Eye of Cthulhu

NPC

Eye of Cthulhu

  • Boss

Eye of Cthulhu is a Terraria NPC. It shows up during this event: Nighttime. It drops 12 items: Treasure Bag (Eye of Cthulhu), Eye of Cthulhu Relic, 0x33's Aviators and 9 more.

Bestiary entry

Rarity:

A piece of Cthulhu ripped from his body centuries ago in a bloody war. It wanders the night seeking its host body... and revenge!

Stats by game mode

ClassicExpertMasterLegendary (For the Worthy)
Life2,8003,6404,6416,188
Attack15304580
Defense12121212
Knockback Taken0% (None)0% (None)0% (None)0% (None)
Coins37507501050

The last column is Master mode in a For the Worthy world.

Numbers are for one player, before Hardmode.

Coins: each kill rolls from 80% to 175% of this value. Rarer extra rolls can add more.

Attacks

ClassicExpertMasterLegendary
Touch damage15304580

How to fight it

How it appears

  • Summon item: Suspicious Looking Eye. Use it at night.
  • Without an item: At nightfall before its first defeat: when a player has at least 200 max life and more than 10 defense and 4 or more town NPCs live, a 1 in 3 roll starts it. It comes after night time 4,860.

What beating it changes

Drops

Classic

ItemQuantityChanceKills for 50%Kills for 90%Conditions
Corrupt Seeds1 to 3100%In a Corruption world, Classic mode only
Crimson Seeds1 to 3100%In a Crimson world, Classic mode only
Crimtane Ore30 to 90100%In a Crimson world, Classic mode only
Demonite Ore30 to 90100%In a Corruption world, Classic mode only
Unholy Arrow20 to 50100%
Eye of Cthulhu Mask11/7 (14.3%)515
Eye of Cthulhu Trophy11/10 (10%)722Only when the enemy counts as a boss
Binoculars11/40 (2.5%)2891

Expert

ItemQuantityChanceKills for 50%Kills for 90%Conditions
Eye of Cthulhu Trophy11/10 (10%)722Only when the enemy counts as a boss

Master

ItemQuantityChanceKills for 50%Kills for 90%Conditions
0x33's Aviators1100%
Eye of Cthulhu Relic1100%
Suspicious Grinning Eye11/4 (25%)39
Eye of Cthulhu Trophy11/10 (10%)722Only when the enemy counts as a boss

Chance is per kill. Kills for 50% / 90% is how many kills give that chance of at least one drop.

Treasure Bag (Eye of Cthulhu) contents

In Expert and Master this bag replaces most drops above.

ItemQuantityChanceKills for 50%Kills for 90%Conditions
Corrupt Seeds1 to 3100%In a Corruption world
Crimson Seeds1 to 3100%In a Crimson world
Crimtane Ore30 to 90100%In a Crimson world
Demonite Ore30 to 90100%In a Corruption world
Shield of Cthulhu1100%
Unholy Arrow20 to 50100%
Eye of Cthulhu Mask11/7 (14.3%)515
Binoculars11/30 (3.33%)2168

Also see