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Medusa is a Pre-Hardmode enemy, found at cavern level. Ordinarily a relatively fast-moving melee attacker, Medusa has the ability to inflict the Stoned debuff through their gaze. The debuff's onset is marked by the Medusa's snake hair lashing out red tongues, giving players a split-second to turn away. Players facing the Medusa when the animation completes will be turned to stone, completely immobilizing them and increasing fall damage.
Notes
- While Stoned, the player can still consume health items.
- If Stoned while grappling, the player will fall.
- Line of sight is not needed for the player to be Stoned. So long as the player is facing Medusa when the animation occurs, they will receive the debuff.
- Lava will deal damage to the player whilst stoned and can easily bring your health down to dangerously low levels.
- Medusa is easily one of the most dangerous monsters in the game even with endgame gear, as they can reach extremely far, spawn in totally dark areas, attack through blocks, and make your fall damage go insanely high, meaning you will die from half a screen fall regardless of any accessories you may be wearing that block fall damage.
- Thankfully spawning mechanics ensures that like Wyvern there can be only one Medusa in the world, although one is annoying enough.
Trivia
- Medusa is the name of the most well-known of the Gorgons of Greek mythology: a species of creatures who look like women, have living serpents for hair, and cause humans who look at them to turn into stone.
History
- 1.3.0.1: Introduced.
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