Dread Blaster

Dread BlasterHardmode exclusive

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	55 (Magic)
Knockback	1 (Extremely Weak)
Mana	12
Critical chance	4%
Use time	30 (Average)
Velocity	12
Tooltip	Fires a highly concentrated flame, that can hit the same enemy multiple times Damage expels offensive dread energy
Inflicts Debuff	Cursed Inferno
Debuff duration	2 seconds concentrated flame 1 second dread energy
Debuff tooltip	Losing life
Rarity
Sell	19200*1  92
Research	1 required

The Dread Blaster is a craftable Hardmode magic gun. When used, it fires a concentrated flame which can hit the same enemy three times, essentially tripling damage output. Dealing damage will expel up to 6 dread energy particles that surround the player for 5 seconds or until they find a nearby enemy to home in on and damage. Both the concentrated flame and dread energy inflict the Cursed Inferno debuff upon impact.

Its best modifier is Mythical.

Crafting

Recipe

Crafting Station
Soul Forge
Ingredient(s)		Amount
	Dread Soul	8
Result
	Dread Blaster	1

Notes

• The initial projectile will deal 3 hits of damage to the enemy, with each hit summoning up to two dread energies. Therefore, rapid use of the blaster could generate a very large army of dread spirits.
  • However, each dread spirit only exists for 5 seconds, so it could be difficult to "stockpile" a large army before they disappear.

History

• 1.5.0.0: Renamed to Dread Blaster, from Dread Staff.
  • Visuals updated.
  • Damaged reduced from 58 to 55, mana cost increased from 9 to 12, use time decreased from 32 to 30 and shooting velocity increased from 10 to 12.
• 1.2.0.0: Introduced.