Antlion Charger

     

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Antlion Charger

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	25/50›44/75›66
Max Life	80/160›176/240›264
Defense	10
KB Resist	50%/55%/60%
Banner	Antlion Charger Banner

Drops

Coins	80Pre-Hardmode: 2Hardmode: 160

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Banana Split
  2%
• Antlion Mandible (1–2)
  33.3%
• Mandible Blade
  2%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Idle

• Internal NPC ID: 580

Giant Antlion Charger

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Underground Desert Sandstorm
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	38/76›76›68/114›114›102
Max Life	110/220›220›242/330›330›363
Defense	16
KB Resist	60%/64%/68%
Banner	Antlion Charger Banner

Drops

Coins	175Pre-Hardmode: 437Hardmode: 437Post-Plantera: 350

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Banana Split
  2%
• Antlion Mandible (1–2)
  33.3%
• Mandible Blade
  2%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Idle

• Internal NPC ID: 508

The Antlion Charger is an enemy similar in appearance to the Antlion. Unlike the Antlion, the Antlion Charger will, as its name suggests, charge at the player instead of remaining stationary. It is found in the Underground Desert or on surface Deserts during pre-Hardmode Sandstorms. It can rarely drop the Mandible Blade.

Notes

• The Antlion Charger can spawn anywhere with Hardened Sand Walls.
• If left alone for a short while, it will charge at the player extremely fast, becoming virtually unstoppable. This is presumed to be a bug.

Tips

• New players should be cautious around the Antlion Charger as its high health and knockback resistance make it significantly more difficult to kill than an Antlion. As well as this, its high speed makes it difficult to escape by running horizontally. As they are very large, a thin vertical shaft (e.g. 2 tiles wide) can be used to escape or to fight from with ranged weapons.
• Despite their high damage and resilience, they can easily be trapped, especially in the Underground Desert. The very small gaps between caves there means that weapons can damage them but they cannot escape, allowing them to be easily farmed, even by early-game players.
  • This allows for easy farming of their drops, including the Mandible Blade, a formidable early game, autoswing sword, and the Banana Split, a food item.
• Due to the large number of small pockets in the Underground Desert, players will often be able to see where the charger is and the space it is able to move in before they have to face it. This makes it possible to come up with a strategy before fighting, or avoid it entirely.

Trivia

• Strangely, the Antlion Charger's attack decreases following Expert post-Plantera, rather than increasing.
• During Hardmode, the similarly-acting Basilisk will also spawn.

The Bestiary entry for the Antlion Charger: "The soldiers of the antlion species, Antlion Chargers ferociously chase after intruders with a surprising speed."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Giant Antlion Charger: Defense reduced from 22 to 16

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Added small variant, named Antlion Charger.
  • Original Antlion Charger renamed to "Giant Antlion Charger".
  • Now has a 2% chance of dropping the Banana Split food item.

• Desktop 1.3.3:
  • Now has a 2% chance of dropping the Mandible Blade.
  • Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.17: Now has a 2% chance of dropping the Mandible Blade.

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced with updated sprite from Desktop 1.3.3. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced with updated sprite from Desktop 1.3.3. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.1096.2:
  • Now has a 2% chance of dropping the Mandible Blade.
  • Sprite updated.

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0:
  • Added small variant, named Antlion Charger.
  • Original Antlion Charger renamed to "Giant Antlion Charger".
  • Now has a 2% chance of dropping the Banana Split food item and a 2% chance of dropping the Mandible Blade.
  • Sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.3.

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.