Nailhead

  

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NailheadHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Solar Eclipse
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	100/200/300 (contact) 30120270 (Nail)
Max Life	4000/8000/12000
Defense	34
KB Resist	90%/91%/92%
Banner	Nailhead Banner(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

Drops

Coins	30 SC75 SC

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Nail Gun(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

  + Nail(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) (100–200)

  4%7.84%

Projectile created

Projectile created

Projectile created

• Nail (hostile)
  

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 463
• Internal Projectile ID: 498

The Nailhead is an uncommon Hardmode, post-Plantera enemy that spawns during the Solar Eclipse event. In addition to dealing high contact damage, the Nailhead has a 1/3 (33.33%) chance to fire three to five Nail projectiles in a wide spread when attacked. He has significantly more health than most other Solar Eclipse enemies and has a high resistance to knockback.

The Nailhead requires 25 kills to be awarded completion of his Bestiary entry and corresponding banner, as opposed to the usual 50 kills.^[1]

Notes

• There is a half-second cooldown between firing Nails.^[2]

Tips

• Despite having high health and dealing high damage, it moves slower than any other Solar Eclipse enemy, leaving it vulnerable to multiple attacks.
• Due to the high contact damage, it is risky to fight the Nailhead at close range.
• In Expert and especially Master Mode, the Nails become nearly as deadly as making contact with the Nailhead. It is crucial to deal damage from a distance, preferably from out of the line of fire.

Trivia

• The Nailhead is a reference to the character Pinhead from the 1987 British supernatural horror movie Hellraiser.^[3]

• The Bestiary entry for the Nailhead: "An intelligent being who seeks out souls to steal, utilizing nails from his own body both as a weapon and as defensive measures."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.

References