Terraria Map
Stats
| Classic | Expert | Master | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| Contact damage | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Defense | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knockback resistance | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| Coin value | – | – | – |
Where and when it spawns
- Biomes
- Surface
Drops
Gnome drops nothing in the game's drop rules.
Subterranean ambushes around living tree root systems
Gnomes are mischievous humanoid entities that inhabit the underground cavern layer, particularly around the root tunnels of Living Trees. Sporting tall pointed caps and bushy beards, they sprint toward adventurers with deceptive quickness, dealing 10 contact damage. Although fragile with just 25 life and 0 defense, their small stature allows them to slip past wide weapon swings in tight earthen corridors.
Luring beardlings into petrifying surface sunlight
Luring a Gnome out of underground tunnels into unfiltered daytime sunlight triggers an immediate transformation. When exposed to natural sky light where no background walls obstruct the sun, the creature instantly calcifies into a Garden Gnome furniture item. Placing this petrified statue grants a permanent luck boost of 0.2 within nearby radius, improving rare item drop chances and coin yields for surrounding players.
Trivia
- A Gnome calcifies permanently into a Garden Gnome item when exposed to direct natural sunlight without background walls.
- Placing a Garden Gnome grants players within its aura a passive luck bonus.