Wandering Eye Fish
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Classic
Expert
Master
Wandering Eye Fish




Statistics
Type | |
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Environment | |
AI Type | Flying Fish AI |
Damage | 35/70/105 |
Max Life | 300/600/900 |
Defense | 18 |
KB Resist | 100% |
Banner | ![]() |
Drops
Coins | 10 SC25 SC |
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- Item (Quantity)Rate
Chum Bucket(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) (4–6)
50%Vampire Frog Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
12.5%Blood Rain Bow(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
12.5%Chum Caster(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
12.5%Money Trough(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
6.67%Bloody Tear(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
4%
Sounds
Hurt | |
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Killed |
- Internal NPC ID: 587
Not to be confused with Wandering Eye.
The Wandering Eye Fish is a pre-Hardmode enemy that can be spawned by fishing in water during a Blood Moon. When the bobber dips and the player attempts to reel in a fish, a Wandering Eye Fish or another enemy has a chance to spawn within a few tiles of the bobber in place of a fish.
It is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer or its upgrades. The Wandering Eye Fish requires 25 kills to be awarded completion of its Bestiary entry and corresponding banner, as opposed to the usual 50 kills.
Notes
- The Sonar Potion will detect if a Blood Moon enemy is about to be hooked.
- Using the Chum Caster will greatly increase the chances of hooking Blood Moon enemies.
Tips
- The Wandering Eye Fish has high health and defense, moves very quickly, and does not take knockback, making it a challenging enemy for underpowered characters.
- It is recommended to avoid fishing in a Blood Moon while inside an enclosed space (like a building), as this may make escape difficult if the player is caught off guard.
- One way to effectively fight the Wandering Eye Fish is to obtain a movement accessory such as a Cloud in a Bottle or Rocket Boots and make tight circles around the eye. Its top speed can easily outrun early-game players, but its turning radius is limited.
- Unlike most flying enemies, the Wandering Eye Fish can enter water, though it will still be slowed down when submerged.
- If the Wandering Eye Fish is afflicted with the Confused debuff, it may fly away far enough to despawn unless the player chases it.
- A way to easily beat the Wandering Eye Fish relatively early in the game is to stomp it with a Slimy Saddle. Jumping on the Wandering Eye Fish with the saddle on will make it vertically lock on to the player, and it will quickly melt its own health bar by ramming itself into the mount. The player should take care to avoid falling to their death if they miss a stomp.
Trivia
- It has a similar appearance to Demon Eyes and Wandering Eyes, being named after and having similar stats to the latter. Rather than severed nerves and blood vessels trailing from its rear, it sports red fins. It closely resembles The Fish of Cthulhu.
- The
Bestiary entry for the Wandering Eye Fish: "For mysterious reasons, fish are known to mutate with other living things or even man-made objects. This one is especially violent."
History
- Desktop 1.4.1:
- Drop chances for Vampire Frog Staff, Blood Rain Bow, and Chum Caster increased from 1/24 to 1/8, and are no longer mutually exclusive.
- Drop chance of Bloody Tear increased from 1/200 to 1/25
- Desktop 1.4.0.1: Introduced.
- Console 1.4.0.5.4.1: Introduced.
- Switch 1.4.0.5.5: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced.