Summary
While playingTerrariaon3DSisn’t everyone’s preferred way of playing, it was nice of Re-Logic to throw handheld gamers a bone by including an impressive amount of exclusive, in-game content for one ofNintendo’smost successful consoles.
If any of these exclusive events, items, or bosses catch your eye, it might be time to dust off your 3DS, borrow one from a friend, or see what your local retro game store has in stock. Though, if all those options don’t pan out, or aren’t reasonably feasible,you could always use an emulator, ethically and at your own legal risk, of course.
Content mentioned only includes3DS exclusives; any content that is found both on 3DSandolder generation consoles, such as PS3, Xbox 360, PS Vita, or Wii U, is intentionally excluded.
10Easter
If you were to boot up Terraria on your 3DS at any point during April, you’d find yourself in the midst of the Easter seasonal event. During the event, bunnies will be replaced with aggressive Diseaster Bunnies, which have a 100 percent chance of dropping Suspicious Looking Eggs.
These strange eggs are used for more than casual painting projects, though. Once used, you’ll summon this event’s very own boss, Lepus, distinguished by its large size, white fluffy tail, and the innate desire to jump around and squish you.
9Oktoberfest
If you missed out on Oktoberfest this year, or you’re not a big fan of alcohol, this event will let you partake in the festivities in your own way. To get the event to trigger, all you have to do is play between late September, and the end of October.
While there aren’t any unique enemies to fight, you’re able to pay a visit to the Clothier to buy classic Oktoberfest clothing, like Lederhosen, or the Merchant to buy one, or more, of those iconic, boot-shaped beer glasses.
8Thanksgiving
Throughout November, you’ll have the option to partake in the Thanksgiving event. If you visit the Merchant, you’ll notice that they’re selling a new item for 10 gold each: the Turkey Feather. On its own, this item will summon a cute little pet turkey to accompany your adventures.
As you slay enemies with your new feathered friend, you might notice enemies rarely dropping Cursed Stuffing. If you use the Cursed Stuffing with the Turkey Feather equipped, both items will be consumed, and summon this event’s boss, Turkor the Ungrateful.
7Valentine’s Day
Playing throughout the month of February will trigger the Valentine’s Day event, allowing you to purchase Heart Arrows and Valentines Rings from the Merchant, and the chance to get a Broken Heart from mining gems, which summons a cute pet cupid.
While this event won’t be able to fill the void in your heart that results from not having someone to spend Valentine’s Day with, it will let you get some useful items that none of your friends will be able to get on PC, Switch, or any other platform.
6Lepus
If you went ahead and summoned Lepus, Easter’s pre-Hardmode boss, you hopefully have gear that will help you survive 50 damage hits and some kind of ranged weapon that can whittle down a 9,000 point health bar.
If you emerge victorious, Lepus will drop multiple Lesser Healing Potions and Suspicious Looking Eggs, and a 50 percent chance to drop two Easter event exclusives: the Egg Cannon, and the Boots of Ostara. Interestingly, Lepus also has a three percent chance to drop any of the Ninja set pieces, and a one percent chance to drop three Souls of Might.
5Turkor The Ungrateful
With only 7,000 max health, separate health bars for the head and the body, and 15 to 38 damage per hit depending on which body part attacks you, Turkor the Ungrateful can be thought of as an easier, pre-Hardmode Golem.
Once defeated, Turkor will drop anywhere from five to 20 Lesser Health Potions, one to five feathers, and most importantly, the Horn o' Plenty, which functions as an infinitely reusable health potion, restoring 120 health per use. There is, however, a cooldown on the Horn, so you can’t spam it.
4Valentine Ring
The Valentine Ring is the best item from the Valentine’s Day event, granting an additional, passive 50% health regeneration, and an increase to jump height, making it an incredibly useful early-game item.
It can be bought from the Merchant for one gold, but its passive benefits won’t kick in until you throw it on the ground and pick it back up; the ring is intended to be a gift for another player, so this is a silly workaround you can use if you’re playing solo.
3Zapinator
The Zapinator is an incredibly rare, Hardmode magic weapon that drops roughly 1.25% of the time upon defeating Plantera. Similar to the Space Gun, it rapidly shoots green lasers, but comparatively, each projectile fired is faster and deals more damage.
This weapon is best paired with plenty of mana potions, gear that increases magic damage, and a Mana Flower so that you won’t have to manually restore your mana bar, and thus, maintain a continual stream of lasers. This is, admittedly, a bit cooler than the original Duck Hunt controller.
2Suspicious Looking Apple
The Suspicious Looking Apple is a pet-summoning item obtained either from chests, or dropped from enemies you’d find in the Corruption biome, including Devourers, Giant Worms, Diggers, and very rarely, from segments of the Eater of Worlds boss.
Once equipped, you’ll have a small worm friend that will follow you and occasionally comment on in-game events, such as throwing an explosive or dying. If this worm looks familiar, your memory isn’t failing you; this is a crossover pet that Re-Logic did with the creators of Worms 3.
1Holy Hand Grenade
A welcome sight for any Monty Python fan, the Holy Hand Grenade can be crafted at a Work Bench, provided you have five sticks of dynamite, two gold bars, and one bottled water. Although this weapon does an incredible 600 base damage, it does take five seconds to explode.
Also, unlike regular grenades, Holy Hand Grenades will damage blocks and items, so be careful where you’re throwing these things. Unless you’re fighting a large, ideally slow-moving boss, this weapon is more of a gimmick than anything else.
