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Elf Archer

Elf Archer in Terraria

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These aren't your typical elven archers. Tinkering all year long, they are excited to gift you with the hottest new arrows this season.

Bestiary entry and numbers read from Terraria 1.4.5.8 itself.

Stats

ClassicExpertMaster
Life9001,0801,620
Contact damage70105158
Defense303030
Knockback resistance55%59.5%64%
Coin value9 silver22 silver 50 copper22 silver 50 copper

Where and when it spawns

Events and invasions
Frost Moon

Drops

Elf Archer drops nothing in the game's drop rules.

Tactical elven snipers of the frost moon

Stationed in the mid-to-late waves of the Frost Moon event, the Elf Archer provides deadly ranged fire support. Packing 900 health and 30 defense, this festive marksman patrols arena surfaces while loosing flaming arrows, inflicting 70 contact damage in Classic, 105 in Expert, and 158 in Master mode.

Dodging flaming arrow arcs with aerial mobility

Elf Archers fire with rapid velocity and precise aim, quickly whittling down players focused on dodging bosses like Everscream or Santa-NK1. Placing solid background walls or ceiling traps blocks their high-arching arrow trajectories. Piercing magic or rapid-fire rocket launchers eliminate groups of archers before they establish firing lines across your arena.

Trivia

  • Elf Archers loose flaming arrows that can inflict the On Fire debuff on direct hits.
  • They appear starting in wave 4 of the Frost Moon and persist throughout later waves.

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