Ancient Statue

Ancient Statue
Object Properties
Tool Required
Resources
Spawns	(in nightmare form)
Renewable?	Yes
Sources
Common Biomes	Military Sacred
Code
"ruins_statue_mage" "ruins_statue_mage_nogem" "ruins_statue_head" "ruins_statue_head_nogem"

“It seems to throb out of tune with the world.”

–Wilson

“Drat, won't burn.”

–Willow

“Ugly, ugly, ugly.”

–Wolfgang

“Not very attractive.”

–Wendy

“A NIGHTMARE INDICATOR”

–WX-78

“This seems mystically aligned to the world.”

–Wickerbottom

“Another hoser.”

–Woodie

“A once proud race.”

–Maxwell

“An outstanding resource for dark fuel conduits.”

–Wagstaff

“Treasure with mysteriöus aura.”

–Wigfrid

“It's throbbing strangely.”

–Webber

“How depressing.”

–Walani

“It gives off strange vibrations.”

–Warly

“Me ain't be likin'th'vibes it be givin'.”

–Woodlegs

“IT GIVETH WILBA HEEBIE-GEEBIES”

–Wilba

“Alive? Hmmm...”

–Wormwood

“It looks... old.”

–Wheeler

“I'd never wanna meet one in person.”

–Winona

“Hyuyu, how spooky!”

–Wortox

“Creepy.”

–Wurt

“Woah! Is this what they looked like?”

–Walter

“What's left from a time long ago.”

–Wanda

Ancient Statues are structures found in the Ruins and part of the remnants of the Ancient Civilization.

When mined, they will drop a Gem and 1 Thulecite plus a 5% chance of 1 extra Thulecite. The color of gem that drops will be the same type that appears on the statue, either in the staff or at the base. If the statue does not have a gem embedded in it, it will drop Nightmare Fuel in its place.

In Don't Starve, the color changes when reloading the game or travelling to the cave level and back. This makes it possible to choose which gems the statues will drop when mined; gemless statues will remain gemless however.

The appearance of the statues change depending on the current phase of the Ruin's Nightmare Cycle. They emit light during all phases, except "Calm". At the most intense state, the statues will be covered in Nightmare Fuel and gain a hazy glowing quality (though their light radius does not increase).  If mined during the Nightmare phase, there is a 30% chance for a Nightmarebeak or Crawling Nightmare to spawn, with equal chances.

Don't Starve Together

Ancient Statue
Object Properties
Renewable?	Can't Be Destroyed
Sources
Common Biomes	Atrium
Code
"atrium_statue"

“It doesn't seem fully real.”

–Wilson

“Eerily lifelike.”

–Willow

“Statue make Wolfgang's tummy do flip.”

–Wolfgang

“A tortured soul.”

–Wendy

“A TESTAMENT TO INFERIORITY”

–WX-78

“It refuses to comply with this world's laws.”

–Wickerbottom

“Was it supposed to be holding something?”

–Woodie

“There's a dreamlike quality to the material.”

–Maxwell

“I döth smell their fear!”

–Wigfrid

“They look sick.”

–Webber

“When I turn my back, I imagine I hear it breathing.”

–Warly

“Still alive?”

–Wormwood

“It's giving me goosebumps.”

–Winona

“Hyuyu, did you lose a game?”

–Wortox

“Glurp... something wrong with it...”

–Wurt

“If it could speak, I wonder what it would tell us.”

–Walter

“A frozen moment in ancient history.”

–Wanda

In A New Reign for Don't Starve Together, a new variant of the Ancient Statue can be found in the Atrium Biome, lacking gem sockets and having a rather organic appearance, which slightly resembles that of a terrorbeak. Instead of only transforming at the peak of the Nightmare Cycle, it will also change its state when the Ancient Gateway is activated. This version of the statue can not be destroyed. By killing the Ancient Fuelweaver, all Ancient Statues will respawn in their locations, making them renewable.

Trivia

• Even though they can't be mined, broken down versions of the Atrium Statues can be found in the game files.

Bugs

• The damaged versions of these statues will revert to its original form after saving and reloading the game.

Gallery

Mage statue as it appears with a gem in its socket.

Head statue as it appears with a gem in its socket.

Stages of breakdown for the Mage.

Stages of breakdown for the Head.

Stages of breakdown.

Stages of breakdown.

The gems as they appear in the mage statue staves.

The gems as they appear in the head statue base socket.

Statues glowing during the "Warning" phase.

Statues glowing during the "Nightmare" phase.

Example of the color of the gem changing with the Nightmare Cycle.

The appearance of the Ancient Mage Statue prior to implementation.

The appearance of the Ancient Head Statue prior to implementation.

Stages of breakdown for the Atrium Statue found in the game files.