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Reaper

Reaper in Terraria

Enemy Banner: Reaper Banner

The reaper's list stretches endlessly with the names of those who will soon depart this world. His sickle will make sure of that.

Bestiary entry and numbers read from Terraria 1.4.5.8 itself.

Stats

ClassicExpertMaster
Life7001,4002,100
Contact damage80160240
Defense222222
Knockback resistance40%46%52%
Coin value15 silver37 silver 50 copper37 silver 50 copper

Where and when it spawns

Events and invasions
Eclipse

Drops

ItemChanceAmountModesCondition
Requiem1.67% (1 in 60)1All modes
Death Sickle2.5% (1 in 40)1Classic only
Death Sickle4.94% (312 in 6,319)1Expert 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.

Tile-phasing spectres gliding through eclipse fortifications

The Reaper is a spectral entity that manifests during the Hardmode Solar Eclipse once all three mechanical bosses have fallen. Possessing 700 life and 22 defense, it glides silently through solid blocks, dealing 80 contact damage (160 in Expert and 240 in Master). Because it passes freely through walls and terrain, players cannot hide safely within enclosed bases.

Conquering ghostly scythe wielders for the death sickle

Engaging Reapers demands continuous mobility or weapons with heavy knockback and piercing projectiles, such as the Terra Blade or Megashark, to push them back as they phase out of walls. Defeating a Reaper yields the Requiem painting at 1.67% and offers a 2.5% chance for the Death Sickle, which fires spinning scythes that pierce tiles.

Trivia

  • Reapers share tile-phasing movement mechanics with Wraiths, allowing them to traverse solid stone structures.

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