Terraria Expert and Master Mode Drops: Bags, Relics and Rates

In Terraria Expert Mode, most bosses drop a Treasure Bag with more of their usual loot plus an Expert-exclusive item, and enemies drop 2.5× as many coins and some items more often. Master Mode keeps all of that, and every boss also drops its relic and has a 25% chance to drop a themed pet or mount item. On a server, choose the difficulty before the world is created.

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Expert and Master drops compared

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Expert Mode drops

• Treasure Bags. Most bosses drop one. The Lunatic Cultist, Dark Mage and Ogre don’t. A bag holds a bigger amount of the boss’s normal drops and its Expert-only item.
• In multiplayer, everyone gets a bag. Every player who damaged the boss receives their own Treasure Bag.
• Developer items. Hardmode boss bags (except Queen Slime) have an extra 6.25% chance of a developer item set.
• More coins and loot. Enemies drop 2.5× as many coins and have higher chances for certain items.

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Examples of Expert-exclusive items

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Master Mode drops

• Relics. Every boss always drops its relic, a trophy-style decoration.
• Pets and mounts. Each boss has a 25% chance to drop an item that summons a pet, light pet or mount themed after it.
• Eye of Cthulhu always drops 0x33’s Aviators.
• Bags still contain the Expert-exclusive loot.
• Multiplayer. Master-only summon items drop for each player who damaged the boss; relics drop one at a time.

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How much harder are they?

Boss health also rises with each extra player in multiplayer. It is set when the boss spawns, so players who join mid-fight don’t raise it.

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How to play Expert or Master on your server

Difficulty is fixed when a world is created. On FREAKHOSTING, open Game settings, expand New world, set World difficulty to Expert or Master, enter a new World name, click Review and save and restart. New worlds on our servers use Journey unless you change this, and Journey worlds don’t accept Classic characters. See world size and difficulty.

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Frequently asked questions

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Does Expert Mode drop loot bags?

Yes. Most bosses drop a Treasure Bag in Expert and Master Mode.

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Is Master Mode worth it for drops?

You get everything from Expert plus relics and a 25% chance at boss pets and mounts, in exchange for much harder fights.

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Do all players get a Treasure Bag on a server?

Yes, everyone who damaged the boss gets one.

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Can I switch an existing world to Master Mode?

Not from the panel. Create a new world with World difficulty set to Master.

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