Phantasm Dragon

Type	Flying EnemyBurrowing EnemyUndead Enemy
Environment	Dungeon entrance
AI Type	Worm AI
Max Life	10000/15000/19125
KB Resist	100%
Immune to	All debuffs except Whip debuffs
Hurt	https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/File:NPC_Hit_56.wav
Killed	https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/File:NPC_Killed_60.wav

Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

Not to be confused with Phantasmal Dragon.

This article is about the enemy that appears during the Lunatic Cultist fight. For the Stardust Dragon minion, see Stardust Dragon Staff. For the post-Lunatic Cultist bow, see Phantasm.

The Phantasm Dragon is a Hardmode, post-Golem enemy that spawns exclusively during the Lunatic Cultist fight. Its behavior is nearly identical to the Wyvern's. The Lunatic Cultist summons a Phantasm Dragon when the player attacks one of the Lunatic's duplicates or takes too long to hit the real one during its ritual attack. If the player does the above action again while a Phantasm Dragon is still alive, the Lunatic Cultist will summon an Ancient Vision instead.

Segments

The Phantasm Dragon consists of 30 segments in total. Its first segment is the head, the other 29 segments consist of the legs every four segments (for a total of 6 legs), with the final three being the tail.

Classic

Expert

Master

2 values: Pre-Hardmode › Hardmode
3 values: Pre-Hardmode › Hardmode › Post-Plantera

NPC ID		Damage	Defense
454	Phantasm Dragon Head(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	100/150/225	15
455	Phantasm Dragon Body 1(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	50/75/112	30
456	Phantasm Dragon Body 2(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	50/75/112	30
457	Phantasm Dragon Body 3(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	50/75/112	30
458	Phantasm Dragon Body 4(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	50/75/112	30
459	Phantasm Dragon Tail(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	50/75/112	30

Tips

Like all multi-segmented enemies, the Phantasm Dragon is vulnerable to weapons with piercing and area-of-effect damage. If the player has already defeated the Solar Pillar before, the Solar Eruption is available as an effective choice. Other options include the Electrosphere Launcher, the Toxic Flask, and whips.
Due to its large hitbox, it can be hit easily with Vampire Knives, which will restore a lot of health.
The player should try to aim for the Phantasm Dragon's head, which has the least defense out of all of its segments. However, it also inflicts the most damage.

Trivia

The Bestiary entry for the Phantasm Dragon: "Wyvern souls are entwined in the atmosphere of the world. Powerful magicks can summon them through the veil with physical form."

History

Desktop version

Desktop 1.4.1: Increased the maximum health from 4000 to 10,000, the head's damage from 80 to 100 and defense from 10 to 15, and the body's and legs' damage from 40 to 50 and defense from 20 to 30.