Tendril Amalgam (Polarities Mod)

Tendril Amalgam

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	The Pestilence
AI Type	Tendril Amalgam AI
Damage	0 (contact) 50 / 100 / 150 (spikes)
Max Life	5,000 / 10,000 / 15,000
Defense	30
KB Resist	100%
Banner	Tendril Amalgam Banner

Drops

Coins	25

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Rotten Chunk (2-5)
  100%
• Twisted Tendril(Polarities Mod)
  25% / 33.3%

“

What is seen above ground is but a small piece of an even larger unseen hivemind, linked underground through a complex network of tendrils. It breaches from the soil and rubble to search for unassimilated mass with its many uncoordinated eyes.

— Bestiary (Tendril Amalgam)

Tendril Amalgams are a Hardmode corruption-based enemy that appear during The Pestilence. Teleporting around the player similarly to spellcaster enemies like the Dark Caster, they summon sets of three tendril spike projectiles from the terrain near the player that jut out towards them, dealing heavy damage. In Expert Mode, at low health, they will instead summon three sets of two spikes each in rapid succession.

They will teleport between each attack, and have a 33% chance of performing an alternate attack instead where they summon a wide-ranged row of spikes straight up from the ground around them, firing in succession in a wave-like effect left and right, moving more rapidly in Expert Mode. While these attacks are dangerous and can be hard to avoid, the Tendril Amalgam itself deals no contact damage, so there is no need to worry about running into it while dodging them.