
With this feminine form, her tornadoes tear all asunder.
The Bestiary entry for the Sand Elemental: " The most intense sandstorms draw forth powerful earth elementals. Meld Constructs are Hardmode crafting materials that are crafted with Stardust and Meld Blobs. This is evidenced by her lack of a boss health bar, the fact that she drops a banner, not a trophy, and the fact that she does not drop a relic in Master Mode. #TERRARIA MELD BLOB MOD#
Similar to the Dreadnautilus and the Ice Golem, the Sand Elemental is not a boss or mini-boss even though she has stats comparable to a boss. The official Subreddit for discussing the Calamity Mod for Terraria. The Sand Elemental is the only Hardmode surface Desert enemy that has no Corruption, Crimson, nor Hallow variations. In the fantasy role-playing game Dungeon & Dragons, elementals which are fusions and other unconventional elementals have been introduced. Historically, elementals personify one of the four Classical elements: earth, water, air or fire (sometimes plant, but never Aether). Elementals are magical entities who embody or personify a force of nature. In Master Mode, the Pirate Ship Mount can be obtained from the Pirate Invasion before fighting any major Hardmode bosses. Alternatively, a mount that offers infinite flight could be used to avoid these enemies. It might be preferable to lure the Sand Elemental out of the Desert biome to avoid the other powerful enemies that spawn during a Sandstorm, like Dune Splicers and Sand Sharks. Meld Blobs may also be obtained from Astral Crates once Astrum Deus has been defeated. Their sole purpose is to be used for crafting Meld Constructs. The Sand Elemental deals much more damage with her Ancient Storms than by contact, which can be exploited to avoid most of her damage through invincibility frames. Meld Blobs are a Hardmode crafting material dropped by enemies spawned during the Lunar Events. Using the Rod of Discord to teleport to the other side of the Ancient Storms may be useful however, it inflicts the Chaos State debuff after use, so the player should be careful with how often they use it. Standing underneath a platform of solid blocks will make the Sand Elemental unable to hit the player with Ancient Storms. The Ancient Storms cannot pass through blocks. The Sand Elemental requires 25 kills to be awarded completion of her Bestiary entry and corresponding banner, as opposed to the usual 50 kills. She is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer or its upgrades.
She attempts to move towards the player and gets faster as her health depletes. The Sand Elemental cannot travel through blocks, and flies in a non-linear pattern. The distance between them varies, and they remain stationary for their lifespan. The Sand Elemental attacks by summoning three Ancient Storms randomly around the general location of the player. She is guaranteed to drop a Forbidden Fragment, the main ingredient for the Forbidden armor as well as the Spirit Flame. The Sand Elemental is a rare Hardmode enemy which spawns in the Desert during a Sandstorm. The Sand Elemental's Ancient Storm Attack