Chiromaw Matriarch

This article is about the giant variety of Chiromaw. For the regular variety, see Chiromaw.

Chiromaw Matriarch
Health	200 ( x 100)
Damage	Grab Easy: 3-4 () Grab Normal: 4-5 () Grab Hard: 6-7 () Barbs: 2 ()
Drops	See Drops
Experience	150
ID	chiromaw_matriarch

A Chiromaw Matriarch Nest

The Chiromaw Matriarch

The Chiromaw Matriarch is a large, bat-like chief mob. It is the protective mother of a Chiromaw colony.

Spawning

The Chiromaw Matriarch spawns perched over a Chiromaw Matriarch Nest on a Raised Island in a Raised Isles biome, watching over Chiromaw Hatchlings. Only one Chiromaw Matriarch can exist at a time per nest, but multiple nests can spawn in close proximity of each other, resulting in multiple matriarchs domineering a wide area.

Respawning

If a Chiromaw Matriarch is killed, one will eventually respawn from its original Chiromaw Matriarch Nest as long as no player has stood on the center block of the nest; otherwise, it will not respawn.

Behavior

Occasionally, the Chiromaw Matriarch will fly away from its Chiromaw Matriarch Nest, often to hunt something, but will eventually return to it. It tends to visit other Raised Islands and sometimes lands on other nests.

It can pick up the player dealing damage over time before throwing/dropping them, drop bombs that leave an area of effect that causes blindness, or launch barbs that stun the player.

Strategy

A shield can protect the players from the barb's stun effect. When the Matriarch grabs the players, they can hit it with anything they have in order for the creature to drop them, letting them fall. If a Matriarch carries the player high enough, falling back near the nest (otherwise the creature will lose interest) will offer them plenty of time to shoot projectiles, as the Matriarch takes a long time to come back. Keep in mind that the Matriarch is immune to the stunning effects of Basilisk Arrows and Chiromaw Barbs.

The Ring of Ascent and the Volarkite can allow players to survive falls when the Matriarch drops them.

Drops

The drops from the Chiromaw Matriarch are derived from the chiromaw_matriarch loot table.

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

Chiromaw Matriarch Drops
Dropped Item	Quantity	Weight
1 Roll:
Chirobarb Erupter	1	1/1 (100%)
1 Roll:
Chiromaw Barb	5-10	1/1 (100%)
2 Rolls, if killed by player, Spook event only:
Nothing	N/A	6/9 (66.67%)
Blue Candy	1	1/9 (11.11%)
Red Candy	1	1/9 (11.11%)
Yellow Candy	1	1/9 (11.11%)
1 Roll, if killed by player, Winter event only:
Nothing	N/A	1/2 (50%)
Mince Pie	1	1/2 (50%)

Visit the Loot Tables page for more information on loot.

Sounds

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	ID
	Chiromaw Matriarch Shoots Barbs	Hostile	Plays when the Matriarch shoots barbs.	chiromaw_matriarch_barb_fire
	N/A	Neutral	Plays when a Chiromaw Barb hits a block.	chiromaw_matriarch_barb_hit
	N/A	Hostile	Plays repeatedly when the Matriarch flies.	chiromaw_matriarch_flap
	Footsteps	Hostile	Plays when the Matriarch lands.	chiromaw_matriarch_land
	Chiromaw Matriarch Grabs	Hostile	Plays when the Matriarch grabs an entity.	chiromaw_matriarch_grab
	Chiromaw Matriarch releases	Hostile	Plays when the matriarch releases an entity from a grab	chiromaw_matriarch_release
	Chiromaw Matriarch dies	Hostile	Plays when the Matriarch dies.	chiromaw_matriarch_death
	Chiromaw Matriarch hurts	Hostile	Plays when the Matriarch is damaged.	chiromaw_matriarch_hurt
	Chiromaw Matriarch poops	Hostile	Plays when the Matriarch poops.	chiromaw_matriarch_poop
	Chiromaw Matriarch chatters	Hostile	Plays occasionally when the Matriarch is idle	chiromaw_matriarch_living
	N/A	Hostile	Plays when the poop hits a block.	chiromaw_matriarch_splat
	Chiromaw Matriarch roars	Hostile	Plays when the Matriarch becomes aggressive.	chiromaw_matriarch_roar

History

• Release 3.8.0: Decreased experience drop from 500 to 150.
• Release 3.7.1: Updated Spawn Egg colors.
• Release 3.6.1:
  • Is now immune to the Petrify effect.
  • Now drops Chiromaw Barbs.
• Release 3.6.0: Introduced.