Pirate CaptainHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Pirate Invasion
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	70/140/210 (melee) 200400600 (cannonball) 306090 (gun)
Max Life	3000/6000/9000 2000
Defense	30 28
KB Resist	100%
Banner	Pirate Captain Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	51250

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Coin Gun
  0.05%
• Lucky Coin
  0.1%
• Discount Card
  0.2%
• Cutlass
  2%
• Pirate Staff
  0.2%
• Gold Ring
  0.4%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 216

The Pirate Captain is a Hardmode enemy which appears during a Pirate Invasion. He attacks using an assault rifle-like gun that shoots at a speed comparable to the Minishark, then stops to fire its underbarrel mounted cannon. The cannonball has a short range and detonates upon impact with blocks, much like those fired from the Flying Dutchman. The Pirate Captain is immune to knockback.

When a Pirate Captain is killed, a Pirate's Curse is spawned, and will slowly drift towards the player through walls much like Wraiths.

On the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, he is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer or its upgrades.

Notes[]

• Only one Pirate Captain can exist at a time, but multiple can spawn over the course of an invasion.
• He does not attack if there are solid blocks in the line of sight.

Tips[]

• Like the Flying Dutchman, the Pirate Captain has a significantly higher chance to drop the rare items than other enemies, so focusing on him will help obtain said items. Compared to the other pirates, the Captains yield rare drops about 4 times as often.
• Players may want to focus on taking out other pirates first, as Pirate Captains will spawn again after killing the first one, and make the same amount of progress after being killed.

Trivia[]

The Bestiary entry for the Pirate Captain: "A pirate captain's love for riches is only rivaled by his obsession with heavy gunpowder and large, rampart-shattering cannons!"

History[]

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Can now be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer.
  • Now spawns the Pirate's Curse when killed.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Health increased from 2000 to 3000.
  • Defense increased from 28 to 30.
  • Can now drop his own respective banner.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Drop rates doubled, Pirate Staff added.

• Desktop 1.2.3:
  • Now immune to Confused debuff.
  • Fixed bug where pirate captains would drop 5 heads as corpse parts and no arms or legs when killed.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.