Pumpking

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PumpkingHardmode exclusive
Pumpking head.gif
Map Icon Pumpking.png
Map Icon
Classic mode icon.png Classic
Expert mode icon.png Expert
Master mode icon.png Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypePumpking AI
Damage50/75/112 (contact) [1]
65130195 (Pumpking Blades)
80160240 (Greek Fire)
120240360 (Flaming Scythe) [2]
Max Life26000 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)3380043095 / 22000 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Defense40 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 36 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
KB Resist100%
Immune toOn Fire!ConfusedPoisonedHellfire
Drops
Coins5 GC12 GC50 SC
Projectiles created
Projectiles created
Projectiles created
  • Greek Fire 1
    Greek Fire 1
  • Greek Fire 2
    Greek Fire 2
  • Greek Fire 3
    Greek Fire 3
PumpkingPumpking Blade
Pumpking Blade.png
Classic mode icon.png Classic
Expert mode icon.png Expert
Master mode icon.png Master
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypePumpking Scythe AI
Damage65/130/195
Max Life5000/10000/15000
Defense14
KB Resist100%
Immune toOn Fire!ConfusedPoisonedHellfire
Projectile created
Projectile created
Projectile created
  • Flaming Scythe
    Flaming Scythe
Not to be confused with Pumpkin.

The Pumpking is a Hardmode, post-Plantera mini-boss that spawns during the Pumpkin Moon event. It is the event's final enemy and can move freely through blocks. Defeating the Pumpking will add 150 / 300 / 375 points to the Pumpkin Moon event, giving the most number of points for any enemy in the event. It is the equivalent to the Ice Queen from the Frost Moon, being the Pumpkin Moon's most powerful enemy, coming in at the last waves of the event, and being the event's only flying boss.

Like the Mourning Wood, the later the Pumpkin Moon wave that Pumpking is killed in, the more likely it is to drop items. A Pumpking defeated during wave 15 has a guaranteed chance to drop at least one item from its standard drop table.

Behavior

The Pumpking's various faces.

The Pumpking has two arms, called Pumpking Blades, which behave much like Skeletron's hands by swiping towards the player to inflict contact damage, but unlike Skeletron's hands, the Pumpking's hands are entirely immune to damage. The Pumpking repeatedly switches between three different attack patterns at random, and its current attack mode is indicated by its facial expression. When transitioning to its next mode, its head rotates to reveal a different expression.

  • Mode 1: The Pumpking's face resembles a typical jack-o-lantern, with a sinister-looking grin. It attempts to hover directly above the player and performs aggressive melee swipes with its Pumpking Blade arms. About five seconds into this stage, it will rapidly move towards the player at a high speed for the rest of the time it remains in this stage.
  • Mode 2: The Pumpking's mouth is partially open, with a grimacing expression. The Pumpking Blades periodically fire large yellow scythe-shaped projectiles called Flaming ScythesFlaming Scythes. Similar to the Demon Scythe's projectiles, the Flaming Scythes are motionless for a few seconds before gradually beginning to spin and accelerate toward the player with increasing speed, dealing massive amounts of damage per hit.
  • Mode 3: The Pumpking's face appears surprised, with its mouth agape in an "O" shape. While following the player from a greater distance, it spits out several yellow Greek FireGreek FireGreek FireGreek Fire projectiles from its mouth, similar to the Mourning Wood, which fall to the ground before lingering on solid tiles for a short while, inflicting immense damage on contact.

Notes

  • If not defeated before dawn (4:30 AM) or all players present in the current world are dead while the event is active, all active Pumpkings will retreat straight down through the ground and despawn. This trait is also shared by Mourning Wood.
  • Stray Flaming Scythes thrown by a Pumpking can travel far outside enemy spawn boundaries, able to kill town NPCs in their houses.
  • (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Up to seven Pumpkings (more in multiplayer) can attack simultaneously during the event's final, 15th wave.

Tips

For more elaborate strategies on defeating Pumpking, including weapon and arena recommendations, see Guide:Pumpkin Moon.
  • The Flairon can be very effective against the Pumpking, who tends to float right above players (well within the range of the Flairon and its homing bubbles), causing very high damage per hit.
  • The Pumpking's contact damage is relatively lower than the damage inflicted by its projectiles, especially its Flaming Scythes. Using wings and other flight-based accessories like the Soaring Insignia(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) to fly closer towards its head while tanking its contact damage with high defense may help the player avoid taking excessive amounts of damage, especially in cases when they are being attacked by multiple Pumpkings at once.
  • The Pumpking can prove to be difficult even with post-Moon Lord(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) weapons, such as Meowmere(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) or Celebration Mk2(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), partly because it can spawn up to 7 times (or even more in multiplayer). High-mobility items, such as the Anti-Gravity Hook(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), Master Ninja Gear/Tabi or Shield of Cthulhu(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), allow easier dodging.

Trivia

The Pumpking-shaped cloud.
  • Pumpking is a portmanteau of pumpkin and king.
  • The Pumpking's NPC ID image only contains its head, which is the only part of its main body that can take and deal damage. The cloak that is attached to the Pumpking head's sprite is stored separately as a harmless, non-damageable entity by the name of PumpkingCloak.xnb.
  • Strangely, The Horseman's Blade drops from the Pumpking and not from the Headless Horseman.
  • The Pumpking and the Poltergeist are the only two Pumpkin Moon enemies whose main bodies consistently travel through blocks.
  • The Pumpking Blades have health and defense values even though they cannot be damaged.
  • On the Desktop version Desktop version, Console version Console version, and Mobile version Mobile version, a cloud in the shape of Pumpking can occasionally be seen in the background.
  • The BestiaryBestiary entry for the Pumpking: "A pumpkin has many faces. A pumpkin will murder all with many sharp blades. A pumpkin is king of the harvest."

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Health increased from 22000 to 26000.
    • Defense increased from 36 to 40.
    • Increased the number of enemy slots taken, to be more in line with Frost Moon bosses, dramatically reducing how many can spawn at a time.
  • Desktop 1.2.1.1: The duration of Pumpking's scythe attack has been reduced.
  • Console 1.02: Introduced with reduced scythe attack duration.

References

  1. Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.0.5 source code, method AI() in Terraria.NPC.cs. The relevant part is the aiStyle == 58 block. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
  2. Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.0.5 source code, method AI() in Terraria.NPC.cs. The relevant part is the aiStyle == 59 block. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Pumpkin Moon enemies have a greater chance of dropping loot in later waves than in earlier waves (except for guaranteed drops such as Spooky Wood, and, on the Old-gen console version Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DSNintendo 3DS version version, except for trophies – which never drop except in wave 15 when they will always drop). Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.0.5 source code, method RegisterBoss_PumpkinMoon() in Terraria.GameContent.ItemDropRules.ItemDropDatabase.cs. There may be inaccuracies, as the current Desktop version Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.
  4. Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method PumpkinMoonDropGateForTrophies() in Terraria.GameContent.ItemDropRules.Conditions.cs.