Ichor (debuff)

Ichor
Statistics
Type	Debuff
Effects	(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) On player: Defense is reduced by 15 On enemies: Armor penetration is increased by 15 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Defense is reduced by 20
Tooltip	Reduced defense
Internal IDs
Buff ID	69
Internal name	Ichor

This article is about the debuff. For the crafting material, see Ichor.

Ichor is a Hardmode debuff that is inflicted by the ranged attack of an Ichor Sticker found in the Underground Crimson or by the Tainted Ghoul found in Crimson Underground Deserts in Hardmode. It can also be inflicted by weapons and the ammo crafted with Ichor. On  Desktop,  Console, and  Mobile, the debuff lowers the afflicted player's defense by 15, or adds 15 armor penetration when calculating damage against afflicted enemies. On  Old-gen console and 3DS, it lowers the afflicted entity's defense by 20.

Causes

From player

From		Duration	Chance
	Golden Shower	10 seconds	100%
	Ichor Bullet	10 seconds	100%
	Ichor Arrow	10 seconds	100%
	Flask of Ichor	10–19 seconds	100%
	Ichor Dart(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	7–14 seconds	100%
	Bladetongue(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	5–9 seconds (sword) 3–7 seconds (projectile)	100%

From enemy

From	Duration	Chance
Ichor Sticker	15 / 30 / 37.5 seconds	1/1 (100%)
Tainted Ghoul(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	7 / 14 / 17.5 seconds	1/1 (100%)

Immune NPCs

Enemies immune to Ichor

• Ancient Vision(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Bubble Shield(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Clumsy Balloon Slime(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Desert Spirit(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Dungeon Guardian
• Dungeon Spirit
• Dutchman Cannon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Flying Dutchman(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Ghost
• Ichor Sticker
• Lunatic Cultist(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Martian Saucer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Martian Saucer Cannon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Martian Saucer Turret(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Mysterious Portal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Mysterious Tablet(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Nebula Pillar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Paladin
• Phantasm Dragon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Pirate's Curse(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Poltergeist
• Probe
• Reaper
• Solar Pillar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Stardust Pillar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• The Destroyer
• Vortex Pillar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
• Wraith

Notes

• Enemies and players afflicted with Ichor are tinted golden. They will be visible in the dark but do not emit light.
• (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Despite Ichor Stickers inflicting the Ichor debuff, they are not immune to the effect.
• (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) The debuff will not reduce an enemy's defense below 0.

Tips

• Because of its effect, Ichor is useful even in the late game, since very few enemies are resistant to it. It is especially useful against enemies with high defense (e.g. Skeletron Prime (especially during head-spins), Duke Fishron, etc.)
• A common tactic is to use an Ichor-inflicting weapon on an enemy, and then finish it off with the player's main weapon.

Trivia

• The damage increase from Ichor on the player changes depending on the world difficulty (Expert(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)/Master Mode(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)), due to how the effectiveness of defense changes with the difficulty.
• Ichor as a debuff may be a reference to Jarate from the 2007 first-person-shooter video game Team Fortress 2, both being yellow liquids causing those inflicted to take more damage, along with both being implied to be urine.

See also

• Betsy's Curse, another debuff that lowers defense.
• Cursed Inferno, its Corruption counterpart.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Mechanic changed from lowering defense to adding armor penetration when applied to enemies.

• Desktop 1.4.1: Defense reduction has been decreased by 25% from 20 to 15.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Fixed bug where Flask of Gold would apply Ichor debuff on enemies rather than Midas debuff.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.