Artillery Wasp

The Artillery Wasp is a hard mode, post-plantera, pre-golem boss. It can be summoned anywhere in the jungle at any time by using the Wasptillery Cache in the jungle during day. Or, it can spawn anywhere 10-25 seconds after the text "The jungle's outbursts become frequent and uncontrollable." appears at sunrise. The only place the wasp won't spawn is in the underworld.

Stats[]

35,000 (47,500 Expert)

Defense: 36 (-18 damage)

Melee Damage: 70 damage

Attacks[]

Phase 1[]

The Artillery Wasp will fire rockets with 50 (75 Expert) base damage and a 3 tile radius from impact every ~5 seconds, and will also fire wasps periodically that can attack thrice and do 35 damage per hit. It attempts to stay far away from the player in this phase, making ranged or magic weapons valuable.

Phase 2[]

At 25,000 (35,000 expert) the wasp will fire rockets more frequently (~3 seconds between attacks) and will begin to charge at the player leaving a trail of 3-7 85 (105) base damage mines behind.

Phase 3[]

At 10,000 (15,000 expert) the wasp will fire rockets near constantly (~1 second between attacks) and periodically kamikaze onto the player, doing 100 (150) base damage to the player AND itself if it hits.