How Many NPCs Are in Terraria in 2024? Answered

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Many players have trouble identifying and finding all the NPCs, especially since Terraria has different game modes. Also, some non-playable characters are nomadic and travel intermittently in town. However, knowing what all the allies offer in the game is crucial because each has a specialty that can significantly help your adventure. Be sure to find every NPC and specialist within Terraria.

How Many NPCs Are There in Terraria?

[Updated August 9, 2024 – Reviewed and changed images]

Terraria has a total of 29 NPCs in a full game, but 3 of them are Non-Residents:

Character	Criteria
Old Man	Found at the entrance of the Dungeon during the daytime. Interacting at night turns this NPC into Skeletron, a defacto first boss of a playthrough.
Traveling Merchant	A 22% chance of this NPC arriving at your base; he will stay until night with a moderate, randomized selection of goods.
Skeleton Merchant	Found rarely in caverns beneath the ground, with some exclusive items available in the inventory.

Pre-Hardmode NPC Residents in Terraria

When players enter a new Terraria game world, it begins in what the community refers to as Pre-Hardmode. At this stage of the game, players should make sure to get all these NPCs before entering Hardmode:

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Character	Criteria—note that all NPCs aside from the Guide need housing to spawn.
Guide	Available at the game start, this NPC will die every time a Voodoo Doll is thrown into the lava in Hell, summoning the Wall of Flesh.
Merchant	Once players have 50 silver in their inventories, the Merchant will arrive.
Nurse	Once a player in the world has more than 100 health and the Merchant is housed, this NPC will arrive.
Demolitionist	This NPC will arrive once a player has an explosive and the Merchant is housed.
Dye Trader	This NPC will spawn once players have dyes or dyed items in their inventory.
Angler	The Angler is found in the Ocean biome, which will spawn on either side of the map.
Zoologist	Fill a minimum of 10% of the bestiary to add this to your Terraria NPCs.
Dryad	Any of the first three bosses have been defeated: Skeletron, Eye of Cthulu, or Eater of Brains/Brains of Cthulu.
Painter	The game world consists of at least four housed NPCs.
Golfer	Found in the Underground Desert.
Arms Dealer	Any player has bullets or a firearm in their inventory.
Tavernkeep	Spawns in-world after the defeat of either Brain of Cthulu/Eater of Worlds, depending on world corruption.
Stylist	Found underground in a Spider Nest.
Goblin Tinkerer	Found in the Cavern layer of the Dungeon, post Goblin-invasion.
Witch Doctor	Found after the Queen Bee has been defeated in the Jungle.
Clothier	Spawns after the defeat of Skeletron.
Mechanic	Found in the Dungeon.
Party Girl	2.5% to spawn after 14 other NPCs are in the world.

Hardmode NPCs

Once players defeat the Wall of Flesh, new enemies, bosses, items, and NPCs will appear in Terraria. Players can find 8 more allies in this game mode after completing the following criteria:

Character	Criteria—note that all NPCs need housing to spawn.
Wizard	Found in the Cavern layer of the world.
Tax Collector	Transform a Tortured Soul with Purification Powder.
Truffle	An available house is located in the above-ground Glowing Mushroom biome.
Pirate	Defeat the Pirate Invasion once.
Steampunker	Defeat a Mechanical Boss.
Cyborg	Spawns once Plantera has been defeated in the Jungle
Santa Claus	The Frost Legion has been defeated, and it is Christmas.
Princess	All other Town NPCs are in the world — Santa Claus is unnecessary.

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You should also know that Terraria sometimes added special NPCs for a limited-time event for cell phones or those only available in China. However, over time, they ended up removing these characters. So, the game may continue to change the number of allies in future updates, and you need to keep track.