Terraria – What “Curse” Is the Nazar Talking About

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I found a Nazar in the Skeletron dungeon. I am not sure WHAT curse it is talking about.

Best Answer

A Nazar prevents a debuff called Cursed, which you get when specific enemies hit you.

The Cursed debuff prevents you from using your inventory (weapons, potions, anything), so it's highly annoying and, if combined with bad timing, occasionally lethal. It doesn't last that long but that's still many seconds where you are effectively a sitting duck, or if you're smart, a moving target. Luckily it's only applied by a few different creatures (Cursed Skull in the dungeon is one), and most of them have a minor chance to drop that Nazar.