Probe

ProbeHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Flying Enemy
Environment	Surface + Night Space + Night
AI Type	Flying AI
Damage	50/80/120 (contact) 5088132 (Pink Laser)
Max Life	200/300/450
Defense	20
KB Resist	20%/28%/36%
Immune to	All debuffs except Whip debuffs

Drops

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Heart
  50% (Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
  100% (3DS version)

Projectile created

Projectile created

Projectile created

• Pink Laser
  

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Pink Laser

• Internal NPC ID: 139
• Internal Projectile ID: 84

Not to be confused with the Martian Probe, the post-Golem enemy that triggers the Martian Madness event.

The Probe is a Hardmode enemy which is spawned by The Destroyer. When one of its red-lit segments is damaged, there is a 1/25 (4%) chance that a Probe is spawned from it. Probes can move through blocks and attack by firing Pink Lasers.

Probes make fighting The Destroyer an easier and harder task at the same time – the Hearts they drop will keep the player alive, but they are a major source of damage during the boss fight.

Notes

• In Expert Mode(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), the Golden Shower can only deal 75% base damage to the Destroyer and its Probes.

Tips

• Probes are fairly small, fast, flying enemies who can deal consistent damage in a moderate amount of time. As such, most ranged weapons are superior to melee weapons in general. Any fast-firing weapon such as the Crystal Storm will prove effective as well.
• It helps to use a Gravitation Potion or Rocket Boots or one of its upgrades. These allow easy movement to dodge the Probes as they come towards the player and to dodge the lasers.

Trivia

• Despite their appearances, the lasers that the Probes fire begin from slightly above their centerpoint.

• The Bestiary entry for the Probe: "A singular probe detached from the Destroyer's body serves as a remote laser battery, often in a swarm of other probes."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2.3:
  • Reverted changes from 1.2.
  • Heart drop rate decreased from 100% to 50%.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Health reduced from 200 to 180.
  • Damage decreased from 50 to 40.
  • Defense decreased from 20 to 18.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.