Mimics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Ice biome
AI Type	Mimic AI
Damage	80/160/240
Max Life	500/1000/1500
Defense	30
KB Resist	70%/73%/76%
Banner	Mimic Banner
Immune to
Coins	1025
Hurt
Killed

Type	Enemy
Environment	Underground Cavern The Underworld
AI Type	Mimic AI
Damage	80/160/240
Max Life	500/1000/1500
Defense	30
KB Resist	70%/73%/76%
Banner	Mimic Banner
Immune to
Coins	1025
Hurt
Killed

Type	Enemy
Immune to

Mimics are rare Hardmode enemies disguised as chests, appearing as the appropriate chest type for the environment.

Mimics can be spawned by the player using the Chest Statue, even prior to Hardmode. However, Mimics spawned this way only drop the Mimic Banner. Mimics can also spawn naturally prior to Hardmode in worlds with the Remix Seed.

Rare Hallowed, Corrupt, and Crimson Mimics can also be spawned manually by players via a Key of Light or Key of Night (see the Biome Mimic section below).

What is a Mimic in Terraria? toggle section

In Terraria, a Mimic is a rare Hardmode enemy that disguises itself as a chest, appearing as the appropriate chest type for the environment. They can be spawned by the player using the Chest Statue, even prior to Hardmode. However, Mimics spawned this way only drop the Mimic Banner. Mimics can also spawn naturally prior to Hardmode in worlds with the Remix Seed. There are also special types of Mimics, such as the Hallowed, Corrupt, and Crimson Mimics, which can be manually spawned by players. During the Frost Moon event, a unique type of Mimic known as the Present Mimic can appear, which tries to pass itself off as a present instead of a Chest.

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How can a player spawn a Mimic in Terraria? toggle section

In Terraria, players can spawn Mimics using the Chest Statue. This can be done even prior to entering Hardmode. However, it's important to note that Mimics spawned this way only drop the Mimic Banner. Rare Hallowed, Corrupt, and Crimson Mimics can also be manually spawned by players. Additionally, Mimics can spawn naturally in worlds with the Remix Seed, even before Hardmode.

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What items can be dropped by a Mimic in Terraria? toggle section

In Terraria, Mimics, which are rare Hardmode enemies disguised as chests, can drop a variety of useful and valuable items. These include advanced weapons and tools, as well as Greater Healing Potions and Greater Mana Potions. These potions are particularly handy in early Hardmode. However, it's worth noting that Biome Mimics, despite being tougher, tend to drop less money than the normal variants.

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What is the significance of the Mimic Banner in Terraria? toggle section

In Terraria, the Mimic Banner plays a crucial role in enhancing the player's combat abilities against Mimics. When a player is near a Mimic Banner, they receive increased damage and defense against Mimics. However, it's important to note that this bonus only applies to normal Mimics. Biome Mimics, such as the Hallowed, Crimson, and Corrupt Mimics, are unaffected by the Mimic Banner and have their own respective banners. Also, Mimics spawned using the Chest Statue only drop the Mimic Banner and do not drop any other items.

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Common variants[]

Special variants[]

PC/Console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This section's information applies only to the PC, Console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy versions of Terraria.

Corrupt Mimic

Classic

Expert

Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Underground Corruption
AI Type	Biome Mimic AI
Damage	90/180/270
Max Life	3500/7000/10500
Defense	34
KB Resist	90%/91%/92%
Banner	Corrupt Mimic Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	3750

Item (Quantity)Rate
Dart Rifle
20%
Worm Hook
20%
Chain Guillotines
20%
Clinger Staff
20%
Putrid Scent
20%
Greater Healing Potion (5–10)
100%
Greater Mana Potion (5–15)
100%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Reflect projectile

Internal NPC ID: 473

Crimson Mimic

Classic

Expert

Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Underground Crimson
AI Type	Biome Mimic AI
Damage	90/180/270
Max Life	3500/7000/10500
Defense	34
KB Resist	90%/91%/92%
Banner	Crimson Mimic Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	3750

Item (Quantity)Rate
Dart Pistol
20%
Tendon Hook
20%
Fetid Baghnakhs
20%
Life Drain
20%
Flesh Knuckles
20%
Greater Healing Potion (5–10)
100%
Greater Mana Potion (5–15)
100%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Reflect projectile

Internal NPC ID: 474

Hallowed Mimic

Classic

Expert

Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Underground Hallow
AI Type	Biome Mimic AI
Damage	90/180/270
Max Life	3500/7000/10500
Defense	34
KB Resist	90%/91%/92%
Banner	Hallowed Mimic Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	3750

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Reflect projectile

Internal NPC ID: 475

Jungle MimicCelebrationmk10 and Get fixed boi world seed variant

Classic

Expert

Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Underground Jungle
AI Type	Biome Mimic AI
Damage	90/180/270
Max Life	3500/7000/10500
Defense	34
KB Resist	90%/91%/92%
Immune to

Drops

Coins	3750

Item (Quantity)Rate
Angel Statue
33%
Fart in a Jar
33%
Stink Potion (5–10)
33%
Coal
33%
Red Potion (3–5)
33%
Golden Shower
33%
Master Bait (2–4)
33%
Water Gun
33%
Sparkle Slime Balloon (69)
33%
Greater Healing Potion (5–10)
100%
Greater Mana Potion (5–15)
100%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Reflect projectile

Internal NPC ID: 476

These Mimics are rarer, and much more powerful in every way, than the normal Mimics (they are even more deadly than any pre-Hardmode boss, with the possible exception of the Wall of Flesh). They only spawn in the vicinity of the underground version of their corresponding biome.

Each type has its own set of unique drops, including powerful early Hardmode weapons and tools. Like ordinary Mimics, they only spawn in Hardmode worlds. The Jungle variant spawns only in Celebrationmk10 and Get fixed boi worlds. On the Old Chinese version and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, it is unimplemented and never spawns during normal gameplay.

Similar to ordinary Mimics, these special variants disguise themselves as "Chests" until approached or attacked, but they do not resemble any Chest type currently in the game, and are significantly larger than ordinary Chests.

Hallowed, Corrupt, and Crimson Mimics can also be summoned manually by the player, in Hardmode worlds only, by placing a Key of Light or a Key of Night inside an otherwise empty Chest; the Chest becomes a Mimic once it is closed. Note that this does not work using other storage items, such as Dressers. The natural evil biome of the current world determines whether a Corrupt or a Crimson Mimic is summoned via the Key of Night.

All four special Mimics have the same attack patterns:

The Mimic hops toward the player, much like a normal Mimic would. After three successive hops, the Mimic will perform one of the three moves below before repeating the pattern:
- It performs three rapid dashes, during which it can also jump extremely high.
- It periodically shuts itself and remains stationary, during which it becomes invincible to attacks. In Expert Mode, it will reflect projectiles fired at it, which can damage the player firing. It can reflect bullets, arrows, and darts, but not rockets, and the projectiles of numerous other weapons. For the complete list, see List of reflected projectiles.
- It performs a "pound" attack, whereby it leaps into the air above the player and swiftly drops down (similar to Giant Tortoise attacks). During this attack, the Mimic can travel through blocks (unlike Giant Tortoises).
If the player attempts to escape, the Mimic dashes after the player at high speed (slightly over 51 mph). It can also travel through blocks when using this attack.

The Jungle Mimic has an additional "attack" called the "stuff cannon", which consists of hurling 10 of the following blocks (in "dropped form") at the player:

Identification[]

While disguised, Mimics will not show a usual enemy tooltip when hovering the mouse cursor over them. Below are some tips to help differentiate real chests from Mimics.

Mimics are easier to spot in already explored areas, wherein a player could notice a chest that was not present when they previously explored that area.
Hitting a disguised Mimic with any weapon, including ranged weapons, homing weapons, or a minion, will make it activate.
On the Old-gen console version, Mobile version, or PC version with the Smart Cursor turned on, Mimics can be identified by their lack of yellow border (normally around chests) upon getting near them.
Real chests will show up on the minimap, but Mimics will not.
- On the Old-gen console version, a Mimic will instead appear as a red dot on the map, similar to all other enemies.
Spelunker Potion will not cause a Mimic to glow, but the Hunter Potion will. The Spelunker buff causes only normal chests to shine, while the Hunter buff colors all enemies red.
Mimics disguised as Gold Chests, Frozen Chests, or Shadow Chests will not produce their usual animated sparkle effect, as opposed to real chests. This does not work for Wooden Chests/Mimics.
- This is especially apparent when there seem to be two chests nearby each other, which may rarely happen. If one of them is shining and the other one is not, the one that is not shining is a Mimic.
The Lifeform Analyzer will detect nearby Mimics. The Metal Detector can also give them away, as there will be no "Chest detected nearby!" message, provided there actually are no real chests nearby, as Mimics tend to not spawn in proper chest locations.
Mimics may not line up properly with blocks, as normal chests would. They can also spawn halfway inside blocks, partially hanging off a block over empty space, or in front of background objects and other enemies, where real chests cannot be placed.
Mimics cannot disguise themselves as unlocked Shadow Chests or locked Gold Chests (in the dungeon).
If a Mimic spawns in lava, it starts taking damage even if it isn't attacking yet.
Any Gold Chest found outside of Underground Cabins in maps generated between versions 1.3.0.1 and 1.4.0.1 is a Mimic. Between these two updates, Gold Chests did not naturally spawn outside of Underground Cabins anymore. However, on rare occasions, a Gold Chest may spawn below, beside, or above a Cabin due to structural generation errors.
On the PC version, Console version, Mobile version, tModLoader version, and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, minions can be directed to target an enemy by pressing ⚷ Interact with a minion summoning item on an enemy. If it is a Mimic, a purple indicator will show up.

Notes[]

A Mimic will always drop exactly one of the items from its loot table (excluding the Mimic Banner, and the potions for Biome Mimics which can drop together, or if they were spawned through the use of a chest statue then they will not drop anything).
Biome Mimics do not count towards and are unaffected by the Mimic Banner. They have their own banners normal mimics are

unaffected by these banners.

Wooden Mimics will only spawn in front of natural walls on the surface.
The Corrupt and Crimson Mimics' drops encourage different play styles (not so for the dart weapons and hooks). This should be considered when selecting a biome evil when making a world.
- The items from the Corrupt Mimic complement a distanced fighting technique: a strong knockback flail, a wall of flames to keep enemies away, and an item that decreases aggro range and increases damage to compensate for the low damage output of such technique.
- The items from the Crimson Mimic complement an aggressive fighting technique: one of the smallest melee weapons in the game and an item that increases aggro range and grants defense to compensate for the high damage intake of such a technique.
In the Mobile version, wooden mimics were unable to spawn on the surface due to a bug.

Tips[]

Targeting Mimics can help players making their way through early Hardmode, as they drop high-damage weapons and good defensive accessories, as well as around 10 (25), which can help with Hardmode's higher prices.
- The Midas debuff can significantly increase how much money is dropped. This debuff can be inflicted by Golden Bullets or a Flask of Gold.
Ordinary (gold) Mimics seem to appear much more often in open spaces in the Jungle, probably due to the many large, open areas.
The only damage-inflicting debuffs Mimics are not immune to is Frostburn and Shadowflame.
Battle Potions and Water Candles can be used to increase the chances of spawning, as with any enemy.
If a bridge was built in the Underworld to defeat the Wall of Flesh, Mimics can be found easily by walking back and forth and watching the Lifeform Analyzer.
Due to their low jumps, they can be easily dealt with by using a ranged weapon while staying out of their reach on a Rope, ledge, or hook.
During February, all enemies have hearts floating on them. This makes the difference between Mimics and Chests blatantly obvious.
With 3 or more players, Mimics will never stay in their disguised state.
The Underground Jungle is a good place to farm Mimics, due to the increased spawns.

Biome Mimics[]

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Biome Mimics, despite being significantly tougher, drop less money than the normal variants (only 3 / 750). However, their item drops tend to be far more useful and valuable. Besides advanced weapons and tools, they drop Greater Healing Potions and Greater Mana Potions, which are handy in early Hardmode, before the player can craft their own.
Players should be careful when mining near the Underground Crimson/Corruption and Hallow biomes very early in Hardmode, lest a Biome Mimic spawns and catches the player unaware. Carrying a Lifeform Analyzer or one of its upgrades in the inventory can help warn the player.
Biome Mimics are very difficult to fight in a cramped area with limited mobility. Their attacks are very fast, allowing them to easily catch even players with early-Hardmode wings, and they can phase through tiles, meaning that players fighting them in close quarters in an area with limited space are at an extreme disadvantage, even well into Hardmode (especially in Expert or Master Mode). Players in early Hardmode should seriously consider only attempting to fight Biome Mimics in open areas such as larger caves with abundant room to maneuver.
Biome Mimics can easily be defeated in early Hardmode on flat ground and while riding a Basilisk Mount, helping the player gain extra speed to dodge attacks and having slanted horizontal blocks to the left or right going upwards. This gives the player some time to go to the other side and restore health or mana and it also helps while going back and forth to dodge the Mimic's jumps, invincible/deflecting state and pouncing.
Biome Mimics that are manually summoned can be easily defeated by using a platform very high in the air, such that the Mimics can barely reach the player. They will jump up constantly from the surface below (which will usually be slightly off-screen), in such a way that they are very easy to dodge with minimal movement. Note that they will be able to do a pounce and can potentially reach the platform.
Biome Mimics will travel through blocks in the duration of some of their attacks so simply grappling to a high spot will not work on them like it would on their less powerful relatives.
In Expert Mode, firing at a Biome Mimic with a high-damage, single-hit weapon such as the Sniper Rifle should be avoided. The reflected projectile from said weapon can easily kill the player if the Mimic is closed, especially when unprepared.
Biome Mimics can be outrun by moving in a straight line at a fast pace, e.g. in a hellevator, on a Minecart Track, or on a long platform with a fast mount or sprinting accessories (e.g. Dunerider Boots on sand). The Biome Mimic will constantly dash at the player, but will not be able to reach them.
If fought in an open area, wings are useful for dodging the Biome Mimic's attacks. The Leaf Wings are a good set of wings obtainable in early Hardmode.
To spawn a Corrupt/Crimson Mimic in a world of the opposite evil, it is possible to buy seeds of the opposite evil from the Dryad while she is in a Graveyard in Hardmode. These can then either be used with grass to spread the evil, or it can be made into Thrown Water with which the player can make an artificial Underground Corrupt/Crimson biome.
Biome Mimics can easily be killed by lava, though remember to only use a small amount of lava to prevent burning the coins.

Trivia[]

Mimics first appeared in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual, the primary bestiary sourcebook for monsters in the fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, in 1977, and have appeared in countless publications since.
When Mimics were first introduced, it was possible for them to appear as a Skeleton instead. This was later fixed after an unknown update.
Lost Girls act similar to Mimics; they disguise and then reveal themselves to be Nymphs and try to kill the player.
Despite Mimics having a rarity of 4 on the Lifeform Analyzer, they are one of the more commonly found "rare" enemies, when compared to the other rarity 4 enemy, Tim.
Biome Mimics are the one of the three non-boss enemies which are manually spawnable (excluding enemies spawnable with using statues). The others are Wraiths which can be manually summoned by breaking an altar, and Ghosts which can be spawned by destroying Tombstones.
Despite their name, Biome Mimics do not actually resemble the Biome Chests found in the Dungeon. In fact, they do not completely resemble any actual Chest in the entire game.
Although not spawning through regular gameplay, Jungle Mimics are still detected by the Lifeform Analyzer.
Regular Mimics drop the most coins out of any non-boss enemy in the game, and even more than most pre-Hardmode bosses.
- On the PC version, Console version, Mobile version, and tModLoader version, they have been overtaken by the Golden Slime. Despite this, the Mimic still drops the most coins out of any non-seed-specific enemy.
Biome Mimics each drop a melee, ranged, and magic weapon, as well as a grappling hook. In comparison to the Corrupt and Crimson Mimics, the Hallowed Mimic lacks an equipment item equivalent to the Putrid Scent or Flesh Knuckles.
There is no Bestiary entry for the Jungle Mimic, as it can only spawn in a Celebrationmk10 world and cannot be manually spawned.
The Jungle Mimic drops several "useless" or "joke items", such as the Angel Statue, Stink Potion, and Coal.
- The amount of Sparkle Slime Balloons dropped by the Jungle Mimic is an adult joke.
Even though the Jungle Mimic was added along with the other Biome Mimics in 1.3.0.1, it went unused until 1.4.2.3.
Sometimes, Mimics can appear already in their living form.

Bestiary entries

Mimic: "Talking to a chest doesn't cause craziness, but if the chest answers back, it may cause death! It still contains rare treasure, regardless!"
Present Mimic: "Surprise! The most unexpected gift this holiday season, the Present Mimic is a nicely gift-wrapped box of teeth and death."
Corrupt Mimic: "Mimics which fall to Corruption grow larger and more powerful as a result. They can be birthed from ordinary chests by force."
Crimson Mimic: "Mimics which are enthralled by the Crimson are empowered dramatically. They can be birthed from ordinary chests by force."
Hallowed Mimic: "Mimics struck with the blessing surge with energy and become powerful. They can be birthed from ordinary chests by force."

Gallery[]

Animation of a Mimic transforming from its disguised state.
Mimics may not line up properly with blocks.
Present mimic

History[]

PC version

Desktop 1.4.2.3: Jungle Mimics can now spawn in the Jungle in worlds with the Celebrationmk10 secret seed. They now drop a series of "useless" or "joke" items.

Desktop 1.4.1:
- Fixed an issue where surface wooden Mimics were not capable of spawning naturally anymore.
- Fixed a syncing issue with Biome Mimics that would result in erratic behavior in Multiplayer.

Desktop 1.4.0.3: Fixed a bug where Corrupt, Crimson, and Hallow Mimics left behind phantom ghost chest tiles.

Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Biome Mimics now have their own respective banners.
- Ice Mimic now has its own ID.
- Ice Mimic can now be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer.
- Jungle Mimic no longer drops Greater Healing/Greater Mana Potions.

Desktop 1.3.5: Regular/Ice Mimic sprites updated.

Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Introduced Corrupt, Crimson, and Hallowed special variants, and an unspawnable Jungle Mimic.
- Mimics no longer drop the Compass.

Desktop 1.2: Introduced Ice variant and accompanying drops.

Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

Console version

Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from PS4's 1.0.750.0 update. ()

Console 1.0.750.0: ()
- Introduced Corrupt, Crimson, and Hallowed special variants, and an unspawnable Jungle Mimic.
- Mimics no longer drop the Compass.

Console 1.02: Introduced Ice variant and accompanying drops.

Console-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo Switch version

Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.3.0.1.

Mobile version

Mobile 1.4.0.5.0:
- Biome Mimics now have their own respective banners.
- Ice Mimic now has its own ID.
- Ice Mimic can now be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer.
- Jungle Mimic no longer drops Greater Healing/Greater Mana Potions.

Mobile 1.3.0.7:
- Introduced Corrupt, Crimson, and Hallowed special variants, and an unspawnable Jungle Mimic.
- Mimics no longer drop the Compass.

Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced Ice variant and accompanying drops.

Mobile 1.1.5536: Introduced.^Verify

Nintendo

version

3DS-Release: Introduced with Ice variant and accompanying drops.

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Mimics

Contents

Quick Answers

Common variants[]

Special variants[]

Identification[]

Notes[]

Tips[]

Biome Mimics[]

Trivia[]

Bestiary entries

Gallery[]

History[]

References[]

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