NPC
Pirate Captain
- Enemy
Pirate Captain is a Terraria NPC. It shows up during this event: 
Pirate Invasion. It drops 7 items: 
Cutlass, 
Barrel Launcher, 
Gold Ring and 4 more.
Bestiary entry
Rarity:
A pirate captain's love for riches is only rivaled by his obsession with heavy gunpowder and large, rampart-shattering cannons!
- Invasions: Pirate Invasion
- Its banner:
Pirate Captain Banner - Immune to:
Confused
Stats by game mode
| Classic | Expert | Master | Legendary (For the Worthy) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 |
| Attack | 70 | 140 | 210 | 373 |
| Defense | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Knockback Taken | 0% (None) | 0% (None) | 0% (None) | 0% (None) |
| Coins |  5 | 12 50 | 1250 | 1750 |
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
| Classic | Expert | Master | Legendary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Touch damage | 70 | 140 | 210 | 373 |
Projectiles
| Projectile | Classic | Expert | Master | Inflicts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bullet | ||||
 Cannonball |
Damage of one hit before your defense. Each hit varies by up to 15%, shown in brackets.
Drops
Classic
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Kills for 50% | Kills for 90% | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrel Launcher | 1 | 1/50 (2%) | 35 | 114 | |
| Cutlass | 1 | 1/50 (2%) | 35 | 114 | |
| Gold Ring | 1 | 1/125 (0.8%) | 87 | 287 | |
 Discount Card | 1 | 1/250 (0.4%) | 173 | 575 | |
 Pirate Staff | 1 | 1/250 (0.4%) | 173 | 575 | |
 Lucky Coin | 1 | 1/500 (0.2%) | 347 | 1,151 | |
 Coin Gun | 1 | 1/1,000 (0.1%) | 693 | 2,302 |
Expert
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Kills for 50% | Kills for 90% | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrel Launcher | 1 | 1/50 (2%) | 35 | 114 | |
| Cutlass | 1 | 1/50 (2%) | 35 | 114 | |
| Gold Ring | 1 | 1/125 (0.8%) | 87 | 287 | |
| Discount Card | 1 | 1/250 (0.4%) | 173 | 575 | |
| Pirate Staff | 1 | 1/250 (0.4%) | 173 | 575 | |
| Lucky Coin | 1 | 1/500 (0.2%) | 347 | 1,151 | |
| Coin Gun | 1 | 1/1,000 (0.1%) | 693 | 2,302 |
Master
| Item | Quantity | Chance | Kills for 50% | Kills for 90% | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrel Launcher | 1 | 1/50 (2%) | 35 | 114 | |
| Cutlass | 1 | 1/50 (2%) | 35 | 114 | |
| Gold Ring | 1 | 1/125 (0.8%) | 87 | 287 | |
| Discount Card | 1 | 1/250 (0.4%) | 173 | 575 | |
| Pirate Staff | 1 | 1/250 (0.4%) | 173 | 575 | |
| Lucky Coin | 1 | 1/500 (0.2%) | 347 | 1,151 | |
| Coin Gun | 1 | 1/1,000 (0.1%) | 693 | 2,302 |
Chance is per kill. Kills for 50% / 90% is how many kills give that chance of at least one drop.
