Terraria Zenith
Sand Shark

NPC

Sand Shark

  • Enemy
  • Desert

Sand Shark is a Terraria NPC. It spawns in this biome: Desert. It shows up during this event: Sandstorm. It drops 3 items: Shark Fin, Sand Shark Kite and Nachos.

Bestiary entry

Rarity:

In ancient times, a saltwater river once ran through the desert. These powerful creatures evolved to survive in the now dry sand.

Stats by game mode

ClassicExpertMasterLegendary (For the Worthy)
Life3607201,0801,440
Attack50100150266
Defense20202020
Knockback Taken90% (High)81% (High)72% (Med)72% (Med)
Coins4101014

The last column is Master mode in a world made with the For the Worthy seed. Its numbers were measured in the game, not computed here.

For one player in a world before Hardmode. Expert and Master scale life, attack, knockback and coins by the game's own multipliers.

Coins: each kill rolls the coins from 80% to 175% of this value, then rarer extra rolls can add more.

Drops

Classic

ItemQuantityChanceKills for 50%Kills for 90%Conditions
Shark Fin11/8 (12.5%)618
Sand Shark Kite11/25 (4%)1757Drops on Windy Days
Nachos11/30 (3.33%)2168Not from enemies spawned by a statue

Expert

ItemQuantityChanceKills for 50%Kills for 90%Conditions
Shark Fin11/8 (12.5%)618
Sand Shark Kite11/25 (4%)1757Drops on Windy Days
Nachos11/30 (3.33%)2168Not from enemies spawned by a statue

Master

ItemQuantityChanceKills for 50%Kills for 90%Conditions
Shark Fin11/8 (12.5%)618
Sand Shark Kite11/25 (4%)1757Drops on Windy Days
Nachos11/30 (3.33%)2168Not from enemies spawned by a statue

Chance is per kill. Kills for 50% and 90% is how many kills give that chance to see the item at least once.

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