Demon Eye

Demon Eye

Statistics

Type	Flying Enemy
Environment	Surface + Night
AI Type	Demon Eye AI
Banner	Demon Eye Banner

Drops

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Lens
  33%
• Black Lens
  1%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

The Demon Eye is a common flying enemy that appears on most Surface biomes during the night. It has a slow turn rate, follows the player, and bounces off blocks. Its trajectory is changed when hit with a weapon that causes knockback.

Variants

There are fourteen variants of the Demon Eye, all of which have the same drops and drop chances.

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

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

NPC ID	Type		Health	Damage	Defense	KB Resist	Coins
2		Demon Eye	60/120›264/180›396	18/36›64/54›96	2/2›4	20%/28%/36%	75Pre-Hardmode: 187Hardmode: 3
-43		Demon Eye(Variant 2)	69/138›303/206›455	20/41›73/62›110	2/2›4	32%/39%/46%	86Pre-Hardmode: 215Hardmode: 345
190		Cataract Eye	65/130›286/195›429	18/36›64/54›96	4/4›8	30%/37%/44%	75Pre-Hardmode: 187Hardmode: 3
-38		Cataract Eye(Variant 2)	74/149›328/224›493	20/41›73/62›110	4/4›9	41%/46%/52%	86Pre-Hardmode: 215Hardmode: 345
191		Sleepy Eye	60/120›264›396/180›396›594	16/32›56›86/48›84›129	2/2›4›6	15%/24%/32%	75Pre-Hardmode: 187Hardmode: 3Post-Plantera: 450
-39		Sleepy Eye(Variant 2)	66/132›290›435/198›435›653	17/35›61›94/52›92›141	2/2›4›6	24%/31%/39%	82Pre-Hardmode: 25Hardmode: 330Post-Plantera: 495
192		Dilated Eye	50/100›220›330/150›330›495	18/36›64›96/54›96›144	2/2›4›6	20%/28%/36%	75Pre-Hardmode: 187Hardmode: 3Post-Plantera: 450
-40		Dilated Eye(Variant 2)	45/90›198›297/135›297›445	16/32›57›86/48›86›129	1/1›3›5	12%/21%/30%	67Pre-Hardmode: 168Hardmode: 270Post-Plantera: 45
193		Green Eye	60/120›264/180›396	20/40›72/60›108	0	20%/28%/36%	75Pre-Hardmode: 187Hardmode: 3
-41		Green Eye(Variant 2)	51/102›224/153›336	17/34›61/51›91	0	8%/17%/26%	63Pre-Hardmode: 158Hardmode: 255
194		Purple Eye	60/120›264›396/180›396›594	14/28›50›74/42›75›111	4/4›8›12	20%/28%/36%	75Pre-Hardmode: 187Hardmode: 3Post-Plantera: 450
-42		Purple Eye(Variant 2)	66/132›290›435/198›435›653	15/30›55›81/46›82›122	4/4›8›13	28%/35%/42%	82Pre-Hardmode: 25Hardmode: 330Post-Plantera: 495
Halloween-Exclusive Variants
317		Owl Demon Eye(Halloween Variant 1)	75/150›330/225›495	16/32›56/48›84	6/6›12	30%/37%/44%	1Pre-Hardmode: 250Hardmode: 4
318		Spaceship Demon Eye(Halloween Variant 2)	60/120›264/180›396	20/40›72/60›108	4/4›8	35%/42%/48%	1Pre-Hardmode: 250Hardmode: 4

Notes

• Like Zombies, Demon Eyes sometimes spawn as either larger or smaller than normal; larger Demon Eyes have more health, damage, defense, and knockback resistance, while smaller Demon Eyes are faster and harder to hit.
• Demon Eyes appear more often during a new moon.
• Although the Dilated Eye variant appears to have a large, black pupil, its drop rate for Black Lenses are not guaranteed nor raised.

Tips

• Demon Eyes attempt to fly straight towards the player, and when they hit a wall, they bounce up. This allows for relatively easy escape by hiding behind a wall with a upside-down L shape.
• Due to the fact they cannot enter water, they cannot reach the player if they are completely submerged. However, the player can still hit them with their broadsword or any ranged weapon.
• New players may find that spear-type weapons are quite effective against these enemies.
• It is also recommended to use ranged weapons, such as the Wooden Bow, when dealing with Demon Eyes, as they spend much of their time out of reach. The best time to attack it is when the Demon Eye is turning, as a successful hit will knock it back and interrupt its flight pattern, allowing the player to get in more shots before it reaches them.
  • One can avoid damage from Demon Eyes entirely by using said bow while within a box with a 1 wide hole. This is enough space to allow projectiles through, but not Demon Eyes.
• If the player swings in a different direction each time with their sword, they can effectively trap a Demon Eye with knockback in their sword's range, as the sword will knock it in the way the player is facing.

Trivia

The loading icon.

• The Eye of Cthulhu, Servant of Cthulhu, and Wandering Eye are modeled after this enemy.
• The Cataract Eye takes reference to the real-life eye condition known as cataracts both in sprite and name, hence the cloudy lens.
• The Sleepy Eye resembles the Monoeyes from the Kid Icarus series.
• A sprite based off the Demon Eye served as the loading icon of the  Mobile version after Mobile 1.2.12715's release and before Mobile 1.3.0.7's release.
• Demon Eyes appear in the video game Dungeon Defenders 2 as enemies.
• According to the Bestiary, Demon Eyes can become erratic during a Blood Moon and twist together into a cluster of blood and eyeballs, creating a Drippler.

Bestiary entries

• Demon Eyes: "That suspicious feeling of being watched may very well come true in the dark of night, when Cthulhu's minions roam the skies."
• Halloween Demon Eyes: "No one knows who dressed these demon eyes up in cute costumes, but the whole process hasn't made them any friendlier."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.5: Fixed a bug where many of the Demon Eye variants were unable to descend through platforms.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Sprites updated.

• Desktop 1.2.1.2: Costumed Demon Eyes will now correctly leave at night.

• Desktop 1.2.1: New variants with costumes added and now spawn during Halloween.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Can now drop its own respective banner.

• Desktop 1.2: Several new variants for the Demon Eye introduced.

• Desktop 1.0.5: No longer makes a splash noise on entering water.

• Desktop 1.0.3: Now has a chance to drop Black Lenses.

• Desktop-Release: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.19: Sprites updated to match Desktop 1.3.5.

• Console 1.02:
  • New variants with costumes added and now spawn during Halloween.
  • Can now drop its own respective banner.
  • Several new variants for the Demon Eye introduced.

• Console-Release: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.0.5.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.1096.2: Sprites updated to match Desktop 1.3.5.

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.2.1.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0: Sprites updated to match Desktop 1.3.5.

• Mobile 1.2.6508:
  • New variants with costumes added and now spawn during Halloween.
  • Can now drop its own respective banner.
  • Several new variants for the Demon Eye introduced.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.0.5.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced with changes up to Desktop 1.2.1.