King Slime

King Slime

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	BossSlime
Environment	Forest
AI Type	King Slime AI
Damage	40 / 64
Max Life	2000 / 2800
Defense	10
KB Resist	10000%

Drops

Coins	1

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Solidifier (Template:Pc icon)
  33.33%
• Ninja Hood
  33.33%
• Ninja Shirt
  33.33%
• Ninja Pants
  33.33%
• Lesser Healing Potion (5-15)
  100%
• Slimy Saddle (Template:Pc icon)
  25%
• Slime Hook (Template:Pc icon)
  33%
• Slime Gun (Template:Pc icon)
  33%
• King Slime Trophy (Template:Pc icon)
  10%
• King Slime Mask (Template:Pc icon Template:Console icon)
  14.29%
• Treasure Bag(King Slime) (in Expert Mode only)
  100%

• Internal NPC ID: 50

"The lord of all things slimy."

King Slime is a boss that is, as its name would suggest, a very large slime: It is roughly 5 times larger than the Rainbow Slime (the largest ordinary slime). It is summoned with the Slime Crown or after a certain amount of kills during the Slime Rain event, but can also spawn on its own rarely (but never in the center third of the map). As King Slime takes damage, it spawns additional ordinary Blue Slimes and will also appear to shrink in size. It will always drop one piece of Ninja clothes when defeated.

When King Slime spawns, a message appears in the bottom-left corner of the screen that reads: "King Slime has awoken!" Upon defeat, a similar message appears: "King Slime has been defeated!"

It is immune to the Poisoned debuff.

Random spawning

King Slime has a 1 in 300 chance of spawning in place of another slime if the following conditions are met:

• The player is located in the two outer thirds of the map (the far left or far right).
• Depth is above zero. It may spawn slightly underground, though, as the average ground level is higher than that.
• There must be standard, green grass at its potential spawn point (off-screen; see NPC spawning)

Template:Pc icon Slime Rain

If 150 slimes are killed by players (lava, etc kills don't count) during the Slime Rain event, King Slime will spawn. Defeating the boss will end the event shortly after - if all players die, the boss will leave and the event will continue for some time before ending on its own. If the King Slime has already been defeated on a world, it will only take 75 slime kills to spawn the King Slime.

Notes

• King Slime is often regarded as a "side-boss" or "mini-boss". While a large and resilient enemy and Boss music plays while fighting it, it is not a required step to advance the game. King Slime can be encountered regardless of the current level of advancement, and defeating it does not provide access to any characters, areas, or critical items (though the Slimy Saddle and Slime Hook can be useful if acquired early). King Slime also does not travel or fire through blocks, which creates shielding or trapping possibilities that don't exist when battling most other bosses (though traveling too far from a trapped King Slime may cause him to teleport out).
• Template:Pc icon If the King Slime's target is unreachable, it will teleport onto the player. This can be performed from any distance and prevents easily trapping the boss within a small area.
• A player can only summon the King Slime one at a time. Attempting a second spawning will not work, and will not consume the Slime Crown.
• King Slime appears to become smaller and smaller as it loses health.
• Template:Pc icon In expert mode, King Slime has a higher HP (2800) and summons Spiked Slimes along with normal slimes as he loses health.
• Goblin Scouts spawn in the same locations as the King Slime, so you'll know if you're in the right place if you encounter any. A Water Candle and/or the Battle Potion can speed up the process of encountering it.
• Unlike normal slimes, the King Slime does not float.

Tips

For more elaborate strategies on defeating King Slime, including weapon and arena recommendations, see Guide:King Slime strategies.

• King Slime can be a good way to farm Gel, eg. for Flamethrower ammo.
• King Slime behaves exactly like a normal slime, except that he jumps much higher and farther, and spawns other slimes as he takes damage.
• Piercing weapons can not only damage King Slime but kill the additional slimes it spawns.
• King Slime's absolute highest jump can clear a 17-block-high wall.
• Magic weapons work well, since the blue slimes it spawns drop Mana Stars, which refill 100 mana each.
• If you want to come across King Slime early on in the game, build your house near the edges of the world where he can spawn frequently.
• Spawning King Slime while in specific Hardmode areas using Slime Crowns can be a quick, easy way to farm for underground Souls and Biome Keys due to the sheer amount of blue slimes spawned during the fight.

Trivia

• Given the presence of the ninja inside, the king slime may be a reference to Ninja Gaiden, in which one of the first bosses is a slime-like creature that devours you.
• The King Slime is the only slime that doesn't use the slime AI (Apart from Gastropod which uses Hovering AI).

History

• 1.3.0.1: Sprite updated to include a crown. New drops added.
  • Now has an Expert Mode AI.
  • Now teleports whenever stuck and when not in range of the player for over 5 seconds.
  • Now spawns after Slime Rain event.
  • Now drops the Solidifier.

• 1.2.4: New drops added.

• 1.2.0.3: Now drops Slime Banner.

• 1.1: Can now be spawned using Slime Crown.

• 1.0.5:
  • Now floats in liquids and doesn't make a splash sound when hitting water.
  • Only one King Slime may spawn at a time now.

• 1.0.4: Introduced.

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