Mothron

     

PC/Console/Mobile/Old Chinese/tModLoader/tModLoader 1.3-Legacy-Only Content: This information applies only to the PC, Console, Mobile, Old Chinese, tModLoader, and tModLoader Legacy versions of Terraria.

MothronHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Flying Enemy
Environment	Solar Eclipse
AI Type	Mothron AI
Damage	80/160/240 (normal) 4080120 (slow charges) 100200300 (fast charges)
Max Life	6000/12000/18000
Defense	30
KB Resist	80%/82%/84%
Banner	Mothron Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	51250

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Broken Hero Sword
  25%43.75%
• The Eye of Cthulhu

  Always / After defeating Plantera
  33.33%55.56%
• Mothron Wings

  Always / After defeating Plantera
  5%9.75%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Idle

• Internal NPC ID: 477

Mothron EggHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Solar Eclipse
AI Type	Mothron Egg AI
Damage	0
Max Life	200
Defense	30
KB Resist	30%
Immune to

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 478

Baby MothronHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Flying Enemy
Environment	Solar Eclipse
AI Type	Baby Mothron AI
Damage	50/100/150
Max Life	700/1400/2100
Defense	14
KB Resist	70%/73%/76%
Immune to

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 479

Not to be confused with Moth.

Mothron is a powerful flying Enemy that spawns during the Solar Eclipse event and passes through Blocks. It can only spawn after: The Mech Bosses have been defeated, Plantera has been defeated. Mothron attacks by lunging at the player. Occasionally it lands on blocks to lay several Mothron Eggs that will spawn Baby Mothrons if they are not destroyed in time, much like Lepus.

On the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, it is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer or its upgrades.

Notes

• Be careful not to let Mothron lay its eggs on a single block in the air as sometimes it can despawn without dropping anything.

Tips

• The basic steps:
  • Prepare an open, flat arena.
  • Equip a good set of wings, and either Hallowed armor with Helmet (which gives a ranged bonus and ranged critical strike chance), Chlorophyte armor with Helmet (which gives a ranged bonus, and each crystal leaf projectile will deal 100 damage), or Shroomite armor. Turtle armor and Beetle armor offer more defense, but they're better suited for melee, and offer no ranged bonuses.
  • Gelatinous Pillion can also be useful as an alternative to wings as the diagonal speed of the mount exceeds Mothron's speed when flying down vertically or flying up vertically.
  • Ranged and Magic weapons are ideal. The Piranha Gun's projectile damages any enemy it comes in contact with while still latched to the target (can be defeated in 20-25 seconds in normal mode, 40-45 seconds in Expert mode). Also good choices are the Megashark, the Unholy Trident (except for its high mana cost) and the Crystal Serpent due to its splash projectiles.
  • Ranged damage boosting accessories (for melee users, melee boosting accessories).
  • The player can run from Mothron while throwing Light Discs or Magic Daggers at it.
• If the player is lucky enough to have one from a previous Solar Eclipse or from the current one, the Death Sickle is very effective against Mothron, constantly hitting it and keeping it at bay for a precious few seconds.
• Mothron is most vulnerable when it is laying its eggs.
• The best thing to do is to kill the eggs before they hatch, as the Baby Mothrons can be very annoying to kill. It is also useless to farm them, as they drop no loot.
• Another strategy is jumping down a Hellevator and shooting up, however the effectiveness of this can vary greatly class-to-class and strategy-to-strategy.

Trivia

• Mothron is a reference to Mothra from the 1961 movie of the same name. The subtle change in its name follows the trend of Terraria enemies' and bosses' names ending with the suffix -ron, such as Skeletron, Duke Fishron, and Pigron.
• If the Eclipse finishes, or all players die, Mothron floats up to the sky and despawns, similar to the Martian Saucer and Pumpkin/Frost Moon Event Bosses. In addition, it becomes invincible after the end of the Eclipse.
• Like the Ice Golem, Sand Elemental, and Dreadnautilus, Mothron is not considered a mini-boss or a boss even though it has stats comparable to one. This is because it drops a banner, not a trophy.
• Technically, Baby Mothron should be in their larval state at birth.
• Mothron acts similarly to Lepus from the Old Mobile Version and 3DS Version, in the sense that it lays eggs that spawn weaker versions of itself.
• According to Grox, the reason for Mothron dropping the broken hero sword is because Mothron ate it.

Bestiary entries

• Mothron: "A behemoth of an insect attracted to the eerie anti-glow of a solar eclipse. With a rapid gestation period, it multiplies quickly."
• Baby Mothron: "The creatures which burst from the eggs laid by mothron can be as deadly and as relentless as their daunting mothers."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.1: Can now only spawn after Plantera has been defeated.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Can now be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer.

• Desktop 1.3.0.4: Now drops Mothron Wings after killing Plantera.

• 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.