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VampireVampire BatHardmode exclusive
Vampire BatOld-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeBat AI
Damage60/120/180
Max Life750/1500/2250
Defense32
KB Resist25%/33%/40%
BannerVampire BannerVampire Banner
Inflicts debuff
Inflicts debuff
Inflicts debuff
DebuffBleedingBleeding
Debuff tooltipCannot regenerate life
Chance100%
Duration5–710–14 seconds
Drops
Coins50125
VampireHardmode exclusive
VampireOld-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version
Classic mode icon Classic
Expert mode icon Expert
Master mode icon Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeFighter AI
Damage80/160/240
Max Life750/1500/2250
Defense24
KB Resist60%/64%/68%
BannerVampire BannerVampire Banner
Inflicts debuff
Inflicts debuff
Inflicts debuff
DebuffBleedingBleeding
Debuff tooltipCannot regenerate life
Chance100%
Duration5–710–14 seconds
Drops
Coins50125
For the Old-gen console version Old-gen console, Windows Phone version Windows Phone, and 3DSNintendo 3DS version variant of the Undead Miner, see Vampire Miner.

Vampires are Hardmode enemies that spawn only during a Solar Eclipse. They will turn into a bat if the player is above them and attempt to fly near the player and turn back into a humanoid. They can inflict the Bleeding debuff and are one of the most damaging enemies in a Solar Eclipse.

Tips[]

  • Due to low lighting during a Solar Eclipse and the small size of the Vampire in its bat form, it may be difficult to see before it strikes the player. Therefore, using a Hunter Potion and artificial lighting (including buffs like Wisp in a Bottle or the effect of the Shine Potion) is recommended.
  • The Stake Launcher deals 1000% bonus damage against Vampires.
  • On the Nintendo 3DSNintendo 3DS version version, a Vampire can keep up with/outrun a player with Hermes Boots, even when it is not in its bat form.

Trivia[]

  • The theme of almost all of the Solar Eclipse enemies is classic horror film icons. Vampires are a reference to the 1931 American vampire-horror film Dracula.
  • The Stake Launcher's damage bonus references real-life vampire folklore, in which the only way to completely kill a vampire is to drive a wooden stake through its heart.
  • Vampires in modern fiction are often said to be vulnerable to sunlight. While Vampires in Terraria do attempt to flee during the day when the Solar Eclipse is over, like all other enemies, they do not actually take damage from the sun.
  • Sand Sharks use the Vampire's idle audio as a jump noise.

The BestiaryBestiary entry for the Vampire: "Whether he is a man who turns into a bat, or a bat who turns into a man, one thing is for sure: he's out for blood!"

History[]

  • Desktop 1.3.0.3:
    • Health increased from 500 to 750.
    • Defense in bat form increased from 30 to 32.
    • Defense in humanoid form increased from 20 to 24.
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