The Destroyer Terraria boss · Hardmode · #11 in the usual order

The Destroyer in Terraria — The Destroyer

A huge mechanical worm and a much harder take on the Eater of Worlds. Unlike the Eater it never splits, and all segments share one health bar. It is one of the three mechanical bosses and drops Souls of Might.

Stage: Hardmode
Required?: Needed to progress
Summon: Mechanical Worm
Where: Night, on the surface
Max life: 80,000 (Classic)

Biome: Space

Stats by difficulty

Stat	Classic	Expert	Master
Max life	80,000	120,000	153,000
Damage	Varies by segment

How to summon The Destroyer

Mechanical Worm. Use a Mechanical Worm at night. Craft it from 6 Rotten Chunks or Vertebrae, 5 Iron or Lead Bars and 6 Souls of Night at a Mythril or Orichalcum Anvil. Once an altar has been broken, there is also a 1 in 10 chance each night that one of the unbeaten mechanical bosses appears on its own.

Attacks and phases

Burrows through the ground and lunges up to ram you.
Its segments shoot red lasers at you.
Damaged segments release flying Probes that fire their own lasers.

Strategy

Fight on a high sky bridge so it has trouble reaching you.
Piercing weapons are ideal, since hitting many segments at once adds up fast.
Keep moving; lasers come from all along its body.
Kill Probes when they bunch up; they drop hearts that help you heal.
Bring Ironskin and Endurance potions to soak the laser spam.

Recommended weapons

Melee

Mythril or Orichalcum yoyo, or a piercing spear like the Mythril Halberd

Ranged

Daedalus Stormbow or Dart Rifle with Cursed Darts

Magic

Nimbus Rod or Crystal Storm

Summoner

Spider Staff with the Cool Whip

Armor and gear for each stage.

Drops

Item	Qty	Chance
Soul of Might	25–40	100%
Hallowed Bar	15–35	100%
Greater Healing Potion	5–15	100%
Destroyer Mask	1	14.29%
Destroyer Trophy	1	10%

Expert and Master Mode extras

Mechanical Wagon Piece Expert · 100%

Deactivated Probe Master · 25%

Destroyer Relic Master · 100%

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

After you beat The Destroyer

Souls of Might and Hallowed Bars for Hallowed armor, the Megashark, Light Disc and the Pickaxe Axe/Drax
The Steampunker can move in after your first mechanical boss
With all three mechanical bosses beaten, Plantera's Bulb grows in the Jungle

Did you know? Its lore says it is a mechanical copy of Cthulhu's spine.

FAQ

How do you summon The Destroyer in Terraria?

Use a Mechanical Worm at night. Craft it from 6 Rotten Chunks or Vertebrae, 5 Iron or Lead Bars and 6 Souls of Night at a Mythril or Orichalcum Anvil. Once an altar has been broken, there is also a 1 in 10 chance each night that one of the unbeaten mechanical bosses appears on its own.

How much health does The Destroyer have?

80,000 in Classic, 120,000 in Expert and 153,000 in Master Mode.

What does The Destroyer drop?

Soul of Might, Hallowed Bar, Greater Healing Potion, Destroyer Mask, Destroyer Trophy, plus the Mechanical Wagon Piece from the Expert Mode treasure bag.

What should I use against The Destroyer?

Melee: Mythril or Orichalcum yoyo, or a piercing spear like the Mythril Halberd. Ranged: Daedalus Stormbow or Dart Rifle with Cursed Darts. Magic: Nimbus Rod or Crystal Storm. Summoner: Spider Staff with the Cool Whip.

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).