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Hornet

Hornet in Terraria

Enemy Banner: Hornet Banner

Aggressive flying insects which swarm the jungle depths. Their venomous barbs discharge over great distances at high velocity.

Bestiary entry and numbers read from Terraria 1.4.5.8 itself.

Stats

	Classic	Expert	Master
Life	42	84	126
Contact damage	32	64	96
Defense	6	6	6
Knockback resistance	45%	50.5%	56%
Coin value	2 silver	5 silver	5 silver

Where and when it spawns

Biomes: Underground Jungle

Drops

Item	Chance	Amount	Modes	Condition
Ancient Cobalt Helmet	0.33% (1 in 300)	1	All modes
Ancient Cobalt Breastplate	0.33% (1 in 300)	1	All modes
Ancient Cobalt Leggings	0.33% (1 in 300)	1	All modes
Stinger	66.7% (2 in 3)	1	Classic only
Bezoar	1% (1 in 100)	1	Classic only
Stinger	100% (always)	1	Expert and Master
Bezoar	1.99% (183 in 9,196)	1	Expert and Master

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.

Other Hornet versions

Hornet (NPC 42): 48 life, 26 damage, 12 defense, Underground Jungle
Hornet (NPC 231): 50 life, 22 damage, 16 defense, Underground Jungle
Hornet (NPC 232): 42 life, 28 damage, 12 defense, Underground Jungle
Hornet (NPC 233): 38 life, 30 damage, 14 defense, Underground Jungle
Hornet (NPC 235): 38 life, 34 damage, 4 defense, Underground Jungle

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