Clockwork Bishop

Clockwork BishopDamaged Bishop

Clockwork Bishop
Health	300
Damage	40
Attack Period	4
Attack Range	6
Walking Speed	5
Special Ability	Has a ranged attack.
Loot	x2
DebugSpawn	"bishop"

Clockwork Bishop
Health	900
Damage	40
Attack Period	4
Attack Range	6
Walking Speed	5
Special Ability	Has a ranged attack.
Loot	x2
Spawns from
DebugSpawn	"bishop"

“Back off, preacherman!”

–Wilson

“It's a bishop!”

–Willow

“Padre!”

–Wolfgang

“What does he pray for?”

–Wendy

“REVEREND AUTOMATON”

–WX-78

“A clockwork clergyman.”

–Wickerbottom

“It's been a while since my last confession.”

–Woodie

“I'm especially proud of that piece.”

–Maxwell

“This öne needs a gööd smack.”

–Wigfrid

“You don't play by the chess rules grandpa taught me.”

–Webber

“Don't get any bright ideas.”

–Walani

“You don't strike me as particularly spiritual.”

–Warly

“Ye need a squirt o'oil mate, yer joints arrre squeakin'.”

–Woodlegs

The Clockwork Bishop is an aggressive Mob usually seen in a Chess Biome guarding the Wooden Thing in Sandbox Mode and other places in Adventure Mode. It also spawns from a mined Maxwell Statue in the chapter Epilogue of Adventure Mode. It is a part of Maxwell's Chess Pieces.

Behavior

The Bishop usually stands close to the Wooden Thing, guarding it from any intruders. 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.

Hunting

2 Bishops and 2 Clockwork Knights surround a trapped Wes.

The Bishop is a moderately strong ranged mob, usually very accurate, so it is recommended to be armored and armed for a battle with one. Sending some Pigs to attack it first may prove to be an effective distraction. The player may try and use a Boomerang to kill it from far away, but this will grab the Bishop's attention, and it will start attacking. The player may also use an Ice Staff to freeze it, and then, start hitting it with a Spear, but it will cause some damage to the player. 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, as this will most likely kill the Bishop instantly (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.

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

Weapon
No. of hits for	71	23	18	12	10	9	8	6-11	5 or 7	6	5	3	2	1

Trivia

• The Clockwork Bishop was added in the Doorway to Adventure Update.

• It is entirely possible Maxwell repaired the robots from the ruins and brought them to the surface. This may mean that all clockwork machines are made by the Ancient Civilization, and not Maxwell. Further proof to this is that the Clockwork Robots seem to instinctively obey whatever repairs/makes them, thus explaining why the machines are loyal to Maxwell.

Gallery

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  Clockwork Bishops appearing after a Maxwell Statue was mined.

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  Frozen Clockwork Bishop.

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  Bishop sleeping while no mobs are nearby.

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  The Bishop's electric projectile.

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  A dead Bishop, ran over by its comrade Clockwork Rook.

Damaged Bishop
Health	300
Damage	40
Attack Period	4
Attack Range	6
Walking Speed	5
Special Ability	Can be a follower if created from Broken Clockworks
Loot	(60%) (50%)
Spawns from
DebugSpawn	"bishop_nightmare"

“It's falling apart!”

–Wilson

“Ahhh!”

–Willow

“Is angry man. Should relax.”

–Wolfgang

“Time wins all battles.”

–Wendy

“THERE SEEMS TO BE A BUG IN ITS BELIEF CIRCUITS”

–WX-78

“Such exhilaratingly complex technology.”

–Wickerbottom

“I can see the internal workings!”

–Woodie

“They degrade without proper upkeep.”

–Maxwell

“Be wary öf his blasts!”

–Wigfrid

“Bishop of bad dreams.”

–Webber

“This is why I don't play board games!”

–Walani

“You are grinding my gears, dear fellow.”

–Warly

“Back ye tin devil!”

–Woodlegs

The Damaged Bishop was added in the "The Stuff Of Nightmares" update. It is a battered version of the regular Bishop which occurs naturally in the Ruins, but also has a chance to spawn from Broken Clockworks when they are destroyed. It has same base stats as the standard bishop and drops 1 Purple Gem, with a chance of also dropping Nightmare Fuel and/or Thulecite Fragments.

The player can spawn an allied Damaged Bishop (or any other chesspiece) by using 3 gears to repair a pile of Broken Clockworks.

Damaged Bishop may be hostile towards other followers such as Chester, while remaining friendly towards player.

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 lighting bolts from its head. The Bishop will chase its enemy a short distance from its spawn area before returning and going back to sleep.

Hunting

The Bishop is a moderately strong ranged mob, usually very accurate, so it is recommended to be armored and armed for a battle with one. Sending some Pigs to attack it first may prove to be an effective distraction. The player may try and use a Boomerang to kill it from far away, but this will grab the Bishop's attention, and it will start attacking. The player may also use an Ice Staff to freeze it, and then, start hitting it with a Spear, but it will cause some damage to the player. 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, as this will most likely kill the Bishop instantly (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.

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

Weapon
No. of hits for	71	23	18	12	10	9	8	6-11	5 or 7	6	5	3	2	1

Gallery

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  Damaged Bishop found guarding a broken Ancient Pseudoscience Station in the Ruins.

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  A friendly Damaged Bishop freshly spawned from Broken Clockworks using Gears.

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  A friendly Damaged Bishop following the player, along with other friendly Damaged Knights.

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  Friendly Damaged Bishop attacking a Tentapillar for the player.

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  Damaged Bishop, along with a Damaged Knight and Damaged Rook, in the A Moderately Friendly Update artwork.