at the player's location instead. Additionally, a status message saying "<Player name> has defeated the n-th <enemy name>!" appears, with n being the respective multiple of 50. - On the Old-gen console version, Windows Phone version, and Nintendo version, any enemy banner has a
0.5*1/200 (0.5%) chance of dropping from its corresponding enemy. Banners dropped by enemies from the Old One's Army are purely decorative and do not grant a buff. The number of kills required to get a banner from this event depends on the enemy's frequency: common enemies need a higher number of kills.
There are a total of 300 enemy banners: 122 pre-Hardmode, 171 Hardmode, and 7 unobtainable. Out of these, 117 belong to event enemies (28 pre-Hardmode and 89 Hardmode) and 12 to 
Old-gen console, 
Windows Phone, and 
-exclusive enemy variants (7 pre-Hardmode and 5 Hardmode).
Banners
Events
Rain/Blizzard
- Flying Fish BannerInternal Item ID: 1646
- Raincoat Zombie BannerInternal Item ID: 1678
- Angry Nimbus BannerInternal Item ID: 1616
- Ice Golem BannerInternal Item ID: 2934
Windy Day
- Angry Dandelion BannerInternal Item ID: 4687
Goblin Army
- Goblin Archer BannerInternal Item ID: 2927
- Goblin Peon BannerInternal Item ID: 1654
- Goblin Sorcerer BannerInternal Item ID: 1653
- Goblin Thief BannerInternal Item ID: 1652
- Goblin Warrior BannerInternal Item ID: 1656
- Goblin Summoner BannerInternal Item ID: 3390
Sandstorm
- Angry Tumbler BannerInternal Item ID: 3793
- Sand Elemental BannerInternal Item ID: 3780
- Sand Shark BannerInternal Item ID: 3789
- Crystal Thresher BannerInternal Item ID: 3792
- Bone Biter BannerInternal Item ID: 3790
- Flesh Reaver BannerInternal Item ID: 3791
Halloween
- Raven BannerInternal Item ID: 2967
- Ghost BannerInternal Item ID: 2922
- Hoppin' Jack BannerInternal Item ID: 2932
Pirate Invasion
- Parrot BannerInternal Item ID: 1673
- Pirate Captain BannerInternal Item ID: 3441
- Pirate Corsair BannerInternal Item ID: 3443
- Pirate Crossbower BannerInternal Item ID: 3444
- Pirate Deadeye BannerInternal Item ID: 3442
- Pirate Deckhand BannerInternal Item ID: 1676
Solar Eclipse
- Butcher BannerInternal Item ID: 3400
- Creature from the Deep BannerInternal Item ID: 3395
- Deadly Sphere BannerInternal Item ID: 3402
- Dr. Man Fly BannerInternal Item ID: 3396
- Eyezor BannerInternal Item ID: 2920
- Frankenstein BannerInternal Item ID: 1648
- Fritz BannerInternal Item ID: 3394
- Mothron BannerInternal Item ID: 3397
- Nailhead BannerInternal Item ID: 3403
- Psycho BannerInternal Item ID: 3401
- Reaper BannerInternal Item ID: 1679
- Swamp Thing BannerInternal Item ID: 1687
- The Possessed BannerInternal Item ID: 3399
- Vampire BannerInternal Item ID: 1692
Frost Legion
- Mister Stabby BannerInternal Item ID: 2954
- Snow Balla BannerInternal Item ID: 2978
- Snowman Gangsta BannerInternal Item ID: 2979
Pumpkin Moon
- Headless Horseman BannerInternal Item ID: 2929
- Hellhound BannerInternal Item ID: 2931
- Poltergeist BannerInternal Item ID: 2961
- Scarecrow BannerInternal Item ID: 2971
- Splinterling BannerInternal Item ID: 2982
Frost Moon
- Elf Archer BannerInternal Item ID: 2918
- Elf Copter BannerInternal Item ID: 2919
- Flocko BannerInternal Item ID: 2921
- Gingerbread Man BannerInternal Item ID: 2926
- Krampus BannerInternal Item ID: 2941
- Nutcracker BannerInternal Item ID: 2957
- Present Mimic BannerInternal Item ID: 2963
- Yeti BannerInternal Item ID: 2993
- Zombie Elf BannerInternal Item ID: 2994
Martian Madness
- Martian Brainscrambler BannerInternal Item ID: 2945
- Martian Drone BannerInternal Item ID: 2946
- Martian Engineer BannerInternal Item ID: 2947
- Martian Gigazapper BannerInternal Item ID: 2948
- Martian Gray Grunt BannerInternal Item ID: 2949
- Martian Officer BannerInternal Item ID: 2950
- Martian Ray Gunner BannerInternal Item ID: 2951
- Martian Scutlix Gunner BannerInternal Item ID: 2952
- Martian Tesla Turret BannerInternal Item ID: 2953
- Martian Walker BannerInternal Item ID: 3445
- Scutlix BannerInternal Item ID: 2972
Lunar Events
- Blue Cultist Archer BannerInternal Item ID: 2901
- Lunatic Devotee BannerInternal Item ID: 2902
- Alien Hornet BannerInternal Item ID: 3438
- Alien Larva BannerInternal Item ID: 3436
- Alien Queen BannerInternal Item ID: 3437
- Storm Diver BannerInternal Item ID: 3440
- Vortexian BannerInternal Item ID: 3439
- Brain Suckler BannerInternal Item ID: 3433
- Evolution Beast BannerInternal Item ID: 3435
- Nebula Floater BannerInternal Item ID: 3434
- Predictor BannerInternal Item ID: 3432
- Flow Invader BannerInternal Item ID: 3422
- Milkyway Weaver BannerInternal Item ID: 3421
- Star Cell BannerInternal Item ID: 3425
- Stargazer BannerInternal Item ID: 3420
- Twinkle Popper BannerInternal Item ID: 3423
- Corite BannerInternal Item ID: 3426
- Crawltipede BannerInternal Item ID: 3428
- Drakomire BannerInternal Item ID: 3430
- Drakomire Rider BannerInternal Item ID: 3429
- Selenian BannerInternal Item ID: 3431
- Sroller BannerInternal Item ID: 3427
Old One's Army
Note: Unlike other enemy banners, banners dropped by Old One's Army enemies do not provide buffs.
- Etherian Javelin Thrower BannerInternal Item ID: 3845
- Etherian Goblin BannerInternal Item ID: 3838
- Etherian Goblin Bomber BannerInternal Item ID: 3837
- Etherian Wyvern BannerInternal Item ID: 3844
- Old One's Skeleton BannerInternal Item ID: 3839
- Drakin BannerInternal Item ID: 3840
- Etherian Lightning Bug BannerInternal Item ID: 3846
- Kobold BannerInternal Item ID: 3842
- Kobold Glider BannerInternal Item ID: 3841
- Wither Beast BannerInternal Item ID: 3843
Old-gen console version, Windows Phone version, and Nintendo 3DS version variants
Old-gen console/Windows Phone/3DS-Only Content: This section's information applies only to the Old-gen console, Windows Phone, and 3DS versions of Terraria.
- Albino Antlion BannerInternal Item ID: 5037 / PS3 3536
- Arch Demon BannerInternal Item ID: 5046 / PS3 3545
- Dragon Snatcher BannerInternal Item ID: 5044 / PS3 3543
- Jellyfish Banner
- Orca BannerInternal Item ID: 5038 / PS3 3537
- Slime Banner
- Vampire Miner BannerInternal Item ID: 5039 / PS3 3538
- Arch Wyvern BannerInternal Item ID: 5045 / PS3 3544
- Shadow Hammer BannerInternal Item ID: 5040 / PS3 3539
- Shadow Mummy BannerInternal Item ID: 5041 / PS3 3540
- Spectral Elemental BannerInternal Item ID: 5043 / PS3 3542
- Spectral Gastropod BannerInternal Item ID: 5042 / PS3 3541
Unobtainable
Unobtainable
The item(s) or effects described in this section exist as functional game items, but cannot be acquired through normal gameplay.
The item(s) or effects described in this section exist as functional game items, but cannot be acquired through normal gameplay.
- Blue Cultist Fighter BannerInternal Item ID: 2903
- White Cultist Archer BannerInternal Item ID: 2989
- White Cultist Caster BannerInternal Item ID: 2990
- White Cultist Fighter BannerInternal Item ID: 2991
- Poisonous Spore BannerInternal Item ID: 3404
- Severed Hand BannerInternal Item ID: 3398
- Small Star Cell BannerInternal Item ID: 3424
Effect on damage and defense calculation
Since banners affect base damage rather than the calculation after defense is taken into account[2], 10 final damage does not just become 15 or 20 damage but can vary greatly.
This also applies to other player and weapon damage modifiers but not player damage reduction ones.
The real effect of banners grows the bigger the values are as well as how close Base Damage and Damage Reduction are. The lower and further apart, the closer the effect is to the original values.
As an example for Expert Mode, Weapon Damage 50 and Enemy Defense 80 (40 Damage Reduction):
50*2-40 = 60damage dealt instead of(50-40)*2 = 20damage.
For Normal Mode, same values:
50*1.5-40 = 35damage dealt instead of15damage.
Example for damage dealt to the player, Expert Mode, 100 Damage, Player Defense 80 (60 Damage Reduction):
100*0.5-60 = -10damage (1damage) instead of(100-60)*0.5 = 20damage.
In normal Mode, Enemy Base Damage is usually halved, Player Defense 80 (40 Damage Reduction):
50*0.75-40 = -2.5damage (1damage) instead of(50-40)*0.75 = 7.5Damage.
High Damage Example, fictional since no melee attack hits as hard as a Pirate Captain's Cannon Ball:
400 Damage, Titanium Armor 49 Defense (36.75 Damage Reduction). Original Damage 363.25.
400*0.5-36.75 = 164(45%of the original damage) instead of simply50%of the damage.
Upping the Player Defense by 24 to 73 (54.75 Damage Reduction). 345.25 Original Damage.
400*0.5-54.75 = 145.25(42%of the original damage).
The effect in Expert can easily grow to the point where one can kill a Wyvern in one or two multi-hits with a banner when one had to previously dance with it (10+ hits) and the very same weapon.
Notes
- If the player's inventory is full when they get a banner, it will drop beside them.
- Bosses do not have banners. Instead, they have trophies. These do not however grant any buffs.
- If an NPC lands the killing blow on an enemy that would have dropped a banner, the last player to hit the enemy receives the banner.
- The effective range of the buffs from banners is based on the center of the player's view, not where the character is positioned. This can be proven by using Binoculars and Sniper Scope.
- Banners can be hung off platforms which are in their bottom position (after being struck three times with a hammer).
Trivia
- Each banner may be placed in a right- or left-facing orientation, but this is decided by which tile column in the world the banner is placed. Placing it one block to the left or right will flip the orientation.
- The left half of the Nymph Banner is of the Lost Girl "NPC", while the right half is the Nymph monster.
The Bride, Corrupt Mimic, Crimson Mimic, Hallowed Mimic, Vicious Bunny, Vicious Goldfish, and Vicious Penguin do not have banners.- Diggers share the same Banner and kill count with their pre-Hardmode counterparts, the Giant Worms.
The same applies to Moss Hornets and Wandering Eyes, which share banners with their pre-Hardmode counterparts: Hornets and Demon Eyes. - Similarly, the Maggot Zombie does not have its own banner; however, the Zombie Banner does offer a buff against it.
- For enemies with projectile attacks such as Hornets, the damage reduction only applies to their melee attacks; players still take full damage from the projectiles.
- The Hoplite and Medusa Banners are the only banners that do not show a picture of the monster on it. Instead, each resemble dark green banners with golden Greek patterns, with the Hoplite and Medusa Banners having a picture of a helm and snake on them respectively.
- The Bunny, Bird, Goldfish, and Penguin are the only four critters that have banners of themselves. The four banners still give a buff on attack and defense against the aforementioned critters, even though they cannot actually harm the player.
History
- Desktop 1.4.0.4: Fixed a bug where the Cultist Devotee Banner did not have a research value.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Renamed the Blue Cultist Caster banner to Lunatic Devotee and made it obtainable.
- Added banners for The Bride, Moss Hornet, Wandering Eye, Vicious Bunny, Vicious Goldfish, Vicious Penguin, Corrupt Mimic, Crimson Mimic, and Hallowed Mimic.
- Thirteen new banners added for new enemies.
- Desktop 1.3.5:
- Updated graphics for Ice Bat, Lava Bat, and Giant Flying Fox banners.
- Fixed inconsistent naming for Sand Poacher and Granite Golem banners.
- Desktop 1.3.4: Ten new banners added with the Old One's Army event.
- Desktop 1.3.3: Added six new banners with the Sandstorm event.
- Desktop 1.3.1: Fixed Crawltipede Banner not being obtainable.
- Desktop 1.3.0.5: Renamed the following banners: Bat to Cave Bat, Jellyfish to Blue Jellyfish, Pirate to Pirate Deckhand, Tortoise to Giant Tortoise, Martian Raygunner to Martian Ray Gunner, Stardust Soldier to Stargazer, Solar Solenian to Selenian, Nebula Soldier to Predictor, Nebula Headcrab to Brain Suckler, Nebula Beast to Evolution Beast, Vortex Soldier to Vortexian, and Vortex Rifleman to Storm Diver.
- Desktop 1.3.0.4:
- Banners are now given to the player landing the last hit on the enemy instead of the nearest player.
- Skeleton Mage Banner and Spider Banner have been renamed to accurately reflect against which enemies they will buff you in combat. (Now named Dark Caster Banner and Wall Creeper Banner.)
- Enemies should no longer count towards tally counters / banners if no player has touched them before they died (i.e. random enemy deaths by lava pool no longer count).
- Fixed banners not applying to melee hits (swords, flails, axes, pickaxes, etc)
- Fixed certain banners turning into other banners when placed in multiplayer.
- Fixed the Goblin Archer and a large multitude of variation NPCs not dropping their banners / counting tally.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Banners are no longer dropped with a 0.5% chance, but instead drop every 50th kill of an enemy. The banner is then placed into the inventory of the player that killed it without the need to pick it up. (Unless the player's inventory is full, in which case it drops the banner on the floor.)
- Enemy Banners now empower players nearby when facing the same enemy displayed on the banner. You get increased damage and defense.
- Added many new banners including Lava Bat Banner, Jungle Bat Banner, Lava Slime Banner and many more.
- Desktop 1.2.0.3: Introduced 87 new banners, each dropped by enemies.
- Console 1.02: Added 10 new banners, each dropped by console/mobile-exclusive enemies.
References
- ↑ Information taken from the PC 1.4.3.6 source code, method
ScanAndExportToMain()Terraria.SceneMetrics.cs PC version is 1.4.4.9.
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Terraria/comments/3crwd7/does_anyone_know_the_exact_bonus_you_get_from/
Placed Buff Items
Click-For-Buff
Area Effect
