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Giant Clam
Giant Clam
Statistics
TypeEnemyAquatic
EnvironmentOcean
AI TypeGiant Clam AI
DamageWater (element) 50 / 100 / 120 / 132 (pre-Hardmode)
Water (element) 100 / 200 / 240 / 264 (Hardmode)
Cold (element) 70 / 112 / 140 / 161 (Psychic pearls)
Max Life1,250 / 2,500 (pre-Hardmode)
7,500 / 15,000 (Hardmode)
Defense9999 (closed)
10 (open in pre-Hardmode)
35 (open in Hardmode)
DR30%
KB Resist100%
Inflicts debuffClamityClamity
100% chance
Debuff durationInfinite (While aggressive)
Debuff tooltipThe clams have been angered!
Immune toConfusedPearl AuraSlowEutrophication
Vulnerable to:Stab (element)Poison (element)
Resistant to:Cold (element)Water (element)Slash (element)Magic (element)
BannerGiant Clam BannerGiant Clam Banner
Drops
Coins1 Gold Coin (pre-Hardmode)
8 Gold Coin (Hardmode)
Sounds
Giant Clam map
Map Icon

"A specimen which has developed a grand size, and inexplicably, impressive psychic abilities."

The Giant Clam (Japanese: 巨大貝 Kyodai kai) is a mini boss that rarely spawns in the Ocean after defeating the Desert Scourge, and is generally the first mini boss that the player will encounter. It receives a huge buff during Hardmode. It is initially passive and closed up, but once the player hits it 5 times, the player receives the Clamity debuff, which boosts the spawn rate of Clams and making them aggressive while reducing the other enemies' spawn rate to 0, and the Giant Clam becomes aggressive.

In Hardmode, it gains 2 new attacks which have a timer of 3 seconds, unrelated to its primary attacks, on top of making its tele-stomp attack faster. Its first attack is to shoot a ring of 6 psychic pearls along with another faster pearl that is always aimed towards the player. Its second attack is to summon a rain of 11 psychic pearls upon the player, which have a gap between them.

It will drop the Sea King if he is not already present in the world and the Desert Scourge has been defeated already. Additionally, Sunken Crates will include Giant Clam's weapons in Hardmode after it has been defeated.

It can be detected with the Lifeform Analyzer.

Summons[]

Image Name
Clam Clam

Trivia[]

  • The debuff, Clamity's name is a portmanteau of the word "clam" and the mod's title, "Calamity."
  • The Giant Clam has a Draedon's Log entry dedicated to it that can be found in the Sunken Sea Bio-center Lab.
  • If the Boss Checklist Mod is installed, its unique despawn message will be "The Giant Clam returns hiding in its grotto."
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