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Blood Feeder

Blood Feeder in Terraria

Enemy Banner: Blood Feeder Banner

Like the piranha, these swarming fish thirst for blood. Birthed from tainted blood themselves, their hunger is truly intense.

Bestiary entry and numbers read from Terraria 1.4.5.8 itself.

Stats

ClassicExpertMaster
Life150300450
Contact damage50100150
Defense202020
Knockback resistance0%10%20%
Coin value5 silver12 silver 50 copper12 silver 50 copper

Where and when it spawns

Biomes
The Crimson Underground Crimson

Drops

ItemChanceAmountModesCondition
Monster Meat0.067% (1 in 1,500)1All modes

Chances are for one kill, before Luck, Rate of fire or banners change anything. The Modes column says in which difficulties the game lists the drop.

Voracious swimmers of crimson waters

Blood Feeders are aggressive piranha-like fish that dwell in the blood-tinted waters of the Crimson biome, as well as surfacing during Blood Moon fishing. Swimming with swift, darting movements, they attack anything that enters their pool with 150 health and 20 defense, tracking swimming players through murky depths.

Surviving aquatic ambushes and harvesting monster meat

A strike from a Blood Feeder deals 50 contact damage in Classic and 100 in Expert, making underwater mining in the Crimson treacherous without water-clearing gear or breathing reeds. Defeating them yields Monster Meat at a 0.067% rate, providing a source of dietary food buffs to boost player health regeneration and defense.

Trivia

  • Blood Feeders can be caught using a fishing rod during a Blood Moon in Crimson waters.
  • They move significantly faster when pursuing players submerged in liquid.

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