Nova
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Nova
Statistics
| Type | Flying Enemy |
|---|---|
| Environment | Astral Infection |
| Damage | 45 / 90  / 135  (pre-Astrum Aureus)75 / 150 / 225 (post-Astrum Aureus) |
| Max Life | 230 / 460 / 690 (pre-Astrum Aureus) 350 / 700 / 1050 (post-Astrum Aureus) |
| Defense | 15 (pre-Astrum Aureus) 25 (post-Astrum Aureus) |
| DR | 15% |
| KB Resist | 50% / 55% / 60% (pre-Astrum Aureus) 60% / 64% / 68% (post-Astrum Aureus) |
| Inflicts debuff |  Astral Infection100% chance |
| Debuff duration | 2 seconds |
| Debuff tooltip | Your flesh is melting off |
| Immune to |    |
| Banner |  Nova Banner |
| Cold | - |
|---|---|
| Water | - |
| Sickness | Resistant |
| Electricity | - |
| Heat | Vulnerable |
Drops
| Coins | 11  |
|---|
- Item (Quantity)Rate
Stardust (2-3 / 3-4 )100%
Glorious End(When exploded)14.29%
Stellar Cannon(After defeating Astrum Aureus)14.29%
Sounds
Hurt
Killed
Explosion
The Nova is a Hardmode enemy which spawns on the Surface Astral Infection biome. Initially, it loosely hovers near the player. If it maintains a line of sight on the player for long enough, it starts pulsating and stops in place, then begins to accelerate in a straight line until it collides with the player or any surface, exploding on contact.
Notes
- Novas will only drop Glorious End when they die from their explosion. Otherwise, they drop the Stardust and Stellar Cannon.
Trivia
- The
Bestiary entry for the Nova: "Warped yet simple creatures created from but stardust and mana, containing a volatile nucleus within. They feel that they must defend the infection despite lacking proper means of even defending themselves, and so all they can do to ward off intruders is overcharge their nucleus, causing themselves to combust."
- This enemy is named after a nova (Latin for "new", as in "new star"); a strong and rapid increase in the brightness of a star.
