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, or ideally, wings. These allow easy movement to dodge the Probes as they come towards the player and to dodge the lasers.
• With sufficient defense before the mechanical bosses, probes pose little threat, as their damage becomes negligible and manageable with proper health maintenance during the battle against the Destroyer.

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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