Desert

What spawns here

Any time 8

• Antlion
• Arms Dealer
• Dye Trader
• Grebe
• Mummy
• Pupfish
• Steampunker
• Vulture

Sandstorm 6

• Angry Tumbler
• Antlion Charger
• Antlion Swarmer
• Dune Splicer
• Sand Elemental
• Sand Shark

Daytime 1

• Scorpion

Town NPC happiness

Town NPCs judge the biome you stand in when you shop. Here that is the Desert.

• Likes: Arms Dealer, Dye Trader, Steampunker
• Dislikes: Angler, Dryad, Merchant, Zoologist
• Hates: Santa Claus

Plan a happy town

Fishing

• Oasis Crate
  When the crate roll succeeds (10%, 25% with a Crate Potion); In the Desert; Before Hardmode; Rare catch roll
• Mirage Crate
  When the crate roll succeeds (10%, 25% with a Crate Potion); In the Desert; In Hardmode; Rare catch roll
• Brasilian Skies 1 in 3 (Legendary catch roll)
  In the Desert (when that biome is picked for the cast)
• Scarab Fish
  In the Desert (when that biome is picked for the cast); Only while this fish is the Angler's current quest; Uncommon catch roll
• Scorpio Fish
  In the Desert (when that biome is picked for the cast); Only while this fish is the Angler's current quest; Uncommon catch roll
• Oyster
  In the Desert (when that biome is picked for the cast); Uncommon catch roll
• Rock Lobster 1 in 3 (Any catch)
  In the Desert (when that biome is picked for the cast)
• Flounder
  In the Desert (when that biome is picked for the cast); Any catch