Sand Sharks

  

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Sand Sharks are Hardmode enemies only found in Desert biomes during a Sandstorm. They are able to "swim" through all varieties of Sand, Hardened Sand, and Sandstone Blocks, but will collide normally against any other block. When they draw near a player, they will lunge out of the sand to attack.

The Sand Shark itself only appears in ordinary Deserts. There are other variants for different versions of the Desert:

• Bone Biter in the Corrupted Desert
• Flesh Reaver in the Crimson Desert
• Crystal Thresher in the Hallowed Desert

Variants

Sand SharkHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Sandstorm
AI Type	Sand Shark AI
Damage	50/100/150
Max Life	360/720/1080
Defense	20
KB Resist	10%/19%/28%
Banner	Sand Shark Banner(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Immune to

Drops

Coins	4 SC10 SC

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Nachos(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  3.33%
• Shark Fin
  12.5%
• Sand Shark Kite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(on Windy Days)
  4%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Jump

• Internal NPC ID: 542

Bone BiterHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Sandstorm + The Corruption
AI Type	Sand Shark AI
Damage	60/120/180
Max Life	380/760/1140
Defense	24
KB Resist	20%/28%/36%
Banner	Bone Biter Banner(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Immune to

Drops

Coins	4 SC10 SC

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Nachos(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  3.33%
• Shark Fin
  12.5%
• Sand Shark Kite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(on Windy Days)
  4%
• Dark Shard
  4%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Jump

• Internal NPC ID: 543

Flesh ReaverHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Sandstorm + The Crimson
AI Type	Sand Shark AI
Damage	64/128/192
Max Life	400/800/1200
Defense	22
KB Resist	20%/28%/36%
Banner	Flesh Reaver Banner(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Immune to

Drops

Coins	4 SC10 SC

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Nachos(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  3.33%
• Shark Fin
  12.5%
• Sand Shark Kite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(on Windy Days)
  4%
• Dark Shard
  4%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Jump

• Internal NPC ID: 544

Crystal ThresherHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Sandstorm + The Hallow
AI Type	Sand Shark AI
Damage	54/108/162
Max Life	450/900/1350
Defense	26
KB Resist	30%/37%/44%
Banner	Crystal Thresher Banner(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Immune to

Drops

Coins	4 SC10 SC

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Nachos(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  3.33%
• Shark Fin
  12.5%
• Sand Shark Kite(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)(on Windy Days)
  4%
• Light Shard
  4%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Jump

• Internal NPC ID: 545

Notes

• Similar to the many colors of Gel, the color of the Shark Fins dropped by Sand Sharks ( ) are different from those dropped by regular Sharks ( ), but they are all the same item and stack together in the inventory.
• If a Sand Shark or any of its variants enters water, it will behave like a normal Shark.
• Sand Sharks will spawn so long as there is sand 5 blocks deep in the Desert.
• The variant of Sand Shark is determined by the type of Sand Block it spawns on, rather than by the biome.^[1]

Tips

• When creating an isolated spawning area for biome-specific Sand Shark variants, the sand should ideally be boxed in with solid non-sand blocks so the Sand Sharks cannot easily escape.

Trivia

• Cenx confirmed that the inspiration for the enemy was a joke with Safemanda's daughter.^[2][3][4]
• The sound Sand Sharks and their variants make when jumping is also used by the Vampire, as its idle sound.

• The Bestiary entry for the Sand Sharks: "In ancient times, a saltwater river once ran through the desert. These powerful creatures evolved to survive in the now dry sand."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Now have a chance to drop Nachos.
  • Now have a chance to drop the Sand Shark Kite during Windy Days.

• Desktop 1.3.3: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.17: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.1096.2: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Introduced with changes from Desktop 1.4.0.1.

References