There are countless different events in Terraria that you can begin, and knowing about these can offer an excellent way to add a little more excitement to your game. To this end, you’ll need to know about several different items, including the Naughty Present, and today, we’re looking at what the Naughty Present is in Terraria, how to get it, and how to make the best use of this unique item.

What is the Naughty Present in Terraria?

Before we go any further, we first need to consider what the naughty present actually is in Terraria. Simply put, Terraria’s Naughty Present is a summoning item that you can use to trigger the Frost Moon event, which lasts until the following dawn (provided the Naughty Present is used at night - it cannot be used in the daytime).

In total, you’ll face down fifteen main waves of enemies and an additional five waves of bonus enemies, and this offers an excellent opportunity to collect a huge amount of loot. To trigger the next wave, you’ll need to achieve enough kill points to progress, with your kill score resetting with each new wave you take on.

Keep in mind that the Frost Moon event will end at 4.30AM, even if you haven’t taken down all twenty waves yet. Given this, it’s recommended to trigger the event as soon as possible into the night to give yourself as much time as you can to take on the waves. Still, you’ll get the achievement after just fifteen waves are killed.

How to Get the Naughty Present in Terraria

If you’d like to unlock the Naughty Present, you’ll need to be playing in Hardmode, as these materials are not available in the regular version of the game. The recipe is crafted using twenty silk, five ectoplasm, and five souls of fright at either a mythril anvil or an orichalcum anvil.

Silk is the main ingredient you’ll need to make the Naughty Present, which can be made from cobwebs. Seven raw cobwebs can be crafted into a single piece of silk; as such, you’ll need to collect a whopping 140 cobwebs in order to craft the naughty present.

The next ingredient you’ll need to make the Naughty Present is ectoplasm, and this is luckily easier to collect as you only need five pieces. Ectoplasm is dropped by dungeon spirits, and each will drop between one and two when they are slain; as such, it’s a pretty easy material to get hold of, although it’s only available in Hardmode.

Finally, you’ll need five Soul of Frights. These are dropped by the Skeletron Prime boss with a 100% drop rate, and you’ll get up to 40 pieces; given this, it’s one of the easier materials to get for your crafting efforts. These materials can be crafted together at a Mythril or Orchalcum Anvil which can be crafted from either an iron or lead anvil using ten mythril bars or twelve orichalcum bars.

FAQs

What event does the Naughty Present trigger in Terraria? The Naughty Present in Terraria triggers the Frost Moon event. Given this, you can only use the Naughty Present at night, as the Frost Moon event cannot trigger in the day.

Can the Naughty Present be used in Terraria multiplayer? Yes! The Frost Moon will affect the entire world, so once one player uses the Naughty Present, all players on the server will experience the event.

Can the Naughty Present be used during a Blood Moon? No. Terraria won’t allow you to use the Naughty Present to start the Frost Moon event if another major event such as the Blood Moon is already running.

Final Thoughts

Getting hold of the Naughty Present in Terraria isn’t always easy, as you’ll need to jump through several hoops to do so. With that being said, since the Naughty Present is essential if you want to summon the Frost Moon event, knowing how it’s used and how to get it is a must - and hopefully today’s guide will have helped with that! Just remember, you can only use the Naughty Present at a time when there is no Pumpkin Moon or Frost Moon already!