Guide






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- Internal NPC ID: 22
The Guide is usually the first NPC a player encounters. He spawns near the player when the world is created. He provides tips mainly aimed at new players and displays all crafting recipes (including the crafting station required) an item shown to him is used in.
Unlike most other NPCs, the Guide spawns upon world creation, before a house is available. He will, however, move into the first house built. If he is killed, a proper house will need to be built before he can respawn, but has no additional requirements.
On the Desktop version,
Console version, and
Mobile version, the Guide will defend himself against nearby enemies using a Wooden Bow and arrow, firing Wooden Arrows initially and then upgrading to Flaming Arrows in Hardmode. He deals 8 / 12 / 14 damage at the start of the game, and as players progress, he will gain various stat increases.[1]
Living preferences
Biome | Neighbor | |
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Loves | n/a | n/a |
Likes | ||
Dislikes | ||
Hates | n/a |
For more information, see NPC happiness.
Shimmered form
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Shimmered Guide and his Map Icon. |
When submerged in Shimmer, the Guide will transform into his Shimmered form. This has no impact on gameplay or dialogue and is only a visual change. He can be returned to his classic look by submerging him in Shimmer again.
Notes
- While NPCs cannot usually be attacked directly by players, the Guide Voodoo Doll will allow players to attack the Guide.
- Killing the Guide in the Underworld via use of a Guide Voodoo Doll, or (on
Desktop,
Console, and
Mobile) allowing the Guide to die in the Underworld while he is in contact with lava[2], will summon the Wall of Flesh.
- The Guide, like any other friendly NPC, will not respawn unless it is day.
- The Guide's crafting tips for weapons show adjusted damage and critical strike chance based on any bonuses the player currently has equipped, such as the Molten armor's set bonus. Unequip items that adjust damage/critical strike chance while speaking to the Guide to see the base values.
- On the
Old-gen console version and Nintendo
version, the Guide does not have many useful tips after unlocking Hardmode, except hinting about destroying Altars and finding Souls of Light and Night underground.
- Killing the Guide grants the player a minor luck boost (see Luck § Ladybugs for details).
- Considering there are no downsides to having the Guide unhappy, the player could simply put the Guide anywhere in the world without any consequences. The best place for the Guide is the Glowing Mushroom biome with the Truffle, as he loves the Guide.
- The Guide is replaced by various NPCs in secret world seeds:
- The Demolitionist will be the starting NPC in for the worthy worlds.
- The Party Girl will be the starting NPC in drunk worlds.
- The Merchant will be the starting NPC in not the bees worlds.
- The Tax Collector will be the starting NPC in don't dig up worlds.
- For those who do use help from other sources rather than the Guide, his role is usually minimal. Otherwise, he lives up to his name, as a primary source of in-game hints and information.
Achievements




Names
The Guide may have any of the following names:
- Andrew
- Asher
- Bradley
- Brandon
- Brett
- Brian
- Cody
- Cole
- Colin
- Connor
- Daniel
- Dylan
- Garrett
- Harley
- Jack
- Jacob
- Jake
- Jan
- Jeff
- Jeffrey
- Joe
- Kevin
- Kyle
- Levi
- Logan
- Luke
- Marty
- Maxwell
- Ryan
- Scott
- Seth
- Steve
- Tanner
- Trent
- Wyatt
- Zach
Advice
Some quotes may vary depending on what version of Terraria is being played.
If there are no tools[4] in the player's inventory:
If there are no tools[4], no ore[5], and no bars[6] in the player's inventory:
If there are no tools[4], at least one ore[5], and no bars[6] in the player's inventory:
If there are no tools[4] and at least one bar[6] in the player's inventory:
At all times:
If the player has no more than 100 maximum health:
If the player has no more than 20 / 0 maximum mana:
If the player has no more than 20 / 0 maximum mana and no Fallen Stars in their inventory:
If the Tavernkeep is present:
If neither Merchant nor Nurse are present:
If the Merchant is not present:
If the Nurse is not present:
If the Arms Dealer is not present:
If the Dryad is not present:
If the Mechanic is not present and Skeletron has been defeated:
If the Clothier is not present and Skeletron has been defeated:
If the Demolitionist is not present:
If the Goblin Tinkerer is not present and the Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated:
If the Witch Doctor is not present and the Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated:
If the Stylist is not present:
If the Angler is not present:
If the Dye Trader is not present:
If the Golfer is not present:
If the Painter is not present and at least 5 town NPCs are present:
If the Party Girl is not present and at least 11 town NPCs are present:
If the Tavernkeep is not present and the Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated:
If the Traveling Merchant is not present and the Merchant is present:
If the Skeleton Merchant is not present and the world is in pre-Hardmode:
If the Zoologist is not present and the world is in pre-Hardmode:
If there is at least one Lens in the player's inventory:
If there is at least one Rotten Chunk, Worm Food, or Vertebra (or, on
If there is at least one Lens, Rotten Chunk, Worm Food, or Vertebra (or, on
If there is no Grappling Hook[7] in the player's inventory (and, on
If the player has at least 140 maximum health and the world is in pre-Hardmode:
If the Goblin Army has not been defeated, the player has at least 200 maximum health, and at least one Shadow Orb/Crimson Heart has been destroyed:
If the Eye of Cthulhu, Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu, or Skeletron has been defeated:
If the world is in pre-Hardmode:
If there is any ore[5] and/or bars[6] in the player's inventory, and the world is in pre-Hardmode:
If the player has not completed any quests for the Angler:
If neither the Eye of Cthulhu nor the Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated:
If the Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu has not been defeated:
If the Eye of Cthulhu has not been defeated and the player has less than 200 maximum health:
If the Eye of Cthulhu has not been defeated and the player has at most 10 defense:
If the Eye of Cthulhu has not been defeated and the player has at least 200 maximum health and more than 10 defense:
If the Eye of Cthulhu has been defeated, the Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu has not been defeated, and the player has less than 300 health:
If the Eye of Cthulhu has been defeated, the Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu has not been defeated, and the player at least 300 health:
If the Eye of Cthulhu and the Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu have been defeated, but Skeletron has not been defeated:
If the Eye of Cthulhu, the Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu, and Skeletron have been defeated, the world is in pre-Hardmode, and the player has less than 400 maximum health:
If the Eye of Cthulhu, the Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu, and Skeletron have been defeated, the world is in pre-Hardmode, and the player has at least 400 maximum health:
If the Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated and the world is in pre-Hardmode:
If the Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated, Queen Bee has not been defeated, and the player at least 300 health:
If the Eater of Worlds/Brain of Cthulhu has been defeated and Deerclops has not been defeated:
If there is at least one Desert Fossil in the player's inventory:
If there is at least one Hellstone in the player's inventory and the world is in pre-Hardmode:
If the world is in Hardmode (and, on
If the Wizard is not present and the world is in Hardmode:
If the Steampunker is not present and the world is in Hardmode:
If the Cyborg is not present and all three Mechanical bosses have been defeated:
If the Tax Collector is not present and the world is in Hardmode:
If the Pirate is not present and the world is in Hardmode:
If the Truffle is not present and the world is in Hardmode:
If the world is in Hardmode, the Pirate Invasion has not been defeated, and the player has at least 200 maximum health:
If the world is in Hardmode, the player has no Wings equipped and is not currently riding a mount[8], and Plantera has not been defeated:
If the world is in Hardmode, at least three Altars have been destroyed[9], and no mechanical boss has been defeated:
If the world is in Hardmode and any Mechanical boss has been defeated:
If the world is in Hardmode, any Mechanical boss has been defeated, and the player has less than 500 maximum health:
If the world is in Hardmode, all three Mechanical bosses have been defeated, and Plantera has not been defeated:
If the world is in Hardmode, Plantera has been defeated, Golem has not been defeated, and there is at least one Temple Key in the player's inventory:
If the world is in Hardmode, Plantera has been defeated, Golem has not been defeated, and there are no Temple Keys in the player's inventory:
If the world is in Hardmode and there is at least one Biome Key of any kind in the player's inventory:
If the world is in Hardmode, Golem has been defeated, and Martian Madness has not been defeated:
If the world is in Hardmode and Duke Fishron has not been defeated:
If the world is in Hardmode, Golem has been defeated, and neither Mourning Wood nor the Pumpking have been defeated:
If the world is in Hardmode, Golem has been defeated, and neither Everscream nor Santa-NK1 nor the Ice Queen have been defeated:
If the world is in Hardmode, Golem has been defeated, the Mysterious Tablet is present, and the Moon Lord has not been defeated:
If the world is in Hardmode, the Lunar Events are active, and the Moon Lord has not been defeated:
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Quotes
Interaction quotes
In addition to tips, the Guide also has various quotes:
At night:
During Rain:
During a Windy Day:
During a Thunderstorm:
During a Blood Moon:
During a Party:
During a Lantern Night:
During a Solar Eclipse:
During a Slime Rain:
If the Tavernkeep is present:
If the Wall of Flesh has been defeated:
If the Tax Collector is present, in Hardmode:
When in a Graveyard biome:
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Happiness quotes
When homeless:
When neutral:
When far from home:
When in a sparse area:
When overcrowded:
When in a Forest:
When in an Ocean:
When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon:
When near the Clothier:
When near the Zoologist:
When near the Steampunker:
When near the Painter:
When near the Princess:
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Trivia
- One of the Guide's names is Andrew, named for Andrew Spinks (aka Redigit), the lead developer of Terraria.
- Redigit said during an AMA on Reddit that he created the Guide Voodoo Doll so players could get revenge on him for always opening the door.[11]
- The Guide is depicted in two paintings, "Guide Picasso" and "The Creation of the Guide".
– According to the official game lore, there is an organization called "Order of the Guide", whose purpose is to preserve old legends and knowledge. It is likely that the Guide is a member of this order.
- This is referenced in-game after beating the Wall of Flesh, with any new Guides that spawn in afterward referencing their predecessor suddenly bursting into flames.
- In the Nintendo
version, the Guide mentions the St. Patrick's Day event, even though it is not implemented there.
- According to Redigit, the Guide is the Wall of Flesh[12], the brother of the ninja inside King Slime[13], the great-grandson of the Nymph[14], and the son of the Moon Lord[15]. It is unknown whether these statements are jokes, though the first relation is more credible than the rest, even if it conflicts with the official lore.
- The Guide says that he has much in common with the Zoologist and the Clothier. This may be referring to the fact that they are all cursed with some sort of transformation that is out of their control (if the Guide is indeed the Wall of Flesh).
- According to the Voodoo Demon's Bestiary entry, the Guide is said to be the "chosen one whose soul is linked with the world's guardian himself", most likely referring to the Wall of Flesh.
- The
Bestiary entry for the Guide: "The Guide always offers useful advice and crafting recipes. His origins and unusual connections to this world remain a mystery."
History
- Desktop 1.4.4:
- Updated some outdated Guide text about things such as Meteorites.
- Added "Jan" as a possible name.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Massively overhauled the Guide's help dialogue, adding hints and tips for content all the way up to the Lunar Events, addressing all new NPCs since 1.1, replacing outdated information, and bringing some previously bugged lines back into circulation.
- Fixed a typo in the quote help text on Fallen Stars ("usefull" to "useful").
- The Wall of Flesh can now also be summoned if the Guide dies in the Underworld while in contact with lava.
- Desktop 1.3.1.1: Fixed the Guide's help tips not detecting the Demolitionist nor the Goblin Tinkerer properly.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Now shoots Arrows at nearby enemies.
- Sprite updated.
- Desktop 1.2.4: Improved readability of two of the Guide's tips as per complaints.
- Desktop 1.2.3:
- Fixed bug where guide will tell the player to press Escape to open inventory even if the key mapping was changed.
- Fixed bug where Guide would talk about crafting Lenses when the player does not have any.
- Fixed bug where Guide would talk about Shadow Orbs and Corruption in a Crimson world.
- Fixed bug where Guide would keep talking about Shadow Orbs until the player beats Skeletron rather than Eater of Worlds / Brain of Cthulhu.
- Desktop 1.2.0.2:
- The Guide will no longer say the player needs a hammer to break Life Crystals.
- The Guide will no longer say the player needs 10 Fallen Stars to make a Mana Crystal.
- Desktop 1.2: Drops the Green Cap upon death if named Andrew.
- Desktop 1.1: Now has random name given to him on spawn. His death will be reported with this name, and other NPCs will use it in their quotes.
- Desktop 1.0.5:
- When shown an item, the Guide can tell the player what can be crafted with it.
- Players can now attack the Guide when they have a Guide Voodoo Doll equipped.
- Desktop 1.0.3: Like all other NPCs, he can now be killed by enemies.
- Desktop 1.0.1: Guide now explains the use of a hammer and its interactions with walls and placed objects.
- Desktop-Release: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.3.0.1.
- Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from PS4's 1.0.750.0 update. (
)
- Console 1.0.750.0: (
)
- Now shoots Arrows at nearby enemies.
- Now only Guides named Andrew will drop the Green Cap.
- Console 1.07: Improved readability of two of the Guide's tips as per complaints.
- Console 1.02:
- Drops the Green Cap upon death.
- The Guide will no longer say the player needs a hammer to break Life Crystals.
- The Guide will no longer say the player needs 10 Fallen Stars to make a Mana Crystal.
- Console-Release: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.1.
- Mobile 1.3.0.7: Now shoots Arrows at nearby enemies.
- Mobile 1.2.11212: Improved readability of two of the Guide's tips as per complaints.
- Mobile 1.2.6508:
- Drops the Green Cap upon death if named Andrew.
- The Guide will no longer say the player needs a hammer to break Life Crystals.
- The Guide will no longer say the player needs 10 Fallen Stars to make a Mana Crystal.
- Mobile 1.1.5536: The Guide's name will be reported on death, and other NPCs will reference it.
- Mobile-Release: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.0.5 and a random name on spawnVerify.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.2Verify.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information taken from the
Desktop 1.4.0.5 source code, method
AI_007_TownEntities()
inTerraria.NPC.cs
. There may be inaccuracies, as the currentDesktop version is 1.4.4.9.
- ↑ Information taken from the
Desktop 1.4.0.5 source code, method
DoDeathEvents()
inTerraria.NPC.cs
. There may be inaccuracies, as the currentDesktop version is 1.4.4.9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Information taken from the
Desktop 1.4.0.5 source code, method
HelpText()
inTerraria.Main.cs
. There may be inaccuracies, as the currentDesktop version is 1.4.4.9.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Any item with a pickaxe, axe, or hammer power greater than 0 (except for the
Copper Pickaxe and
Copper Axe).[3]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Copper, Iron, Silver, or Gold Ore, or (on
Desktop,
Console, and
Mobile), Tin, Lead, Tungsten, or Platinum Ore.[3]
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Copper, Iron, Silver, or Gold Bars, or (on
Desktop,
Console, and
Mobile), Tin, Lead, Tungsten, or Platinum Bars.[3]
- ↑ Any hook obtainable in pre-Hardmode (except for the Squirrel Hook and Amber Hook) counts.
Only the actual Grappling Hook item counts – other hooks are disregarded.[3] - ↑ Only actively riding a mount is checked for; the player can have a mount anywhere in their inventory (including in their mount slot in their equipment menu), as long as they are not actively riding it.[3]
- ↑ This condition can only be met once the type of third-tier Hardmode ore has been determined for the world – which happens once the third (or, in drunk worlds, the first) altar is destroyed. Opening Hardmode crates to obtain Adamantite or Titanium Ore does not set the world's Hardmode ore type flag(s), and thus does not satisfy this condition.[3] Information taken from the
Desktop 1.4.0.5 source code, method
SmashAltar()
inTerraria.WorldGen.cs
. There may be inaccuracies, as the currentDesktop version is 1.4.4.9.
- ↑ https://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/shimmered-npcs-i-dont-get-all-references.116054/post-2807538
- ↑ I am Redigit - Creator of Terraria. Ask Me Anything! September 27, 2013
- ↑ Redigit's message in #journeys-end-chat on the official Terraria Discord server (link to message)
- ↑ Redigit's message on the official Terraria Discord server
- ↑ Redigit's message on the official Terraria Discord server (link to message)
- ↑ Redigit's message in #journeys-end-chat on the official Terraria Discord server (link to message) May 08, 2020