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Event: Pirate Invasion
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Event: Pirate Invasion

Learn how to trigger and defeat the Terraria Pirate Invasion event. Discover drops like the Pirate Staff, Coin Gun, and Greedy Ring, and strategies for farming.

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Learn how to trigger and defeat the Terraria Pirate Invasion event. Discover drops like the Pirate Staff, Coin Gun, and Greedy Ring, and strategies for farming.

The Pirate Invasion is an event in Terraria that spawns pirates, including Pirate Captains and Flying Dutchmen. It triggers when you have at least 200 HP and have destroyed at least one Demon Altar or Crimson Altar. You can also summon it using a Pirate Map, which has a 1% chance to drop from enemies in the Ocean Biome. Alternatively, Pirate Maps can be obtained from defeating King Slime, Harpies, or Wyverns.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Trigger the event by meeting the HP and Altar destruction requirements, or by using a Pirate Map.
  2. 2
    Defeat the waves of pirates, which include melee and ranged variants, as well as Pirate Captains.
  3. 3
    When a Pirate Captain is killed, a Pirate's Curse will spawn. This enemy can phase through blocks.
  4. 4
    At 65% event completion, Flying Dutchmen (large ships) will begin to spawn.
  5. 5
    To defeat a Flying Dutchman, destroy all of its cannons, each with its own health bar. The ship will fire cannons that explode on impact.
  6. 6
    Defeated Flying Dutchmen will respawn after a short time, allowing for farming.
Tips
  • You can AFK the event by boxing yourself in and using weapons that can pierce blocks or attack from outside the box, such as the Daedalus Stormbow. Use minions or Expert Mode items to deal with the Pirate's Curse.
  • To farm Flying Dutchmen efficiently, position yourself on a platform high enough in the sky to prevent ground enemies from spawning but low enough to prevent Harpies from spawning. This ensures only Flying Dutchmen appear. You can defeat approximately 10 Flying Dutchmen before the event ends if you start farming at 65% completion.

Noteworthy Items:

  • Pirate Staff — Summons a ground-based pirate minion that attacks rapidly. (0.05%/0.2%/1% drop chance from pirates/captains/dutchmen)
  • Coin Gun — Uses coins as ammo, with damage scaling based on coin type. (0.0125%/0.05%/0.25% drop chance from pirates/captains/dutchmen)
  • Discount Card — Grants a 20% discount on shop purchases. (0.05%/0.2%/1% drop chance from pirates/captains/dutchmen)
  • Lucky Coin — Makes enemies drop 1-10 coins when damaged. (0.025%/0.5% drop chance from pirates/dutchmen)
  • Gold Ring — Increases money pickup range significantly. (0.1%/0.4%/2% drop chance from pirates/captains/dutchmen)

Accessory Combinations:

  • Coin Ring = Gold Ring + Lucky Coin
  • Greedy Ring = Coin Ring + Discount Card (combines the effects of all three accessories in one slot)

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