Angry Nimbus

Type	Flying Enemy
Environment	Rain
AI Type	Angry Nimbus AI
Damage	50/100/150 (contact); 4080120 (Rain)
Max Life	300/600/900
Defense	24
KB Resist	70%/73%/76%
Banner	Angry Nimbus Banner
Immune to
Coins	3 SC7 SC50 CC
Hurt
Killed
Idle

“
Heard a rumor that some clouds are literally out to get you! Show 'em who's boss with one of my guns!
— The Arms Dealer

The Angry Nimbus is a Hardmode enemy that spawns when the weather is rainy in any surface biome except for the Snow biome. It will follow players around the map and attempt to release damaging raindrops on top of them similar to that of the Crimson Rod and the Nimbus Rod. It floats directly above the player, making it difficult to hit with close-range weapons.

Notes

Up to two Angry Nimbuses can be alive at once in the world.
Angry Nimbuses typically hover about 10 tiles above the player (excluding the player's height).

Tips

A rainy Blood Moon will spawn a fair number of Angry Nimbuses; with a properly fortified base where they can attack the Nimbuses from safety, a player can have a reasonable chance at getting a Nimbus Rod.
Angry Nimbuses move quickly and have a comparably high knockback resistance. Ranged weapons with a high rate of fire, like the Megashark, prove useful for hitting and maintaining distance from them.
A good strategy for killing Angry Nimbuses is to use the Slimy Saddle, as getting above them allows bouncing on their heads without them being able to deal damage in return.

Trivia

The term nimbus is an outdated term for the type of cloud now classified as the nimbostratus cloud. A nimbostratus cloud is a low, gray, often dark, amorphous, nearly uniform cloud that usually produces continuous rain or snow.
Cumulonimbus clouds resemble the Angry Nimbus more closely, yet are not nimbostratus clouds. They are dense precipitating clouds whose name roots from the Latin terms cumulus ("heap") and nimbus ("rainstorm"), which explains the Angry Nimbus' lumpy appearance.

The Bestiary entry for the Angry Nimbus: "When severe storms roll through, it is said that the skies are angry. This cloud in particular is especially livid!"