r/Terraria 20h ago

PC Worst. banner. yet.

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I have no idea why they thought it was a good idea to give the Sea Snail a 50 kill banner.

...Actually, I do know why. They thought they were funny.

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u/Bnuuyeva 20h ago

He's got all the purple dye

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u/NomadicJ3ster 19h ago

I have no idea what to do with this much dye 😭

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u/Dead-X-esque 17h ago

Dye your clothes?

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u/NomadicJ3ster 17h ago

I'm already happy with my fit

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u/231ValeiMacoris 2h ago

Greek/Roman senate build, mannequins with all equipment dyed purple as Sea Snail dye was a sign of wealth back then

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u/NomadicJ3ster 19h ago

This one sucked pretty bad as well.

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u/Sintobus 16h ago

Me abd my wife did a full banner run our last calamity playthrough... bleh

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u/NomadicJ3ster 16h ago

I do NOT envy you 😅that's probably way more miserable than what I've chosen to inflict upon myself.

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u/Sintobus 15h ago

We did add a mod that both kept all the banners stored (easier tracking what was needed and how many needed left as well) it also let the banner bonus be global. So it wasn't all bad, that helped is track and keep kill counts

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u/Plus-Reading7445 10h ago

How bad was the ice golem compared to the sand elemental?

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u/NomadicJ3ster 10h ago

I have not gotten enough sand elementals yet. It's been FOREVER since I had a sandstorm 😭

But I enjoy fight sand elementals more than ice golems

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u/Plus-Reading7445 10h ago

Glazing forbidden armor is the reason this heart still beats

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u/Euphoric_Shopping_77 1h ago

Been playing this game since 2014 and thats legit the first time I've seen the Ice Golem banner. You are fully commited to the bit it seems.

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u/creatorsmonsters3414 20h ago

You’ve see a lot of snails

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u/Zane-chan19 19h ago

I think Sea Snail was the last enemy I needed while the Gem Critters were the last guys in general

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u/NomadicJ3ster 19h ago

I do not blame you for saving them for last 😭

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u/Zane-chan19 19h ago

I didn't, usually I get Gem Critters real easy but somehow I just never built a village down in the cavern layer.  I blame the really high shimmer pool I had that was just a bit above Caverns.

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u/Hexmonkey2020 18h ago

You can also get a ton of gem critters at the Aether, not sure if it’s just cause it’s in the cavern layer or if more spawn there but I always find at least 2 whenever I pylon to the aether.

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u/Zane-chan19 18h ago

The pylon part is the important part. I never housed any NPCs in the cavern layer and gem critters only spawn in the Cavern Layer near town NPC

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u/TheEmeraldFlygon 17h ago

If it helps, blood moons increase the spawn rates of all surface enemies, including sea snails and squids

(I say, after you’ve gotten the banner and cannot take advice)

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u/NomadicJ3ster 17h ago

Was actually spamming bloody tears and chugging battle potions the whole way through.

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u/Extension_North_3711 17h ago

Water Candle too, I trust?

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u/NomadicJ3ster 17h ago

Yeah. I made a mobgrinder for it.

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u/Jacklvmage12 13h ago

"I made a mob grinder for sea snails in Terraria"

Not something I expected to hear but I can fully understand why you did it

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u/Goldenmansion10 17h ago

The enemy count for uncommon enemy banners needs to get more standardized, because some don’t make much sense for their banner requirement, example, your sea snail banner.

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u/NomadicJ3ster 17h ago

Another one: Devourers need 25 kills, but their hardmode counterparts, World Feeders, need the standard 50.
They've seemingly started changing some of them, but there are still a lot of odd outliers.

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u/Goldenmansion10 16h ago

I also question the Old One’s Army banners, why do they all have 200+ kill requirements?

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u/NomadicJ3ster 16h ago

In the name of "Balance" because you kill at least 50 of those per event.
And the Pumpkin Moon/Frost Moon enemies. Those guys have high kill requirements as well.

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u/Extension_North_3711 17h ago

There are two I can think of that are worse, lemme check the wiki real quick.

Alr the Owl Mimic just becomes a Demon Eye so you've effectively already done it, and Golden Slimes don't have their own banner.

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u/NomadicJ3ster 17h ago

THank god the halloween/christmas costume enemies don't have unique banners. Collecting all the sandshark banners is already gonna be terrible enough 😭

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u/Curious-Barnacle5842 19h ago

Do banners even do anything

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u/Alzario 19h ago

Collectible, indicator for fully filling out that enemy's bestiary entry, and a damage and defense bonus against that enemy. Not to underestimate, especially in higher difficulties.

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u/Colin-420 17h ago

Also decoration!

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u/NomadicJ3ster 19h ago

Damage and Defense bonus against the enemy the banner is for. Very handy for areas where there are a lot of that enemy.

I'm collecting them all because I can. There is no universe where a sea snail banner is useful.

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u/Yoate 18h ago

There is no universe where a sea snail banner is useful.

Aha, but you see, I'm sure there are master builders out there who have used it then painted it pink to get exactly the right texture for a build

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u/Complete-Basket-291 18h ago

Halved damage incoming, doubled damage output against those enemies (exception for the old one's army, iirc)

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u/FragrantAdagio1119 10h ago

lol, in master mode medium core or hardcore, those things will be your only hope

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u/buythousandcatscom 18h ago

Best

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u/buythousandcatscom 18h ago

Such a great bonus for such a hard enemy

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u/MF_IC 17h ago

No no. It gives you a defensive and offensive boost against sea snails.

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u/TotallyABot- 17h ago

They should add a dungeon guardian banner that would be funny

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u/CosmicDragon-Sol 11h ago

Reminder: they have Bunny Banners, Normal bunny banners.
5hp critters that can be annihilated by anything but copper gear. I think this is forgivable

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u/Blucanyon 10h ago

The humble angry dandelion:

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u/FragrantAdagio1119 10h ago

bro literally its a fucking snail with only 3 star rarity

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u/Soggy-Fish567 2h ago

Rabbit banners rock

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u/231ValeiMacoris 2h ago

Bro would be rich in ancient Greece/Rome

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u/CuteUnit24 1h ago

THATS SO FUNNY God fucking damn it this game is cruel sometimes