Witch Doctor






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Environment | |
AI Type | Passive AI |
Damage | 203035 (Poison Dart) [1] |
Max Life | 250 |
Defense | 15 |
KB Resist | 50% |
Hurt | |
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Killed |
- Internal NPC ID: 228
The Witch Doctor is an NPC vendor that will spawn once the following criteria have been met:
On the Desktop version,
Console version, and
Mobile version, the Witch Doctor will shoot Poison Darts at nearby enemies with a Blowgun to defend himself. In addition to poisoning enemies, his darts deal 20 / 30 / 35 damage at the start of the game, and (on the
Desktop version,
Console version, and
Mobile version) as players progress he will gain various stat increases.[1]
Items sold



Item | Cost | Availability
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7 GC | Always available. |
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5 GC | Always available. |
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75 CC | When player has a Stynger. |
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15 CC | When player has a Stake Launcher. |
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1 GC50 SC | During Halloween. |
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2 PC | When spoken to in a Hardmode Jungle biome. |
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1 PC50 GC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 1 PC (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
When spoken to in a Hardmode Jungle biome, during night only, after defeating Plantera. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) When spoken to in a Hardmode Jungle biome, during night only. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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15 SC | After defeating Plantera. |
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50 GC | After defeating Plantera. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) After defeating Plantera and requires the Pygmy Staff in the player's inventory. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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50 GC | After defeating Plantera. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) After defeating Plantera and requires the Pygmy Staff in the player's inventory. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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50 GC | After defeating Plantera. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) After defeating Plantera and requires the Pygmy Staff in the player's inventory. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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20 GC | During night only. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) After defeating Plantera, during night only, and requires the Pygmy Staff in the player's inventory. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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40 GC | After Plantera has been defeated, and spoken to in Jungle biome. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) After defeating Plantera and spoken to in Jungle biome, and requires the Pygmy Staff in the player's inventory. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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4 GC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) No value (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) After defeating Plantera. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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4 GC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) No value (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) After defeating Plantera. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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4 GC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) No value (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) After defeating Plantera. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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4 GC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) No value (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) After defeating Plantera. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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4 GC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) No value (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) After defeating Plantera. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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4 GC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) No value (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) After defeating Plantera. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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4 GC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) No value (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) After defeating Plantera. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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4 GC (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) No value (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) After defeating Plantera. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) |
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4 GC | Always available. |
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4 GC | Always available. |
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10 GC | If Wizard is present. |
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10 GC | When in a specific biome and is happy enough. |
Living preferences
Biome | Neighbor | |
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Loves | n/a | n/a |
Likes | ||
Dislikes | ||
Hates | n/a |
For more information, see NPC happiness.
Shimmered form
When submerged in Shimmer, the Witch Doctor 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.
Names
The Witch Doctor may have any of the following names:
- Abibe
- Gboto
- Jamundi
- Kogi-ghi
- Konah
- Opuni
- Tairona
- U'wa
- Xirigua
- Zop'a
Quotes
Interaction quotes
When Nurse is present:
When the Dryad is present
During a Party(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions):
During a Windy Day:
During a Storm:
When in a Graveyard(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions):
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Happiness quotes (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
When homeless:
When far from home:
When in a sparse area:
When overcrowded:
When in the Jungle:
When in the Hallow:
When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon:
When near the Princess:
When near the Dryad:
When near the Guide:
When near the Nurse:
When near the Truffle:
When neutral:
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Notes
- The biome requirements for the Witch Doctor's shop selections are determined when the player speaks to him, not for the Witch Doctor himself. Thus, it technically does not matter what biome the Witch Doctor is in, as long as the player interacting with him is in the correct biome (e.g. Jungle).
Tips
- Players can teleport the Witch Doctor to the Jungle using the King Statue.
Trivia
- A "witch doctor" is a term for shamans and "wise men" of various traditions, including the European "witch doctor", the African "sangoma" and the Native American "medicine man". It originally refers to one who protects against witchcraft, but contemporary use refers to any folk healer.
- The quote "Which doctor am I? The Witch Doctor am I." plays on the homophone "which/witch". Both sentences sound almost identical but have very different meanings.
- The quote "Rise, zombie! Zombie, arise!" is a reference to the memetically famous "Chicken, Arise" sequence from the cartoon series Aqua Teen Hunger Force, in which the protagonists recruit the aid of a somewhat dubious witch doctor who uses a similar chant in a protracted effort to resurrect a chicken.
- Many of his quotes contain two sentences that use the same words to play on each other.
- The Witch Doctor is a Lihzahrd, as can be seen by his green skin and tail. This is especially evident by his party quote "I wanted to see how your kind celebrate". This was confirmed by Leinfors on the Terraria forums.[2] It is also mentioned in his Bestiary's entry. Another factor that points to this is his happiness quote when near the Princess; " Kind to my people, [Name of Princess] is. Much appreciated."
- Unlike the Skeleton Merchant, where Skeleton will not attack it and vice-versa, Lihzahrds will still attack the Witch Doctor (and vice-versa).
- The staff that the Witch Doctor holds may look like a Pygmy Staff, but it is actually a "Dreamcatcher", a wooden circle atop a stick, with strings resembling a spiders web & feathers that hang from them. They originate from Native American tribes.
- The
Bestiary entry for the Witch Doctor: "It's unusual for a Lihzahrd to be outside the Temple. Even more unusual are the voodoo things he sells. He prefers his jungle digs."
History
- Desktop 1.4.4:
- Sprite updated.
- Leaf Wings are now sold only after Plantera has been defeated.
- Leaf Wings price increased from 75 GC to 1 PC50 GC.
- Desktop 1.4.1: No longer requires Plantera to be defeated to sell the Pygmy Necklace.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Now sells the Oasis and Cavern Water Fountains.
- Leaf Wings price reduced from 1 PC to 75 GC.
- No longer requires the Pygmy Staff to be in the player's inventory to sell the Tiki armor, Hercules Beetle, and Pygmy Necklace.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Now sells the Bewitching Table.
- Fountains now cost 4 GC to buy.
- Sprite updated.
- Desktop 1.2.1.2: Witch Doctor now correctly sells cauldrons during Halloween.
- Desktop 1.2: Introduced.
- Console 1.02: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.