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Devourer

Devourer in Terraria

Enemy Banner: Devourer Banner

Worm-like monstrosities are the Corruption's most favored creatures, tunneling underneath unsuspecting victims.

Bestiary entry and numbers read from Terraria 1.4.5.8 itself.

Stats

ClassicExpertMaster
Life100200300
Contact damage316293
Defense222
Knockback resistance100%100%100%
Coin value1 silver 40 copper3 silver 50 copper3 silver 50 copper

Where and when it spawns

Biomes
The Corruption Underground Corruption

Drops

ItemChanceAmountModesCondition
Rotten Chunk33.3% (1 in 3)1–2All modes
Worm Tooth100% (always)3–8All modes
Tentacle Spike0.19% (1 in 525)1All modes
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.

Tunneling corruption worms of pre-hardmode

The Devourer is a segmented burrowing worm that infests the chasms of the Corruption in pre-Hardmode. Armed with 100 total health and 2 defense across its body segments, it burrows through ebonstone to lunge at players with 31 contact damage in Classic, scaling to 62 in Expert and 93 in Master. Attentive spelunkers can hear its digging sounds before it breaches cave walls.

Segmented burrowing and worm tooth drops

Because each of its segments can be struck independently, piercing weapons like the Vilethorn, Ball O' Hurt, or Jester's Arrows deal multi-hit damage along its length. Slaying Devourers guarantees Worm Teeth at 100% (quantity 3–8), essential for crafting Unholy Arrows, with chances for Rotten Chunks at 33.3% (1–2) and the Tentacle Spike (0.19%).

Trivia

  • Its head, body, and tail segments possess independent hitboxes that take damage separately.
  • Its Worm Tooth drop allows early ranger builds to craft high-piercing Unholy Arrows.

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