Corenality
Terrarian
Even though the underground desert has a plethora of deadly enemies in hardmode, most of them lack any notable drops that make it worth going there. That can be remedied by adding some unique items that can only be farmed in the Underground Desert, and also fill in a few niches that'll help it become a fully fleshed out biome. It also provides a great opportunity for a viable hardmode thrower class.
Possessed Debuff
Description: All weapons do -10% damage and cannot inflict status effects on enemies. When a player or enemy is inflicted with this debuff, purple flames will float around them.
Genie
Description: 2 variations. Follows the player like a fairy and emits a dark purple light like the shadow orb. For every enemy on the screen, the light becomes noticeably brighter, capping at 5 enemies.
Miniature Basilisk
Damage: 32
Knockback: 4
Description: Attacks enemies on the ground by ramming into them back and forth. Digs to the player if they get too far.
Raptor
Description: Rideable Mount. Runs slower than the Unicorn Mount but faster than Hermes Boots. Only has a single jump and can be turned much quicker than the Unicorn Mount. Damages mobs directly in front of it regardless of speed.
- Desert Spirits, All Ghouls, and Lamia have a chance to inflict the Possessed Debuff for 1 minute.
- Current Desert Spirit is now exclusive to Corrupt Underground Desert.
- Tomb Crawlers and Dune Splicers drop Antlion Mandibles (11.11%).
- Underground Desert Houses contain Sandstone furniture and golden chests are replaced with Sandstone chests.
- Scorpions have a small chance to inflict the Venom Debuff for 6 seconds.
Sandstorm Armor
Attributes:
Attributes:
- 25 Defense
- 60% increase in throwing velocity
- 40% increase in throwing damage
- 25% increase in throwing critical strike chance
- 50% chance not to consume thrown item
- Set Bonus: Thrown weapons have a chance to create small dust devils that deal half the base damage of the weapon. They last for about 2 seconds and enemies caught within the dust devil are knocked back and forth repeatedly until it disappears.
Description: All weapons do -10% damage and cannot inflict status effects on enemies. When a player or enemy is inflicted with this debuff, purple flames will float around them.
Sand Ray
Description: Hardmode only. Used in Wall potion.
Aquatic Antlion
Description: Quest Fish
Quote: "It's an Antlion! It's a Fish! It's an Antlion Fish! I saw it swimming around in the yellows waters of the desert. I want it, and I want it NOW!"
Ancient Crate
Description: Desert Biome Crate. Has the same loot as Hallowed Crates, except contains spirit flames instead of crystal shards and soul of light.
Description: Hardmode only. Used in Wall potion.
Aquatic Antlion
Description: Quest Fish
Quote: "It's an Antlion! It's a Fish! It's an Antlion Fish! I saw it swimming around in the yellows waters of the desert. I want it, and I want it NOW!"
Ancient Crate
Description: Desert Biome Crate. Has the same loot as Hallowed Crates, except contains spirit flames instead of crystal shards and soul of light.
Sandstone Furniture
Description: Crafted with Sandstone Blocks at a Furnace. The Sandstone Bench replaces the Sofa and does not require Silk.
Description: Crafted with Sandstone Blocks at a Furnace. The Sandstone Bench replaces the Sofa and does not require Silk.
Spirit Flame
Dropped by: Desert Spirits (1-3, 50%)
Description: Crafting material.
Ethereal Arrows
Damage: 15
Recipe: 75x Wooden Arrows, 1x Spirit Flame
Description: Inflicts Possessed Debuff for 7 seconds (33%)
Ethereal Bullets
Damage: 11
Recipe: 75x Musket Balls, 1x Spirit Flame
Description: Inflicts Possessed Debuff for 7 seconds (33%)
Ethereal Dart
Damage: 9
Velocity: 3
Description: Upon hitting an enemy, ethereal flames will drop that hit once and deal half the base damage. Has a chance to inflict the Possessed Debuff (33.33%)
Ethereal Torches
Recipe: 33x Torches, 1x Spirit Flame
Description: Emits a dark purple light. Gets brighter the closer a player is to the torch.
Flask of Spirit Flames
Recipe: 1x Water Bottle, 3x Spirit Flames at an Imbuing Station
Description: Melee weapons inflict Possessed Debuff for 15 minutes.
Magic Lamp
Recipe: 1x Bell, 8x Souls of Night, 10x Spirit Flames
Description: Summons a Genie that provides light.
Petrified Scale
Dropped by: Basilisks (1, 33%)
Description: Crafting material.
Thrower Emblem
Dropped by: Wall of Flesh (20%)
Description: Grants 15% extra throwing damage.
Wall Potion
Recipe: 1x Water Bottle, 1x Sand Ray, 1x Petrified Scale
Description: Grants the Wall Buff for 4 minutes. User is immune to knockback.
Dinosaur Skull
Use Time: 19 (Fast)
Dropped by all Hardmode Underground Desert Enemies (0.5%)
Description: Summons a rideable Raptor Mount.
Dropped by: Desert Spirits (1-3, 50%)
Description: Crafting material.
Ethereal Arrows
Damage: 15
Recipe: 75x Wooden Arrows, 1x Spirit Flame
Description: Inflicts Possessed Debuff for 7 seconds (33%)
Ethereal Bullets
Damage: 11
Recipe: 75x Musket Balls, 1x Spirit Flame
Description: Inflicts Possessed Debuff for 7 seconds (33%)
Ethereal Dart
Damage: 9
Velocity: 3
Description: Upon hitting an enemy, ethereal flames will drop that hit once and deal half the base damage. Has a chance to inflict the Possessed Debuff (33.33%)
Ethereal Torches
Recipe: 33x Torches, 1x Spirit Flame
Description: Emits a dark purple light. Gets brighter the closer a player is to the torch.
Flask of Spirit Flames
Recipe: 1x Water Bottle, 3x Spirit Flames at an Imbuing Station
Description: Melee weapons inflict Possessed Debuff for 15 minutes.
Magic Lamp
Recipe: 1x Bell, 8x Souls of Night, 10x Spirit Flames
Description: Summons a Genie that provides light.
Petrified Scale
Dropped by: Basilisks (1, 33%)
Description: Crafting material.
Thrower Emblem
Dropped by: Wall of Flesh (20%)
Description: Grants 15% extra throwing damage.
Recipe: 1x Water Bottle, 1x Sand Ray, 1x Petrified Scale
Description: Grants the Wall Buff for 4 minutes. User is immune to knockback.
Dinosaur Skull
Use Time: 19 (Fast)
Dropped by all Hardmode Underground Desert Enemies (0.5%)
Description: Summons a rideable Raptor Mount.
Desert Mimic
Damage: 90
Max Life: 3500
Defense: 34
Drops: Rusted Hook (20%), Catcher's Mitt (20%), Accursed Scepter (20%), Dart Shotgun (20%), Dual Fossil Boomerangs (20%), Greater Healing Potion (100%), Greater Mana Potion (100%)
Description: Behaves Identically to Hallowed/Corrupt/Crimson Mimics.
Desert Spirit (Hallow)
Damage: 50 (melee), 90 (ranged)
Max Life: 180
Defense: 18
Drops: Spirit Flame (1-3, 50%)
Description: Emits a trail of Blue Flames similar to a flamethrower. Trail goes through walls but has short range. Inflicts Possessed Debuff for 1 minute.
Desert Spirit (Crimson)
Damage: 55 (melee), 95 (ranged)
Max Life: 150
Defense: 20
Drops: Spirit Flame (1-3, 50%)
Description: Shoots red flames directly at the player and explode when near the player.
Desert Spirit (Normal)
Damage: 40 (melee), 80 (ranged)
Max Life: 200
Defense: 20
Drops: Spirit Flame (1-3, 50%)
Description: Behaves similarly to a Crimson Desert Spirit, but instead flames are yellow, explode almost immediately and spawn slightly ahead of the player.
Damage: 90
Max Life: 3500
Defense: 34
Drops: Rusted Hook (20%), Catcher's Mitt (20%), Accursed Scepter (20%), Dart Shotgun (20%), Dual Fossil Boomerangs (20%), Greater Healing Potion (100%), Greater Mana Potion (100%)
Description: Behaves Identically to Hallowed/Corrupt/Crimson Mimics.
Desert Spirit (Hallow)
Damage: 50 (melee), 90 (ranged)
Max Life: 180
Defense: 18
Drops: Spirit Flame (1-3, 50%)
Description: Emits a trail of Blue Flames similar to a flamethrower. Trail goes through walls but has short range. Inflicts Possessed Debuff for 1 minute.
Desert Spirit (Crimson)
Damage: 55 (melee), 95 (ranged)
Max Life: 150
Defense: 20
Drops: Spirit Flame (1-3, 50%)
Description: Shoots red flames directly at the player and explode when near the player.
Desert Spirit (Normal)
Damage: 40 (melee), 80 (ranged)
Max Life: 200
Defense: 20
Drops: Spirit Flame (1-3, 50%)
Description: Behaves similarly to a Crimson Desert Spirit, but instead flames are yellow, explode almost immediately and spawn slightly ahead of the player.
Description: 2 variations. Follows the player like a fairy and emits a dark purple light like the shadow orb. For every enemy on the screen, the light becomes noticeably brighter, capping at 5 enemies.
Damage: 32
Knockback: 4
Description: Attacks enemies on the ground by ramming into them back and forth. Digs to the player if they get too far.
Raptor
Description: Rideable Mount. Runs slower than the Unicorn Mount but faster than Hermes Boots. Only has a single jump and can be turned much quicker than the Unicorn Mount. Damages mobs directly in front of it regardless of speed.
Desert Camo Set
Dropped by: Dune Splicers (5% for each piece)
Description: "mmm.... tasty."
Genie Set
Dropped by: Desert Spirits (4% each)
Ghoul Mask
Dropped by: All Ghouls (4%)
Description: Changes appearance if in Corruption/Crimson/Hallow similar to Biome Hair Dye.
Lamia Tail
Dropped by: Lamia (4%)
Description: Moves similarly to the Mermaid's Tail.
Dropped by: Dune Splicers (5% for each piece)
Description: "mmm.... tasty."
Genie Set
Dropped by: Desert Spirits (4% each)
Ghoul Mask
Dropped by: All Ghouls (4%)
Description: Changes appearance if in Corruption/Crimson/Hallow similar to Biome Hair Dye.
Lamia Tail
Dropped by: Lamia (4%)
Description: Moves similarly to the Mermaid's Tail.
Pocket Sand
Damage: 11
Mana: 3
Velocity: 8
Use time: 27 (Average)
Recipe: 10x Silk, 30x Sand, 1x Fallen Star
Description: Weaponized form of Purification/Vile/Vicious Powder.
Antlion Harpoon
Damage: 29
Knockback: 1
Velocity: 12
Use time: 29 (Average)
Recipe: 1x Illegal Gun Parts, 10x Antlion Mandibles, 18x Petrified Scales
Description: Behaves similarly to a Pirahna Gun, except it does not latch onto another enemy after killing one and attacks slightly slower.
Basilisk Staff
Mana: 10
Recipe: 16x Petrified Scales, 24x Sturdy Fossils
Description: Summons Miniature Basilisks.
Catcher's Mitt
Dropped by: Desert Mimics (20%)
Description: Catches projectiles like a Bug Net and turns them into baseballs.
Baseball
Damage: 30
Velocity: 10
Description: Throwable. Does not pierce. Extremely high knockback.
Accursed Scepter
Damage: 40
Knockback: 1
Mana: 12
Velocity: 12.5
Use Time: 15 (Very Fast)
Dropped by: Desert Mimics (20%)
Description: Upgraded version of the Aqua Scepter with a wider cone of fire. Creates a trail of ethereal flames that persist for 2 seconds upon impact with a surface and disappear when hitting an enemy. Has a chance to inflict the Possessed Debuff (16.67%).
Dart Shotgun
Damage: 23
Knockback: 7
Velocity: 13
Use Time:40 (Very Slow)
Dropped by: Desert Mimics (20%)
Description: Fire a spread of four darts with a wide cone of fire.
Dual Fossil Boomerangs
Damage: 35
Knockback: 1
Use Time: 14 (Very Fast)
Dropped by: Desert Mimics (20%)
Description: Normally behaves like any other boomerang. Upon hitting an enemy, the boomerang "locks on" and repeatedly rams the enemy three times before returning. If the enemy is killed before ramming three times it returns early. Two boomerangs can be thrown at a time.
Crystal Shuriken
Damage: 25
Velocity: 12
Use time: 13
Description: Breaks into 4 shards that deal half of it's base damage similar to crystal bullets.
Cursed Javelin
Damage: 34
Velocity: 12
Use time: 24
Description: Inflicts Cursed Fire Debuff (33.33%). Does 4 residual damage and can stack 6 javelins into one enemy.
Ichor Knife
Damage: 26
Velocity: 12
Use time: 13
Description: Inflicts Ichor Debuff (33.33%). Pierces multiple times.
Pharaoh's Wrath
Damage: 41
Knockback: 7
Mana: 14
Velocity: 10
Use time: 19 (Very Fast)
Recipe: 1x Spell Tome, 15x Spirit Flames, 6x Souls of Light, 6x Souls of Night at a Bookcase
Description: Shoot's dark purple flames that start out slow and accelerate like a Demon Scythe. Slight homing effect. Travels for 2.5 seconds and explodes when in contact with a block or enemy. Has a chance to inflict the Possessed Debuff (33.33%).
Rusted Hook
Dropped by: Desert Mimics (20%)
Reach: 30 tiles
Velocity: 15
Hooks: 3
Description: Desert counterpart to Tendon/Illuminant/Worm Hook.
Scorpion Stinger
Damage: 41
Knockback: 5
Use time: 25 (Average)
Dropped by: Sand Poacher (6%)
Description: Has a chance to inflict the Venom Debuff (16.67%)
Petrified Javelin
Damage: 38
Velocity: 12
Use time: 24
Recipe: 1x Sturdy Fossil, 1x Petrified Scale for 15
Description: Stronger version of Bone Javelin. Does 6 residual damage per javelin and stacks up to 6 javelins for one enemy.
Petrified Throwing Knives
Damage: 26
Velocity: 12
Use time: 13
Recipe: 1x Sturdy Fossil, 1x Petrified Scale for 25
Description: Stronger version of Bone Throwing Knives. Throws two knives per knife. Pierces more times.
Damage: 11
Mana: 3
Velocity: 8
Use time: 27 (Average)
Recipe: 10x Silk, 30x Sand, 1x Fallen Star
Description: Weaponized form of Purification/Vile/Vicious Powder.
Antlion Harpoon
Damage: 29
Knockback: 1
Velocity: 12
Use time: 29 (Average)
Recipe: 1x Illegal Gun Parts, 10x Antlion Mandibles, 18x Petrified Scales
Description: Behaves similarly to a Pirahna Gun, except it does not latch onto another enemy after killing one and attacks slightly slower.
Basilisk Staff
Mana: 10
Recipe: 16x Petrified Scales, 24x Sturdy Fossils
Description: Summons Miniature Basilisks.
Catcher's Mitt
Dropped by: Desert Mimics (20%)
Description: Catches projectiles like a Bug Net and turns them into baseballs.
Baseball
Damage: 30
Velocity: 10
Description: Throwable. Does not pierce. Extremely high knockback.
Accursed Scepter
Damage: 40
Knockback: 1
Mana: 12
Velocity: 12.5
Use Time: 15 (Very Fast)
Dropped by: Desert Mimics (20%)
Description: Upgraded version of the Aqua Scepter with a wider cone of fire. Creates a trail of ethereal flames that persist for 2 seconds upon impact with a surface and disappear when hitting an enemy. Has a chance to inflict the Possessed Debuff (16.67%).
Dart Shotgun
Damage: 23
Knockback: 7
Velocity: 13
Use Time:40 (Very Slow)
Dropped by: Desert Mimics (20%)
Description: Fire a spread of four darts with a wide cone of fire.
Dual Fossil Boomerangs
Damage: 35
Knockback: 1
Use Time: 14 (Very Fast)
Dropped by: Desert Mimics (20%)
Description: Normally behaves like any other boomerang. Upon hitting an enemy, the boomerang "locks on" and repeatedly rams the enemy three times before returning. If the enemy is killed before ramming three times it returns early. Two boomerangs can be thrown at a time.
Crystal Shuriken
Damage: 25
Velocity: 12
Use time: 13
Description: Breaks into 4 shards that deal half of it's base damage similar to crystal bullets.
Cursed Javelin
Damage: 34
Velocity: 12
Use time: 24
Description: Inflicts Cursed Fire Debuff (33.33%). Does 4 residual damage and can stack 6 javelins into one enemy.
Ichor Knife
Damage: 26
Velocity: 12
Use time: 13
Description: Inflicts Ichor Debuff (33.33%). Pierces multiple times.
Pharaoh's Wrath
Damage: 41
Knockback: 7
Mana: 14
Velocity: 10
Use time: 19 (Very Fast)
Recipe: 1x Spell Tome, 15x Spirit Flames, 6x Souls of Light, 6x Souls of Night at a Bookcase
Description: Shoot's dark purple flames that start out slow and accelerate like a Demon Scythe. Slight homing effect. Travels for 2.5 seconds and explodes when in contact with a block or enemy. Has a chance to inflict the Possessed Debuff (33.33%).
Rusted Hook
Dropped by: Desert Mimics (20%)
Reach: 30 tiles
Velocity: 15
Hooks: 3
Description: Desert counterpart to Tendon/Illuminant/Worm Hook.
Scorpion Stinger
Damage: 41
Knockback: 5
Use time: 25 (Average)
Dropped by: Sand Poacher (6%)
Description: Has a chance to inflict the Venom Debuff (16.67%)
Petrified Javelin
Damage: 38
Velocity: 12
Use time: 24
Recipe: 1x Sturdy Fossil, 1x Petrified Scale for 15
Description: Stronger version of Bone Javelin. Does 6 residual damage per javelin and stacks up to 6 javelins for one enemy.
Petrified Throwing Knives
Damage: 26
Velocity: 12
Use time: 13
Recipe: 1x Sturdy Fossil, 1x Petrified Scale for 25
Description: Stronger version of Bone Throwing Knives. Throws two knives per knife. Pierces more times.
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