Boulder Sprite

(Not to be confused with Root Sprite or Ash Sprite)

Boulder Sprite
Health	50 ( x 25)
Damage	Contact Easy: 3 () Contact Normal: 4 () Contact Hard: 6 () Roll Easy: 4 () - 9 () Roll Normal: 5 () - 13 () Roll Hard: 9 () - 17 ()
Drops	Angry Pebble Betweenstone (See Drops for more info)
Experience	10
ID	boulder_sprite

Boulder Sprites are hostile rock creatures that spawn in the Cavern layer.

Description

Boulder Sprites resemble, as its name suggests, a living boulder - it appears to be made up of mainly Betweenstone. They have thick eyebrows and a large beard made of moss, and small feet that allow them to walk idly (when they are not rolling) as well as yellowish eyes. The most prominent feature is the large nose which is made of a darker material than the rest of the body. Additionally, a Boulder Sprite may spawn with a random number of stalactites on top of its head, which will drop upon death.

Behavior

When alone, a Boulder Sprite will seek to burrow itself into Betweenstone or Pitstone. If they spot a player while burrowed, they can roll out at them. They will also cease their ambient sounds while burrowed.

Attacking Boulder Sprites tend to roll every 6-7 seconds. They can also harm other creatures with their roll, and draw their aggro. The amount of damage a roll will do is determined by the sprite's speed - the faster it is moving, the more damage it will do.

They can destroy blocks they come into contact with during the middle of their roll. Occasionally, they can destroy two block high walls by starting their roll right next to them.

Boulder Sprites will sink and drown in water.

Strategy

Boulder Sprites will roll at where the player just was, so simply circling them will cause them to miss. Standing atop a 3 high pillar will also render them useless, though be aware of the surroundings, as they can still destroy blocks at eye level.

Before drawing aggro, a player can also stand directly on top of them and their roll will not hit from there.

You can also block their rolls with a shield, though it is not too reliable as sometimes a Boulder Sprite will move so fast that it bypasses what the shield can protect, also inflicting a lot of damage to the durability of said shield.

As they are made of stone, a pickaxe is more effective than a sword when fighting one.

Drops

The drops from Boulder Sprites are derived from the boulder_sprite loot table.

The following is a list of all of the items that can be dropped by Boulder Sprites, including their rolls, quantities, and weights.

Boulder Sprite Drops
Dropped Item	Quantity	Weight
1 Roll, if head has at least 2 stalactites:
Stalactite	1	1/1 (100%)
1 Roll, if head has at least 4 stalactites:
Stalactite	1	1/1 (100%)
1 Roll, if head has at least 6 stalactites:
Stalactite	1	1/1 (100%)
1 Roll, if head has at least 8 stalactites:
Stalactite	1	1/1 (100%)
1 Roll, if head has at least 10 stalactites:
Stalactite	1	1/1 (100%)
1 Roll, if head has at least 12 stalactites:
Stalactite	1	1/1 (100%)
1 Roll, if head has at least 14 stalactites:
Stalactite	1	1/1 (100%)
1 Roll, if head has at least 16 stalactites:
Stalactite	1	1/1 (100%)
1 Roll:
Nothing	N/A	1/2 (50%)
Angry Pebble	1	1/2 (50%)
1-2 Rolls:
Betweenstone	1	14/61 (22.95%)
Sulfur Ore	1	12/61 (19.67%)
Slimy Bone Ore	1	12/61 (19.67%)
Syrmorite Ore	1	10/61 (16.39%)
Octine Ore	1	7/61 (11.48%)
Scabyst Ore	1	4/61 (6.56%)
Valonite Ore	1	2/61 (3.28%)

Visit the Loot Tables page for more information on loot.

Advancements

Advancement	In-game Description	Parent	Actual Requirements	ID
Bouldery Bois	Get rolled over by a Boulder Sprite	Dank World	Take damage from a Boulder Sprite during its roll attack (hidden)	adventurer /bouldery_bois

Sounds

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	ID
	Boulder Sprite mutters	Hostile Creatures	Plays randomly from the Boulder Sprite	boulder_sprite_living
	Boulder Sprite rolls	Hostile Creatures	Plays when the Boulder Sprite rolls	bounder_sprite_roll
	Boulder Sprite hurts	Hostile Creatures	Plays when the Boulder Sprite takes damage	boulder_sprite_hurt
	Boulder Sprite dies	Hostile Creatures	Plays when the Boulder Sprite dies	bounder_sprite_death

Trivia

• The Boulder Sprite is one of the three sprite mobs, the other two being the Ash Sprite and the Root Sprite.
• The Boulder Sprite is the only sprite mob that does not spawn around or inside a structure, and is the only sprite mob that can destroy blocks. It is also the biggest of all the sprite mobs.

History

• Release 3.7.1:
  • Updated Spawn Egg colors.
  • Increased experience drop from 5 to 10.
• Release 3.4.1: Improved sounds and added idle sounds.
• Release 3.4.0: Introduced.