Bloody Tear
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Consumable | ✔️ |
| Use time | 45 (Very slow) |
| Tooltip | Summons the Blood Moon 'What a horrible night to have a curse.' |
| Rarity |  |
| Research | 3 required |
| Use | |
|---|---|
- Internal Item ID: 4271
Obtained from
Classic
Expert
Master| Entity | Qty. | Rate |
|---|---|---|
 Blood Eel | 1 | 4% |
 Blood Zombie | 1 | 1% |
 Clown | 1 | 10% |
 Dreadnautilus | 1 | 50%100% |
 Drippler | 1 | 1% |
 Hemogoblin Shark | 1 | 4% |
 The Bride | 1 | 20% |
 The Groom | 1 | 20% |
 Wandering Eye Fish | 1 | 4% |
 Zombie Merman | 1 | 4% |
The Bloody Tear is a consumable item used to summon a Blood Moon. It can only be used at night, and attempting to use it during the day or during a Blood Moon will not summon a Blood Moon/affect the ongoing Blood Moon, nor consume the item.
The Bloody Tear can only be dropped during a Blood Moon by non statue-spawned enemies (i.e. enemies killed after the Blood Moon has ended do not drop it), or by The Groom and The Bride at any time.[1] The drop rates are 1*1/100 (1%) chance from common Blood Moon enemies, 4*1/25 (4%) chance by the Wandering Eye Fish, Zombie Merman, Blood Eel, and Hemogoblin Shark, 10*1/10 (10%) chance by the clown, and 20*1/5 (20%) chance by The Groom and The Bride.
Additionally, the Dreadnautilus can drop it at any time with a 50*1/2 (50%) / 100*1/1 (100%) chance.
Notes
- If the Bloody Tear is consumed when the moon phase is New Moon, the moon phase will be set to Waxing Crescent.[2]
- Attempting to use a Bloody Tear during the Frost Moon or Pumpkin Moon will not spawn a Blood Moon, but will still consume the Bloody Tear.
Tips
- If the player wants a Slap Hand, they can hold on to a Bloody Tear until they find a Skeleton Merchant. They then can use the Bloody Tear, allowing the Skeleton Merchant to sell a Slap Hand.
- Since using the Bloody Tear on a New Moon will cause it to change into a Waxing Crescent, it can be used for acquiring Phase-dependent content faster.
Trivia
- The tooltip is a reference to Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, in which the game would show the same text whenever it became night. The name of the item comes from a track in Castlevania II known as "Bloody Tears".
- The tooltip is also shared with Mechdusa's status message when they are about to spawn.
History
- Desktop 1.4.4: The Brides and Grooms that spawn in Graveyards can now drop Bloody Tears even if it is not a Blood Moon.
- Desktop 1.4.1: Increased drop chances.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.
- Console 1.4.0.5.4.1: Introduced.
- Switch 1.4.0.5.5: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.
References
- ↑ Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method
RegisterBloodMoonFishing()inTerraria.GameContent.ItemDropRules.ItemDropDatabase.cs. - ↑ Information taken from the Desktop 1.4.3.6 source code, method
ItemCheck_UseEventItems()inTerraria.Player.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
