Bassoon

BassoonHardmode exclusive

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Statistics

Type	Weapon – Bard
Damage	74 (Symphonic)
Knockback	4 (Weak)
Inspiration	2 4 (right-click)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	18 (Very Fast)
Velocity	10
Tooltip	Launches a bassoon bomb that sticks to surfaces and enemies Right click to detonate all bombs at the cost of 4 inspiration, withering all hit enemies
Inflicts Debuff	Wither
Debuff duration	2 seconds
Debuff tooltip	WITHER AWAY!!!
Rarity
Sell	50000*5
Research	1 required
Empowerments

The Bassoon is a craftable Hardmode Bard weapon. When used, it releases black bomb projectiles that stick to enemies and tiles and disappear after 5 seconds and these bombs deal 175% of the weapon's damage. Right-clicking with the weapon will cause all currently deployed bombs to explode at the cost of 4 inspiration, dealing area of effect damage and briefly inflicting the Wither debuff to multiple enemies. When used, it empowers nearby players and the user with the Resource Grab Range III and Resource Consumption Chance III empowerments.

Its best modifier is Fabled.

Crafting

Recipe

Crafting Station
Soul Forge
Ingredient(s)		Amount
	Dark Matter	6
	Darksteel Ingot	8
Result
	Bassoon	1

History

• 1.7.1.6: Buffed use time from 24 to 18, inspiration cost from 3 to 2, increased projectile stick time from 0.5–1.5 seconds to 5 seconds and stick count from 4 to 8, but nerfed damage from 90 to 74, explosion damage from 200% to 175%, and increased right-click inspiration cost from 0 to 4.
• 1.6.1.0: Now grants Empowerment - Resource Grab Range III and Empowerment - Resource Consumption Chance III.
• 1.5.0.0: Nerfed velocity from 14 to 10.
• 1.4.3.5: Weapon reworked:
  • Damage increased from 86 to 90.
  • Use time decreased from 28 to 24.
  • Shot velocity increased from 8 to 14.
  • Bombs shot no longer pierce enemies, and stick to them instead.
  • Bombs now apply the Wither debuff when detonated.
• 1.4.1.0: Damage increased from 76 to 86.
• 1.4.0.0: Introduced.