Why aren’t Goblin Scouts spawning?

Goblin Scouts may not be spawning due to not meeting the specific spawn criteria, which includes being in the furthest east and furthest west sixths of the world, not being in Corruption or Crimson areas, and it being daytime, or they may be spawning at a lower rate in certain areas, such as outside of the Jungle where monster spawn rates are higher. To increase the chances of Goblin Scouts spawning, players can use Water Candles or Battle Potions, which can help to increase spawn rates and make it more likely to encounter these enemies.

Understanding Goblin Scouts and Their Spawn Criteria

To better understand why Goblin Scouts may not be spawning, it’s essential to know their spawn requirements. These enemies have specific conditions that must be met for them to appear in the game.

FAQs About Goblin Scouts and Goblin Armies

General Questions

1. How often do Goblin Scouts spawn?: Goblin Scouts appear more commonly in the Jungle, because all monsters have a higher spawn rate there. They will be more likely to spawn when using a Water Candle or Battle Potion.
2. Why isn’t the Goblin Army spawning?: The criteria for a Goblin Invasion to occur naturally are as follows: It must be daytime (4:30 AM is when it triggers). At least one Shadow Orb or Crimson Heart must have been destroyed. At least one player must have 200 health or more.
3. How do you get Goblin Scouts to spawn in Calamity?: Goblin scouts will start to spawn when you have managed to reach maximum Health or HP (400 Health). They all spawned on the dungeon third of the map. They all spawned in the time 4.00pm-7.00pm (in-game).

Spawn Locations and Conditions

4. Do Goblin Scouts spawn on beaches?: Goblin Scouts spawn only in the outer two thirds of the world lengthwise; therefore, they will not spawn in the middle third of the world (around the player’s original spawn point). They will also not spawn in Corruption or Crimson areas.
5. Can Goblin Scouts spawn in the ocean biome?: If you want Goblin Scouts, you can summon them in the same way you would summon Slime Kings: just cover one of the “end of the world oceans” with dirt or stone and they might spawn.

Summoning Goblin Armies

6. Can you summon a Goblin Army?: The Goblin Battle Standard is an item that summons a Goblin Army when used. This can be useful for farming Spiky Balls or in a world where you need to obtain the Goblin Tinkerer and don’t want to wait for the random Goblin Army event.
7. Why is my Goblin Battle Standard not working?: You must have smashed at least one Shadow Orb or Crimson Heart. At least one player must have 200 HP or more. If the player has not met both of these requirements, they will be unable to use a Goblin Battle Standard to manually summon the event.

NPC and Item Related Questions

8. Where does the Goblin NPC spawn?: The Goblin Tinkerer is an NPC that sells several unique items, as well as providing the Reforge function. He can be acquired after a Goblin Army has been defeated, spawning randomly in open areas in the Cavern layer (Underground layer in the Don’t Dig Up and Everything seeds.)
9. What item spawns the Goblin Army?: The Goblin Battle Standard is an item that summons a Goblin Army when used.

Miscellaneous

10. Why do I keep getting Goblin armies?: Goblin army has a random chance to spawn every day once you have over 200 health and have broken a shadow/crimson orb/heart.
11. How do you get Tattered Clothes fast?: Tattered Cloth can only be acquired by killing Goblin Scouts (with a 100% drop rate). Its sole purpose lies in the crafting of the Goblin Battle Standard at a Loom, which is used to manually summon a Goblin Army.
12. What do you do with the Goblin Scout in Terraria?: The Goblin Scout is a semi-rare enemy that can be found in above-ground environments. It is currently the only Goblin enemy to spawn outside of the Goblin Invasion event.
13. How do I get more Goblin Scouts?: Goblin Scouts appear more commonly in the Jungle, because all monsters have a higher spawn rate there. They will be more likely to spawn when using a Water Candle or Battle Potion.
14. Do Goblin Scouts spawn Goblin Army?: The Goblin Scout doesn’t directly summon the Goblin Army in Terraria. However, it does drop Tattered Cloth, which can be used to craft a Goblin Battle Standard.
15. Can you ignore Goblin Army?: Once the initial status message pops up, there is no way to prevent the goblins from invading, as leaving the world and coming back will just redisplay the message and the goblins will proceed to invade anyway.