Terraria – How to farm for Pirate Maps without a minion

Here is a quick way to farm the ocean for drops. It takes advantage of artificial biomes by causing jungle monsters to spawn in the ocean, most notably Arapaima.

What you will need:

1. 50 jungle biome blocks. Mud with jungle grass will work as in the picture, lizhard temple blocks increase spawn rates however.

2. Yo-yo or tile piercing weapons. The yoyo can be thrown out the hole in the side of the structure and guided down into the ocean water. (I was using the Eye of Cthulhu yo-yo, A drop from Mothron)

3. Water candle, battle potions, anything to increase spawn rates.

4. Banners are optional but will help you to kill enemies that much faster.

The block of ice above the structure was used to farm hallow and ice biome keys. It obviously isn't needed to farm pirate maps so disregard it.

As for building it, the design doesn't have to match this one exactly but you will need a couple key features.

1. The structure needs to dip into the water and needs sloped sides. This will cause Arapaima to glide underneath the structure. Keeping the blocky sides will cause them to get stuck instead of sliding against the slopes.

2. You need to stand in water to attract water enemies to your position. All it takes is a little box that holds 2 buckets worth of water.

3. Platforms to catch the loot. You can either build the platforms or it will drop to the ocean floor for you to collect. Just a matter of convenience.