Corruptor

CorruptorHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Flying Enemy
Environment	The Corruption Underground Corruption
AI Type	Flying AI
Damage	60/120/180
Max Life	230/460/690
Defense	32
KB Resist	45%/51%/56%
Banner	Corruptor Banner
Immune to

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Debuff	Weak
Debuff tooltip	Physical abilities are decreased
Chance	5%
Duration	510 minutes

Drops

Coins	51250

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Rotten Chunk
  33.33%
• Vitamins
  1%2%
• Meat Grinder
  0.5%
• Monster Meat
  0.07%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 94

The Corruptor is a Hardmode enemy that spawns within The Corruption. It is a larger version of the Eater of Souls, with an added projectile attack (Vile Spit) that inflicts the Weak debuff on players.

Notes

• Vile Spit projectiles are similar to Burning Spheres, Chaos Balls, and Water Spheres in that they are destroyed with any weapon in a single hit. However, unlike the others, Vile Spit cannot pass through blocks, and it deals much more damage on contact.

Tips

• Corruptors can be fairly powerful when just starting Hardmode, so they should not be underestimated.
• When building/farming in or around the Hardmode Corruption, it can be helpful to use a summon weapon with knockback to hold them in place. The Spider Staff works well.
• If the player own the Slimy Saddle or the Gelatinous Pillion dropped by the King Slime and Queen Slime respectively, they can bounce on the Vile Spit projectiles, allowing them to be functionally immune to attacks from below while mounted. It should be noted that, while more difficult to obtain than the Slimy Saddle, the Gelatinous Pillion is much better than the Slimy Saddle when combatting Corruptors as the vertical mobility from the wings vastly increases the chance of this function seeing use.

Trivia

• Corruptors leave behind an afterimage as they move, much like a set of Necro armor or The Twins boss.
• The Vile Spit projectile was once able to spread Corruption, giving the Corruptor its name. However, this feature was removed in the 1.2 update.
• Despite its name, the melee weapon Scourge of the Corruptor is not dropped by the Corruptor, nor does it deal any extra damage to the Corruptor.

The Bestiary entry for the Corruptor: "Like a cancer, the putrid creatures born from the Corruption mutate and grow into bigger, more deadly forms which discharge acids."

See also

• Floaty Gross, its Crimson counterpart.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Drop rate of Monster Meat have been decreased from 0.1*1/1000 (0.1%) to 0.07*1/1500 (0.07%) (from 0.5*1/200 (0.5%) to 0.2*1/500 (0.2%) in worlds with The Constant seed).

• Desktop 1.4.3: Now drops the Monster Meat.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now drops the Meat Grinder.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Can now drop its own respective banner.

• Desktop 1.2: Vile Spit projectile no longer spreads Corruption.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Can now drop its own respective banner. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Can now drop its own respective banner. ()

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.