The Guide is a vital part of Terraria and is usually the first character everyone encounters in the game. He is also the key to unlocking the Hardmode and gives useful hints during the early game progression. Once killed, there is a certain chance that this guide will not return, but that doesn’t mean he’s gone for good.
Unlike most NPCs, the guide is there for you right after world creation. There is a constant part of the main story where you will follow the Guide. As useful as he may be, he cannot fend off an onslaught from multiple enemies. This means he will eventually die unless he is in a safe enclosure.
You can get the guide to respawn again if you create enough suitable valid housings. The guide needs an available house to reside in after his first death to respawn.
There are ways to identify the suitability and validity of a house in Terraria. So read ahead if you want an in detail explanation of how everything works.
There are also ways to protect your guide from dying in the first place. However, his death is inevitable since you need to kill him to spawn the Wall of Flesh.
How to Protect Your Guide from Dying in Terraria
A house can go a long way in protecting your NPCs from enemies while giving them a valid place to stay in. Simply place your blocks in rectangle boundaries and fill the insides with walls. You must also place a door, table, and chair in any desired order. Place some torches, and voila! You now have a valid house for your NPCs.
You can confirm this by clicking on the “?” symbol and tapping your house. The game will automatically tell you if it’s suitable or not.
How to Make the Guide Respawn
Simply building more houses using the method mentioned above. Creating a house should take you no more than 3-4 minutes. Making them above or below ground level is recommended so enemies cannot just randomly barge in through open doors.
You can also try out different variations for your house and get creative. You can also theme it according to your tastes. Just make sure to have extra houses in case another NPC grabs your Guide’s house first.
All in all, gather enough resources to build your houses. The Guide can certainly die, but bringing him back isn’t as big of a deal as it may seem initially. You will also need more houses to call the other NPCs available in the game.
They sell a lot of useful weapons, potions, and devices that can aid you in getting stronger. You should try to keep the guide alive till the Wall of Flesh. Consequently, you can also build a multitude of houses. So even if he dies, there is always a vacant house to bring him back automatically.