What does the Suspicious Looking Tentacle do?

The Suspicious Looking Tentacle is a unique item in Terraria that provides light and senses nearby NPCs, enemies, treasure, and ores within a 17-tile radius, making it an essential tool for players engaged in exploration and combat. It is particularly useful for detecting hidden treasure and enemies, as its pupil and iris point in the direction of the sensed entity, and it expands for treasure and contracts for enemies.

Related FAQs

General Information

1. What is the Eye of Cthulhu?: The Eye of Cthulhu is a boss in Terraria that can be summoned using the Suspicious Looking Eye item, which requires 6 Lens to craft at a Demon Altar or Crimson Altar.
2. How do you make the Eye of Cthulhu spawn?: The Eye of Cthulhu can spawn naturally at night if the player has over 200 health and 10 defense, or it can be summoned manually using the Suspicious Looking Eye.
3. What is the Suspicious Looking Eye?: The Suspicious Looking Eye is a consumable item that summons the Eye of Cthulhu when used at night.

Items and Equipment

4. What is the Eye of Cthulhu Yoyo?: The Eye of Cthulhu Yoyo is a Hardmode yoyo that has a chance to drop from Mothron during a Solar Eclipse, and it can stay in the air indefinitely with a reach of 23 tiles.
5. What armor is good for the Eye of Cthulhu?: Players should have at least Iron Armor or better, an Iron Broadsword or better, and a ranged weapon such as Shuriken, Throwing Knives, or a bow with Flaming Arrows to fight the Eye of Cthulhu.
6. What is the best early weapon for the Eye of Cthulhu?: Javelins and Molotov Cocktails are useful weapons against the Eye of Cthulhu, especially in its different phases.

Pets and Summoning

7. Can you get a pet from the Eye of Cthulhu?: The Suspicious Grinning Eye is a Master Mode-exclusive drop from the Eye of Cthulhu, which summons a Suspicious Eye pet.
8. Does the Brain of Cthulhu drop a pet?: The Brain of Cthulhu has a chance to drop the Brain in a Jar in Master Mode, which summons the Spider Brain pet.
9. What is the best light pet in Terraria?: The Suspicious Looking Tentacle, Wisp in a Bottle, and Fairy Princess are considered the best light pets, providing illumination and detecting treasure and enemies.

Game Mechanics

10. What triggers the Eye of Cthulhu?: The Eye of Cthulhu will only spawn randomly if a player has more than 10 defense, and it looks at the player it will follow, which can be helpful in multiplayer.
11. How much HP does the Eye of Cthulhu have?: The Eye of Cthulhu has 2,800 health in normal mode.
12. What does defeating the Eye of Cthulhu do?: Defeating the Eye of Cthulhu can be a great way to make money, as it drops Gold Coins and Demonite and Crimtane ores, which can be used to craft powerful items.

Other Bosses and Items

13. How do you summon the Twins?: The Twins can be summoned manually using a Mechanical Eye at night.
14. What does King Slime drop?: King Slime does not drop Gel, but the Blue Slimes he spawns do, making fighting him a good way to farm Gel.
15. Is the Moon Lord Cthulhu?: The Moon Lord was initially explained to be Cthulhu’s brother, but it was later confirmed that the Moon Lord is indeed Cthulhu himself.