Giant Clam

Giant Clam

Statistics

Type	Miniboss
Environment	Sunken Sea
Life	4,100 (total) [Pre-Hardmode] 16,200 (total) [Hardmode]
KB resist	100%

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The Giant Clam is a miniboss fought in the Sunken Sea.

Spawn

The Giant Clam spawns naturally and aggravates upon being hit multiple times. It can also be summoned with the Sparkling Mollusk Can.

Behavior

Giant ClamPre-Hardmode

Statistics

Life	4,100 / 4,100 (total)
KB resist	100%

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The Giant Clam performs attacks from the following pool at random:

Pearl Swirl

• The Giant Clam releases a ring of 4 outwardly rotating Psychic Pearls from its mouth.
• It releases 2 rings over 4 seconds.

Horizontal Pearl Walls

• The Giant Clam summons 2 horizontal walls of Psychic Pearls which close in on the player.
• It moves on to the next attack after 3.5 seconds.

Teleport Slam

• The Giant Clam teleports above the player and slams down.
• It does this attack 3 times before moving on to the next one.

Giant ClamHardmode

Statistics

Life	16,200 / 16,200 (total)
KB resist	100%

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The Giant Clam gains a notable buff in Hardmode and can perform harder variants of its attacks. It performs attacks from the following pool at random:

Pearl Swirl

• The Giant Clam releases a ring of 8 outwardly rotating Psychic Pearls from its mouth.
• It releases 2 rings over 4 seconds.

Multi-Directional Walls

• The Giant Clam summons 2 horizontal walls of Psychic Pearls which close in on the player.
• It then summons 2 vertical walls of Psychic Pearls which close in on the player.
• It moves on to the next attack after 3.5 seconds.

Teleport Slam

• The Giant Clam teleports above the player and slams down.
• It does this attack 6 times before moving on to the next one.