Giant Worm

Giant Worm

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Burrowing Enemy
Environment	Underground Cavern
AI Type	Worm AI
Max Life	30/60›330›396/90›495›594
KB Resist	100%
Banner	Worm Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	40Pre-Hardmode: 1Hardmode: 4Post-Plantera: 480

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Whoopie Cushion
  2%
  1% 4%
• Suspicious Looking Apple
  20%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Digging

The Giant Worm is an Underground enemy that tunnels through blocks to attack the player, spawning in the Underground and Cavern layers. It makes a distinctive shuffling sound that grows louder and more rapid as it approaches the player, providing an indicator of its presence and proximity. It also leaves behind a subtle particle effect in its trail.

On  Old-gen console,  Windows Phone,  Old Chinese, 3DS, and  tModLoader Legacy versions, it only spawns in pre-Hardmode and is replaced by the Digger in Hardmode.

Segments

The Giant Worm consists of 6-8 segments in total. Its head is more vulnerable to attacks than its body or tail, but also does more damage.

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

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

NPC ID	Type		Damage	Defense
10		Giant Worm Head	8/16›72›86/24›108›129	0
11		Giant Worm Body	4/8›36›42/12›54›63	4/4›20›24
12		Giant Worm Tail	4/8›28›36/12›42›54	6/6›24›30

Notes

• The Giant Worm's body and tail do the least damage of all current Enemies, but due to its large size, it is capable of striking a player multiple times in a single pass.
• The Giant Worm does not take damage from Lava.

Tips

• Spears are the quickest way to deal with Giant Worms early in the game, along with any other weapon that can deal multiple hits at a time.
• Using a Flaming Arrow against the Worm will set it on fire, making it easier to track.
• If the player has a Slime Gun and hits the Worm, it can also be tracked more easily due to the slime effect left by the debuff.
• Giant Worms can surprise new players due to being able to spawn even when the player is slightly above Underground.

Trivia

The Bestiary entry for the Giant Worm: "These itty bitty diggy dawgs dig through the earth and take focused spelunkers by surprise, causing unwanted distress."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Now has a chance to drop the Worm Banner.

• Desktop 1.1:
  • All segments now share a life counter, instead of individual life counters for all segments. Previously Head, Body and Tail had 10, 15 and 20 health, respectively.
  • Only spawns before Hardmode, after which it is replaced by Diggers.

• Desktop-Release: 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.