Deerclops Terraria boss · Pre-Hardmode · #7 in the usual order

A huge one-eyed deer monster from Don't Starve that stalks the Snow biome. It is optional, but it drops several fun weapons and a vanity set of crossover goodies.

Stage: Pre-Hardmode
Required?: Optional
Summon: Deer Thing
Where: Snow biome (natural spawns at night during a Blizzard)
Max life: 7,000 (Classic)
Defense: 10

Biome: Snow biome

Stats by difficulty

Stat	Classic	Expert	Master
Max life	7,000	11,900	15,172
Contact damage	20	40	60

How to summon Deerclops

Deer Thing. Use a Deer Thing in the Snow biome. Craft it from 3 Flinx Fur, 5 Demonite or Crimtane Ore and 1 Lens at a Demon or Crimson Altar. It can also turn up on its own at night during a Blizzard once a player has 200 health or 9 defense.

Attacks and phases

Up close, it slams the ground and sends lines of ice spikes toward you.
From range, it scoops up and throws chunks of debris that fall through blocks.
Roars to slow everyone nearby, and summons shadow hands if you hide above it. Expert adds extra waves of shadow hands.
If you get more than about 30 tiles away it turns purple and becomes immune to damage.

Strategy

Build a long flat arena on the snow surface with a few platforms; avoid caves.
Stay fairly close. Running far away makes it invulnerable.
Jump over the ice spike waves and move sideways out of the debris.
Do not camp high above it, or shadow hands will chase you.
Swiftness, Regeneration and Ironskin potions help a lot against its Slow roar.

Recommended weapons

Melee

Fiery Greatsword or Blade of Grass

Ranged

Molten Fury or the Minishark

Magic

Space Gun or Water Bolt

Summoner

Flinx Staff or Imp Staff with the Snapthorn

Armor and gear for each stage.

Drops

Item	Qty	Chance
Healing Potion	5–15	100%
Eye Bone	1	33%
Eyebrella	1	33%
Radio Thing	1	33%
Dizzy's Rare Gecko Chester	1	7.14%
Only one of the following 4 items can drop at a time
Pew-matic Horn	1	25%
Weather Pain	1	25%
Houndius Shootius	1	25%
Lucy the Axe	1	25%
Deerclops Mask	1	14.29%
Deerclops Trophy	1	10%

Expert and Master Mode extras

Bone Helm Expert · 100%

Deerclops Eyeball Master · 25%

Deerclops Relic Master · 100%

Classic Mode rates. In Expert and Master Mode most loot comes in a treasure bag , which also holds the Expert-only Bone Helm.

After you beat Deerclops

Nothing needed for progress
Drops the Pew-matic Horn, Weather Pain, Houndius Shootius or Lucy the Axe, plus the Eye Bone pet
The Bone Helm (Expert)

Did you know? Deerclops comes from Klei's Don't Starve, as part of the Don't Starve Together crossover.

FAQ

How do you summon Deerclops in Terraria?

Use a Deer Thing in the Snow biome. Craft it from 3 Flinx Fur, 5 Demonite or Crimtane Ore and 1 Lens at a Demon or Crimson Altar. It can also turn up on its own at night during a Blizzard once a player has 200 health or 9 defense.

How much health does Deerclops have?

7,000 in Classic, 11,900 in Expert and 15,172 in Master Mode.

What does Deerclops drop?

Healing Potion, Eye Bone, Eyebrella, Radio Thing, Dizzy's Rare Gecko Chester, Pew-matic Horn, plus the Bone Helm from the Expert Mode treasure bag.

What should I use against Deerclops?

Melee: Fiery Greatsword or Blade of Grass. Ranged: Molten Fury or the Minishark. Magic: Space Gun or Water Bolt. Summoner: Flinx Staff or Imp Staff with the Snapthorn.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against the Terraria Wiki. Boss statistics and drop rates are the game values shown in the Terraria Wiki’s infoboxes. Sprites and artwork © Re-Logic; local copies archived from Terraria Wiki file pages (listed on the image gallery).