Witch Doctor

Type	NPC
Environment	Valid house
AI Type	Passive AI
Damage	203035 (Poison Dart)
Max Life	250
Defense	15
KB Resist	50%
Hurt	https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/File:NPC_Hit_1.wav
Killed	https://terraria.fandom.com/wiki/File:NPC_Killed_1.wav

The Witch Doctor is an NPC vendor that will spawn once the following criteria have been met:

There is an empty house.
Queen Bee has been defeated.

On the Desktop version, Console version, and Mobile version, the Witch Doctor will shoot Poison Darts at nearby enemies with a Blowgun to defend himself. In addition to poisoning enemies, his darts deal 20 / 30 / 35 damage at the start of the game, and (on the Desktop version and Mobile version) as players progress he will gain various stat increases.^[1]

Items sold[]

Note: All item prices can be decreased by equipping a Discount Card or Greedy Ring

. On the

Desktop version and

Mobile version, prices can also be higher or lower based on the NPC's happiness level.

Inventory
Item	Cost	Availability
Imbuing Station	7	Always available.
Blowgun	5	Always available.
Stynger Bolt	75	When player has a Stynger.
Stake	15	When player has a Stake Launcher.
Cauldron	150	During Halloween.
Tiki Totem	2	When spoken to in a Hardmode Jungle biome.
Leaf Wings	75	When spoken to in a Hardmode Jungle biome, during night only.
Vial of Venom	15	After defeating Plantera.
Tiki Mask	50	After defeating Plantera. After defeating Plantera and requires the Pygmy Staff in the player's inventory.
Tiki Shirt	50	After defeating Plantera. After defeating Plantera and requires the Pygmy Staff in the player's inventory.
Tiki Pants	50	After defeating Plantera. After defeating Plantera and requires the Pygmy Staff in the player's inventory.
Pygmy Necklace	20	During night only. After defeating Plantera, during night only. After defeating Plantera, during night only, and requires the Pygmy Staff in the player's inventory.
Hercules Beetle	40	After Plantera has been defeated, and spoken to in Jungle biome. After defeating Plantera and spoken to in Jungle biome, and requires the Pygmy Staff in the player's inventory.
Pure Water Fountain	4 No value	Always available. After defeating Plantera.
Desert Water Fountain	4 No value	Always available. After defeating Plantera.
Jungle Water Fountain	4 No value	Always available. After defeating Plantera.
Icy Water Fountain	4 No value	Always available. After defeating Plantera.
Corrupt Water Fountain	4 No value	Always available. After defeating Plantera.
Crimson Water Fountain	4 No value	Always available. After defeating Plantera.
Hallowed Water Fountain	4 No value	Always available. After defeating Plantera.
Blood Water Fountain	4 No value	Always available. After defeating Plantera.
Cavern Water Fountain	4	Always available.
Oasis Water Fountain	4	Always available.
Bewitching Table	10	If Wizard is present.
Any Pylon	10	When in a specific biome and is happy enough.

Living preferences []

	Biome	Neighbor
Loves	n/a	n/a
Likes	Jungle	Princess Dryad Guide
Dislikes	The Hallow	Nurse
Hates	n/a	Truffle

For more information, see NPC happiness.

Names[]

The Witch Doctor may have any of the following names:

Tairona
Abibe
Gboto
Jamundi
Kogi-ghi
Konah
Opuni
U'wa
Xirigua
Zop'a

Quotes[]

Interaction quotes[]

"Which doctor am I? The Witch Doctor am I."
"Choose wisely, <name of player>, my commodities are volatile and my dark arts, mysterious."
"The heart of magic is nature. The nature of hearts is magic."
"I sense a kindred spirit in the Etherian Dark Mages. A pity they are our enemies, I would have liked to learn from them."

When Nurse is present:

"<Name of Nurse> may help heal your body, but I can make you embody healing."

When the Dryad is present

"<Name of Dryad> is a kindred spirit of nature, my soul is at peace in their presence."

During a Party:

"I wanted to see how your kind celebrate, I am not disappointed."

During a Windy Day:

"Keep your talismans close... if you wind some, you lose some."
"The wind blows with the leaves, the leaves blow with the wind."

During a Storm:

"Lightning casts powerful shadows, shadows cast powerful lightning."
"The spirits sound loudly this day, in blinding majesty."

When in a Graveyard:

"You may remove the reaper from the cemetery, but you may not remove the cemetery from the reaper..."
"Rise, zombie! Zombie, arise!"

Happiness quotes []

When homeless:

"A hut would suffice. Not all of my surroundings embrace tranquility."

When far from home:

"I have strayed far from my calm place."

When in a sparse area:

"Strong energy flows through unimpeded by neighboring presence, very pleasant."

When overcrowded:

"The close presence of others disrupts my juju and comfort."
"Too many of your kind are gathering too near, growing much malice in my soul."

When in the Jungle:

"I cannot fathom existing elsewhere, the Jungle is the center of my voodoo spirits."

When in the Hallow:

"The magicks of the Hallow are of oppression, not true purity, my heart and soul are enraged."

When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon:

"I sense a grim evil pervading the land and all living things in the Corruption/Crimson/Dungeon."

When near the Princess:

"Kind to my people, [Name of Princess] the Princess is. Much appreciated. "

When near the Dryad:

"[Name of Dryad] the Dryad is a kindred spirit of nature, my soul is at peace in their presence."

When near the Guide:

"[Name of Guide] the Guide is a kindred spirit of nature, my soul is at peace in their presence."

When near the Nurse:

"I dislike the practices of [Name of Nurse] the Nurse. True healing cannot come from metal and glass."

When near the Truffle:

"Fury fills my being as abominations sprout from tainted earth - I speak of [Name of Truffle] the Truffle."

When neutral:

"I embody contentedness."

Notes[]

A spot counts as within a Jungle biome if the background changes to the Jungle-themed background and/or Jungle-themed music starts to play.
- A total of 140 () / 80 ( ) Jungle blocks are required to achieve this. Mud Blocks covered with Jungle grass, the numerous Jungle-themed plants, and Lihzahrd Bricks count as Jungle blocks; see Biomes for additional info.
- The biome requirements for the Witch Doctor's shop selections are measured for the player speaking to him, not for the Witch Doctor himself. Thus, it technically does not matter what biome the Witch Doctor is in, as long as the player interacting with him is in the correct biome (e.g. Jungle).

Tips[]

Players can teleport the Witch Doctor to the Jungle using the King Statue.

Trivia[]

A "witch doctor" was the colonialist term for African shamans and "wise men" of various tribal traditions, essentially the same role as the Native American "medicine man".
The quote "Which doctor am I? The Witch Doctor am I." plays on the homophone "which/witch". Both sentences sound almost identical but have very different meanings.
The quote "Rise, zombie! Zombie, arise!" is a reference to the memetically famous "Chicken, Arise" sequence from the cartoon series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, in which the protagonists recruit the aid of a somewhat dubious witch doctor who uses a similar chant in a protracted effort to resurrect a chicken.
Many of his quotes contain two sentences that use the same words to play on each other.
The Witch Doctor is a Lihzahrd, as can be seen by his green skin and tail. This is especially evident by his party quote "I wanted to see how your kind celebrate". This was confirmed by Leinfors on the Terraria forums.^[2] It is also mentioned in his Bestiary's entry. Another factor that points to this is his happiness quote when near the Princess; " Kind to my people, [Name of Princess] is. Much appreciated."
- Unlike the Skeleton Merchant, where Skeleton will not attack it and vice-versa, Lihzards will still attack the Witch Doctor (and vice-versa).
The staff that the Witch Doctor holds may look like a pygmy staff, but it is actually a "Dream catcher", a wooden circle atop a stick, with strings resembling a spiders web & feathers that hang from them. They originate from Native American tribes.

The Bestiary entry for the Witch Doctor: "It's unusual for a Lihzahrd to be outside the Temple. Even more unusual are the voodoo things he sells. He prefers his jungle digs."

History[]

Desktop version

Desktop 1.4.1: ‍No longer requires Plantera to be defeated to sell the Pygmy Necklace.

Desktop 1.4.0.1: ‍
- Now sells the Oasis and Cavern Water Fountains.
- Leaf Wings price reduced from 1 to 75.
- No longer requires the Pygmy Staff to be in the player's inventory to sell the Tiki Armor Set, Hercules Beetle, and Pygmy Necklace.

Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Now sells the Bewitching Table.
- Fountains now cost 4 to buy.
- Sprite updated.

Desktop 1.2.1.2: Witch Doctor now correctly sells cauldrons during Halloween.

Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

Console version

Console 1.02: Introduced.

Switch version

Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

Mobile version

Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

version

3DS-Release: Introduced.

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.0.5 source code, function AI_007_TownEntities() in Terraria.NPC.cs There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version is 1.4.2.3.
↑ PC 1.3.2 Changelog Jul 22, 2016

[ai-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.0.5 source code, function AI_007_TownEntities() in Terraria.NPC.cs There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version is 1.4.2.3.

[2] PC 1.3.2 Changelog Jul 22, 2016

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