ProbeHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Flying Enemy
Environment	Surface + Night Space + Night
AI Type	Flying AI
Damage	50/80/120 (melee) 5088132 (Pink Laser)[1]
Max Life	200/300/450
Defense	20
KB Resist	20%/28%/36%
Immune to	All debuffs except Whip debuffs

Drops

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Heart
  75%
  100%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Pink Laser

• Internal NPC ID: 139

The Probe is a Hardmode enemy which is spawned by The Destroyer. When a part of The Destroyer's body is damaged, there is a 4*1/25 (4%) chance that a Probe is spawned from it. Probes can move through blocks and attack by firing Pink Lasers.

Probes make fighting The Destroyer an easier and harder task at the same time – the Hearts they drop will keep the player alive, but they are a major source of damage during the boss fight.

Notes[]

• Despite their appearances, the lasers that the probes fire begin from slightly above their centerpoint.

Tips[]

• Probes are fairly small, fast, flying enemies who can deal consistent damage in a moderate amount of time. As such, most ranged weapons are superior to melee weapons in general. Any fast firing weapon such as the Crystal Storm will prove effective as well.
• It helps to use a Gravitation Potion or Rocket Boots or one of its upgrades. These allow easy movement to dodge the Probes as they come towards the player and to dodge the lasers.

Trivia[]

The Bestiary entry for the Probe: "A singular probe detached from the Destroyer's body serves as a remote laser battery, often in a swarm of other probes."

History[]

 PC version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Sprite updated. Old sprite was:

• Desktop 1.2.3:
  • Reverted changes from 1.2.
  • Heart drop rate decreased from 100% to 50%.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Health reduced from 200 to 180.
  • Damage decreased from 50 to 40.
  • Defense decreased from 20 to 18.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.

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