Undead Miner

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Cavern
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	22/44›38›78/66›57›117
Max Life	70/140›154›308/210›231›462
Defense	9/9›9›18
KB Resist	50%/55%/60%
Banner	Undead Miner Banner(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Immune to
Coins	2 SC50 CCPre-Hardmode: 6 SC25 CCHardmode: 5 SCPost-Plantera: 10 SC
Hurt
Killed

This is the main page whose information applies to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.
For the differences of this information on Old-gen console and 3DS, see Legacy:Undead Miner.

The Undead Miner is a pre-Hardmode enemy that spawns in the Cavern layer and follows the Fighter AI. Undead Miners wear a Mining Helmet, which provides a small amount of light around them. This light makes them much easier to find and can sometimes reveal sealed caves, much like blooming Blinkroot. Undead Miners can open doors, but they can only do so during Blood Moons or in Graveyards.

Killing them is the only way to obtain the Bone Pickaxe, Mining Shirt, and the Mining Pants. The Mining Helmet can be obtained from Undead Miners, but can also be bought from the Merchant for 4 GC.

It is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) or its upgrades.

Trivia

The Bestiary entry for the Undead Miner: "There's evidence of spelunkers having explored the caverns in the past... as well as evidence of them having died doing so."

History

Desktop version

Desktop 1.4.1:
- Bone Pickaxe drop chance increased from 1/50 (2%) to 1/20 (5%).
- Mining Shirt and Pants drop chances each increased from 3/125 (2.4%) to 3/25 (12%).
- Bomb drop chance decreased from 114/125 (91.2%) to 18/25 (72%).

Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Can now be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer.
- Now has a chance to drop Steak.
- Now can only open doors or Tall Gates during Blood Moon, or rarely in Graveyard.

Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Undead Miners now have a chance to drop Mining Helmets.
- Can now drop its own respective banner.

Desktop 1.2: Now has a chance to drop a Bone Pickaxe.

Desktop 1.1:
- Now drops the Mining Shirt and Mining Pants.
- Bomb drop chance decreased from 24/25 (96%) to 114/125 (91.2%).
- No longer immune to On Fire! debuff.

Desktop 1.0.4:
- Name changed from Dead Miner to Undead Miner.
- Health increased from 60 to 70, defense increased from 8 to 9, damage increased from 20 to 22.