Clockwork Bishop/DST

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For the Ruins version, see Damaged Bishop.

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I'm especially proud of that piece.

Maxwell, when examining a Clockwork Bishop

The Clockwork Bishop is an aggressive Mob usually found in a Chess Set Piece. It can also be summoned by mining Marble Sculpture at full moon.


Brain.png Behavior

When any creature gets near its sight range, the Bishop will suddenly wake up and stare at them as a warning. Getting closer will make the Bishop attack by firing lightning bolts from its head. The Bishop will chase its enemy a short distance from its spawn area before returning and going back to sleep.

Spear.png Hunting

The Bishop is overall the most difficult of the Chess Pieces, it is a strong ranged mob, and very accurate, making it almost impossible to kite effectively so it is recommended to be armored. Another way to kill a Bishop would be to aggravate a nearby Clockwork Rook without waking the Bishop and get the Rook to ram the Bishop (This strategy also works with Clockwork Knights and other mobs).

It is possible to dodge the Bishop's lighting bolts if the player is quick enough. Suddenly running to one side just as the Bishop is about to attack will usually leave the player unharmed by the lighting bolt, although the bolt does have a small area effect.

Another tactic to kill the Bishop is to lead all other mobs away, then use a Log Suit and Spear and hold down the attack button until it is dead, although this will cost the player a good amount of health, so it is only recommended to use this method when there is a decent amount of healing items in the player's immediate possession.

When a Bishop is located near a Spider Den, it is advised to lead some Spiders close enough to the Bishop without aggrevating it, as Bishops attack all monsters except other chess pieces when coming too close. Bishops also naturally attack Pigs, Bunnymen, Chester and similiar.

Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill a Clockwork Bishop when playing with characters with a default damage modifier. The Weather Pain is not included due to the random nature of its projectile.

Number of Hits
Item Clockwork Bishop.png
Old Bell.png Reign of Giants icon.png 1 0 0
Obsidian Coconade.png Shipwrecked icon.png 3 0 0
Coconade.png Shipwrecked icon.png Hamlet icon.png 4 0 0
Spear Gun Obsidian.png Shipwrecked icon.png 5 - 6 Charged.png 0 - 0 Charged.png 0 - 0 Charged.png
Gunpowder.png
5 0 0
Bee Mine.png ≥6 ≥0 ≥0
Spear Gun Battle.png Shipwrecked icon.png 6 as Wigfrid Portrait.png 0 as Wigfrid Portrait.png 0 as Wigfrid Portrait.png
Spear Gun Spear.png Spear Gun Poison.png Shipwrecked icon.png 9 0 0
Obsidian Spear.png Shipwrecked icon.png 9 - 18 0 - 0 0 - 0
Blow Dart.png 9 0 0
Electric Dart.png Don't Starve Together icon.png 10 (6 Wettargetdamage.png) 0 (0 Wettargetdamage.png) 0 (0 Wettargetdamage.png)
Dark Sword.png
Glass Cutter.png Don't Starve Together icon.png
14 0 0
Cutlass Supreme.png Shipwrecked icon.pngHamlet icon.png 14 0 0
Tooth Trap.png 15 0 0
Pew-matic Horn.png Hamlet icon.png 27, 20 or 15 0, 0 or 0 0, 0 or 0
Thulecite Club.png 16 0 0
Ham Bat.png 16 - 31 0 - 0 0 - 0
Obsidian Axe.png Shipwrecked icon.png 17 - 34 - Charged.png 0 - 0 - Charged.png 0 - 0 - Charged.png
Tentacle Spike.png

Cursed Rounds.png Marbles.pngDon't Starve Together icon.png

18 0 0
Slurtle Slime.png 18 0 0
Halberd.png Hamlet icon.png 21 0 0
Morning Star.png Reign of Giants icon.png 21 (13 Wettargetdamage.png) 0 (0 Wettargetdamage.png) 0 (0 Wettargetdamage.png)
Bat Bat.png
Battle Spear.png Reign of Giants icon.png
22 0 0
Bramble Trap.png Don't Starve Together icon.png 23 0 0
Spear.png

Moon Glass Axe.png Gold Rounds.png Don't Starve Together icon.png

27 0 0
Trident.png Shipwrecked icon.png 27 (9 Toy Boat.png) 0 (0 Toy Boat.png) 0 (0 Toy Boat.png)
PickSlashAxe.png 30 0 0
Machete.png Shipwrecked icon.png Hamlet icon.png 31 0 0
Boomerang.png Axe.png Pickaxe.png Brush.png

Tail o' Three Cats.png Malbatross Bill.png Bull Kelp Stalk.png Don't Starve Together icon.png

34 0 0
Stalking Stick.png Hamlet icon.png 45 0 0
Eyeshot.png Shipwrecked icon.png 45 0 0
Saddlehorn.png Hammer.png Pitchfork.png Shovel.png Walking Cane.png Willow's Lighter.png Torch.png

Whirly Fan.png Driftwood Oar.png Oar.png Slow-Down Rounds.png Pebbles.png Don't Starve Together icon.png

53 0 0
Lucy the Axe.png 67 0 0
Bug Net.png Fishing Rod.png
212 0 0

Prototype.png Tips

  • Clockwork Bishops (as well as knights and rooks) can be lit on fire with a Torch. If on fire, bishops and knights jump around until the flame extinguishes without attacking. While you will take fire damage from being close to them, you may take less damage than you would from tanking the bishop. Wormwood may be the worst at this strategy since he catches on fire easier and takes more damage from fire. Willow takes no damage from fire.

Placeholder.png Trivia

  • The Clockwork Bishop was originally added in the Doorway to Adventure update.
  • According to quotes, the bishop is Maxwell's favorite clockwork.

Blueprint.png Gallery