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Infected Drowned

Infected Drowned are the infected version of Drowned, therefore belonging in the Infected tier.

Spawning

Spawned when a Drowned dies with Mycelium Infection.
Spawns naturally in the dark, usually in caves or during night.
- Spawns in groups of 1 - 2 with a spawn weight of 10. Will not spawn in Biomes with an internal temperature value at or below 0.2 or in Deep Dark biomes.
Can be spawned from Scents, depending on the Scent's list.
Spawned from Arena Tendrils during the first wave of a raid.
Spawned from Vigils during the first wave of a Vigil raid.
A 5% chance when a player hooks something with a Fishing Rod in open water fishing.

Evolution

When having 1 Evolution Point and waiting for the 5 minute Evolution timer to finish, Infected Drowned will Evolve. The following are their possible Evolved forms:

Bloater and Naiad
Scamper (failed evolution)

Unique Behavior

Infected Drowned have a step up height of 1, meaning they don't have to jump to go up one block.
Enhanced swimming: the Infected Drowned can move much quicker in water than other Infected and can even move into a swimming position.
Able to breath underwater.

Behavior

Infected Drowned are melee combatants, being hostile to most mobs.
Infected Drowned inflict Mycelium Infection for 30 seconds when dealing melee damage.
Has a follow range of 48 blocks.
Infected Drowned can fall victim to Starvation.
Infected Drowned have a 5% chance to drop a Scent upon death.
Infected Drowned will attempt to group together in hordes with other Infected.
Infected Drowned will follow Evolved and Hyper Evolved mobs.
Can perform low leaps/dashes to chase prey quickly through water.
Able to use Kill Points to give themselves buffs.
Capable of breaking Glass and Leaves.
Present a weakness to the cold, like all Spore Mobs.