Root Sprite

Not to be confused with Boulder Sprite or Ash Sprite.

Root Sprite
Health	5 ()
Drops	See Drops
Experience	1
ID	root_sprite

Root Sprites are small, passive root creatures that spawn on Giant Roots.

Animating Recipe

Result	Ingredients	Recipe
Spawns Root Sprite	Root Pod + Sulfur (10) + Life Crystal (5% charge)

Description

Root Sprites run away when a player get too close, displaying leaf particles.

Root Sprites are attracted to Sporelings.

Drops

The drops from Root Sprites are derived from the root_sprite loot table.

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

Root Sprite Drops
Dropped Item	Quantity	Weight
1 Roll:
Root Pod	1	1/1 (100%)
1 Roll:
Nothing	N/A	2/3 (66.67%)
Root Pod	1	1/3 (33.33%)
1 Roll:
Nothing	N/A	14/33 (42.42%)
Most Plant Items	1	14/33 (42.42%)
White Pear Seeds	1	4/33 (12.12%)
Aspectrus Seeds	1	1/33 (3.03%)

Visit the Loot Tables page for more information on loot.

Sounds

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	ID
File:Root sprite death.ogg	Root Sprite dies	Neutral	Plays when a Root Sprite dies.	root_sprite_death
File:Root sprite hurt 1.ogg File:Root sprite hurt 2.ogg File:Root sprite hurt 3.ogg	Root Sprite hurts	Neutral	Plays when a Root Sprite is damaged.	root_sprite_hurt
File:Root sprite living 1.ogg File:Root sprite living 2.ogg File:Root sprite living 3.ogg		Neutral	Plays when a Root Sprite is idle.	root_sprite_living

Trivia

• The Root Sprite is one of three sprite mobs in the game, the other two being the Ash Sprite and the Boulder Sprite.
• The Root Sprite is currently the only sprite mob in the game that is passive, and the only one to actively avoid the player.
  • The Root Sprite is also currently the only sprite mob to spawn on the surface.

History

• Release 3.7.1: Updated Spawn Egg colors.
• Release 3.4.0: Introduced.