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Wyvern

Wyvern in Terraria

Enemy Banner: Wyvern Banner

A colossal dragon-like creature unleashed along with the ancient spirits. It rules the skies with its unrivaled might.

Bestiary entry and numbers read from Terraria 1.4.5.8 itself.

Stats

ClassicExpertMaster
Life4,0008,00012,000
Contact damage80160240
Defense101010
Knockback resistance100%100%100%
Coin value1 gold2 gold 50 silver2 gold 50 silver

Where and when it spawns

Biomes
Sky

Drops

ItemChanceAmountModesCondition
Wyvern Kite4% (1 in 25)1All modesDrops on Windy Days
Soul of Flight100% (always)5–10Classic only
Soul of Flight100% (always)10–20Expert 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.

Serpentine sky dragons swooping through high cloud layers

The Wyvern is a massive serpentine dragon that rules the Space and Sky layers in Hardmode. Endowed with 4,000 total health and 10 defense, its segmented body undulates through the clouds, swooping down to strike players for 80 contact damage in Classic, 160 in Expert, and 240 in Master. Its looping aerial charges make building skybridges or fighting on Floating Islands treacherous.

Farming souls of flight for early hardmode wings

Defeating a Wyvern requires open airspace and piercing weapons such as repeaters with unholy arrows, shotguns, or magic beams that hit multiple body segments as it passes through the player. Defeating a Wyvern guarantees Souls of Flight at a 100% rate in bundles of 5–10, essential for crafting all basic wings, alongside the Wyvern Kite at 4%.

Trivia

  • The Wyvern consists of multiple linked body segments that share a single unified life pool.

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