Ragged Caster

Ragged CasterHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Dungeon
AI Type	Caster AI
Damage	40/80/120 (melee) 80128192 (Lost Soul)
Max Life	400/800/1200
Defense	20
KB Resist	40%/46%/52%
Banner	Ragged Caster Banner
Immune to

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Debuff	Blackout
Debuff tooltip	Light vision severely reduced
Duration	2–64–125–15 seconds

Drops

Coins	153750

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Spectre Staff
  5%7.38%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Attack
Teleport

• Internal NPC ID: 281

Ragged CasterOpen Coat Ragged Caster

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Dungeon
AI Type	Caster AI
Damage	35/70/105 (melee) 80128192 (Lost Soul)
Max Life	450/900/1350
Defense	28
KB Resist	50%/55%/60%
Banner	Ragged Caster Banner
Immune to

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Debuff	Blackout
Debuff tooltip	Light vision severely reduced
Duration	2–64–125–15 seconds

Drops

Coins	153750

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Spectre Staff
  5%7.38%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Attack
Teleport

• Internal NPC ID: 282

The Ragged Caster is a Hardmode enemy found in the post-Plantera Dungeon. It is most common in areas backed by Slab Walls. These are identified by the related Faction Flag, the Ragged Brotherhood Sigil.

Ragged Casters attack by firing three homing projectiles at the player which inflict the Blackout debuff. Blackout is a stronger version of the Darkness debuff, greatly lowering the player's light vision. Ragged Casters teleport to a different location on-screen after a period of time and have no delay between teleporting and attacking.

Notes

• Unlike the other Hardmode Dungeon casters, the Ragged Caster will not teleport immediately after being hit.
• Ragged Casters can only teleport onto solid blocks. If there is no valid place to teleport to, they will remain in the same location.
• They are only able to teleport while resting on a solid block.
• In Expert Mode, Ragged Casters have a 0.13*1/800 (0.13%) chance to drop two Spectre Staves at once. The chance to drop exactly one Spectre Staff is 7.25*29/400 (7.25%), hence the chance to drop at least one is 7.38*59/800 (7.38%).

Tips

• Weapons that stick to enemies (e.g., the Piranha Gun) are exceptionally useful, as they remain on the Ragged Caster after the teleport.
• Weapons that deal high damage in single hits are effective against Ragged Casters. Weapons that fire multiple projectiles simultaneously may be able to land multiple hits before they teleport as well.
• Weapons with homing capacities or minions can continue to track Ragged Casters after they teleport.

Trivia

The Bestiary entry for the Ragged Caster: "With their cursed magic, the members of the Ragged Brotherhood leave their victims helplessly lost in utter darkness."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Now has a grace period of over a second after teleportation before they begin firing.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Sprites updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Can now drop its own respective banner.
  • Drop chance of Spectre Staff increased from 2.5% to 5%.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3.1: Drop chance of Spectre Staff reduced from 3.33% to 2.5%.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.