Giant Fungi Bulb

Giant Fungi BulbHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Glowing Mushroom biome
AI Type	Plant AI
Damage	70/140/210
Max Life	300/600/900
Defense	20
KB Resist	100%
Banner	Fungi Bulb Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	12 SC50 CC31 SC25 CC

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 260

Fungi Spore

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Projectile NPC
Environment	Glowing Mushroom biome
AI Type	Spore AI
Damage	80/160›160›144/240›240›216
Max Life	1
Defense	0
KB Resist	100%
Immune to

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 261

The Giant Fungi Bulb is a Hardmode enemy found in Glowing Mushroom biomes both above and below the surface. They act similar to Man Eaters and Snatchers, but have a longer reach and launch Fungi Spores towards the player, dealing high damage. Fungi Spores fly towards their target, breaking upon contact with blocks, and glide downward in a serpentine pattern. They can be destroyed by one hit with any weapon or damage-inflicting tool.

Notes

• Giant Fungi Bulbs cycle between two behavior states:^[1]
  • A "normal" state, where they can extend up to 21.9 tiles away from their anchor block. This state lasts for 5 seconds.
  • An "extended" state, where their maximum reach is increased to 28.4 tiles. It lasts for 2.5 seconds.
• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) If given line of sight to the player, Giant Fungi Bulbs will fire spores once every 2.5 seconds.^[1]
  • Hitting Giant Fungi Bulbs will reset their attack cooldown back to 2.5 seconds, making it easy to prevent them from attacking by repeatedly hitting them.
• In Expert Mode, the Fungi Spores move more erratically.^[2]
• Like all creatures than can pass through blocks, the Giant Fungi Bulb is immune to lava.
• (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) Destroying the block a Giant Fungi Bulb is attached to will kill it instantly without dropping any loot.

Tips

• If the bulb is covered by solid blocks, it will not fire any spores. This is good to keep in mind when the enemy is trying to attack from far away.
• Despite being small, spores deal more damage than the bulb itself, so players should be wary of them.

Trivia

• The Bestiary entry for the Giant Fungi Bulb: "When the glowing fungus is ready to spread, these bulbs will sprout to spread its spores to other locations and hosts."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Will no longer fire at the player if they do not have line of sight.
  • Projectiles can no longer move through walls, and will break on impact with blocks.

• Desktop 1.4.0.3: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.3: Anchored block can no longer be destroyed.

• Desktop 1.2.1.1: No longer erroneously drops Magma Stones.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.

References