Bats

Bats are common flying enemies. They follow the Bat AI, randomly flying around and bumping into things while trying to make contact with the player. In Expert Mode, all types except for the Slimer have a chance to inflict the Feral Bite debuff on players.

Variants

Pre-Hardmode

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

2 values: Pre-Hardmode › Hardmode
3 values: Pre-Hardmode › Hardmode › Post-Plantera

Type	Health	Damage	Defense	Coins	Banner	Additional info
a Cave Bat Internal NPC ID: 49	16/32›140›176/48›210›264	13/26›92›116/39›138›174	2/2›8›10	90Pre-Hardmode: 225Hardmode: 720Post-Plantera: 9		Common Cavern/Underground enemy
b Spore Bat Internal NPC ID: 634	16/32›140›176/48›210›264	13/26›92›116/39›138›174	2/2›8›10	90Pre-Hardmode: 225Hardmode: 720Post-Plantera: 9		Common Glowing Mushroom biome enemy
c Jungle Bat Internal NPC ID: 51	34/68›148›224/102›222›336	20/40›72›108/60›108›162	4/4›8›12	80Pre-Hardmode: 2Hardmode: 320Post-Plantera: 480		Common Jungle enemy
d Hellbat Internal NPC ID: 60	46/92›100/138›150	35/70›62/105›93	8	120Pre-Hardmode: 3Hardmode: 240		Common Underworld enemy
e Ice Bat Internal NPC ID: 150	30/60›132›198/90›198›297	18/36›64›96/54›96›144	6/6›12›18	250Pre-Hardmode: 625Hardmode: 10Post-Plantera: 15		Common Ice biome enemy, inflicts Chilled and rarely Frozen on contact

Hardmode only

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

2 values: Pre-Hardmode › Hardmode
3 values: Pre-Hardmode › Hardmode › Post-Plantera

Type	Health	Damage	Defense	Coins	Banner	Additional info
a Giant Bat Internal NPC ID: 93	100/200›220/300›330	45/90›80/135›120	16	4Hardmode: 10Post-Plantera: 8		Common Cavern enemy, inflicts Confused on contact
b Illuminant Bat Internal NPC ID: 137	200/400/600	75/150/225	30	51250		Common Hallow enemy
c Lava Bat Internal NPC ID: 151	160/320/480	50/100/150	16	410		Common Underworld enemy, only appears after defeating a mechanical boss
d Slimer Internal NPC ID: 121	60/120›132/180›198	45/90›80/135›120	20	n/a	n/a	Corruption enemy, changes form into a slime when health is depleted
e Giant Flying Fox Internal NPC ID: 152	220/440/660	80/160/240	24	410		Jungle enemy, only spawns at night
f Vampire Internal NPC ID: 158	750/1500/2250	60/120/180	32	50125		Solar Eclipse enemy, pursues player as a bat and transforms into humanoid form when near

Tips

• Bats are small, fast and their erratic behavior will often annoy and irritate players. They can be a serious pain to newcomers without means of protecting against knockback, such as the Cobalt Shield, because players could be knocked off ledges into lethal falls, or worse, a group of enemies.
• Hellbats are especially irritating, as they can easily knock unsuspecting players into pools of lava. There are however several precautions that players may take.
  • The best tactic is avoidance. Utilize walls and terrain to your advantage to leave them trapped, or use knockback to lose distance.
  • If armed with a weapon with decent knockback, it would be sufficient to slay them close-up, because a swing is often completed before the bat returns.
  • One might notice early that broadswords are extremely effective with practice.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.3: All Bats except Slimers and Vampires now drop the Bat Bat.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Bats can now cause the Feral Bite debuff in Expert Mode.

• Desktop 1.2: Ice Bat, Lava Bat, Vampire and Giant Flying Fox introduced.

• Desktop 1.1: Giant Bat, Slimer, and Illuminant Bat introduced.

• Desktop 1.0.6: Health of all bats reduced.

• Desktop 1.0.5:
  • Hellbat introduced.
  • Bats no longer enter water.
  • Bats now have a specific death sound effect.
  • Cave Bat health and damage reduced.

• Desktop 1.0.4: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced. Cave Bat and Jungle Bat added.