Nutcracker

NutcrackerHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Frost Moon
AI Type	Fighter AI
Banner	Nutcracker Banner(Desktop, Console, Mobile and 3DS versions)

Drops

Coins	15 SC37 SC50 CC

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

The Nutcracker is a Hardmode, post-Plantera enemy that begins to spawn during wave 3 of the Frost Moon event. There are two Nutcracker variants, each with slightly differing damage and defense. The first variant will transform into the more powerful second variant when its health is reduced to below 55% (990 / 1,485 / 2,227).^[1] The Nutcracker's spinning second form gains a higher resistance to knockback and significantly increased movement speed.

Defeating a Nutcracker during the Frost Moon event will add 4 / 8 / 10 points to the final score.^[2]

Variants

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

2 values: Pre-Hardmode › Hardmode
3 values: Pre-Hardmode › Hardmode › Post-Plantera

NPC ID	Type		Health	Damage	Defense	KB Resist
348		Nutcracker	1800/2700/4050	80/120/180	26	60%/64%/68%
349		Spinning Nutcracker	99014852227/180027004050 [1]	100/150/225	42	90%/91%/92%

Trivia

• The Spinning Nutcracker moves by performing a pirouette, a type of dance turn executed while balancing on one foot that is commonly performed in a ballet.
• The Nutcracker, especially its Spinning Nutcracker form, is a reference to the classical ballet known as The Nutcracker by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

• The Bestiary entry for the Nutcracker: "Bringing his massive chompers to bear, the Nutcracker frolics through the wintery night. Nuts aren't the only thing he can crack."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Increased the Frost Moon wave point progression per kill in Master Mode from 8 to 10.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Added Nutcracker Banner, damage of variant 2 decreased from 120 to 100.

• Desktop 1.2.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.05: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS 1.03: Introduced.

References