Type | |
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Environment | |
AI Type | Passive AI |
Damage | 203035 (Poison Dart) [1] |
Max Life | 250 |
Defense | 15 |
KB Resist | 50% |
Hurt | |
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Killed |
- Internal NPC ID: 228
The Witch Doctor is an NPC vendor that will spawn once the following criteria have been met:
On the PC version, Console version, Mobile version, Old Chinese version, tModLoader version, and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy 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 PC version, Console version, Mobile version, and tModLoader version) as players progress he will gain various stat increases.[1]
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Items sold
Item | Cost | Availability
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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 | 150 | 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 | 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 | |
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Loves | n/a | n/a |
Likes | ||
Dislikes | ||
Hates | n/a |
For more information, see NPC happiness.
Names
The Witch Doctor may have any of the following names:
- Abibe
- Gboto
- Jamundi
- Kogi-ghi
- Konah
- Opuni
- Tairona
- U'wa
- Xirigua
- Zop'a
Quotes
Interaction quotes
When Nurse is present:
When the Dryad is present
During a Party
During a Windy Day:
During a Storm:
When in a Graveyard
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Happiness quotes
When homeless:
When far from home:
When in a sparse area:
When overcrowded:
When in the Jungle:
When in the Hallow:
When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon:
When near the Dryad:
When near the Guide:
When near the Nurse:
When near the Truffle:
When neutral:
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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).
- A total of 140 (
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.
- 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 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 1.02: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.