Piranha
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Classic
Expert
Master
Piranha
Classic Expert MasterStatistics
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Environment | |
| AI Type | Swimming AI |
| Damage | 25/50›90/75›135 |
| Max Life | 30/60›132/90›198 |
| Defense | 2/2›4 |
| KB Resist | 0%/10%/20% |
| Banner |  Piranha Banner |
| Immune to |  |
Sounds
| Hurt | |
|---|---|
| Killed |
- Internal NPC ID: 58
This article is about the enemy. For the weapon, see Piranha Gun. For the fish obtained via fishing, see Hemopiranha.
The Piranha is an enemy that can be found in water pools in the Jungle and Underground Jungle biomes and in the Cavern layer. It is twice as common in the Jungle biomes.[1]
Piranhas swim in a straight line left or right until hitting a wall, where they flip directions. They will swim towards the player if they are submerged in water; otherwise they pay no attention to the player. They move their tail back and forth and swim in a slight zig-zag. If a Piranha is outside of water, it will flop around wildly, making it dangerous to approach.
Notes
- Once the world enters Hardmode, on average 2/3 of all Piranhas will be overridden by Angler Fish.
- Piranhas can be spawned by activating a Piranha Statue with Wire.
Trivia
- The
Bestiary entry for the Piranha: "Just one of these sharp-toothed fish can easily end a life. Luckily, they tend to swarm their victims in large groups! Life is grand."
History
- Desktop 1.3.2: Sprite updated.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1: Now has a chance to drop a Compass.
- Desktop 1.2.0.3: Can now drop its own respective banner.
- Desktop 1.0.4: Introduced.
- Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from Console 1.0.750.0. (
)
- Console 1.0.750.0: Now has a chance to drop a Compass. (
)
- Console 1.02: Can now drop its own respective banner.
- Console-Release: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile-Release: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.
