Stink Ray

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“I think I'll keep my distance.”

–Wilson

“Now I've seen everything.”

–Willow

“It looks smooth. I will pet it!”

–Wolfgang

“They fly to escape their own hideousness.”

–Wendy

“THEY SPRAY TOXIC ODOR CLOUDS”

–WX-78

“Look at that wingspan!”

–Wickerbottom

“Smells worse than a waterlogged moose, eh!”

–Woodie

“It smells quite atrocious.”

–Maxwell

“An absolutely amazing animal with fatal fumes.”

–Wagstaff

“Have yöu nö hönör, stinky önes?”

–Wigfrid

“Aren't you cute! Hey, what's that smell...”

–Webber

“I thought shark farts were bad...”

–Walani

“Ew, smells like its insides have gone bad.”

–Warly

“Back ye foul stink-shooters!”

–Woodlegs

“'TIS A STINKY FISH”

–Wilba

“Smelly Glub Glub”

–Wormwood

“Swell. The most horrible parts of skunks and sting-rays put together.”

–Wheeler

Stink Rays are hostile Mobs found in Shipwrecked DLC that can spawn while out in the sea. They will first be found submerged as a shadow in the shape of a stingray and will surface when a player comes close to the Stink Ray. Once surfaced, the Stink Ray will alert other nearby Stink Rays and follow the player to an extent along with the other Stink Rays.

They can expel a poisonous gas at the player, causing them to be poisoned. The poison may be reversed with the use of Anti Venom. They have no attack aside from the poisonous gas. They can drop either a Venom Gland or Monster Meat.

Each Stink Ray pod can have up to 6 Stink Rays. They respawn after 60 seconds when killed. Stink Rays will start spawning after 5 to 10 days of creation of a new world.

Fighting Strategy

Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill a Stink Ray 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

Weapon
	1	0	0
	1	0	0
	1	0	0
	1 - 1	0 - 0	0 - 0
	1	0	0
	≥1	≥0	≥0
	1 as	0 as	0 as
	1	0	0
	1 - 1	0 - 0	0 - 0
	1	0	0
	1 (1 )	0 (0 )	0 (0 )
	1	0	0
	1	0	0
	1	0	0
	2, 2 or 1	0, 0 or 0	0, 0 or 0
	1	0	0
	1 - 2	0 - 0	0 - 0
	1	0	0
	1	0	0
	2	0	0
	2 (1 )	0 (0 )	0 (0 )
	2	0	0
	2	0	0
	2	0	0
	2 (1 )	0 (0 )	0 (0 )
	2	0	0
	2	0	0
	3	0	0
	3	0	0

It takes 2 blasts to freeze a Stink Ray with an Ice Staff. It takes 2 Sleep Darts to put Stink Ray to sleep.

Tips

• Compared to other poisonous creatures stink rays have a very high drop rate of poison glands, an essential ingredient in Anti Venom.
• Wearing a Particulate Purifier will prevent the player from being poisoned by the Stink Ray.
• Due to their low damage and health, Stink Rays are a good way to obtain Venom Glands for Anti Venom when the player character is already poisoned.
• If the player is playing as WX-78, Stink Rays can be very useful for them to hunt. WX-78 is immune to poison, so they cannot damage them, and killing them can potentially spawn Floaty Boaty Knights which drop gears.

Trivia

• "Stink Ray" is a portmanteau of the words "Stink" and "Stingray".
• The Stink Rays seem to have the tail and pattern of a skunk, an animal famous for its ability to squirt a foul smelling liquid in self-defense.
• The Stink Rays used to have both a melee poisonous attack and a gas attack. This was removed in the Seas The Day update.
• Stink Rays have a mouth on their underbelly, shown in an animated segment of the Don't Starve: Shipwrecked Launch Trailer.
  • The mouth can also be seen when they attack, come out of the water, or die.

Gallery

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  Wilson surrounded by 3 Stink Rays.
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  A sleeping Stink Ray. Notice that strangely, it sleeps while it flies, probably to distinguish it from a submerged Stink Ray.
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  Stink Rays swimming underwater.
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  A Stink Ray, as seen in the Shipwrecked trailer.
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  A Stink Ray spraying gas, as seen in the Shipwrecked trailer. The mouth is shown on the underbelly, and so is where the Poison Gas Cloud is fired.
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  Three Stink Rays chasing Wilson, as seen in the Shipwrecked early access trailer.

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