Shark

Shark

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Aquatic
Environment	Ocean
AI Type	Swimming AI
Damage	40/80/120
Max Life	300/600/900
Defense	2
KB Resist	30%/37%/44%
Banner	Shark Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	410

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Diving Helmet
  5% / 2%
• Shark Fin
  98%
• Shrimp Po' Boy
  2%
• Shark Kite(on Windy Days)
  4%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 65

 Old-gen console and 3DS
Exclusive Variant

Orca

Statistics

Type	Aquatic
Environment	Ocean
AI Type	Swimming AI
Damage	50
Max Life	400
Defense	20
Banner	Orca Banner

Drops

Coins	1

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Diving Helmet
  5%

• Internal NPC ID: 1002

For the enemy found during Sandstorms, see Sand Shark.

One possible approach to safely hunting sharks while breathing on the ocean floor, with actuators used on the floor and the lowest blocks on the walls for exiting for item collection on either side.

The Shark is an enemy found in Oceans. Sharks are rarer than other Ocean enemies like Crabs or Pink Jellyfish.

On the  Old-gen console version,  Windows Phone version, and Nintendo 3DS version, a variant of Shark known as Orcas can be found in the Ocean. Despite their differences in name, sprite, and stats, the Shark and Orca have the same behavior.

Notes

• Sharks can only spawn within 250 tiles of the map's edge, or from a Shark Statue.
• Sharks do not flop around on land like most other fish, making them less dangerous to approach when beached.
• Along with other water enemies, Sharks will ignore players who aren't submerged in at least one tile of water.

Tips

• Sharks charge the player and can move quicker than most players. They are highly resistant to knockback, but strong weapons will usually at least halt their advance.
• Rapid-fire weapons, flails, and multi-attack weapons (such as the Swordfish or the Boomstick ) tend to be effective against Sharks. Autoswing weapons are also effective against sharks as long as they have decent knockback. Because of their extremely fast attack rate and their Autoswing feature, the Arkhalis and Terragrim are quite useful when dealing with Sharks.
• Using a Water Walking Potion or Water Walking Boots to stand at the surface and dive slightly down periodically, the player can attract Sharks to within striking distance while staying safe. The Flipper accessory will keep the player from sinking to the bottom.
• To safely and easily hunt sharks, construct a spot to stand on, but remain half-inside water. Add a shield of blocks in front of the player to one tile above the water's surface. Use an arcing ranged or Flamelash-type weapon to fire around the shield, or a Vilethorn to fire through the shield.
• A similar method is to stay on the Ocean floor, dig a small pit in the sand, and build a shield above the player but not connected to the ground, leaving a one-tile gap. Sharks will try to attack but won't fit. The player can then attack with impunity. If the player is lacking proper swim gear or a Neptune's Shell, a stack of Gills Potions may come in handy for this approach.
• An easy way to farm Sharks is to place Shark Statues over one bucket of lava stretched over a twelve block space, and activating the statue with a 1 Second Timer. This kills the Sharks without risk to the player and keeps the items from being destroyed.

Trivia

• In real life, orcas are not actually related to sharks at all, but are a type of dolphin.
  • Despite its in-game behavior, orcas are mainly docile animals and do not attack humans, unless provoked.
• Orcas are confirmed to return in 1.4.5.
• Real life sharks rarely attack humans deliberately, instead mistaking swimmers for injured seals, which are their prey.
• Sharks are the most realistic enemy in Terraria, as there are very large sharks in the real world that could easily mutilate a person, although they have no inclination towards doing so. The sharks in Terraria most closely resemble the Blue Shark, a relatively large and non-aggressive species commonly hunted for their fins.

The Bestiary entry for the Shark: "Once these ocean predators catch a whiff of blood, they become relentless and unstoppable in their ravenous pursuit."

See also

• Shark Bait – a pet-summoning item that summons a Shark Pup pet

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Now has a chance to drop Shrimp Po' Boy.
  • Fixed an offset pixel in animation frames 1 and 3.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Now has a chance to drop its own respective banner.

• Desktop 1.0.5: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Removed Orca. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Removed Orca. ()

• Console 1.02: Orcas and Sharks now have a chance to drop their respective banner.

• Console-Release: Introduced with Orca variant.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Removed Orca.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced with Orca variant.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced with Orca variant.