Desert Spirit

     

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Desert SpiritHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Underground Desert + Underground Corruption Underground Desert + Underground Crimson
AI Type	Caster AI
Damage	40/80/120 (melee) 6088132 (Desert Spirit's Curse)
Max Life	220/440/660
Defense	20
KB Resist	100%
Banner	Desert Spirit Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	1230

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Djinn's Curse
  3.3%
• Desert Spirit Lamp
  2.5%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Attack
Teleport

• Internal NPC ID: 533

The Desert Spirit is a Hardmode enemy that can be found in Corrupted or Crimson Underground Desert biomes.

A Desert Spirit's Curse, the projectile fired by Desert Spirits.

Desert Spirits have an attack pattern that is unique compared to most enemies. Upon appearing near a player, they will cast a single, colored projectile that attempts to home in on the nearest player, phasing through blocks and slowly gaining speed. After a certain amount of time, it will duplicate and explode. Similar to other casters, it will then teleport to a different location and repeat the process. It should be noted that the projectiles themselves do not deal any damage, but their explosions do.

The Desert Spirit drops the Desert Spirit Lamp with a 2.5*1/40 (2.5%) chance, or the Djinn's Curse with a 3.33*1/30 (3.33%) chance, but never both. The Desert Spirit Lamp is rolled first, and if not dropped, the Djinn's Curse is rolled.

Trivia

The Bestiary entry for the Desert Spirit: "Ancient magicks corrupted the minds of the once friendly desert djinns, releasing them full of hostility from their lamps."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Projectile damage reduced from 80/120/180 to 60/88/132

• Desktop 1.3.3: Can now drop the Djinn's Curse and Desert Spirit Lamp.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.17: Can now drop the Djinn's Curse and Desert Spirit Lamp.

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.