Ragged Caster

Ragged CasterHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Undead Enemy
Environment	Dungeon
AI Type	Caster AI
Banner	Ragged Caster Banner(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Immune to

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Inflicts debuff

Debuff	Blackout
Debuff tooltip	Light vision severely reduced
Duration	2–6 seconds4–12 seconds5–15 seconds

Drops

Coins	15 SC37 SC50 CC

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Spectre Staff
  5% (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  2.5% (Old-gen console and 3DS versions)9.75%

Projectile created

Projectile created

Projectile created

• Lost Soul (hostile)
  

Sounds

Hurt
Killed
Attack
Teleport

• Internal Buff ID: 80
• Internal Projectile ID: 293

The Ragged Caster is a Hardmode, post-Plantera enemy that spawns in the Dungeon after Plantera is defeated. It attacks by firing three homing Lost Soul projectiles at the player which decelerate as they approach the player and inflict the Blackout debuff for 2–6 / 4–12 / 5–15 seconds on them. Ragged Casters teleport to a different location on-screen after firing six rounds of projectiles or immediately upon being hit.

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Ragged Casters spawn most often in areas of the Dungeon backed by slab walls. They can also spawn in other areas, but with a significantly reduced chance.

Variants

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

2 values: Pre-Hardmode › Hardmode
3 values: Pre-Hardmode › Hardmode › Post-Plantera

NPC ID	Type		Health	Damage	Defense	KB Resist
281		Ragged Caster	400/800/1200	40/80/120 (contact) 80128192 (Lost Soul)	20	40%/46%/52%
282		Open Coat Ragged Caster	450/900/1350	35/70/105 (contact) 80128192 (Lost Soul)	28	50%/55%/60%

Notes

• Unlike the other Hardmode Dungeon casters, the Ragged Caster will not teleport immediately after being hit.^Verify
• Ragged Casters can only teleport onto solid blocks. If there is no valid place to teleport to, they will remain in the same location.
• They are only able to teleport while resting on a solid block.
• For the banner the kill counts of both variants are added up.

Tips

• Weapons that stick to enemies (e.g., the Piranha Gun) are exceptionally useful, as they remain on the Ragged Caster after the teleport.
• Weapons that deal high damage in single hits are effective against Ragged Casters. Weapons that fire multiple projectiles simultaneously may be able to land multiple hits before they teleport as well.
• Weapons with homing capacities or minions can continue to track Ragged Casters after they teleport.

Trivia

• The Bestiary entry for the Ragged Caster: "With their cursed magic, the members of the Ragged Brotherhood leave their victims helplessly lost in utter darkness."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Now has a grace period of over a second after teleportation before they begin firing, which is the same as what Diabolists always had.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Sprites updated.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Can now drop its own respective banner.
  • Drop chance of Spectre Staff increased from 2.5% to 5%.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3.1: Drop chance of Spectre Staff reduced from 3.33% to 2.5%.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.