The Destroyer

The Destroyer

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	BossBurrowing Enemy
AI Type	The Destroyer AI
Max Life	80000
KB Resist	10000%

Drops

Coins	12

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Soul of Might (20-40)
  100%
• Greater Healing Potion (5-15)
  100%
• Hallowed Bar (15-35)
  100%Template:Console iconTemplate:Pc icon
• Destroyer Mask
  14.29%Template:Pc icon
• Destroyer Trophy
  10%

For strategies on defeating The Destroyer, see Guide:The Destroyer strategies. For the painting, see The Destroyer (item).

"You feel vibrations from deep below..."

The Destroyer is a Hardmode Boss (one of the three Mechanical Bosses) that is essentially a harder version of the Eater of Worlds. Like the Eater of Worlds, The Destroyer is a very large Worm. Though it appears to be similarly made up of many segments, individual segments cannot die, and The Destroyer will not split apart into multiple enemies. The entire body has a single shared Health, and will remain at full size until it is killed.

The Destroyer is summoned using a Mechanical Worm at Night. Night time is the only condition required for summoning. In the PC version, it can also spawn randomly on any given night once Hardmode begins, if you haven't defeated it yet in the current world. Its arrival is announced by one of two messages: "You feel a quaking from deep underground..." or "You feel vibrations from deep below...." It must be killed before dawn, otherwise it despawns.

Each of The Destroyer's segments contains a red-lit Probe, which are independent flying enemies that are launched periodically as The Destroyer takes damage. They fire lasers at the player, both while within The Destroyer and when detached. Probes can be killed individually once detached. If the red light is missing from a segment, it means the Probe was already launched from that segment.

In the PC version, the Destroyer's body is immune to all debuffs, though launched Probes are not.

Segments

The Destroyer Head File:The Destroyer (technical).png  Classic  Expert  Master Statistics Type Enemy Damage 70 Defense 0 Internal NPC ID: 134	The Destroyer Body  Classic  Expert  Master Statistics Type Enemy Damage 22 (death laser) 55 (melee) Defense 30 Internal NPC ID: 135	The Destroyer Tail  Classic  Expert  Master Statistics Type Enemy Damage 40 Defense 35 Internal NPC ID: 136
Probe  Classic  Expert  Master Statistics Type Flying Enemy AI Type Flying Damage 25 laser 50 melee Max Life 200 Defense 20 Drops Item (Quantity)Rate Heart 33% (100% Template:Console icon)

Notes

• If you use a Magic Mirror to escape from the Destroyer, it will not despawn, and will follow you to your spawn, no matter how far away it is.
• The picture of the Destroyer is just a small preview. The actual boss is extremely long (estimated 150+ blocks, ~86 segments).

Tips

• The Destroyer is the only one of the three "mech" bosses whose movement can be somewhat confined. Being a worm-type, it needs blocks in order to maneuver, and will not launch high above-ground as much as it tends to stay low. By standing on a bridge of Wood Platforms high above the ground, The Destroyer will not reach the player as often, and the player can fire down on it through the platforms. With a high enough bridge, the boss may never make contact with the player at all, even though its easier flying Probes will.
• Penetrating weapons are most effective. The Ice Sickle, Dao of Pow, Poison Staff, Star Cannon, Demon Scythe, Nimbus Rod, Cursed Flames, Golden Shower, Magic Dagger, Frost Staff, and Traps are useful. Useful ammunition types are Meteor Shots, Explosive Bullets, Hellfire Arrows, Jester's Arrows and Holy Arrows. Using a large quantity of Grenades can also be somewhat effective. If Skeletron Prime has been defeated, using the Flamethrower is also a good option, and if The Twins have been defeated, the Magical Harp is perfect. The Optic Staff is also useful.
• For farming purposes, the use of strong, penetrating weapons can kill the Destroyer in a matter of seconds, if appropriate modifiers and accessories are used. Endgame weapons that are especially useful include the Stynger, Flower Pow, Death Sickle, Mushroom Spear, Paladin's Hammer, Terra Blade, Rainbow Gun (especially if the arc of the rainbow runs through The Destroyer's body) North Pole, Stake Launcher, Elf Melter, Rocket-firing weapons, Unholy Trident, The Horseman's Blade, Venom Staff, Nettle Burst, Shadowbeam Staff, Inferno Fork, and Razorblade Typhoon, as well as any endgame Ranged weapon while using the ammo stated above.
• The Gatligator with Exploding Bullets can also be useful due to the wide spread of the Gatligator and the splash damage of the Exploding Bullets.
• On the Template:Mobile icon mobile version, if you shoot Heart Arrows at his head, he will be immobilized entirely. Combined with a well-reforged Hallowed Repeater, and the fight is much easier, especially if most of The Destroyer is embedded in the ground.
• The Nimbus Rod is an exceptional weapon against the Destroyer, mostly because of its ability to do DPS while the player is busy dealing with probes.

Trivia

• The Destroyer has the most health of any current Boss.

Bugs

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History

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.1.5536: Introduced.

For changes that affect all the mechanical bosses, see Mechanical_Bosses#History.

• 1.2.3:
  • Health returned to 80000 (from 60000). Damage and defense increased:
    • Head damage increased from 50 to 70.
    • Body damage increased from 35 to 55. Defense returned to 30 (from 26).
    • Tail damage increased from 20 to 40. Defense returned to 35 (from 30).
  • Now has a chance to drop the Destroyer Mask.
  • The Destroyer's Probes drop hearts 1/3 times instead of 100%.
  • Drops now appear at the location of the segment that was closest to the player on defeat, instead of from the head.

• 1.2.1.2: Now immune to all debuffs.

• 1.2:
  • Health reduced from 80000 to 60000. Damage and defense reduced:
    • Head damage reduced from 60 to 50.
    • Body damage reduced from 40 to 35. Defense reduced from 30 to 26.
    • Tail defense reduced from 35 to 30.
  • Now has a chance to spawn randomly during Hardmode with the message: "You feel vibrations from deep below...".
  • Will now drop 20-40 Souls of Might, instead of 20-30.
  • Now has a chance to drop the Destroyer Trophy.

• 1.1: Introduced.