Angler


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AI Type | No AI |
Max Life | 250 |
Defense | 15 |
KB Resist | 50% |
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- Internal NPC ID: 376
The Angler is an NPC concerned exclusively with fishing, who appears as a young boy. He does not sell anything, but rather assigns quests to players. Quest objectives generally involve catching him rare fish from particular biomes or layers, for which he dispenses various rewards.
On Desktop,
Console, and
Mobile, he will throw Frost Daggerfish at nearby enemies when threatened, dealing 10 / 15 / 17 damage at the start of the game.
- Additionally, on
Desktop,
Console, and
Mobile he will gain various stat increases[1] as the player progresses.
The Angler is first encountered as the Sleeping Angler randomly spawning on the sand or on the water surface of the Ocean biome (or rarely in the underworld). He will move in when:
- There is an empty house.
- The player has interacted with him and has woken him up (⚷ Open / Activate).
The Sleeping Angler is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer or its upgrades.
Initiating a quest
- The day's quest is determined at 4:30 AM each day, regardless of whether or not the Angler has been spoken to.
- In order to find out where to find the quest fish, the player needs to speak to the Angler and select his "Quest" option.
- The player will require a fishing pole, bait, and a sizeable amount of liquid (see fishing) to catch the quest fish.
- The item will only be catchable while its quest is in effect (from 4:30 AM of that day until 4:30 AM of the next day, and before the player's daily catch has been turned in).
- The quest fish can only be caught if it is not already in the player's inventory.
- Speaking again to the Angler will remove the quest fish from the player's inventory, and reward them with items.
Quest list
Quest rewards
After a quest has been completed, the Angler will reward the player with one item, a number of coins, and possibly some bait.
- Rarity reduction: The chance of a functional item being given depends on two factors. Each possible item has a base rarity, ranging from 1 in 30 for Fish Finder components to 1 in 250 for Golden Fishing Pole. This base rarity is multiplied by a "rarity reduction" number. The rarity reduction starts at 1 and changes based on how many quests have been completed and the current happiness of the Angler. After happiness and completed quests are taken into account the rarity reduction is multiplied by an additional 0.9. This makes the chances of functional, non-potion items gradually increase from their base rates (shown below) with the number of quests completed: they become more likely (and others less likely) as more quests are completed.
- With less than 51 quests completed, the rarity reduction starts at 1 and is reduced by 0.01 for every quest completed.
- With less than 101 quests completed, the rarity reduction starts at 0.5 and is reduced by 0.005 for every completed quest past 50.
- With less than 150 quests completed, the rarity reduction starts at 0.25 and is reduced by 0.002 for every completed quest past 100.
- With over 150 quests completed the rarity reduction is fixed at 0.15
- After accounting for number of completed quests the rarity reduction is further multiplied by a fixed 0.9 and a multiplier based on happiness. See Notes for the happiness formula used.
- As an example, Golden Fishing Rod as a random reward is available at 75 completed quests, with a base rarity of 1 in 250. With 75 completed quests the rarity reduction before happiness is taken into account is 0.3375, meaning the actual chance is 1 in (250 * 0.3375) or
1.19*8/675 (1.19%), much higher than the original0.4*1/250 (0.4%).
- Coin quantity: The number of coins awarded increases with the number of quests completed, and is rounded down to the nearest Gold Coin (or Silver Coin, if less than 1), up to a maximum of 10. The average coin reward is approximately 70, plus 150 per completed quest, before rounding. These values are doubled in Expert Mode. Additionally, these values are doubled in Hardmode, although still capped at 10.
- Bait chances: The Angler may additionally reward the player with an amount of bait, with chances scaling from
50.51*50.51% on the first completed quest to 100% by the 50th quest. The average quality and amount of bait given similarly increases with the number of completed quests, up to a maximum of 7 Master Baits.
Notes:
- On the
Old-gen console and
versions, after the 150th completed quest, the chances permanently reset to their base rates, as if the player had never completed any quests at all. At this point, reward chances are actually slightly worse than for the 1st completed quest – e.g. the base chance of receiving any kind of bait in a reward drops to exactly
50*50/100 (50%), which is lower than the first-quest rate of50.51*50/99 (50.51%). Coins are not affected by this and continue to scale up to a maximum of 10 per quest. Bait amounts are likewise not affected by this and continue to scale up to a maximum of 7 bait, but the chance of receiving bait in a reward – and if so, which type – are affected. - On the
Desktop version,
Console version, and
Mobile version, the Angler's happiness affects his rewards: At 100% (neutral) happiness, the rates of rewards (affecting the chance of items and the chance and type of bait) are actually increased to 111.11% of their base values. The reward rates vary based on happiness within the range of 88.89% (at maximum unhappiness, 150% price multiplier) to 126.98% (at maximum happiness, 75% price multiplier).[2]
- Also on
Desktop,
Console, and
Mobile, rewards will not include duplicates of the info accessories or of the fishing utility accessories already in the player's inventory or portable storage, unless the player already has all of the respective set, or has one of that set's combined forms. The specific items which meet these requirements are noted in the table below.
- If a player is interested in obtaining duplicates of these restricted accessories before they have received the full set(s) of them, merely placing their owned accessories of the appropriate types into an external storage which is not player-specific (e.g. an ordinary Chest) before collecting a reward from the Angler will suffice.
Reward lists
Only one of the following special rewards may be obtained. The chances listed are affected by the number of quests completed and (on Desktop,
Console, and
Mobile) the Angler's happiness. Chances are rolled in the order given by the list below, starting from the top. This means rewards near the bottom have a slightly lowered chance of being obtained than what is listed. These chances are not affected by luck.
Main rewards
Item | Base rarity | Notes |
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n/a | Guaranteed on the 5th quest. |
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n/a | Guaranteed on the 10th quest. |
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n/a | Guaranteed on the 15th quest. |
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n/a | Guaranteed on the 20th quest. |
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If the quest fish was Bumblebee Tuna. Chances not affected by the number of quests and Angler's happiness. | |
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Guaranteed in Hardmode |
If the quest fish was Bumblebee Tuna. Chances not affected by the number of quests and Angler's happiness. |
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Guaranteed on the 30th / 50th quest. Available after the 75th quest. | |
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Hardmode only. Available after the 25th quest. | |
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Hardmode only. Available after the 10th quest. | |
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Available after the 10th quest. Guaranteed on the 25th quest. | |
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Available after the 10th quest. | |
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All 3 pieces rewarded at once. | |
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All 3 pieces rewarded at once. | |
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Only if no duplicates in possessions,[rw 1], this includes craftable items which contain this item in its crafting tree. | |
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Only if no duplicates in possessions,[rw 1], this includes craftable items which contain this item in its crafting tree. | |
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Only if no duplicates in possessions,[rw 1], this includes craftable items which contain this item in its crafting tree. | |
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Only if no duplicates in possessions,[rw 1], this includes craftable items which contain this item in its crafting tree. | |
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Only if no duplicates in possessions,[rw 1], this includes craftable items which contain this item in its crafting tree. | |
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Only if no duplicates in possessions,[rw 1], this includes craftable items which contain this item in its crafting tree. | |
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Only if no duplicates in possessions,[rw 1], this includes craftable items which contain this item in its crafting tree. | |
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Chances not affected by the number of quests and Angler's happiness. | |
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Chances not affected by the number of quests and Angler's happiness. | |
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Furniture Rewards
The player is also sometimes rewarded with a random furniture in this table, similarly with the main pool. The furniture is guaranteed after having completed at least 100 quests (100th quest included).
Other rewards
If none of the main rewards is obtained, one of the following will be obtained, and in no particular order. Chances are unaffected by luck, the number of quests completed, nor by the Angler's happiness.
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Default | Only one potion type is rewarded. |
Bait reward
If bait is being rewarded, the chances of getting which type are in the order listed below. The chances listed are affected by the number of quests completed and (on Desktop,
Console, and
Mobile) the Angler's happiness. As noted above, the chance of obtaining any bait at all ranges from 50% to 100% (at base happiness).
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The amount of bait obtained is determined randomly, with a minimum of 1 and maximum of 7 and with the average amount depending on to the number of quests completed. Six independent rolls are performed, with chances N-in-25, N-in-50, N-in-100, N-in-150, N-in-200, and N-in-250 (where N is the number of quests completed plus one), and those rolls which succeed increase the amount of bait by 1 each. Thus, the amount will usually vary randomly between 1 and 7 bait, until maxing out at the 249th quest.[3] A few examples of average bait amounts for different quest completion totals are as follows:
# of quests completed | Average bait amount |
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1 | 1.17 bait |
25 | 3.19 bait |
50 | 4.31 bait |
100 | 5.58 bait |
150 | 6.36 bait |
200 | 6.80 bait |
249+ | 7 bait (always) |
Living preferences
Biome | Neighbor | |
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Loves | n/a | n/a |
Likes | ||
Dislikes | n/a | |
Hates | n/a |
For more information, see NPC happiness.
Shimmered form
When submerged in Shimmer, the Angler will transform into his Shimmered form. This has no impact on gameplay or dialogue and is only a visual change. He can be returned to his classic look by submerging him in Shimmer again.
Notes
- The Angler is one of the few town NPCs that can be obtained regardless of the current stage of game progression (others being the Guide, Stylist and Golfer).
- The Sleeping Angler spawns randomly, like the other bound NPCs. It is not guaranteed that he will initially spawn on either shore. The player may need to wait a while at a shore before he appears.
- The Sleeping Angler is able to float on both water and honey.
- If a quest is not completed before the next day begins (4:30 AM the following day), a new quest begins, whether or not the Angler is spoken to.
- It is possible to catch quest fish before the Angler has spawned in a world. However, most quest fish require fishing in a specific environment, making this an unlikely catch.
- The Angler will never assign quests that require the player to catch fish from the Crimson in a Corruption world, or from the Corruption in a Crimson world.
- No quest fish will be caught if the day's quest catch already exists in the player's inventory. It is possible to catch more than one quest fish in a day if the player drops previously-caught quest fish on the ground, or stores them in a Chest or other storage item. For this case, a fish in the player's "trash slot" does not count, so putting the first one there allows picking up a second quest fish. Holding the item in the air with a cursor does not count as holding, with another quest fish in the trash slot allows pickup of a third one lying on the ground, allowing for a maximum of three quest fish in the inventory.
- While most NPCs die via the usual death animation, the Angler simply vanishes in a puff of smoke. He also has a unique death message: Instead of "<Name of Angler> was slain..." the message reads "<Name of Angler> has left!". This is likely due to rating concerns, as depictions of children being killed tend to result in an "Adults Only" rating from the ESRB, which might have limited the game's distribution.
- If the Angler is killed after being saved, and there is no suitable house for him to live in, he will settle in as soon as one becomes free, like any other NPC.
- The number of completed quests is tied to the character, rather than the world. The minimum number required for a particular reward can be accrued by completing quests in multiple worlds. The number of completed quests for the purposes of achievements is instead a running total for all characters in all worlds, so multiple characters can contribute to earning achievements.
- The current fishing quest for a world's in-game day is tied to the name of the characters. It is, for example, impossible to have two characters with the same name claim rewards in the same world.
- The Angler provides all three components of the Fish Finder, which is one of the sub-assemblies of the Cell Phone. Three more of his gifts can be combined into the Angler Tackle Bag, which is required to craft the Lavaproof Tackle Bag.
- The
Bestiary entry for the Angler: "The Angler, a rude fishing genius, sends others to find weird, rare fish. He rewards random items, entertained by any misfortunes."
Achievements

Tips
- In multiplayer, advancing the day forward to dawn using console commands does not reset the quest cooldown; the player still needs to wait another 24 minutes (24 in-game hours) for a new quest. However, advancing the day to midnight and waiting 4.5 minutes until dawn does work.
- If the game does not save after the player turns in the daily quest, the game can be closed without saving to turn in the quest again with different rewards. This can be done multiple times to attain desired rewards without having to wait 24 minutes for a new quest.
- Building mini-biomes is useful for quick access for fishing biome-specific fish, as some biomes such as the Jungle, Corruption, or Crimson may be more time-consuming and/or dangerous to travel to.
- When attempting to get new accessories from fishing (e.g. to gain the ingredients for the Fish Finder), the player should hold accessories they already have gained from quest fishing in their inventory, to avoid receiving duplicates. However, if all of them have been obtained already, then only two of them should be held in the inventory in order to minimize the chances of receiving another. Completing quests in pre-Hardmode also increases the chances of getting one of them.
- Doing the achievements can be more easily done on Journey Mode by skipping the day cycle using the Time menu and using the Duplication menu for the quest fish.
Names
The Angler may have any of the following names:
- Adam
- Bart
- Billy
- Bobby
- Bryce
- Charles
- Danny
- Grayson
- Ivan
- Izzy
- Jey
- Jimmy
- Johnny
- Matty
- Miles
- Nathan
- Phillip
- Sammy
- Simon
- Spencer
- Timmy
- Tyler
Quotes
Interaction quotes
When woken up:
Any time:
When a quest is available:
When a quest is completed:
When the Quest button is clicked after the daily quest has been completed:
When a quest has been completed:
When Dryad is present when a quest has been completed:
When Tavernkeep is present when a quest has been completed:
During a Party:
During a Blood Moon, when a quest is available:
During a Blood Moon, when a quest has been completed:
While it is raining:
During a thunderstorm:
During a Windy Day:
When in a Graveyard:
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Happiness quotes
When nothing is affecting happiness:
When homeless:
When far from home:
When in a sparse area:
When overcrowded:
When in the Ocean:
When in the Desert:
When in an evil biome or the Dungeon:
When near the Princess:
When near the Demolitionist:
When near the Party Girl:
When near the Tax Collector:
When near the Tavernkeep:
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Trivia
- The Angler is a child, and therefore younger than all the others. The only other NPC who is a child is the Princess. His sprite is a tile shorter than any of the others.
- The Angler seems to be an orphan, judging by his quote "I don't have a mommy or a daddy, but I have a lot of fish! It's close enough!"
- The Angler is not allowed to try Ale from the Tavernkeep as seen in the quote "How come <name of Tavernkeep> won't sell me any ale? I want to try some! What a grouch!". This refers to the fact that the Angler is presumably below the legal drinking age.
- The Angler is allergic to bees, as shown when he gives the quest to find the Bumblebee Tuna.
- The Angler often seems to disregard the player's safety, as shown by his quotes, for instance "Hey! Just the sacrifi- I mean competent fishing master that I've been looking for! "
- Despite his professed love of fishing, he is never himself seen fishing, and the only fish he provides to the player are mounted as trophies.
- The quest dialog for the Clownfish is a reference to the 2003 American computer-animated adventure movie Finding Nemo.
- The quest dialog for the Batfish is a reference to "Batman Theme", the title song of the 1966 Batman TV series.
- The quest dialog for the Pengfish is a reference to the fictional superhero Superman.
- Despite his quest dialog claiming that he will be rich, the Jewelfish is still worth nothing when sold.
- Although it is extremely rare, it is entirely possible to give the Angler a Bunnyfish and receive a Bunnyfish Trophy, suggesting he immediately gave it back.
- The Angler's quote referencing the act of touching one's tongue to an ice block references the fact that very cold objects, such as ice blocks, cause the saliva in the tongue to freeze inside the pores of the tongue, causing the tongue to become stuck to the ice.
- Despite his dislike of the Desert for its apparent lack of fish, several fish can be caught in the Desert, including two quest fish.
- The Angler's Shimmered form is a Kappa, a turtle like creature from Japanese folklore. Its Japanese name “河童” translates to “river-child” which makes sense with the Angler being a child and fisherman.
- The
Bestiary entry for the Angler: "The Angler, a rude fishing genius, sends others to find weird, rare fish. He rewards random items, entertained by any misfortunes."
History
- Desktop 1.4.4.6:
- The Angler's Accessory Drop Duplicate Protection has been adjusted to make it more flexible and player friendly.
- Instead of only selectively applying duplicate protection to the 2 triple sets of accessories independently, he now applies the duplicate protection to all 7 accessories, including the Fishing Bobber.
- If the player has any of the 7 accessories (either in their individual form or their tinkered forms) in their inventory, the Angler will always give a non-duplicate accessory whenever he rolls to drop an accessory at all. He will only begin dropping duplicates again once the player has all 7 in their inventory.
- This will also result in a general increase in the number of accessories he drops.
- The Mermaid and Fish Costumes have been moved to be before Accessories in priority order since Accessories will be more common.
- The Angler's Accessory Drop Duplicate Protection has been adjusted to make it more flexible and player friendly.
- Desktop 1.4.4:
- Angler Quests now give 2x as much coins in Hardmode.
- Angler no longer drops furniture items as part of his regular drop pool. Instead, he now has a chance to give a bonus furniture drop when completing quests. The odds of getting a bonus furniture drop increase as completed Quests count increases.
- Bottomless Water Bucket is now guaranteed on the 25th quest completed.
- Bottomless Water Bucket can now be obtained in pre-Hardmode.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Removed "Bryce" as a possible name.
- Angler's Quest rewards are now more likely to give informational accessories.
- Additionally, he will not give the player duplicates of an accessory they have in their inventory, unless they already have them all.
- Added 2 new quotes, informing the player of the number of quests they have completed.
- Fixed some inconsistent or inaccurate Fishing Quest dialogue text.
- Desktop 1.3.4.2: Now correctly shows up on the Lifeform Analyzer.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Sprite updated.
- Angler's quests now always give gold coins.
- Added Fisherman's Pocket Guide, Weather Radio, Sextant and Golden Bug Net.
- Quests now tell where to find the quest fish.
- Golden Fishing Rod only requires 30 completed quests now (instead of 50).
- Several drop chances changed.
- Desktop 1.2.4.1:
- Fixed bug where "Wyverntail" was named "Whyverntail".
- Angler's quests now show when using other languages.
- Fixed bug where Sleeping Angler would move slowly on tiles if attacked by enemies.
- Desktop 1.2.4: Introduced.
- Console 1.07: Introduced fishing on Console editions, including the Angler NPC, fishing quests, and their rewards.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information taken from the
Desktop 1.4.0.5 source code, method
AI_007_TownEntities()
inTerraria.NPC.cs
. There may be inaccuracies, as the currentDesktop version is 1.4.4.9.
- ↑ Information taken from the
Desktop 1.4.3.6 source code, method
GetAnglerReward()
inTerraria.Player.cs
. The exact formula isactualRate = baseRate / (0.9 * ((1 + priceModifier) / 2))
, wherepriceModifier
is the Angler's otherwise-hidden price modifier determined by his happiness in the same manner as with other NPCs. There may be inaccuracies, as the currentDesktop version is 1.4.4.9.
- ↑ Information taken from the
Desktop 1.4.3.6 source code, method
GetAnglerReward_Bait()
inTerraria.Player.cs
. The way in which bait amounts are rolled has remained unchanged since 1.2.4 (method
inGetAnglerReward()
). There may be inaccuracies, as the currentTerraria.Player.cs
Desktop version is 1.4.4.9.